Archive for January, 2009
Carlos Pena will sit out the World Baseball Classic following abdominal surgery.
Carlos Pena will sit out the World Baseball Classic following abdominal surgery. Tampa Bay’s slugging first baseman had minor surgery Jan. 8 in Philadelphia to repair a tear to his lower abdominal muscle. He is expected to be ready for spring training but will be held out of the WBC as a precaution, Rays spokesman [...]
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Mariners trade Heilman to Cubs for Cedeno, Olson
Aaron Heilman needed a change of scenery after his struggles last season with the New York Mets. He’s gotten it. Twice. Heilman was traded from Seattle to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, seven weeks after the Mets shipped him to the Mariners as part of a three-team swap. Chicago gave up utility infielder Ronny Cedeno [...]
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Rangers RHP Benoit has rotator cuff surgery
Rangers reliever Joaquin Benoit is expected to miss at least half the 2009 season following surgery to repair a torn right rotator cuff. The operation on Benoit’s pitching shoulder was performed Tuesday in Cincinnati by Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Reds’ medical director. Benoit has been a key member of Texas’ bullpen the past few years, [...]
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White Sox GM Ken Williams likes what he sees
White Sox general manager Ken Williams likes to win and develop at the same time. So despite the loss of several key players from last year’s AL Central champions and an infusion of youngsters, he’s sure the team can do both. “I’m about as excited as I’ve been in eight years sitting in this chair [...]
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Joe Torre’s book filled with bitterness
He’s gone from Clueless Joe to Champion Joe and now to Bitter Joe. Joe Torre paints a vivid portrait of the decline and fall of the New York Yankees in his new book, revealing an angry side rarely on display during his dozen years in the Bronx. “You’d like to think if you work for [...]
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