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MLB power rankings
1. Tigers: Forget the concern at closer. They were loaded last year, and they're a lot better with Victor Martinez, Torii Hunter and a full year of Anibal Sanchez. 2. Dodgers: Hanley Ramirez's injury could slow them out of the gate, but they're deep and...
Tags: Mark Derosa, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Charlie Manuel, Jim Johnson
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Ted Lyons, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award, World Series, Ted Williams
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How will Ryan soap opera play out?
Look out, below. The Rangers, who not so long ago were morphing into the Yankees, are coming down to Earth before our eyes. Barring some diplomacy worthy of a great secretary of state, Nolan Ryan is on his way out of the organization. He feels...
Tags: Sports, American League, Andrew Friedman, Josh Hamilton, Spring Training
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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: Los Angeles Dodgers, Josh Beckett, Matt Cain, Don Mattingly, World Series
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Baez's potential gives Cubs lot of options
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Go ahead, Theo Epstein. Make that splash your fans have been waiting for since you were hired. Trade Starlin Castro for Justin Upton. Javier Baez has your back. At 22, Castro is far from a polished product. But he's also...
Tags: Baseball, Elvis Andrus, Sports, Jed Hoyer , Chicago Cubs
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
1. Nationals (1): Look for the lineup to start clicking soon with Ian Desmond back in the lineup and Bryce Harper heating up. Jayson Werth has been a major contributor since he came off the disabled list. 2. Reds (2): Doubleheader on Saturday caused...
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Ryan Braun, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award, Stephen Drew
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Orioles fans are buying in to playoff hopes
It's early fall in Baltimore, that time of year when purple banners, car flags and sweatshirts normally dominate the landscape, as surely as the colors are soon to hit the trees. But Charm City isn't just NFL country now. In grade schools and taverns, at...
Tags: Nick Markakis, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jim Johnson
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Barney's errorless streak ends in 8-3 loss to D'Backs
PHOENIX – The Cubs 8-3 loss to Arizona on Friday wasn’t exactly a heartbreaker. They fell to 0-17 against National League West teams, lost their 98th game for the first time since 2000, and set a franchise record with 57 road losses. But the...Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Placido Polanco, Darwin Barney, Sports, Justin Upton
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Bedard, Pirates shut down D-backs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Diamondbacks were flummoxed by Erik Bedard's dominance on Monday night. They didn't get much help from him afterward, either. To Bedard, it was simple. Bedard allowed two hits over seven innings, and the Pittsburgh...
Tags: Wade Miley, Neil Walker, Sports, Chris Young (baseball, pitcher), Chad Qualls
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Walker's homer, 5 RBIs lead Pirates past Arizona
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Neil Walker homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Correia won his seventh straight decision and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame four errors to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Wednesday night. Walker hit a three-run homer in...
Tags: Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Sports, Willie Bloomquist, Justin Upton
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Kubel homers twice, Diamondbacks defeat Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Kubel homered twice, Joe Saunders pitched seven effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Thursday. Both of Kubel's home runs immediately followed hits by Aaron Hill. Wil Nieves...
Tags: J.J. Putz, Wil Nieves, Willie Bloomquist, Sports, Henry Rodriguez
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All-Star Lawyer Goes to Bat for Dodger Fans
A funny thing happened on the way to Tom Girardi’s Major League Baseball career. He was riding the bus to Albuquerque with dreams of joining a farm club and making it to the big leagues. The bus pulled into a parking lot at a diner, and Girardi went...Tags: Health, Crimes, California, Los Angeles Dodgers, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California)
Mar 30, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 9, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 8, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 21, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Sep 28, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 28, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 6, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Aug 8, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Aug 9, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Jun 23, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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