Archive for March, 2008
Wins for Torre and Santana, washouts in the Bronx and St. Louis (AP)
Opening day — version No. 3 — was a soggy affair for much of the country. Yankee Stadium’s 84th and final home opener was rained out Monday, as was the Cardinals’ opener in St. Louis. There were a pair of delays at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs began their 100th season since winning […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Brewers beat Cubs to spoil Fukudome debut (AP)
The start of the Cubs’ 100th season since winning the World Series ended like so many seasons at Wrigley Field — with a loss. Tony Gwynn hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago 4-3 Monday. Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3, hitting a tying, three-run homer in the ninth off […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Cubs’ Zambrano leaves with injury (PA SportsTicker)
Chicago Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano left his Opening Day start in the seventh inning Monday with a cramp in his right forearm.
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Carlos Zambrano leaves game after hurting hand (AP)
Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano left Monday’s opener against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with a cramp in his right forearm, right after making a pickoff throw to second base. Milwaukee’s Bill Hall hit a one-out double in the seventh, moments after Zambrano made a catch of Ryan Braun’s popup near the mound […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Cubs honor Ernie Banks with statue outside Wrigley Field (AP)
Ernie Banks couldn’t believe what he saw when he yanked away the blue tarp. “Is that me?” he kept asking. “Is that me?” There was No. 14 in his batting stance, clutching a Louisville Slugger and wearing a grin similar to the one on the face of the real Mr. Cub during the ceremony. The […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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BLS ‘08 forecast: Get ready for Red Sox redux (Yahoo! Sports)
I’m not much for season previews or predictions. Yeah, they’re a lot of fun to make, but by the second batter of…
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Torre in LA, Girardi in pinstripes, Hunter in CF for Angels, Santana pitching for Mets (AP)
Joe Torre will be in Dodger blue. Joe Girardi will be the manager as Yankee Stadium hosts its final opener. Johan Santana will be pitching for the New York Mets, Torii Hunter will be playing center field for the Los Angeles Angels. Much was different when most major league teams started their seasons Monday.
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Bush says Mitchell Report part of baseball’s cleaning process (AP)
As the U.S. portion of the major league schedule got under way Sunday night, President Bush said he thought December’s Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball “was part of the cleansing process.” “I’m happy with the recognition that it was a problem,” Bush said Sunday night during the ESPN broadcast after throwing the ceremonial […]
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Play ball! Spring is here as most major league teams prepare for openers (AP)
A day ahead of most other teams, the Washington Nationals opened their new ballpark with a little help from President Bush. The former Texas Rangers owner, wearing a bright red team jacket, threw the ceremonial first pitch — high and to the third-base side of the plate — to Nationals manager Manny Acta before […]
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Chicago Cubs face Milwaukee Brewers in season opener (AP)
Kosuke Fukudome’s welcome to Wrigley Field moment came as he darted up the dugout steps and onto a playing field that was completely made over in the offseason. Overcast and damp, the conditions were a bit different than the ones he encountered during six weeks of spring training in Arizona with the Chicago Cubs.
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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