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They said it: Quotes from the world of baseball
"In high school, report cards came out and our entire infield failed, so I had to go play short. That's a true story." — Vernon Wells, 34, on his last infield appearance before playing third base for the New York Yankees last Wednesday. "You...
Tags: Sports, Baseball, Nick Hundley, High School Sports, San Diego Padres
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Petco Park changes haven't helped Padres
Powering down The San Diego Padres moved in the outfield fences this season, a nod to hitters frustrated when a home run anywhere else would be an out at Petco Park. In the Padres' first 10 home games, three balls that would have been outs last season...
Tags: Petco Park, San Diego Padres, Ervin Santana, Ryan Braun, Zack Greinke
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Report links Alex Rodriguez to performance-enhancing drugs
As spring training dawned in 2009, Alex Rodriguez faced the cameras and confessed to his use of performance-enhancing substances from 2001 to 2003. “My mistake … I was immature and I was stupid,” he said then. Yet that very same...
Tags: Melky Cabrera, Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Gio Gonzalez, San Diego Padres
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NFL: Miami, con un estadio anticuado, se queda sin Super Bowl
El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...
Tags: Carlos', David Beckham, Lyle Overbay, Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Redmond
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...Tags: Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Melky Cabrera, Boston Red Sox, Luis Avilan
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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: Yankee Stadium, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, National League East, Tennis
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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: Boston Red Sox, Anibal Sanchez, Philip Humber, A.J. Pierzynski, Baltimore Orioles
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Withhold judgment on Gonzalez
Gio Gonzalez was 20 when I watched him pitch for the first time. He was at the Phillies' complex in Clearwater, Fla., and it didn't take long to see why Pat Gillick had insisted on him when the White Sox traded for Jim Thome. You don't have to be a...
Tags: Vin Scully, Melky Cabrera, Baseball, Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire
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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: Arizona Diamondbacks, Melky Cabrera, Baseball, Punishment, Pablo Sandoval
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Spring training: NL West preview
Will we ever see the Giants coming? The team Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy put together since saying goodbye to Barry Bonds is the only National League team to win the World Series twice within three seasons since the Big Red Machine, yet the Giants...
Tags: Matt Cain, Melky Cabrera, Daniel Hudson, Ned Colletti , Kirk Gibson
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Report: Orioles' Danny Valencia linked to alleged Miami-area PED clinic
The Baltimore SunOrioles utility player Danny Valencia has been linked to a South Florida clinic that allegedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs to several major league baseball players, according to a report from Yahoo Sports published online Tuesday evening....Tags: Melky Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli, Baseball, College Baseball, Gio Gonzalez
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It's fight to finish (last)
It's too early to say who will be the first player taken in the 2013 draft — could be University of Florida pitcher Karsten Whitson or another advanced college prospect or a high school stud like Austin Meadows, an outfielder from Georgia, or...
Tags: David Ortiz, Matt Garza, Petco Park, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles
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