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Five for Friday: The most mediocre baseball players of the 1990s
When you think about baseball in the 1990s, names like Ken Griffey Jr. and Cal Ripken come to mind. Yet, there were so many classic, run of the mill, and mediocre ballplayers in that time as well. Here are some of the most average to grace professional...
Tags: New York Mets, Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., Sports, David Bell
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Contreras keeps Rockies in check
Tribune staff reporterSo much for those fears that an interleague series at hitter-friendly Coors Field would chew up the White Sox's pitching staff. In two games, the Sox have allowed seven hits. They were "tagged" for five hits Tuesday night but made the most of a fourth-...Tags: Neal Cotts, Baseball, Jose Contreras, Byung Hyun Kim, A.J. Pierzynski
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Royals batter Sox pitching
Tribune staff reporterThe White Sox returned from their road trip to the fourth-largest crowd of the season Monday night, 43,922. The crowd came looking for offense and it was treated to the same kind of power show that the Sox put on the last time they faced the Kansas City...Tags: Carlos Beltran, Raul Ibanez, Carl Everett, Magglio Ordonez, Esteban Loaiza
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Sox shake off sweep
Tribune staff reporterThe White Sox may not have come back from Minnesota with much, but they did bring their bats—at least the ones that work. The power outage that afflicted their efforts against the Twins disappeared under an avalanche of 12 hits—six for extra...Tags: Sandy Alomar, Mike Sweeney, Baseball, Magglio Ordonez, St. Louis Cardinals
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No cracks in rock-solid Angels
Tribune baseball reporterIf it's not broken, don't fix it. Who could begrudge Anaheim Angels general manager Bill Stoneman a restful winter? After all, the Angels' ultraimpressive run through the playoffs should not be viewed as the doing of the Rally Monkey or any other Disney-...Tags: Sandy Alomar, Juan Acevedo, Chris Carpenter, Ricky Gutierrez, Bobby Higginson
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Free-swingers test Baker's patience
Tribune staff reporterWatching the Cubs lose a 5-2 affair to lowly Colorado on Thursday left a Wrigley Field crowd of 38,393 dazed and confused. This was supposed to be the week the Cubs cleaned up on bottom-feeding Houston and Colorado, a couple of teams with a combined .146...Tags: Todd Greene, Todd Walker, National League, Baseball, Houston Astros
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Liefer enjoys last laugh in a rare start
Tribune staff reporterJeff Liefer is trying his best to get the attention of the White Sox. His arm has been raised all season, but manager Jerry Manuel hasn't called on him often. "I can't prove myself by sitting on the bench," said Liefer, who went 2-for-3 Sunday,...Tags: John Olerud, U.S. Cellular Field, Edgar Martinez, Jose Valentin, Lou Piniella
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High anxiety for Sox
Tribune staff reporterOne big inning. And two big scares. The White Sox earned a 5-4 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night by scoring five runs in the second inning, highlighted by Roberto Alomar's heady baserunning and a two-run homer by Frank Thomas. Then they had to...Tags: Carlos Beltran, Raul Ibanez, Magglio Ordonez, Joe Randa, Esteban Loaiza
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From the cubicle
ChicagoSports.comIt's Opening Day, which means it should start snowing any minute now. For the benefit of all of you stuck at work, we're going to try to bring you live play-by-play commentary of both games today. It might get a little hectic when the two games overlap,...Tags: Sandy Alomar, Mike Sweeney, Carlos Febles, Mark Bellhorn, Baseball
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2003 Salaries for 827 Baseball Players
The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...Tags: Elmer Dessens, Chris Carpenter, Jimmy Anderson, Jeff Kent, Danny Graves
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'One of our worst'
Tribune staff reporterBilly Koch's first warm-up pitch landed several feet in front of home plate and bounced off catcher Miguel Olivo's mask, drawing sarcastic applause from the home crowd. It was a sign of things to come. Koch bombed in his second appearance in a White Sox...Tags: Raul Ibanez, Mike Sweeney, Rick White, Joe Randa, Jose Valentin
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Complete relief: Lieber gets win
Tribune staff reporterJon Lieber approached manager Don Baylor before the ninth inning Sunday to tell him that he felt strong. That was Lieber's way of lobbying for the chance to earn his fourth career shutout. Lieber could have saved his breath. Even though the veteran...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Fred McGriff, Politics, Ruben Sierra, Baseball
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