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Ramirez injury puts spotlight on toll of WBC
Four more innings. That's all Hanley Ramirez had to get through before the Dominican Republic could return him to the Dodgers in working condition. But Ramirez tore ligaments in his right thumb diving for a ball in Tuesday night's World Baseball Classic...
Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Mark Teixeira, Don Mattingly, MLB Network (tv network), Los Angeles Dodgers
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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: Justin Verlander, Jake Peavy, Chase Headley, Cy Young Award, Toronto Blue Jays
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Zito mixes it up to stop Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — If Jamie Moyer was watching Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night, he must be planning his next comeback. On the biggest stage of his roller-coaster career, Barry Zito pitched in a way that showed why some...
Tags: Matt Cain, Buster Posey, Barry Zito, St. Louis Cardinals, Sports
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Snap decisions backfire on old friends Lamont and Leyland
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-seven seasons after their first game together, Jim Leyland was in the dugout, Gene Lamont the third base coach's box. Like spouses who gravitate to the far side of the house. But the two baseball men had cause to talk...
Tags: Matt Cain, Buster Posey, Barry Zito, Prince Fielder, Sports
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Why play it out? Giants have it all going their way
SAN FRANCISCO — Why even play three more games? It's the Giants' world, and the rest of us just eat overpriced Cioppino and get fat on Ghirardelli chocolate. It was impressive for Barry Zito to use his 85-mph fastballs to shut down the Cardinals...
Tags: New York Yankees, Buster Posey, St. Louis Cardinals, Barry Zito, Sports
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Latest PED revelations no real surprise to MLB
A reputation is a bad thing to lose. Just ask Manti Te'o. While the Notre Dame icon reels under the weight of a strange soap opera, it is becoming clear he was the highly naive victim in one of the most bizarre, most cruel hoaxes ever played. The...
Tags: Sports, Bartolo Colon, Pablo Sandoval, Major League Baseball, Punishment
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Addition of Pujols makes Angels team to beat
TEMPE, Ariz. — Like a fish that refused to be reeled in, Albert Pujols kept slipping off the hook last fall.
Three different times he played what could have been his last game at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals — in the regular season, the...Tags: American League, Chris Iannetta, Bobby Abreu, Spring Training, Albert Pujols
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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: New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Adam Lind, Miami Marlins, Mark Teixeira
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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: Justin Verlander, Ron Washington, Spring Training, Edwin Encarnacion, MLB Rookie of the Year Award
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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: Services and Shopping, Kris Medlen, Justin Verlander, FIFA World Cup, Michael Morse
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Giants' success more than following lucky stars
Before they became the best organization in baseball, the Giants were Barry Bonds' team. They seemed unable to break free from the flawed slugger for a long time, sticking with the disgraced star for six years after his record-setting 2001 season....
Tags: New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Justin Verlander, Brian Sabean
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A bit of magic helps Giants win pennant
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes you really do have to see it to believe it. When Hunter Pence shot a line drive at Pete Kozma on Monday night, the ball started to Kozma's right and took a hard turn to the right about halfway to the infield dirt. It...
Tags: New York Yankees, Justin Verlander, Pete Kozma, Brian Sabean , Bruce Bochy
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