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| WBC Pool C Preview from The Sports Network |
WBC |
02/25/2009 |
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| two teams to lose twice will be eliminated and the remaining teams advance to the semifinal round in Los Angeles. Let's take a look at the rest of Pool C: VENEZUELA: Team Venezuela's chances took a big hit when New York Mets lefty Johan Santana and Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano announced they would be skipping the tournament. Venezuela made it out of the first round at the inaugural Classic, but scored a total of only one run in their two second- round losses, including a shutout at the hands of Cuba an |
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| WBC Pool A Preview from The Sports Network |
WBC |
02/25/2009 |
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| by skipper. Tatsunori Hara, who takes over for legendary home run king Sadaharu Oh. Oh is skipping this year's Classic because of health concerns. Other major leaguers expected to participate for Japan will include Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and Tampa Bay infielder Akinori Iwamura. New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui has already declined an invitation. One player to keep an eye on for Japan will be 22-year-old right-hander Yu Darvish, who is the country' |
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| Diamondbacks sign P Gordon |
MLB Baseball |
02/06/2009 |
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| ut short after being placed on the disabled list on July 6 with right elbow inflammation. Gordon, a three-time All-Star, has a career record of 138-125 with 159 saves and a 3.94 ERA in 2,106 1/3 innings over 887 games -- 203 starts. In 20 major league seasons, Gordon has played for Kansas City, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Houston, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and Philadelphia. He had a career-high 46 saves in 1998 for Boston, which were part of a then- major league record 54 consecutive saves. |
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| Baltimore signs P Parrish |
MLB Baseball |
02/04/2009 |
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| nt 1-1 with a 4.04 earned run average in 13 games (six starts) with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008. In over seven seasons in the majors, Parrish is 13-13 with a 4.54 ERA in 174 games, which includes 16 starts. In addition to Baltimore and Toronto, he has also saw time in a Seattle uniform. Also on Wednesday, Baltimore announced that pitcher Brian Burres was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was designated for assignment on Monday when the team acquired pitcher Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs. |
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| Rockies acquire Murton from A's |
MLB Baseball |
02/04/2009 |
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| e Colorado Rockies acquired outfielder Matt Murton from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league infielder Corey Wimberly. Murton was acquired by the A's last season as part of the deal that sent pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs. He played in only nine games for Oakland after the trade and went just 3- for-30 at the plate, then finished the season with Triple-A Sacramento. Over four seasons in the majors, all with the Cubs before the trade, he is a career .288 hitter with 2 |
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| Baltimore Orioles |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
02/03/2009 |
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| Acquired pitcher Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later; designated pitcher Brian Burres for assignment. |
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| Oakland Athletics |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
02/03/2009 |
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| Acquired pitcher Michael Wuertz from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Richie Robnett and infielder Justin Sellers. |
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| Athletics acquire Wuertz from Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
02/02/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics have acquired pitcher Michael Wuertz from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor leaguers Richie Robnett and Justin Sellers. Wuertz was 1-1 with a 3.63 earned run average in 45 relief appearances for the Cubs last season. He also spent part of the campaign at Triple-A Iowa and posted a mark of 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA and four saves in 17 games. The 30-year-old right-hander has compiled a record of 13-7 with one save and a 3.57 ERA in 265 relief outings over |
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| Orioles acquire P Hill from Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
02/02/2009 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles announced on Monday that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later. Hill had a career year in 2007, notching an 11-8 record in 32 starts with a 3.92 earned run average and 183 strikeouts. However, he was slowed last season by a back injury and spent most of the year in the minor leagues. The 28-year- old made five starts with Chicago in 2008, going 1-0 with a 4.12 ERA. He fanned 15 |
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| Cubs agree to terms with catcher Bako |
MLB Baseball |
01/30/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs announced on Friday they have agreed to terms with catcher Paul Bako on a contract for the 2009 season. Terms of the deal were not announced. Despite being a veteran of 11 seasons, Bako set career highs in home runs (6), runs batted in (35) and runs scored (30) last year while hitting at a .217 clip in 99 games with the Cincinnati Reds. Bako is a career .231 hitter, totaling 21 homers, 186 RBI and 183 runs scored over 745 games. That includes a stint with the |
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