Archive for June, 2009
Nobody has caught more games than Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the 1991 season.
He already had an AL MVP award, 10 Gold Gloves and 10 All-Star appearances when the Rangers let him go 12 seasons later. But there were more Gold Gloves [...]
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John Smoltz goes 4 innings in final rehab start
John Smoltzs long journey back is nearly over.
Major shoulder surgery, nearly 12 months without a game and six rehab starts are behind him. The final test of the 42-year-olds patience: more than a week before he steps on a big-league mound for his first game with the Boston Red Sox.
Its going to be that long [...]
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Baseball Capsules
BOSTON -David Ortiz homered to start a six-run inning, then added a two-run single to finish it on Tuesday night and the Boston Red Sox beat the Florida Marlins 8-2.
Tim Wakefield (9-3) allowed two runs in six innings to improve to 6-0 at Fenway Park this season.
Chris Volstad (4-7) allowed nine hits and a [...]
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Nationals manager Acta not worried job status
Nationals manager Manny Acta says hes not worried about getting fired, even following one of the worst starts in major league history.
I dont worry about rumors, he said Tuesday before opening a three-game series at Yankee Stadium with a 5-3 loss. When your number is up, your number is up. And I dont spend time [...]
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Padres RHP Young will miss next start
San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young will miss at least one start with a shoulder ailment he said Tuesday.
Young, who has been hit hard in his last four starts, had an MRI exam taken of his right shoulder after his last start on Sunday. He said the test did not show any structural damage.
There is [...]
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Rangers holding on in AL West without Hamilton
That hole in the middle of the Texas lineup is getting harder to ignore, no matter how much the AL West-leading Rangers insist they can win without injured slugger Josh Hamilton.
While the Rangers have reached mid-June as the division leader for the first time in 10 years, their hitters are slumping and their lead shrinking.
Its [...]
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Escobar headed back to DL for Angels
Kelvim Escobar is going back on the Los Angeles Angels disabled list.
Escobar missed last season with a torn labrum and already spent a stint on the 60-day DL this year because of his troublesome shoulder. The right-hander will be used as a reliever once he returns.
The Angels need to clear a roster spot for right-hander [...]
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After slow start, Upton finds his stroke
Justin Upton heard all the talk when he got off to a slow start this season and speculation grew that the Arizona Diamondbacks would send the 21-year-old right fielder back to the minors for more seasoning.
Upton used the negativity as motivation.
It fires you up to a certain extent, said Upton, who opened the year in [...]
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Baseball Capsules
CLEVELAND -Cliff Lee threw seven innings of no-hit ball before settling for a three-hitter to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.
Lee (4-6) allowed only two first-inning walks until Yadier Molina opened the eighth with an opposite-field drive down the right-field line that hit off the [...]
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Cubs fire hitting coach Perry
The Chicago Cubs fired hitting coach Gerald Perry after 2 1/2 seasons on Sunday in an attempt to spark a sputtering offense that ranks among the National Leagues worst.
The Cubs had high expectations after winning back-to-back NL Central titles. But with a 29-30 record and a .246 team batting average before Sundays 3-2 win over [...]
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