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Ryan Howard is becoming a master of the waiting game
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is learning to accept the fact that as a perennial 40-homer threat, opposing teams will usually do anything they can to avoid pitching to him. PHILADELPHIA -- Aristotle believed patience to be a virtue.
It could be a much different club next season
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Some players, including Francisco Rodriguez and Garret Anderson, might not be back with the team, which will try to re-sign free-agent Mark Teixeira and pursue Milwaukee free-agent left-hander CC Saba BOSTON -- The day after hanging a curve that Jed Lowrie smacked into right field to give the Boston Red Sox an American League division series-clinching walk-off win Monday night in Fenway Park, reliever Scot Shields cleaned out his Angel Stadium locker, straining to look ahead because it hurt to look back.
Don Mattingly is a big hit with the Dodgers
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:56:00 -0700
Batting coach, one of the great hitters in New York Yankees history, has been integral in L.A.¡¦s late-season offensive resurgence. The offensive awakening of the Dodgers can be labeled a 3-M production: Manny, Mattingly and Maturity.
ESPN.com - MLB
Neel: Furcal's back on top
Eric Neel Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:19:54 -0700
Rafael Furcal was the Dodgers' MVP until he got hurt. Now, 4&#189 months later, he's back on top &#133 in the lineup and in the clubhouse.
Yanks' Rivera has surgery, can throw in 3 months
Associated Press Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:56:58 -0700
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training.
Mets' Burgos turns self in to Dominican authorities
Associated Press Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:04:49 -0700
Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos turned himself in Tuesday night, a week after police say he was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two women.
SI.com - MLB
Gold Glove SS Vizquel undergoes eye surgery
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:13:38 -0400
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October's studs and duds
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:54:05 -0400
Baseball history is filled with examples of players who go from clutching their throat in one postseason round to being Mr. Clutch in the next .Or the other way around. Craig Counsell, with the Diamondbacks back in '01, had just three hits in a five-game National League Division Series against the Cardinals. But the Diamondbacks, thanks to a couple of pitchers named Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, moved on, and in the NL Championship Series that year against the Braves, Counsell had eight hits in the five-game win, including three doubles. He drove in six runs and hit .381 in being named the NLCS MVP.
Bonds says he likes his 'freedom' from baseball
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:19 -0400
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Major League Baseball News
Mull it over skip: Rotation yet to be set
Ian Browne Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:21:00 -0400
Mull it over skip: Rotation yet to be set
MLB Network, ESPN to televise Classic
Barry M. Bloom Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:31:00 -0400
MLB Network, ESPN to televise Classic
Dodgers, Phillies linked in NLCS lore
Barry M. Bloom Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:51:00 -0400
Dodgers, Phillies linked in NLCS lore
Phils tab ace Hamels to start Game 1
Kevin Horan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:04:00 -0400
Phils tab ace Hamels to start Game 1
Playoff connections run deep | Traces
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:49:11 -0400
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:11:20 -0400
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