Archive for June, 2010
Jackson to get extra rest after 149-pitch no-hitter
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Edwin Jackson will get extra rest after throwing 149 pitches to complete the fourth no-hitter of the major league season. Diamondbacks manager A. J. Hinch said Sunday that Jackson will pitch Friday or Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of his scheduled start Wednesday at St. Louis. Arizona explored several options [...]
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Short Hops: White Sox’s interleague success may right what’s wrong
Short hops, quick pops and backhand stops: • Interleague play is not always fair (check the schedules), its run its course and it has helped remove some of the luster from the All-Star Game. But this year its been very, very good to the Chicago White Sox. So good, in fact, that its probably safe for [...]
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Phillies place Durbin on DL with hamstring strain
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Chad Durbin has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. Durbin left Wednesday nights game against the Indians after he was injured attempting to field a bunt from Clevelands Anderson Hernandez leading off the ninth inning. The Phillies purchased the contract of Nelson Figueroa to take his [...]
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Marlins fire manager Gonzalez after 3 1/2 seasons
Fredi Gonzalez was fired Wednesday as manager of the Florida Marlins, whose search for a full-time successor began with a phone call to Bobby Valentine. Gonzalez was dismissed with Florida at 34-36 and in fourth place in the NL East, 7½ games behind first-place Atlanta. “This team seems to be stuck in neutral, and our [...]
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In command: Why pitchers have taken back the game
Once upon a time, true cowboys roamed the dusty prairies in the middle of baseball infields. Real men, like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale and Nolan Ryan. They were authentic gunslingers. They made hitters blanch and their mothers squirm. They strung up zeroes as far as the eye could see. Weve heard a lot about [...]
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