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Diamondbacks trade McDonald to Pirates
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks traded shortstop John McDonald to Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash, giving the Pirates some much-needed infield depth. The trade came two days after Pirates backup shortstop Chase...
Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, John McDonald, Atlanta Braves, World Baseball Classic, Willie Bloomquist
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Nutting: Pirates need to 'make a run'
AP Sports WriterBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting looked over the $10 million renovation of McKechnie Field — the team's spring training home — and took a moment to marvel at how far the franchise has come since he took over...Tags: Gaby Sanchez, Spring Training, National League Central, Starling Marte, World Series
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U.S. should have world-class WBC pitching staff
Thirteen pitchers eligible to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic received points in Cy Young voting. That, sports fans, should largely be the pitching staff for the team Joe Torre will manage. Imagine a starting rotation of R.A. Dickey,...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Gaby Sanchez, Cole Hamels, The Wall Street Journal, Spring Training
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Dan Duquette has fifth highest winning percentage among 2012 GMs
When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club’s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was in charge of some very good teams –...
Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Dayton Moore, John Mozeliak
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Whispers: Weiss brings winning attitude to Rockies
The Rockies are excited that new manager Walt Weiss understands baseball played at altitude but local knowledge is hardly his only qualification. He knows winning baseball, playing on postseason teams in eight of his 13 full seasons in the big leagues....
Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Torii Hunter, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Sports
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Power rankings: No. 28 Pirates
No. 28 Pirates: 3rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Padres.
While it may not be enough to soothe the pain of 19 consecutive losing seasons, Pirates fans at least have someone to blame. That would be Pedro Alvarez, or perhaps Greg...Tags: Casey McGehee, Josh Bell, Eric Hosmer, Albert Pujols, National League Central
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Sox never had chance for La Russa
Tony La Russa might be managing the 2012 White Sox if not for one reason — if he returned to Chicago, he would have had to manage against his best friend in baseball, Jim Leyland. That wasn't going to happen, according to some who know La Russa...Tags: Jim Leyland, Casey McGehee, Chicago Cubs, National League Central, Gerrit Cole
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Pirates present test case for draft's rules
New rules, new attitudes. That may be what's needed to understand the changes to the baseball draft. Always the quirkiest distribution system for talent in pro sports, Major League Baseball has added layers of complications with spending limits and...
Tags: Josh Bell, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Barrett Barnes, Minnesota Twins
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Burnett happy to escape New York for Pittsburgh
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York.
"It was fun the first couple of years. Then it got like, I'm never going to get out of this funk," he said Monday, a day after the Yankees dealt him to the Pittsburgh Pirates...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Sports, American League, Baseball, New York Yankees
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Scoreboard - Sept. 11
TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, men's championship, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFL Football-New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) TODAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Deuel at Howard Mobridge-...Tags: NASCAR, D.C. United, Michael McDowell, Basketball, Open-Wheel Racing
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October surprises unlikely
Enjoy the undercard. There is an abundance of intriguing storylines in baseball these days, and most of them will be like Matt Kemp's run at the Triple Crown — over and out of sight by the time the World Series rolls around. Justin Verlander could...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Ivan Nova, C.C. Sabathia, Cole Hamels, Texas Rangers
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Pirates might not jump ship
Forget Paul Maholm's 3-7 record. He has compiled a 3.12 earned-run average over 89 innings, holding opponents to 70 hits. With limited options expected to become available on the trade market next month, Maholm is having the kind of season that could...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Cubs, Ross Ohlendorf, Spring Training
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Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 10, 2012
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Jan 18, 2012
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Feb 18, 2012
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Jun 9, 2012
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Feb 20, 2012
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Sep 12, 2011
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Sep 24, 2011
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Jun 19, 2011
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