Archive for July, 2010
No-hitters still count, but desensitization hurting sensation
Next up for baseball: Dez Bryant throws a no-hitter while carrying Tony Romos pads. No hitters are now like gumballs. Theyre everywhere. Rod Blagojevichs hair just threw one. No-hitters were once beautiful oddities, the rarest of sightings, like the Loch Ness monster or Tiger Woods virginity. More on no-hitters Rosecrans: No-hitters anything but boring Garza [...]
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Arizona sends All-Star pitcher Jackson to White Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded away an All-Star pitcher for the second time in a week, sending right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox on Friday for rookie Daniel Hudson and prospect David Holmberg. Arizona shipped three-time All-Star Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels for left-hander Joe Saunders and three other players last week. [...]
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Oswalt waives no-trade clause, accepts deal to Philly
Three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt gave his OK to a trade from Houston to Philadelphia on Thursday, becoming the latest ace to join the hard-charging Phillies. The Astros dealt Oswalt and a sizable amount of cash to the two-time NL champio outfielder Anthony Gose and shortstop Jonathan Villar. Oswalt joins a rotation that includes star Roy [...]
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Oswalt, baseball’s best No. 3, fits perfectly in Phils’ plans
Roy Oswalt isnt Cliff Lee. Thats fine. Roy Oswalt doesnt need to be Cliff Lee. But heres what Roy Oswalt is: The best No. 3 starter in all of baseball, and the guy who makes the Phillies not only a team that the Braves should be scared of, but a team that the Yankees, Rays, [...]
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Tigers won’t win now, but future might lead to greatness
Last week, the Tigers were a flawed team that still had a chance in a forgiving division. This week, theyre just a flawed team. Things might be bleak now for skipper Jim Leyland, but Detroits fortune can quickly get better. (Getty Images) Their lineup, minus Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen and Brandon Inge, isnt close to [...]
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