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Plenty of questions as Phillies look toward 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel doesn't tire easily — unless you're talking about all the trips he made to the mound during the eighth inning of Friday's game, when he needed four pitchers to get three outs. That's something he wants to avoid...Tags: Placido Polanco, Baseball Statistics, Sports, Cincinnati Reds, Cole Hamels
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Sand becomes art at this fall festival in Brevard
My experiences with sand castles are inauspicious.
On the beach, I'm more likely to have sand kicked in my face than to employ it in the creation of some miniature architectural gem. My lumpy, cup-shaped mounds of mud are quickly washed away and, trust...Tags: Arts, Florida, Fine Artists, Festive Events, Brevard County
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The Orioles' wins keep coming, but where are the fans?
Apparently, there is no pleasing you people. The Orioles have been on a roll the past few weeks. They have climbed to the top of the American League wild-card standings and have inched surprisingly close to the first-place Yankees in the tough AL East....
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, New York Yankees, Sports, American League East, American League
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Frandsen, Kratz making most of their chances
PHILADELPHIA — With a disabled list that has been overflowing with Phillies most of the season, the last thing you wanted was for Carlos Ruiz and Placido Polanco to join the list of visitors. Ruiz was among the league's top hitters when he went...Tags: Placido Polanco, Laynce Nix, Roy Halladay, Baseball Statistics, Sports
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Thrill of competition even better than thrill of victory
Have you ever walked into a situation and thought to yourself, this is too good to be true? It happened to me recently when I attended an Orioles game against the Washington Nationals at Camden Yards in Baltimore. My sons wanted to take me to a game for...Tags: Bryce Harper, New York Yankees, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Jason Hammel, Sports
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Sun's Preston named top Md. sportswriter
Media Sun's Preston named top Md. sportswriter The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston has been honored as the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association for the second straight year, it was announced...Tags: Sports, Boston Red Sox, ESPN (tv network), Mike Rizzo, Basketball
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Manuel has radical vision for 2013 bullpen
PHILADELPHIA — Let me make one thing clear right now: This idea Charlie Manuel has is out there. Nonetheless, it goes to show you how desperate he is, how discouraged he is and how much he wants to avoid a repeat performance of the mess that is the...
Tags: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Sports, Pacific Coast League, Robin Roberts, Jose Contreras
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Quality pitchers at overpriced premium
Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...
Tags: Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Statistics, Disneyland Park
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Your Morning Phil: Jackson, Pierzynski, Floyd
Talking baseball while the Bulls keep playing tough defense: 1. One thing about guys who put together baseball teams for a living: They are open-minded in their approach to evaluating talent. They strip away reputations and examine contributions. They...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Tyler Flowers, Baseball Statistics, Sports, Peter Bourjos
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Are the Orioles getting left behind in the AL East?
If this is December, then there are a lot of Orioles fans who are wondering the same thing. Why is it that every year at this time, the other American League East teams do their holiday shopping at Lord &Taylor and the Orioles seem to do most of...
Tags: Sports, Boston Red Sox, American League East, Toronto Blue Jays, Lotteries
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Orioles payroll will rise, just not in a flashy way
Let the debate begin in earnest about the decision by the Orioles to cut loose first baseman Mark Reynolds. Reynolds is a free agent today because he stood to make about $9 million next year following salary arbitration. He earned $7.5 million during...
Tags: Nate McLouth, Nolan Reimold, Kevin Gregg, Sports, Matt Wieters
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Changes are a must to keep Phillies future contenders
PHILADELPHIA — There will be aspects about it that will make you cringe. Some may bring tears to your eyes. Others will tick you off. It comes with the territory. Parting ways and making changes are rarely easy. It means putting your favorite...Tags: Chad Durbin, Baseball Statistics, Roy Halladay, Sports, Brad Lidge
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