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| Rangers promote Jim Sundberg |
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10/10/2008 |
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| as we work together to take the Texas Rangers to the next level." Sundberg, who was a six-time Gold Glove award winner and three-time All-Star during his playing days, earned a World Series ring as the starting catcher for the 1985 World Champion Kansas City Royals. A former catcher, Sundberg retired at the end of the 1989 season following a 16-year major league career with the Rangers, Brewers, Royals and the Chicago Cubs. He was originally named executive vice president of the Rangers on October 3, 2007. |
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| Phils try to go two up on Dodgers in NLCS |
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10/10/2008 |
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| nd a walk in 5 1/3 innings, with two strikeouts. Lowe had given up just 14 homers in 34 starts during the regular season. Manny Ramirez collected two hits and a run batted in for the Dodgers, who are in their first NLCS since 1988 after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the division series to advance. Ramirez, who will tie Bernie Williams (41) today for most games played in the outfield in LCS play, has now knocked in a run in five straight and seven of his last eight LCS games. This afternoon's matchup will fea |
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| Dodgers leave Saito off NLCS roster |
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10/09/2008 |
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| Japanese right-hander was 3-3 with 17 saves and a 2.18 earned run average in 39 appearances prior to the injury, and finished the season 4-4 with 18 saves and a 2.49 ERA. Saito struggled in his only appearance in Los Angeles' three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS, allowing two runs on three hits while failing to get an out in Game 2. If Saito regains his form in side sessions, he can be put on the Dodgers' World Series roster, if Los Angeles advances. Left-handed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo was added |
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| Dodgers, Phils kick off NLCS in City of Brotherly Love |
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10/09/2008 |
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| Utley, though, batted .355 with two homers against the Dodgers this year. Los Angeles was back in the postseason for the first time since getting swept by the Mets in the 2006 NLDS. The NL West-champion Dodgers set the tone in their matchup with the Chicago Cubs, winning the first two games at Wrigley Field on their way to a three-game sweep. While Philadelphia scored in bunches in their series, the Dodgers put on a clinic in how to score runs in their whitewash over the Cubs. Los Angeles hit its share of h |
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| Cubs exercise 2009 option for Harden |
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10/08/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs exercised the 2009 option for pitcher Rich Harden on Wednesday. Harden, 26, was acquired from the Oakland Athletics on July 8 along with pitcher Chad Gaudin, for four players. After coming to Chicago, Harden went 5-1 with a 1.77 earned-run average and limited hitters to a .149 average after the All-Star break, which led all starters in the majors. In a combined 25 starts with Oakland and the Cubs last season, he went 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA in 25 starts and set |
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| Padres' Bard, Estes elect for free agency |
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10/06/2008 |
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| d a majority of the season with a fractured left thumb. The 13-year veteran went 2-3 in nine games -- eight starts -- with a 4.74 earned- run average last season. The 35-year-old has made stints with San Francisco, Cincinnati, the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs, Colorado, Arizona and San Diego, going 101-93 in 283 games -- 281 starts -- with a 4.71 ERA. In other Padres news, pitcher Dick Hayhurst was claimed off waivers by Toronto, while catcher Luke Carlin and shortstop Sean Kazmar were out-righted to Tri |
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| Burrell blasts Phillies into NLCS |
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10/05/2008 |
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| on Series three games to one and won a postseason series for the first time since ousting the Atlanta Braves in the 1993 NLCS. Philadelphia will next face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won their first postseason series in 20 years with a sweep of the Chicago Cubs. The NLCS is set to begin on Thursday in Philadelphia. Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth each hit a solo homer in the win, while Joe Blanton (1-0) was solid in his first-ever postseason start, allowing one run on five hits over six-plus innings of work |
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| Cubs cursed again as Dodgers sweep NLDS |
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10/05/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Dodgers broke a 20-year postseason spell with a shocking sweep, while extending the playoff futility for the Chicago Cubs to over a century without a championship. James Loney doubled in two runs in the first inning and Russell Martin had an RBI double in the fifth, backing the strong pitching of Hiroki Kuroda as Los Angeles moved to the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. The Dodgers swept the best-of-five Division Series against the |
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| A century and counting? Cubs try to avoid brooms at Chavez Ravine |
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10/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to become the latest team to add to the Chicago Cubs' misery this evening when they go for a three-game sweep in the best-of-five National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers pushed the Cubs to the brink of elimination in Game 2 on Thursday, as Russell Martin's three-run double highlighted a five-run second inning which was aided by a pair of Chicago errors, and Manny Ramirez homered for a second straight night, carrying Los Angeles to a 10-3 |
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| Dodgers hope to take 2-0 lead in best-of-five NLDS with Cubs |
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10/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to take a commanding two games to none lead in their best-of-five National League Division Series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. In Game 1 of this set on Wednesday, James Loney clubbed a two-out grand slam in the fifth inning and Manny Ramirez homered in the seventh, as Los Angeles picked up a 7-2 win. Russell Martin also hit a solo shot in the ninth for the Dodgers, who took advantage of eight walks, including three in the decisive fifth inning, to p |
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