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Reds could use a little pop from Votto
CINCINNATI — When Joey Votto comes to the plate at Great American Ball Park, the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black'' plays over the ballpark's speakers. It's a tough song for a tough town, and the Reds' fans love it. Only one thing could make it...
Tags: National League Central, Mike Leake, Baseball, Great American Ball Park, Sports
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Tribune All-City team
Contact a Hollywood agent, quick. It's time for someone to do the miniseries "Trading Sori: Inside the Cubs' Quest for the Holy Grail.'' The conversations about the Alfonso Soriano situation that have taken place recently and will take place for who...
Tags: Mike Quade, Geovany Soto, Ozzie Guillen, Hector Santiago, Mark Trumbo
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): They stopped scoring runs over the weekend in Pittsburgh but bought themselves time with the 13-2 start. 2. Giants (2): Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh Saturday, his best start of the...
Tags: Jack Zduriencik, Texas Rangers, Mark Appel, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
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Rizzo brings an attitude to every game — the right one
PITTSBURGH — The Cubs have a new tactic, and so far it's working. They have decided to try leading every inning because that's a lot more fun than being behind every inning, as it seemed they were a year ago. One game down, only 161 to go. Yeah,...Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Jonathan Papelbon
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Showalter baseball's biggest difference-maker of 2012
At the risk of messing with the sabermetric lobby, Mike Trout wasn't the biggest difference-maker in baseball this season. No, this is not just another plug for Miguel Cabrera and calculations you can do in your head. It's actually an endorsement for...
Tags: R.A. Dickey, Scott Rolen, Triple Crown, Texas Rangers, MLB Rookie of the Year Award
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): Evan Gattis keeps hitting. The Braves outscored the Nationals 18-5 in impressive sweep. 2. Giants (8): Hunter Pence looks primed for a big season. 3. Nationals (3): Davey Johnson says this will be...
Tags: R.A. Dickey, Texas Rangers, Chase Headley, San Diego Padres, Tyler Flowers
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Ho-hum greets opening day in Chicago
Chicago baseball returns Monday with a basis to be genuinely excited about possibilities of the future, but enough about Rosemont. As for citywide interest in the Cubs and Sox, the list of reasons to drop everything and pay attention is here somewhere...
Tags: John Danks, Kevin Youkilis, Chris Sale, Gordon Beckham, U.S. Cellular Field
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Rizzo experiencing grand time with Team Italy
PHOENIX — Anthony Rizzo was walking out of the Cubs clubhouse earlier this week when one of his friends gave him a parting shot. "See you Sunday,'' he said, referring to the day after Team Italy's last scheduled game. Rizzo gets the last laugh,...
Tags: Nick Punto, Sports, Anthony Rizzo, Mike Piazza, World Baseball Classic
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WBC rich in storylines
One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...
Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Triple Crown, Chien-Ming Wang, Ubaldo Jimenez, St. Louis Cardinals
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Win-or-go-home games becoming norm
Once upon a time, the chance to go to Great American Ball Park and watch the Reds play a win-or-go-home game in the playoffs would have been the chance of a lifetime for fans in Cincinnati. The franchise hadn't played one since 1975, and that was at...
Tags: Jayson Werth, Rafael Soriano, Omar Infante, St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball
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Hamilton contract situation unique
You have to hand it to Josh Hamilton. While he's constantly on guard against his personal demons, he somehow still seems to be exactly what we want all athletes to be -- a big kid playing a child's game. "Hands down, he's the best player in the...
Tags: Triple Crown, Jayson Werth, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Baseball
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Power rankings: No. 12 Reds
No. 12 Reds: 19th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Cardinals.
Poor Zack Cozart.
In the year of Barry Larkin, it falls to Cozart to do the near-impossible — replace him.
Cozart, a broad-shoulder product from Ole Miss who has...Tags: National League Central, Paul Janish, San Diego Padres, Juan Castro, Edgar Renteria
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