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| Boston's Person activated from DL |
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05/13/2003 |
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| . Person was signed to a minor league contract in the offseason, but was placed on the DL in spring training with elbow and shoulder injuries. Person won 15 games for the Phillies just two seasons ago, but was bothered by shoulder and elbow injures last year and finished 4-5 with a 5.44 ERA in 16 starts. The 33-year-old Person is 51-42 with a 4.60 ERA in eight seasons with the New York Mets, Toronto and Philadelphia. The team optioned righthander Steve Woodard to Triple-A Pawtucket to allow room for Person. |
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| Alou comes up short against former team |
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05/13/2003 |
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| antiago both struck out to end the game. WHO'S HOT Aurilia has hit safely in his last eight games and is on a tear in that span with a .437 average. Third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games at a .333 clip. However, he has just a .214 average for the year. WHO'S NOT Marquis Grissom is just 4-for-32 in his last 10 contests. COMING UP Following this three-game series with the Expos, the Giants will conclude their seven-game home set with four contests versus the New York Mets. |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - May 12 |
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05/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Rockies come home to Coors Field after a terrible road trip and will face the New York Mets tonight in the opener of a three-game set. Colorado, which lost at Florida on Sunday, has dropped six of its last seven games. The Rockies went 2-7 on their nine-game road trip and now return to Denver for a seven-game homestand. Starting tonight, 20 of Colorado's next 27 games will take place at Coors Field. The Rockies have just four losses at Coors Field this year (11-4), which is tied for l |
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| Mets' Strickland placed on DL |
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05/11/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets reliever Scott Strickland was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained right groin. Strickland injured his groin in the eighth inning of Saturday's, 4-2, 10- inning victory over the San Diego Padres. The 27-year-old Strickland owns a 2.25 ERA in 19 games this season. He has yielded just five earned runs and 16 hits in 20 innings this season. The Mets recalled left-handed pitcher Jaime Cerda from Triple-A Norfolk to take Strickland's roster spot. |
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| Struggling Marlins fire Torborg |
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05/11/2003 |
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| hat they have fired manager Jeff Torborg and replaced him with Jack McKeon. Torborg was made aware of the decision after the team's 5-4 defeat to Colorado on Saturday night. The setback dropped the Marlins to 16-22 and into a last-place tie with the New York Mets in the National League East. Torborg took the reins in Florida during the 2002 campaign when they finished 79-83. Overall with the Marlins, Torborg was 95-105. The 61-year-old Torborg has also managed with Cleveland, the White Sox, the Mets and Mont |
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| Florida Marlins Team Report - May 11 |
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05/11/2003 |
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| pitching coach Brad Arnsberg were fired after Saturday's game, a 5-4 loss. Jack McKeon has been hired to replace Torborg. McKeon formerly managed the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. The move to fire Torborg came with the Marlins tied with the New York Mets for last place in the NL East, nine games behind front-running Atlanta. Torborg took the reigns in Florida during the 2002 campaign when they finished 79-83. Overall with the Marlins, Torborg was 95-105. McKeon, 72, will become the team's sixth mana |
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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, May 7 |
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05/07/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - As a closer, Armando Benitez is famous for shaving around the corners of home plate, but now he's received a bad rap for reportedly trying to become an amateur barber - all of this apparently during a game for the New York Mets. I've never taken umbrage at baseball players for stunts they may do to lighten up the team, before, after or even during a game. Whether it be slamming a pie into the face of a rookie, like the Phillies did after Chase Utley's grand slam performanc |
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| Tests on Vaughn's knee reveals arthritis |
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05/06/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets first baseman Mo Vaughn, who is on the 15-day disabled, underwent X-rays and an MRI on Tuesday at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. The tests revealed that Vaughn is suffering from arthritis of the left knee. Vaughn, the 1995 American League MVP with the Red Sox, is hitting .190 with three home runs and 15 RBI in 27 games this season. He was placed on the DL on Saturday. |
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| Piazza has mole removed from abdomen |
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05/06/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers because he had a benign mole removed from his lower abdomen Monday. The procedure, which required seven stitches, was done under the supervision of Mets associated team physician Edward Greaney. Vance Wilson started at catcher Tuesday night for the Mets and Piazza is day-to-day to return to the lineup. Piazza is 20-for-49 (.408) with 11 runs scored, seven double |
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| Brewers back to their losing ways |
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05/05/2003 |
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| n one error or one poor pitch. In Sunday's case, it was a series of bad pitches from Matt Kinney that led to the demise of the Brewers at Miller Park as they lost for the seventh time in eight games. The Brewers wasted a 2-0 lead and lost 5-3 to the New York Mets. Milwaukee scored single runs in the first and third innings to go ahead 2-0. Richie Sexson's 10th homer of the season in the first opened the scoring. Alex Sanchez tripled home Royce Clayton in the third. Kinney didn't allow a hit until Cliff Floyd |
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