Archive for January, 2009
Pirates playing catch-up to Steelers, Pens
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a candid and surprising admission on Friday: Not only are they perennially in last place in the NL Central, they’ve dropped into last in their own city. The Pirates rank third among the Steel City’s three major sports franchises from a marketing and business perspective, team president Frank Coonelly said. There’s [...]
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Torre unapologetic about ‘The Yankee Years’
Don’t expect an apology, Joe Torre is standing by everything he says in his new book. The former Yankees manager told CNN’s Larry King on Friday night he’s shocked by the uproar “The Yankee Years” has caused. Torre added the book is merely an honest account of his 12 years with the club. The book [...]
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Budget-conscious Brewers look to weather economy
Brewers owner Mark Attanasio was at a bicycle shop in Kona, Hawaii, when a message popped up on his Blackberry he felt compelled to answer. Attanasio’s message to a reporter: Maybe baseball needs a salary cap. After all, Attanasio watched as the Yankees spent more than $423.5 million on free agents CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett [...]
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Mike Sweeney gets minor league deal with Seattle
Mike Sweeney is excited about where he’s headed, even though he doesn’t have a major league contract. The five-time All-Star agreed to a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, four months after thinking his career might be over because of knee injuries. The 35-year-old Sweeney will be in spring training competing for [...]
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David Wells fires back at Torre for book comments
Former pitcher David Wells fired back at Joe Torre on Thursday, saying the manager has unfairly criticized his ex-Yankees players in his new book. “I’m kind of like blown away because of the fact that he’s coming out and he’s bashing,” Wells said in a radio interview in Tampa, Fla., with “The Mason & Ireland [...]
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