Archive for March, 2008
Same script: Blake’s 3-run 2B in 8th sends Indians to 10-8 win over Chicago (AP)
As the inning unfolded, C.C. Sabathia felt as if he was watching a favorite movie, one with a dialogue he knows by heart and predictable ending. “Not to sound cocky,” the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner said. “But I think everybody knew what was coming.” Say this for the Cleveland Indians, they can do […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Name game: Blake’s 3-run 2B in 8th sends Indians to 10-8 win over Chicago in renamed ballpark (AP)
Their ballpark may have a new name. Little else changed about the Cleveland Indians. The defending AL Central champions won in familiar fashion at Progressive Field — home to so much late-inning drama when it was called Jacobs Field for the past 14 years. Casey Blake hit a three-run double in the eighth inning Monday […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Cy Young Award winner Sabathia eager to pitch in Cleveland Indians’ opener at home (AP)
C.C. Sabathia is as excited to pitch on opening day as he was last October, when he had a chance to send the Cleveland Indians into the World Series by beating the Boston Red Sox. When the 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox on Monday, he hopes […]
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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White Sox place Jerry Owens and Danny Richar on DL, option Ehren Wasserman to Triple-A (AP)
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Jerry Owens and infielder Danny Richar on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, and optioned pitcher Ehren Wassermann to Triple-A Charlotte. “I want people available to play every day,” manager Ozzie Guillen said after a light workout a day before the season opener against the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Predicting the 2008 season: Diamondbacks over Red Sox (SportingNews.com)
Baseball is a new age of parity with as many as 25 teams having a shot at the playoffs. Richard Justice predicts the 2008 season.
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Contreras a key for White Sox (Yahoo! Sports)
To understand the rise and subsequent fall of the Chicago White Sox in recent years, there’s no better place to…
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Excited Nationals put final touches on new stadium, opening-day lineup (AP)
New stadium, new Nationals. That’s the way Ryan Zimmerman sees it. On a day for finishing touches to the ballpark and the lineup, Washington beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Saturday night in an exhibition game that also served as a dress rehearsal. Before the game, workers mowed the infield and outfield grass at Nationals […]
Posted: March 29th, 2008.
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Civil Rights Game is a King’s cause (Yahoo! Sports)
MLB event honors 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, but it might move from Memphis.
Posted: March 29th, 2008.
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Mets close out weekened of Civil Rights festivities with 3-2 win over White Sox (AP)
Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams views the annual Civil Rights game as more than a spring-ending exhibition with a reflection on historical significance. He see it as an opportunity to mark the struggles of the past and continue efforts to strive for equality. “Anytime you can bring attention to a part of our […]
Posted: March 29th, 2008.
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Alexei Ramirez impresses Ozzie Guillen and White Sox beat Rangers 5-4 (AP)
Paul Konerko homered, rookie Alexei Ramirez made a case for a starting role and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Friday night. Konerko hit a two-run home run off Texas closer C.J. Wilson in the fourth inning, and Ramirez provided the winning margin by throwing out a runner at home plate.
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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