Archive for February, 2009
Rijo, special assistant to GM, fired by Nationals
Jose Rijo, a special assistant to Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, was fired by Washington on Thursday, the latest fallout from a scandal involving a top prospect from the Dominican Republic who lied about his age and name. The team also fired Jose Baez, the Nationals’ director of operations in the Dominican Republic, and cut [...]
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Beckett throws 2 perfect innings in spring debut
Josh Beckett is healthy again and poised to reclaim his spot as the ace of the Boston Red Sox. Injuries to his back, elbow and side kept him from keeping that job last year. The right-hander pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts Wednesday in his first spring training outing and said he felt fine [...]
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Indians closer Kerry Wood slowed by sore back
The Cleveland Indians insist their new closer’s sore back is nothing. But with Kerry Wood, it always seems to be something. Wood, who had a history of arm injuries with the Chicago Cubs, hasn’t thrown off a mound since last weekend because of an aching back and the Indians will rest him for a few [...]
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Oakland Athletics end Fremont stadium plans
The Oakland Athletics scrapped their plans to move to Fremont, capping months of speculation that the team would pull out over procedural holdups. A’s owner Lew Wolff told city officials in a letter released Tuesday that the team has stopped all plans to build a state-of-the art stadium in the San Francisco Bay area suburb, [...]
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Healthy Tracy appreciates chance to show worth
Finally, Chad Tracy is having a routine spring training. The knee surgery that sidelined him, and the subsequent blood clot that threatened his life, are history. He enters the 2009 season healthy as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ projected starter at first base, and for that he is grateful. “These guys have let me try to get [...]
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