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Good luck trying to buy a World Series
There are some things that can be bought. A space flight. The chance to be cryogenically frozen. Or maybe just some of the simpler things, like a 12-cylinder Ferrari Testarossa, beachfront property in Turks and Caicos or one of the socks Curt...
Tags: Carlos Zambrano, New York Mets, Sports, Carl Crawford, Marlins Park
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Wise's persistence pays off for Sox
Friends regularly tell Dewayne Wise he should write a book about his vagabond baseball career. And what a page-turner it would be. A small-town kid from Chapin, S.C., who turned down a football scholarship to play quarterback at South Carolina so he...
Tags: Kenny Williams, Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox, Baseball, Sports
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Jeter's ankle could leave Yankees in shackles
For 17 seasons, Derek Jeter has been the best reason to keep believing in baseball. His throwback approach has yielded daily excellence in the middle of the Yankees infield. He has kept life simple off the field, and that never seems to be a bad idea....
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Denard Span, Tampa Bay Rays, Sports, Ryan Dempster
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Sox must make tough calls on veteran pitchers
The bad news has come in for Gavin Floyd, just like it did for John Danks last August. Floyd will have season-ending elbow surgery Tuesday, meaning the White Sox will get no more return on the $9.5 million they’ll pay Floyd this season, just as...
Tags: Kenny Williams, Jake Peavy, Jose Quintana, Hector Santiago, Gavin Floyd
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Pro's pro Buehrle just goes about business
BRADENTON, Fla. — Thirteen players and coaches have worn No. 56 for the Cubs. Could Mark Buehrle one day become the 14th? "What if?'' Buehrle said on a sunny Wednesday in the visiting clubhouse at McKechnie Field. I had asked him what would have...
Tags: Broward County, Cy Young Award, Chicago Cubs, Ricky Romero, Sports
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Your Morning Phil: Ryu, Jackson, April leaders
Talking baseball while hoping that it’s not a bad sign that the Blackhawks had to go into overtime to beat the Wild in their playoff opener: 1. Yoenis Cespedes was the guy last year. This time around, Hyun-jin Ryu is the guy. Just as Cespedes...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Thomas Ricketts, Jeff Samardzija, Chicago Cubs
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Sale signing a risky but necessary move
PHOENIX -- Chris Sale learned to grill meat over the winter. Now he can open his own restaurant if he wants. The Chicago White Sox handed Sale a contract extension Thursday that can be worth $57.5 million over the next seven seasons. It includes $32.5...
Tags: Jake Peavy, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, John Danks
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Loria's latest step to ruin the Marlins
How To Ruin A Franchise, Step 41: Write a full-page letter in the newspapers blaming the media, attendance, general ignorance – anyone but yourself! – for your decaying franchise a year after a publicly-funded stadium was built. That's the...
Tags: Ozzie Guillen, Giancarlo Stanton, Jeffrey Loria, Jose Reyes, Baseball
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Stanton puts brave face on Marlins' season
— Across the state, Jose Reyes said Friday that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria told him to buy a house in Miami two days before trading him, said he hasn't talked to Loria since, and then said what everyone does about this season. "I feel sorry for...
Tags: Jeffrey Loria, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sheffield, Mike Redmond, Jose Reyes
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Sox hopes rest on Sale's shoulders
Chris Sale tried to be like a sponge whenever Mark Buehrle was around, soaking up pitching knowledge. It was the same way Buehrle had learned from David Wells, sitting next to him in the White Sox dugout during games in his first full season. The...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jake Peavy, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Cy Young Award, Gavin Floyd
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Peavy and Sox offer glimmers of hope
After the Tigers pounded the Red Sox 10-0 last weekend, Prince Fielder warned reporters there would be some tough days ahead. "We're not going to go 162-0, I don't think,'' he said. Nor even 161-1, as it turns out. The Tigers, who added Fielder to...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, American League East, Austin Jackson, Jake Peavy, Miguel Cabrera
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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: Major League Baseball, Jeffrey Loria, Sports Illustrated, Yunel Escobar, Los Angeles Dodgers
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