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Take a swing at these
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 the...
Tags: National League, Albert Pujols, Lefty Grove, Mike Schmidt, New York Mets
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The emigrants: Departures for U.S. weaken baseball in Japan
Bud Selig would love to see a series between the World Series and Japan Series champions. But among the realities is that as problematic as that idea seems now, it might become even less viable in the future. Major League Baseball is lowering the talent...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Alex Rodriguez, Yu Darvish, New York Mets
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Three Cubs fit classic spring training profiles
MESA, Ariz. — There are 62 players in Cubs camp this spring, and every one of them has a story. But as in almost every camp in Arizona and Florida, a few players fit into the same basic profile: the unknown prospect trying to open some eyes, the...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Dontrelle Willis, Chicago Tribune, Tony Fernandez, MLB Rookie of the Year Award
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Angels star Mike Trout unfazed by probable contract renewal
TEMPE, Ariz.—It’s not the preferred outcome of a contract negotiation for either side, but it is one the Angels and Mike Trout appear headed for. The 2012 American League rookie of the year and most valuable player runner-up and the team are...
Tags: Albert Pujols, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Ryan Howard, Sports
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Baseball's Back -- Take A Swing At These
The Hartford CourantAs 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 the orthodontist said my...Tags: National League, Mike Schmidt, New York Mets, Joe DiMaggio, Awards and Prizes
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Looking at the defenses of the AL East teams
Luckily, they don’t trot out the old “defense wins championship” cliché as much in baseball circles – but there’s no denying there have been teams who improve their ‘D’ and then find increased success. So, as we...
Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar, Mike Napoli, Brett Gardner, Baseball
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MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL
The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two decades. They've often lost 100 games in a year. And yet, buoyed by the best record in spring training,...
Tags: National League, Felix Hernandez, Kansas City Royals, Alex Rodriguez, Jim Leyland
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A chilly opener for Tigers and Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Batter up? More like bundle up. The Detroit Tigers open the season on Monday in frosty Minnesota, where forecasts call for temperature in the low 30s at game time at outdoor Target Field. The wind chill is expected to be...
Tags: Torii Hunter, Victor Martinez, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Trips and Vacations, Justin Verlander
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PASSINGS: Bob Turley
Bob Turley, 82, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who won the Cy Young Award in 1958 after rallying the New York Yankees past the Milwaukee Braves in the World Series, died of liver cancer Saturday in Atlanta, his family told the Baltimore Sun....
Tags: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Liver Cancer, Sports
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O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. — For most of the past two decades, the American League East has been considered the toughest division in baseball, primarily because it contained the sport's two financial behemoths, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox....Tags: Nick Markakis, National League, R.A. Dickey, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kansas City Royals
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Forget playing better, Cubs need to trade better
Cubs manager Dale Sveum and team president Theo Epstein believe the Cubs will take a big step forward this season, and I’m thinking, I guess losing only 90 games would be a big step. Another 100 losses, however, is easily attainable, don’t...
Tags: National League, Matt Garza, Atlanta Braves, Scott Baker, Theo Epstein
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ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule 2013
Channel Guide MagazineESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule 2013 begins on March 31 with the opening night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball has John Kruk moving to the broadcast booth alongside Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser...
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 16, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 1, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 1, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2013
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