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It should be easy to hate the Boston Red Sox. They've got it all -- baseball's most ambient ballpark, rich and aggressive owners, a savvy front office, a storied fan base that includes an appreciative old guard and the entitled new guard, and two World Series sweeps in four years.| • It's time to pitch the DH |
| The most astonishing occurrence in the first six weeks of the baseball season -- other than the decline of my World Series favorites, the Seattle Mariners, who played like the Seattle Pilots -- was that the National League outscored the American League. |
| • Documentary offers look into wide world of Bobby Valentine |
| "Oh, to be a kid again," a wistful Bobby Valentine says in "The Zen of Bobby V," a documentary that premieres on ESPN2 Tuesday night. |
| • Don't hate Red Sox, admire them |
| It should be easy to hate the Boston Red Sox. They've got it all -- baseball's most ambient ballpark, rich and aggressive owners, a savvy front office, a storied fan base that includes an appreciative old guard and the entitled new guard, and two World Series sweeps in four years. |
Monday, May 12, 2008 |
| • Brewers getting a little extra in baseball draft |
| MILWAUKEE -- You'll have to excuse Jack Zduriencik if he feels a bit like a kid in a candy store. |
| • Young pitchers making a Fantasy splash |
| Rookie Max Scherzer has been the talk of baseball since retiring 13 consecutive Astros, including seven via strikeout, with ridiculous ease in his big-league debut for the Diamondbacks on April 29. |
| • What's Cliff Lee's secret? |
| CLEVELAND -- Here he comes again: Mr. (Almost) Perfect. |
Friday, May 9, 2008 |
| • Tracy Ringolsby's weekly baseball notes |
| Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is looking for reasons -- not excuses -- for the team's recent slide. |
| • Brewers running out of excuses |
| MILWAUKEE -- Finally, someone spoke up in a Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse that is far too reticent for public consumption, lest that kind of posture be taken for complacency. |
| • Bored and restless, Leo Mazzone wants back into baseball |
| BALTIMORE -- He's got plenty of free time and still is being paid handsomely by the Baltimore Orioles, so there's really no limit to what Leo Mazzone can do this spring. |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
| • Bonds and Clemens: Brothers in alienation |
| This is the summer of their discontent. |
| • Wouldn't Griffey's return to Mariners be senior jolt? |
| Fueled by rumors that have been either denied or called misinterpretations, the topic of the day is whether the Mariners should try to bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle. |
| • Real men wear pink (facial hair) for worthy cause |
| The White Sox have shared a good laugh this season over sporting various types of facial hair with different colors. |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
| • LaRoche is part of what stays in Vegas |
| LOS ANGELES -- Figuring a place on the Los Angeles Dodgers' major league roster was waiting for him, Andy LaRoche rushed through his rehabilitation, completing what was expected to be a 10-week process in 7 1/2 weeks. But as of Tuesday, three days after his activation from the 15-day disabled list, he was still in triple-A Las Vegas. |
| • Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe |
| Dear Babe: I have a complete set of autographed 5-x-9 inch black and white glossy photos of the Oakland Athletics. I am pretty sure this is from the original 1968 team. The set includes Bert Campaneris, Sal Bando, Tommy Reynolds, Jim Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Reggie Jackson among others. |
| • Scott Olsen, the Marlins' leading man on the mound, appears to be maturing as a player and a man |
MIAMI -- Scott Olsen settles onto the home dugout bench at Dolphin Stadium, shades and ballcap on, both legs fidgeting, staring straight ahead at a field beginning to stir with pregame activity. |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
| • Players explain why they're ready to rumble |
| WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Of all the brawls over all the years that Vida Blue has witnessed -- and really, he insists, there haven't been that many -- one of them still tickles him like a Cajun spice from his native Louisiana. The A's were in Kansas City facing their then-rivals in the American League West when Blue's teammate, Billy North, hit a comebacker to Royals pitcher Doug Bird. |
| • Twenty years after leaving Dodgers, Sax still has appeal |
| LOS ANGELES -- The moving theme from "Field of Dreams" filled the crisp and stunningly clear Southland air. Anticipation and nostalgia enveloped the Opening Day gathering. |
| • Clemens story takes yet another twist with apologetic statement |
| NEW YORK -- It played out like a movie script, kicking off like a secret-agent flick and concluding like the biopic of a religious leader. |
Monday, May 5, 2008 |
| • Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe |
| Dear Babe: I have baseball signed by all of the players and coaches of the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, given to me by my grandmother who used to baby sit Stan Musial's grandkids. Signatures include Bob Gibson, Roger Maris, Lou Brock, Curt Flood, Red Schoendienst, Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda. -- Bill Meffert, Tucker, Ga. |
| • House that Ruth Built is true baseball shrine |
| The funny thing about Yankee Stadium is that architecturally and aesthetically, it is decidedly unspectacular, at least in its refurbished form since the mid-1970s makeover. |
| • Nathan a high-yield stock in fickle baseball economy |
| On a strict cost-to-benefit, dollars-to-innings ratio, the rebuilding Minnesota Twins signing their 33-year-old closer to a lucrative long-term contract this spring didn't make much sense to a lot of people. |
Friday, May 2, 2008 |
| • Tracy Ringolsby's weekly baseball notes |
| With Barry Zito banished to the bullpen -- at least for now -- and the San Francisco Giants still owing him nearly $108 million for six years, the comparisons immediately were drawn to the Rockies' situation with Mike Hampton. |
| • FANTASY BASEBALL: Consistency key to evaluating pitchers |
| Every day, I'm asked the same question: "So, is John Lannan for real?" |
| • Pierre pines for more playing time |
| Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre was at the park early, in uniform, on the field. |
Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| • DeWitt playing stellar defense for the Dodgers |
| MIAMI -- When Dodgers manager Joe Torre wrote Blake DeWitt's name in the lineup card on opening day, he did so with one modest expectation: That the 22-year-old rookie third baseman wouldn't hurt the team. |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| • Blue Jays' Halladay harkens to era of complete games |
| BOSTON -- Toronto Blue Jays ace right-hander Roy Halladay doesn't remember sleeper cars, flannel uniforms or scheduled doubleheaders. |
| • Angels drop Moseley from rotation |
| ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have dropped Dustin Moseley from their starting rotation and are expected to call up a prospect named Nick to make his major league debut Thursday. |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| • Dodgers hire sports sports psychologist |
| LOS ANGELES -- With their clubhouse fractured and playoff hopes seemingly dashed, the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason committed nearly $75 million to free agents and another $13 million for a new manager whose ability to deal with distractions and keep cool under pressure was unquestioned. |
| • Zito now pitchers' answer to Knoblauch, Sax |
| Forget the money. Separate Barry Zito from that $126 million, and think in purely baseball terms. A Cy Young Award winner, a healthy young pitcher who had not missed a start or registered a losing season until he joined the San Francisco Giants a year ago, has been demoted to the bullpen. |
Monday, April 28, 2008 |
| • Ryan: No decision made on Washington |
| ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers team president Nolan Ryan said a decision hasn't been made about the future of manager Ron Washington as the Rangers stumble to one of their worst starts in team history. |
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