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Cubs and top pick setting up negotiating hardball
Lots of people out there are just waiting to see Theo Epstein fail. They think he gets too much attention, that his deal with Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is too sweet. They think he should have received more criticism for a run of failed free-agent...
Tags: Sports, Mark Appel, Alex Rodriguez, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball
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Orioles-Rays game demonstrates need for expanded instant replay
In the end, the umpires got the call right. But it sure took long enough. And a rough five-game homestand for the Orioles got even rougher in the sixth inning Sunday when Tampa Bay's Matt Joyce hit a soaring fly ball down the right field line in the...
Tags: Joe Maddon, Matt Joyce, Tampa Bay Rays, Sports, Baltimore Orioles
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Like Cubs, Astros building from bottom up
Like his bosses, Mike Foltynewicz is a baseball optimist. He can see the Astros rising out of the ashes they find themselves in at the beginning of the Jim Crane era. "In three or four years, we're going to be a fun team,'' said Foltynewicz, a 21-year-...
Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Brad Mills, Milwaukee Brewers, Terry Francona, American League
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The emigrants: Departures for U.S. weaken baseball in Japan
Bud Selig would love to see a series between the World Series and Japan Series champions. But among the realities is that as problematic as that idea seems now, it might become even less viable in the future. Major League Baseball is lowering the talent...
Tags: Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Alex Anthopoulos, Alex Rodriguez, Dan Johnson
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Chase Headley, Washington Nationals, Science and Technology, Yankee Stadium, National Hockey League
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Jim Thome, Carlos Zambrano, Yunel Escobar, Lance Berkman
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Series foes fighting for playoff lives
Life's cruel, sometimes. A year ago, the Cardinals and Rangers were atop the baseball world. They rode their talent and ability to deliver in the clutch all the way to the World Series. Now they're fighting for their lives in a new form of torture,...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Spring Training, Yu Darvish, Detroit Tigers, American League
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Flagging U.S. interest reflected in mediocre WBC roster
Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...
Tags: Matt Harrison, Kyle Lohse, Ichiro Suzuki, Sergio Romo, Anthony Rizzo
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Selig looking to help Cubs with Wrigley restoration
While the stadium issues in Oakland and Tampa Bay are viewed as the most critical in baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig quietly is trying to help the Cubs secure funding for a public-private partnership that would allow Wrigley Field to be updated along the...
Tags: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Wrigley Field, Barack Obama, American League, Sports
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It's time for more instant replay — for World Series
Bad calls didn't put the Yankees in 2-0 hole; the pitching of all Tigers not named Jose Valverde did. Nor did that bad infield fly rule call send the Braves home after one game; three infield errors did. Yet you won't be able to tell the story of the...
Tags: Omar Infante, Jim Leyland, Detroit Tigers, American League, Sports
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Commissioner in bad spot regarding Marlins shameful salary dump
The best pitch in baseball? It's probably the fastball, although a good changeup is a close second. As Commissioner Bud Selig heads toward retirement, with a legacy for creating labor peace and growing a game that had stagnated badly under his...
Tags: Yunel Escobar, Sports, John Buck, New York Yankees, Henderson Alvarez
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I've got some issues with hot topics in baseball
Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, is a game of strategy. The glory is, that with 162 games, managers and coaches get the chance to tinker with things much more than football, ice hockey and basketball coaches. The downside to that is it means...
Tags: MLB Network (tv network), American League, Chase Utley, Minute Maid Park, Cleveland Indians
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