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Puerto Rico reclaiming lost glory with WBC run
SAN FRANCISCO — Roberto Clemente was baseball royalty long before dying on a relief mission at the height of his Hall of Fame career. Ernie Banks knew the kid had something as soon as he saw the young Puerto Rican play right field for the Pirates....
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Edwin Rodriguez, Houston Astros
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Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week
The Baltimore SunEach Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. seven -- the number of Orioles hitters who struck out 100 or more times in 2012, the most in baseball history. The Orioles swung for the...Tags: Matt Wieters, Mark Reynolds, Chris Davis, Baseball, American League East
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Cardinals continue to thrive through all the upheaval
No baseball fans loved their guy more than Cardinal Nation loved Albert Pujols this time last year. But one October later, he has become the civic punch line. While Cardinal-for-life Stan Musial is treated like the pope in Vatican City, Pujols...
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma, Jason Motte
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Phillies' fear: Becoming the new Cubs
Say this for the Phillies. They got a World Series title and five consecutive playoff seasons out of their payroll escalation. But are they about to suffer Cubs-like pain? That's the question that faces general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. as he faces a...
Tags: Alex Gordon, Jim Hendry , Kansas City Royals, Ruben Amaro, Jr. , Albert Pujols
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Molina and Posey at top of list of winning catchers
ST. LOUIS — Talking playoff baseball while wondering if Roger Goodell will be the biggest casualty of the Saints' bounty program: 1. Who is the best catcher in baseball? Probably one of the two guys who have been slugging it out in the National...
Tags: Jim Leyland, American League, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Prince Fielder
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Jones bows out gracefully, but on slightly sour note
ATLANTA — The farewell tour is over for Chipper Jones. It's time that we begin another one — this time for the concept of six-man crews in the playoffs. They have to go, as Sam Holbrook demonstrated in the first game of the 2012 postseason....
Tags: Matt Holliday, Baseball, Washington Nationals, Jason Motte, Pete Kozma
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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: Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, MLB Manager of the Year Award, Matt Holliday, Allen Craig
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Orioles center fielder Adam Jones places sixth in AL MVP vote
The Baltimore SunThis season's Most Valuable Oriole, center fielder Adam Jones, placed sixth in this year's American League Most Valuable Player voting. Jones became the Orioles' highest vote-getter in AL MVP balloting since Miguel Tejada placed fifth in 2004. He...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Matt Wieters, Chase Headley, Miguel Tejada, New York Yankees
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Buck Showalter a finalist for AL Manager of the Year award
The Baltimore SunOrioles fans need to wait until next week to find out if Buck Showalter has won the prestigious American League Manager of the Year Award. But the first step toward that is now out of the way. Showalter was announced Wednesday night as one of three...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, MLB Manager of the Year Award, Chase Headley, R.A. Dickey, Robin Ventura
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Matt Wieters and Orioles shut out of 'Fielding Bible' awards
The Baltimore SunThe Fielding Bible Award selections, which will be featured in the Annual Bill James Handbook, were announced today, and Orioles catcher Matt Wieters did not repeat as a winner. The awards, which go to the best defensive player at each position, no...Tags: Kansas City Royals, Alex Gordon, Darwin Barney, Matt Wieters, Jason Heyward
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Giants leave fate to Zito
ST. LOUIS — Six years. That's how long it has been since Barry Zito has pitched the kind of game he's going to need Friday night, and he hasn't been cryogenically frozen in the interim. He has been getting older, losing velocity off his fastball...
Tags: Jose Mijares, Carlos Beltran, Cincinnati Reds, Lance Lynn, Johan Santana
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Game 1: Nationals rally to beat Cardinals 3-2
ST. LOUIS -- The Washington Nationals were so impressed with outfielder Tyler Moore as an amateur that they drafted him three times before he finally signed. On Sunday, that persistence paid off in the opening game of the NL Division Series. Moore, a...
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Lance Lynn, Matt Holliday, Allen Craig, Pete Kozma
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