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| The Rookie Watch: Breakthrough or Bust? |
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04/02/2003 |
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| e their mark in the coming years. As is the case with Bonds, Sosa and Johnson, these players who have made it to the big league level may not have break-out seasons in 2003, but have a tremendous upside for long thriving careers. 1B - Hee Seop Choi, Chicago Cubs A 24-year-old from Korea, Choi stands at 6-foot-5, weighs 240 pounds and offers tremendous power. A lefthander, Choi is the future first baseman of the Cubs, but needs to hit well early in the season to get more playing time than veteran Eric Karros |
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| Piazza's suspension reduced to four games |
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04/01/2003 |
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| d from five games to four after the union filed an appeal on March 21. Major League Baseball President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy ruled on the appeal on Tuesday, one day after Piazza played in the season-opener at Shea Stadium against the Chicago Cubs. Piazza has never missed a season-opener in his career. Piazza's $3,000 fine was upheld and he will begin serving the suspension on Wednesday, meaning the catcher is not eligible to return until the Sunday, April 6 game against Montreal. Piazza and |
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| San Diego Padres 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| ee agent after 2003. The Padres may have acquired him because Trammell had a long-term deal, and that may free up some money for San Diego to sign potential big name free agents after this season. Two years ago, White hit .307 while playing with the Chicago Cubs, but last season his average dipped to a career-low .240 and his production was limited as he hit 14 homers and drove in 62 runs over 126 games. He was also set back by an injury to his left hand. Mark Kotsay may receive All-Star consideration this |
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| Colorado Rockies 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| high 188 times -- one short of Bobby Bonds' major league record.. He also has the ability to play third base. Stynes, entering his ninth season in the majors, joins his fifth team after having served time with Kansas City, Cincinnati, Boston and the Chicago Cubs. Although he's never had more than 380 at-bats in a single season, Stynes may play at third as Uribe recovers and Hernandez plays at shortstop. Stynes struggled last season, hitting just .241 for the Cubs. The third base job could also go to Brent B |
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| Cubs feel that Bobby Hill isn't ready |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Mesa, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs optioned second baseman Bobby Hill to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Hill, a switch hitter, had a chance to win the starting second base job with the Cubs this season, but has only batted .157 in 51 at-bats this spring. "My numbers aren't good, but a lot of games I've hit the ball hard right at people -- that doesn't show," Hill said. "My walks don't show." The 24-year-old Hill was impressive the second time he was called up in late August when he batted .314 in 29 |
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| New York Mets 2003 Preview |
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03/25/2003 |
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| when Reyes gets the call. Catcher is one position where the Mets are very sound. Of course, Piazza is the heart-and-soul of the organization. He is appealing a five-game suspension, but will likely be in the lineup when the season opens against the Chicago Cubs on March 31. "I've never missed an Opening Day," Piazza told the New York Daily News. "To miss it over this would be frustrating and disappointing. I'm going to do what I can." His batting average was far below his career number (.280 vs. .328) last |
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| Cleveland Indians 2003 Preview |
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03/24/2003 |
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| ERA in 35 games (24 starts) last season for the Diamondbacks. Davis, who is relatively untested at the major league level, pitched three games last season for Cleveland. He went 6-2 at Double-A Akron in 2002. Bere spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs. He went 11-11 with a 4.31 ERA over a career-high 32 starts in 2001. However, Bere was limited to only 16 starts last year after being struck on the right knee by a line drive in late June. He posted a 1-10 mark in 2002 with a 5.67 ERA. BULLPEN Righ |
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| Piazza and Mota each slapped with five game suspensions |
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03/17/2003 |
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| urnitz was also fined for acting aggressively during the on-field fight. Piazza and Mota will both begin serving their suspensions on March 31, the corresponding date of each team's regular-season opener. Piazza will miss the Mets opener against the Chicago Cubs, while the Dodgers open their season at Arizona. Piazza and Mota were involved in a brawl during the Dodgers' 13-6 exhibition win last week. Piazza charged Mota in the sixth after being hit in the shoulder with a pitch. The former Dodger catcher was |
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| Baker will manage 2003 National League All-Star team |
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03/04/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker was informed by Major League Baseball on Tuesday that he will manage the National League in the 2003 All-Star Game. The 74th meeting between the National League and American League standouts will take place on July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Baker, a three-time National League Manager of the Year, led the Giants to the World Series last season before San Francisco lost to the Anaheim Angels in seven games. This will mark only the se |
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| Bobby Bonds has lung cancer |
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02/28/2003 |
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| ort. The Contra Costa Times reported that the 56-year-old Bonds must undergo six months of chemotherapy. Bonds spent 14 years in the majors and played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He ended his career with 332 homers, 1,024 RBI, 461 stolen bases and a .268 lifetime batting average. Bonds, the father of San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, works as a special assistant for the Giants. |
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