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Giants' success more than following lucky stars
Before they became the best organization in baseball, the Giants were Barry Bonds' team. They seemed unable to break free from the flawed slugger for a long time, sticking with the disgraced star for six years after his record-setting 2001 season....
Tags: New York Yankees, Buster Posey, Jered Weaver, Madison Bumgarner, American League
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Garrett Richards cruises after Angels score nine in first inning
If this keeps up — and the Angels certainly hope it will — they might have to explain to their fans why they yanked their most effective pitcher out of their starting rotation. Garrett Richards dominated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday,...
Tags: Mike Trout, Jered Weaver, Garrett Richards, Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello
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What has ailed the Angels? Call it a staff infection
Remember those pitching-rich but offensively impaired Angels teams from last decade that were presumably "one big bat" away from being World Series-caliber? Up until this weekend, they were looking pretty good, weren't they? Those teams made the...Tags: Jered Weaver, Garrett Richards, Josh Hamilton, Jason Vargas, American League
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Letters: Zack Greinke, Padres' Carlos Quentin heat up fans
San Diego Padres' player Carlos Quentin breaks Zack Greinke's collarbone after being hit by a pitch. But let us see clearly what Carlos Quentin really is, a criminal who admits that he was settling an old score. It was not just a fight in the heat of...
Tags: Jered Weaver, Kobe Bryant, Zack Greinke, Metta World Peace, Josh Hamilton
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Jackie Robinson's legacy resonates with Magic Johnson
The men had celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. Sleep would come, later. The Dodgers were theirs, and for the first time these men could introduce themselves as owners rather than bidders. Mark Walter, the incoming chairman, sat in a...Tags: Football, Major League Baseball, Orlando Magic, Bud Selig, Baseball
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Angels fall to Astros, 5-0, for fifth straight loss
Just when it looked as if the Angels couldn't sink any lower, they hit rock bottom with a thud Friday in a 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros. These are the same Astros who lost 213 games the last two seasons; the same Astros whose $22-million payroll is...Tags: Houston Astros, Josh Hamilton, Hank Conger, American League, Tommy Hanson
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Dodgers remain punchless in loss to San Diego Padres, 7-2
Clayton Kershaw throws a clunker up there every couple months. The Dodgers’ offense does it just about every night. The complete list of major league teams that have scored fewer runs than the Dodgers this season: the Miami Marlins. That’...Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Justin Upton, Cy Young Award, Baseball, Miami Marlins
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'42': Jackie Robinson has to share the spotlight with Branch Rickey ★★ 1/2
"42," writer-director Brian Helgeland's carefully tended portrait of Jackie Robinson, treats its now-mythic Brooklyn Dodger with respect, reverence and love. But who's in there, underneath the mythology? Has the movie made Robinson, a man who endured so...
Tags: Major League Baseball, The New York Times, John C. McGinley, Baseball, Racism
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ASHBURN JR., OLYMPIAN SPEED SKATER HIGHLIGHT READING OPENING NIGHT FESTIVITIES ...
The Hog BlogThe son of a Phillies icon along with an Olympic medalist and a local recording star highlight Reading's 47th opening day as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn Jr., speedskater Allison Baver and jazz musician Gerald Veasley will... -
Difference in baseball is striking
Javier Baez is considered widely to be the best prospect in the Cubs' farm system. His counterpart for the White Sox is Courtney Hawkins. Baez, a 20-year-old shortstop, and Hawkins, a 19-year-old center fielder, both have tremendous hitting skills. They...Tags: Felix Hernandez, Target Field, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners
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Ricketts committed to Chicago; is it mutual?
In a dim corridor Monday along the third-base side of Wrigley Field, about 30 feet away from a restroom still equipped with troughs and a wall holding pay phones, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts outlined the tentative deal struck to renovate the rickety 99-...
Tags: Target Field, Major League Baseball, Thomas Ricketts, Baseball, Miami Marlins
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Buck Showalter set to put his friendship with Don Mattingly on hold
The Baltimore SunOn occasion, Orioles manager Buck Showalter will wax poetic about certain baseball subjects as if he were sitting on a country porch, telling stories and sipping lemonade. Thursday afternoon was one of those times — when Showalter was asked...Tags: New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Buck Showalter, Back Pain, American League
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