Archive for March, 2007
Loaiza, Milton scratched with bad backs; Sanchez goes on DL (AP)
Esteban Loaiza and Eric Milton are struggling to stay healthy at the end of spring training. NL batting champion Freddy Sanchez hasn’t fully recovered from his knee injury, so he’s headed to the disabled list. Loaiza was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday for the second time in three days, and the Oakland Athletics’ […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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Mariners 2, Cubs 1 (AP)
Jeff Weaver ended spring training in the same form he finished last October. Weaver gave up five hits in six scoreless innings of relief as the Seattle Mariners finished spring training Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. In the postseason for the St. Louis Cardinals, Weaver had a victory in each round, […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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BASEBALL 2007: A look at free-agent deals this offseason (AP)
A look at free-agent deals this offseason: Top 10 players who signed free-agent deals in the offseason Listed by size of contract OF Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs, $136 million, eight years LHP Barry Zito, San Francisco, $126 million, seven years OF Carlos Lee, Houston, $100 million, six years 3B Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs, $75 million, […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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BASEBALL 2007: Key dates for the 2007 baseball season (AP)
Wide-open division races, key players in new spots and new roles, and another season of Barry Bonds chasing Hank Aaron — expect a little bit of everything in the 2007 season. Here are several important dates: Sunday, April 1 New York Mets at St. Louis: Cardinals fans get another opportunity to celebrate their 10th […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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BASEBALL 2007: Cubs try to erase a near century of futility (AP)
The Cubs are on the clock. Ninety-eight seasons and counting since their last World Series championship. Remember 1908? Just a mere 35 years before Lou Piniella was born. Behind the pitching of Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown and Orval Overall, the Cubs beat the Tigers 4-1 in the Series. If it seems like a long time […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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BASEBALL 2007: Parity reigns (AP)
Barry Zito thought about the San Francisco Giants’ chances and was pretty pleased. Payroll no longer is supreme when it comes to World Series titles. “In 2002, the wild card won. In ‘03 the wild card won. And in ‘04, Boston was the wild card and won,” he said. “That’s what’s great about baseball.” […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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Cubs 8, Mariners 5 (AP)
Aramis Ramirez and Michael Barrett each had two-run homers to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Seattle Mariners 8-5 Friday night. Ramirez and Barrett, who each went 2-for-4, both hit line-drive homers down the left-field line. Barrett hit his in the top of the third inning off Seattle starter and losing pitcher Miguel Batista, and […]
Posted: March 31st, 2007.
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Baseball ticket prices up 2.5 percent; Red Sox have highest average again (AP)
The increase in baseball ticket prices slowed this year. Baseball’s major league average is $22.69 this season, the Team Marketing Report said Friday, up 2.5 percent from last year’s adjusted average of $22.14. Boston has the highest average for the 10th straight season, going up 2.7 percent to $47.71.
Posted: March 30th, 2007.
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Another adjustment for Soriano: center field (AP)
Alfonso Soriano’s switched teams for a third time in three years. He’s also playing a third different position in as many seasons. And talking about big changes, how about his big bump-up in pay? With the biggest contract in Chicago Cubs history, an eight-year, $136 million deal, Soriano has spent the spring finding his way […]
Posted: March 30th, 2007.
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Preseason Q&A: NL Central (SportingNews.com)
To get inside players’ heads, check these Q&A’s from players on teams in the National League Central. For more 2007 preview info, get this week’s Sporting News.
Posted: March 30th, 2007.
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