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Cards beat Rangers in Game 7 for 11th championship
MLB news-Sports.co Albert Pujols thrust both arms high in the air, even before he reached home plate. It was only the first inning, and already it felt as if the St. Louis Cardinals were home free. Because after they had overcome so much just to get this far, what could stop them? The Cardinals won [...]
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Cubs hire Hoyer as GM; Padres promote Byrnes to GM
General manager Jed Hoyer and assistant Jason McLeod are leaving the San Diego Padres to accept similar positions in the Chicago Cubs front office. Because Hoyer was still under contract, the Cubs have agreed to send the Padres a player to be named as compensation. Both teams said Wednesday that they will hold news conferences [...]
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Napoli’s bat, arm help Rangers take 3-2 Series lead
MLB news-Sports.com wire Call it lucky, weird or just plain goofy. Whatever, Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers are suddenly one win away from their first World Series championship. And the St. Louis Cardinals? Perhaps next time they should try texting the bullpen. In a Game 5 that took several odd twists at the end, [...]
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Holland throttles Cardinals; Rangers knot World Series
MLB news-Sports.com wire So close to a World Series shutout, Derek Holland did everything he could, trying to convince Texas manager Ron Washington to let him finish. There they stood on the mound, two outs to go in the ninth inning, the pitcher pleading his case as the crowd chanted his name. “He was begging,” [...]
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Pujols’ big night pace Cards in rout of Rangers
MLB news-Sports.com wire Albert Pujols began the game hoping to shake his slump and maybe get a hit. He did that, and a whole lot more: He produced the defining game of his career, and perhaps the greatest hitting performance in World Series history. Pujols launched three impressive home as the St. Louis Cardinals romped [...]
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Royals’ Giavotella has hip surgery, expected to be ready for spring
The Kansas City Royals say second baseman Johnny Giavotella has undergone arthroscopic surgery to correct a cartilage tear in his right hip. The surgery was performed Thursday by Dr. Marc Philippon in Vail, Colo. The team said Friday that the recovery time is typically 10-12 weeks and Giavotella is expected to be available for the [...]
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Rangers rally with two runs in ninth, tie World Series
MLB news-Sports.co Down to their last three outs and facing another serious World Series deficit, the Texas Rangers did some rallying of their own. Lost at the plate, Josh Hamilton and the Texas hitters suddenly found their strokes. They scraped together two runs in the ninth inning against the vaunted St. Louis Cardinals bullpen and [...]
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Brewers’ Melvin mum on Fielder, says staff evaluating season
Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin says its hard for any team to improve on a 96-win season and an NL Central title. It will be even harder if they lose Prince Fielder in free agency. Melvin deferred most of Wednesdays questions about Fielder and potential negotiations with the soon-to-be free agent because his staff [...]
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Senators from World Series locales urge MLB to ban tobacco
U.S. senators and health officials are taking on a baseball tradition older than the World Series itself: chewing tobacco on the diamond. With the Series set to begin Wednesday a team that sta the senators, along with health officials from the teams cities, want the players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco [...]
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McCourt to pay ex-wife $130M for control of Dodgers
Jamie McCourt will file a motion supporting her ex-husbands proposed sale of the Dodgers media ri Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a settlement in a costly and nasty feud over control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, paving the way for a showdown in bankruptcy court between the embattled team owner and Major League Baseball. [...]
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