Archive for June, 2009
Smoltz tries to stay calm on eve of Red Sox debut
After reflecting on the three weeks of sleepless nights that followed his shoulder surgery, John Smoltz sounded as if he might be tossing and turning one more time - this time out of sheer anxiousness over his first major league start for a team other than the Atlanta Braves.
Smoltz is scheduled to make his debut [...]
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Outman will miss start Wednesday
Rookie left-hander Josh Outman will miss his start Wednesday for the Oakland Athletics with tightness in his throwing arm.
Outman underwent an MRI on Monday on his elbow area and is scheduled for another more extensive test Wednesday. The As had hoped he would be examined Tuesday but there wasnt an appointment available.
The 24-year-old Outman is [...]
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Trammell makes last visit to Tiger Stadium
Alan Trammell planned to visit Tiger Stadium this week.
On the advice of friends, he decided to do it as soon as possible.
The Chicago Cubs bench coach visited the corner of Michigan and Trumbull before Tuesday nights game against the Tigers, getting one last look at the only major-league home field he ever knew.
I was originally [...]
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Mariners option Rowland-Smith to Triple-A
Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith has been optioned by the Seattle to Triple-A Tacoma, after being activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Rowland-Smith, expected to be in Seattles rotation to start the season, was placed on the DL April 15 with triceps tendinitis. He made one start with the Mariners before getting injured.
The plan with him is [...]
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Baseball Capsules
CHICAGO -Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lees late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday.
Lee homered twice, including a solo shot with one out in the ninth off former Cubs ace Kerry [...]
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Jeff Weaver vs. Jered Weaver in brotherly matchup
Jeff Weaver would often get annoyed with his little brother, Jered, when the two were growing up.
Sometimes it felt like he was tagging along a little too much, Jeff said with a wry grin.
So when he was bumped out of the majors by Jered a few years ago, Jeff hardly imagined it would come to [...]
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As LHP Outman leaves game in second inning
Oakland As rookie pitcher Josh Outman left Friday nights game against the San Diego Padres in the second inning with an undisclosed injury.
Outman allowed a leadoff homer to Chase Headley in the second inning and was then visited on the mound by manager Bob Geren and head trainer Steve Sayles. After about a short discussion, [...]
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Tribune assessing other alternatives for Cubs
The Tribune Co said on Thursday that its still working toward selling the Chicago Cubs to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, but that its also assessing other alternatives.
We continue an active dialogue with the Ricketts family with an eye toward reaching a definitive agreement, the company said in a statement. In addition, [...]
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Baseball Capsules
CHICAGO - Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto hit consecutive homers to tie the game in a four-run eighth inning, then Alfonso Soriano singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 victory over the White Sox on Thursday.
The late comeback gave the Cubs a two-game split in a rain-shortened [...]
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MLB changes Pedroia 2B to error on Swisher
Major League Baseball has announced a scoring change that takes a double away from Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia and instead charges Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher with an error.
In the June 10 game, which the Red Sox won 6-5, Swisher chased Pedroias fly ball toward the short wall behind the Pesky Pole in right [...]
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