Archive for October, 2009
Abreu RBI single gives Angels 1-0 lead
Slumping Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead single against Andy Pettitte, and the Los Angeles Angels led the New York Yankees 1-0 after three innings Sunday night as they tried to force a seventh game in the AL championship series. Jeff Mathis doubled up the gap in right-center leading off the second, making him 7 for [...]
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Indians hire Manny Acta as manager
Manny Actas record didnt overwhelm the Cleveland Indians. They looked much deeper than at his wins and losses – lots of losses. Acta, fired as the Washington Nationals manager in July after 2 1/2 seasons, was hired on Sunday by the Indians, who gave him a three-year contract with a club option for 2013. Additional [...]
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Mets minor leaguer dies of apparent heart attack
New York Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 18. Castro died Friday at the Mets academy in Carabobo, Venezuela. The Mets announced his death Saturday. Castro had spent two years with the Mets team in the Venezuelan Summer League. The right-handed pitcher was from Colombia.
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Martinez wouldnt mind facing Yankees again
Pedro Martinez stood on the mound in The House That Ruth Built many times during big games, listening to the taunts, jeers and insults from Yankees fans. If New York advances to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Martinez would love to get the ball again at Yankee Stadium, the new $1.5 billion version. [...]
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Padres hire Hoyer as general manager
Jed Hoyer was once co-general manager of the Boston Red Sox for 44 days after Theo Epstein walked away from the job. Now Hoyer has a GM gig of his own. The San Diego Padres have hired Hoyer as their new general manager, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. The person spoke [...]
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