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| Cleveland Indians 2009 Preview |
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03/30/2009 |
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| was traded. Following a dreadful 2007 season which featured time spent in the minor leagues, Lee picked up the AL Cy Young Award by going an MLB-best 22-3 with an AL-leading 2.54 earned run average, second in the majors only to Johan Santana of the New York Mets (2.53 ERA). Lee's amazing 2008 season also featured four complete games, two shutouts, 170 strikeouts, 34 walks and just 214 hits allowed in 223 1/3 innings. His remarkable year included an 11-game winning streak, the longest in baseball since 2005, |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2009 Preview |
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03/30/2009 |
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| ming a seven-game deficit with 17 games to play in 2007 to win its first National League East title since 1993, Philadelphia was swiftly bounced out of the playoffs in the first round. Last season saw much of the same. Philadelphia again trailed the New York Mets heading down the stretch, finding itself 3 1/2 games back on September 10. Doubters will say the Mets collapsed for a second straight season, but optimists counter with the fact that the Phillies won 13 of their final 16 regular-season games to secu |
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| New York Mets 2009 Preview |
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03/30/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. It's not that the New York Mets didn't do anything to address their 2007 collapse, in which they blew a seven-game divisional lead with 17 games to play. In fact, bringing in one of the top left-handed pitchers in baseball, Johan Santana, is hardly a minor upgrade. Instead, the Mets might have fooled themselves into thinking that was enough. One year removed from another late-season collapse, this time blowing a 3 1/ |
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| Washington Nationals 2009 Preview |
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03/30/2009 |
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| , as the shortstop hit .316 with nine homers, 55 RBI and 77 runs scored while serving as the club's lone All-Star representative. Anderson Hernandez (.333 with 17 homers in 28 games) will start at second after coming over last year in trade with the New York Mets. Jesus Flores is behind the plate after winning the starting job last year that opened up due to injury. The 24-year-old hit .256 with eight home runs and 59 RBI in 90 games a year ago and Washington will hope he takes another step forward this seas |
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| Mariners release Tyler Walker |
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03/29/2009 |
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| ppearances for the Giants last season, and this spring pitched to an ERA of 4.76 in six games. "We have determined that there are other pitchers ahead of Tyler in our bullpen," said Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik. "That drove this ultimate decision." Walker, a 32-year-old right-hander, has compiled a career record of 20-17 with 34 saves and a 4.52 ERA in 230 games (one start) with the New York Mets, Giants and Tampa Bay. The Mariners also optioned catcher Jeff Clement to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday. |
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| Astros release Graves |
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03/25/2009 |
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| Network) - The Houston Astros released veteran reliever Danny Graves from his minor league contract on Wednesday. Graves, an 11-year veteran, posted a robust 6.43 earned-run average in seven relief appearances for the Astros this Spring and asked for his release. In 518 career games -- 30 starts -- the 35-year old recorded a 43-44 record with a 4.05 ERA and 182 saves, all of which came during his stint in Cincinnati (1997-2005). Graves also played for Cleveland (1996-97, 2006) and the New York Mets (2005). |
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| Brewers release Nixon |
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03/25/2009 |
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| Maryvale, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers released outfielder Trot Nixon on Wednesday. Nixon appeared in just 11 games last year with the New York Mets after he was acquired by the team in June from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had six hits in 35 at-bats with a home run and one RBI. The 33-year-old had his best season in 2003 with the Red Sox when he batted .306 with 28 home runs and 87 RBI. Over 12 seasons in the majors, which includes 10 with Boston and one with Cleveland, he has appeared in 1 |
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| Is the WBC over yet? |
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03/20/2009 |
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| appointment. Proponents of the WBC will direct you to the Netherlands' thrilling win to knock out the Dominican Republic and Team USA's come-from-behind win over Puerto Rico to advance, but outside of a few diehards, nobody watched those games live. New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who knocked in the winning runs in Tuesday's thriller, said his bloop two-run single down the right field line was the biggest hit of his career. Really, David? You were in an National League Championship Series right? Ma |
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| Mets part ways with P Sanchez |
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03/10/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets released veteran relief pitcher Duaner Sanchez on Tuesday. The right-hander went 5-1 with a 4.32 earned run average in 66 games last year. Sanchez had missed the entire 2007 season after surgery for a right shoulder injury that occurred in spring training. He also missed the final two months of the 2006 campaign because of a shoulder injury suffered in a taxi cab accident in Florida. The 29-year-old was acquired by the Mets as part of a four-player tra |
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| Venezuela, Italy face off in Toronto |
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03/07/2009 |
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| ngels' Bobby Abreu, among others. Pitching carried the club in '06, but without the likes of Johan Santana and Carlos Zambrano this time around, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez will carry the load along with Detroit right-hander Armando Galarraga, with New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez expected to anchor the bullpen. Hernandez will go for Venezuela on Saturday. Italy, meanwhile, finished 10th the first time around, going 1-2 and did not qualify for the second round. Some of the big league talent on its r |
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