Monday, June 30, 2008

All-Star locks a thing of the past

All-Star locks a thing of the past

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Delgado blasts Yankees

Former Jays slugger sets Mets club record with nine RBIs in lopsided Subway series win Friday



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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Dice-K rebounds, BoSox stay atop AL East (AP)

Daisuke Matsuzaka is feeling closer to his old self after sitting out almost a month with a shoulder injury. He certainly feels better than he did a week ago. Dice-K limited the Astros to two hits in five scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox won their first-ever regular-season game in Houston, 6-1 on Friday night.


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Friday, June 27, 2008

Delgado sets Mets record in win over Yanks

Carlos Delgado set a New York Mets record with nine RBIs in the opener of Friday's two-ballpark doubleheader against the New York Yankees.

Delgado had nine RBIs in a four-inning span at Yankee Stadium.

He hit a two-run double in the fifth off Edwar Ramirez, then hit his 12th career grand slam in the sixth, a drive against Ross Ohlendorf. Delgado added a three-run homer in the eighth off LaTroy Hawkins, his 13th home run of the season.

Briefs: Piniella replaces fired Randolph at All-Star Game

Thursday's MBL news brief: Cubs manager Lou Piniella was selected to replace fired New York Mets manager Willie Randolph on the NL coaching staff for next month's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.



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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Illini Drop 5-2 Heartbreaker to #17 Michigan

Illinois scored first and held a 2-1 lead in the middle of the seventh, but No. 17 and top-seeded Michigan pushed across three runs in the bottom of the seventh and another in the eighth for a 5-2 win. Scott Shaw tied a career high with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings and DH Daniel Webb was 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Illini (31-24). No. 4-seed Illinois will now face sixth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers Thursday at 11:05 a.m. (CT) in an elimination game.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Rutgers Snaps West Virginia’s 11-Game Winning Streak With 8-4 Victory

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers baseball team used timely hitting from Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N,J.) and Luis Feliz (New Brunswick, N.J.) to earn its first BIG EAST victory of the season and snap West Virginia's 11-game winning streak with an 8-4 win over the Mountaineers Friday afternoon at Bainton Field.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

John Donovan: A week of pink slips for skippers of sinking ships

Baseball's pink slip-wielding Grim Reaper made Its unwelcome visit last week to three big-league managers -- I envision a kind of dark, gliding presence, carrying a maple bat over Its shoulder; either that, or somebody who looks a lot like Omar Minaya -- in one of the more brutal weeks in recent memory. Starting with Willie Randolph's canning in the middle of the night, through John McLaren's off-day axing and into John Gibbons' much-expected whack at the knees, it was a bad week for a lot of teams and a lot of skippers.

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Orioles designate Bynum for assignment (AP)

The Baltimore Orioles designated infielder Freddie Bynum for assignment Sunday, and manager Dave Trembley said Alex Cintron will be the team's third starting shortstop this season. Bynum hit .192 with five RBIs in 34 games. The Orioles have 10 days to trade, release or send him outright to the minors.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Reds' Thompson blanks Yanks in majors debut

Briefs: Randolph outlines for paper how Mets fired him

Friday's MLB news briefs: Willie Randolph wrote a first-person account of his dismissal in the 'Daily News', under the front-page headline 'How They Fired Me!'



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Friday, June 20, 2008

Diamond Notes #8: The Day Before the Tournament

Just wanted to check in from Ann Arbor on the eve of the opening round of the 2008 Big Ten Tournament. The regular season finished up last weekend and the six seeds in the tournament were finally sorted out. As the conference winner, Michigan gets to host the tournament.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

St. John’s Holds Off Rutgers, 2-0, in BIG EAST Baseball Action

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers baseball team loaded the bases to stage a two-out, ninth inning rally, but St. John's reliever Colin Lynch ended the Scarlet Knights' threat with a game-ending strikeout as the Red Storm held on for the 2-0 victory Friday afternoon at Bainton Field.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Monday, June 16, 2008

A's finish 'Bay Bridge' sweep of Giants (AP)

Eric Chavez hasn't changed his approach since coming off the disabled list, it's just that things seem to be finally falling in place. Chavez had three hits and two RBIs to help the Oakland Athletics complete their second consecutive sweep of San Francisco, beating the Giants 5-3 on Sunday. "I've been on the same pace since I've come back," Chavez said.


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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Briefs: Cards activate Isringhausen off 15-day DL

Saturday's MLB news briefs: Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen came to the ballpark expecting to throw one final bullpen tuneup before coming off the 15-day disabled list next week.



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Friday, June 13, 2008

Haig Twirls Game 1 Gem; Illini Drop Finale

Freshman left-hander Phil Haig fired a two-hit shutout to lift Illinois to a 2-0 win over Purdue in game one of the doubleheader on Saturday, but the Boilers fought back with an 11-2 victory in the series finale in front of a season-high 1,453 fans at Illinois Field. Haig struck out three and walked two, needing just 76 pitches in the seven-inning complete game.

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Rutgers Baseball Opens Spring Break Trip With Double-Header Split of Iowa

DeLAND, Fla. – Rutgers scored three runs in the ninth inning to break a 5-5 tie and held on to defeat Iowa, 8-6 in the series opener Saturday afternoon at Conrad Park, near the campus of Stetson University. Iowa posted a 9-2 victory in the nightcap to earn the split. The Scarlet Knights (5-7) and Hawkeyes (4-7) will meet in the rubber game Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Let Rios work it out on his own

Gibbons knows what he's doing in moving the outfielder back into the leadoff spot



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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Peavy ready to rejoin rotation

Read full story for latest details.

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Mariners fire hitting coach Pentland (AP)

This Feb. 21, 2008 file photo shows Seattle Mariners hitting coach Jeff Pentland. The slumping Seattle Mariners fired hitting coach Jeff Pentland on Monday June 9, 2008 and replaced him with special assistant Lee Elia.

The slumping Seattle Mariners fired hitting coach Jeff Pentland on Monday and replaced him with special assistant Lee Elia. Elia, who turns 71 next month, was Seattle's batting coach from 1993-97 and is perhaps best known for a tirade he once unleashed as manager of the Chicago Cubs. "Lee is vocal," Seattle manager John McLaren said.


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Monday, June 9, 2008

Braves' Jones held out with quadriceps injury

Braves third baseman Chipper Jones wasn't going to play Sunday due to a small tear in his right quadriceps and may miss one or two more games.

Jones, leading the majors with a .420 batting average, injured the muscle on April 9 in Colorado and felt more soreness as the Braves' road trip continued.

Jones had to leave an April 20 game in Atlanta after irritating the injury but started the next day.

"I won't do anything today or tomorrow," he said. "I'll see how it feels after the off day. ...

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Hairston, Padres knock off Mets in 10th inning

Scott Hairston hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night, the Padres' fourth straight 2-1 victory.



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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Illini Drop Doubleheader to Boilers

Illinois gave up 15 total runs in the first two innings of both doubleheader games as Purdue grabbed early leads and held on to sweep a twinbill from the Illini by scores of 14-4 and 13-8. Ryan Hastings went 4-for-7 with a double, two RBIs and a run, and Kyle Hudson was 5-for-10 with a double, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base, moving within three of breaking Shawn Roof's school record.

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Friday, June 6, 2008

No. 21 Texas A&M Downs Rutgers Baseball, 12-3, in Series Finale

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 21 Texas A&M scored four runs in the first inning and didn't look back en route to a 12-3 victory over the Rutgers baseball team to take the three-game series with Sunday's victory in front of 2,942 fans at Olsen Field.

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Rangers rally for win in series finale

Rangers rally for win in series finale

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Pre-game All-Star ceremony to feature HOFers

Read full story for latest details.

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Chipper, Norton lift Braves by Marlins (AP)

Chipper Jones blushed over his 399th homer. Greg Norton was just relieved that he drove in more runs than he gave up with his shaky defense. The torrid-hitting Jones moved within one homer of No. 400, hitting a three-run shot, and Norton came through with a two-run double in the eighth inning that rallied the Atlanta Braves to another come-from-behind victory, 5-4 over the slumping Florida Marlins...


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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Monday, June 2, 2008

Briefs: Court refuses to hear fantasy baseball case

Monday's news briefs: The Supreme Court refused to get involved in an ongoing dispute between a fantasy sports business and professional baseball. Without comment, the justices declined to hear the case involving the $1.5 billion industry in the United States.



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Series Finale at OSU Washed Out

Illinois' series finale at Ohio State has been rained out and will not be made up according to Big Ten rules. Heavy rains throughout the morning, tornado warnings in the early afternoon and a forecast of further heavy rains forced the cancellation. Illinois dropped two of three games of the series and currently stands in third place in the Big Ten with a record of 29-20 overall and 15-12 in the Big Ten.

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Sunday, June 1, 2008

Seven-Run Seventh Lifts Temple Past Rutgers in Baseball Home Opener

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Temple exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning to earn a 9-5 come-from-behind victory over Rutgers in a daylight-shortened home opener for the Scarlet Knights at Bainton Field on Wednesday afternoon. The game was called due to darkness after one batter in the top of the ninth inning.

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Hernandez gets scare vs. Tigers

Hernandez gets scare vs. Tigers

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