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Mattingly building Guerra back up
After blowing a save on May 6 at Wrigley Field against the Cubs, pitcher Javy Guerra was demoted from the closer role. Guerra now pitches in middle relief, a role that is quite different for him. "It's different, but I like it. From the fourth inning on, I'm pretty in tune with the game and know wh...
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Boston Red Sox: Daisuke Matsuzaka Showing and Telling Sox He’s Not Ready Yet
The Boston Red Sox starting rotation had its issues to start the season but has been improving over the last few weeks. The starters are now going deeper in games and not allowing as many runs as they did previously. Who would've thought this could be done with Daniel Bard and Felix Doubront at the ...
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Rays start interleague play vs. streaking Braves
ST. PETERSBURG In one respect, the Tampa Bay Rays have history on their side as they begin interleague play tonight with a weekend series against the Atlanta Braves. They went 12-6 last season playing against National League teams, ranking as third best in the majors and third best in franchise hi...
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Pettitte hopes for better fortune against Reds
Though Andy Pettitte's return to the majors did not live up to the hype, the veteran left-hander is only looking ahead. Pettitte hopes his second start goes better as the New York Yankees look to avoid a season-high fourth consecutive defeat by continuing their interleague success Friday night again...
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New York Yankees Free Agents: Why Nick Swisher Should Take a “Hometown Discount”
2014. That’s the year Hal Steinbrenner said the New York Yankees payroll will drop to $189 million, and unless Nick Swisher takes a pay cut, he’s not going to figure into their plans for the future. Some fans might not want him to return, but others do. I’m of the opinion tha...
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Veteran Rich Thompson enjoys game of firsts
ST. PETERSBURG For 13 seasons in the minors, Rich Thompson has taken an endless journey of dreary late-night bus rides on the back roads of America and boarded early-morning commercial flights to small towns across the land all in search of a big-league dream. Throughout his odyssey, Thompson had...
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D-backs hope to continue success at Royals
While they've been struggling, the Arizona Diamondbacks have to feel good about a visit to Kauffman Stadium. The Diamondbacks will go for their sixth straight victory in Kansas City on Friday night when they open a three-game series against a Royals team that has struggled to pick up wins at home. ...
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Baltimore Orioles Quickly Becoming MLB Road Warriors
For the first time in nearly a decade, Baltimore radio stations are talking baseball first and foremost, as opposed to conversation of the upcoming Ravens football season. No fault of Orioles fans, football has become the dark lager to help drown ones sorrows. But as the 2012 big league season progr...
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Aggression fuels Astros’ offensive success
HOUSTON At this stage, almost 40 games into the 2012 season, stark reality has set in determining what the Astros are and what they aren't. They are not particularly explosive offensively. They entered Thursday ranked among the bottom five teams in the National League in home runs (12th with 25), ...
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Papelbon rips Red Sox in interview
Jonathan Papelbon has been one of the most cold-blooded closers in the major leagues over the past seven years. And it appears that through his role as a late-inning stopper Papelbon has developed an overly confident alter-ego. "Cinco," as Papelbon enjoys referring to himself, has settled into his n...
