Archive for June, 2010
What meddlesome owner Loria wants is what Marlins get
The Marlins arent talking, and early this week, theyre not even playing in the continental 48. Theyre tangling with the Mets in Puerto Rico, as good a place as any for a baseball club on the lam to hole up. Jeffrey Loria, who has no problem looking past Fredi Gonzalez, has no long-term plan to [...]
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Power Rankings: Interlude as interleague thankfully exits
God, I hate interleague baseball. I hate how the DH/no-DH oscillation wreaks havoc on roster composition. I hate how it prompts us to create rivalries where there are none (”The last time Don Wakamatsu visited Wisconsin, he lost his wallet. When he arrives in Milwaukee tomorrow night with the red-hot Mariners rotation in tow, hell [...]
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Boston’s Pedroia likely out 6 weeks; no DL for Buchholz?
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is expected to miss six weeks with his broken left foot, but the team says pitcher Clay Buchholz might be able to avoid a trip to the disabled list. Buchholz has a strained left hamstring. He had an MRI on Monday on an injury he sustained while running the [...]
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Cubs will place embattled Zambrano on restricted list
Carlos Zambrano will be placed on the restricted list and the Chicago Cubs expect to be without the hot-tempered pitcher until at least the All-Star break. Zambrano has been suspended by the team without pay for the past three games, after he threw a tirade in the dugout Friday that led to a verbal confrontation [...]
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Leyland: Umpire Cederstrom admits to blown call
Another umpire has accepted responsibility for a blown call that went against the Detroit Tigers. Gary Cederstrom acknowledged he erred when he called a third strike on Johnny Damon that ended the Atlanta Braves 4-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday night with the bases loaded. “It was a sweeping pitch, going away from Damon,” [...]
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