Archive for November, 2009
Selig hints at plan to step down in 2012
After over 50 years in baseball, Bud Selig may be preparing to step aside. The longtime commissioner of Major League Baseball declined a request from a group of owners to stay in the position beyond the end of his contract in 2012, according to a report Saturday in the Chicago Tribune. The report, citing sources, [...]
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Bullpen possibility for Rays prospect
LHP Jake McGee remembers two years ago when he and his buddy, RHP Wade Davis, were sitting side-by-side in lockers at Progress Energy Park during their first spring training. Now, McGee feels hes back to 100 percent. He said hes throwing 95 mph, and his changeup is better than ever. The Sparks, Nev., native is [...]
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Alomar has Hentgens vote as three Jays get shot at Hall of Fame
Pat Hentgen listened to the names of the 15 first-time candidates on this years Hall of Fame ballot, and could hardly believe his name was included on the list. I know I dont have a chance to get in there, the long-time Blue Jays ace said laughing Friday from his home in Shelby, Mich. Its [...]
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Phils Moyer undergoes surgery again
Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer underwent surgery yesterday after an MRI exam showed a small blood collection that could have been infected, the team said last night. Moyer, 47, was admitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday after experiencing lingering pain related to Oct. 2 surgery to repair three muscle tears in his [...]
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Itll take more than one offseason to fix Mets
Jerry Manuel has enough street-smarts to know hes perilously close to getting fired in 2010 or if he doesnt, he should take note of the way the Mets have booby-trapped the organization. There are enough managers-in-waiting to rattle even the most clueless incumbent. In just the last two weeks, the volatile Wally Backman was hired [...]
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