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| Astacio among Mets' pitchers placed on DL |
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03/28/2003 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets placed pitchers Pedro Astacio, Grant Roberts, Tyler Yates and John Franco on the 15-day disabled list Friday. Both Astacio and Roberts have tendinitis in their right shoulders. Astacio's placement is retroactive to March 21st. The 33-year-old Astacio was 12-11 with a 4.79 ERA in 31 starts for the Mets last season, while Roberts appeared in 34 games and finished 3-1 with a 2.20 ERA for the Mets last year. The lefthanded Franco is still recovering from " |
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| Mets place three on DL |
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03/28/2003 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets placed pitchers Pedro Astacio, Grant Roberts, and John Franco on the 15-day disabled list Friday. Both Astacio and Roberts have tendinitis in their right shoulders. Astacio's placement is retroactive to March 21st. The 33-year-old Astacio was 12-11 with a 4.79 ERA in 31 starts for the Mets last season, while Roberts appeared in 34 games and finished 3-1 with a 2.20 ERA for the Mets last year. The lefthanded Franco is still recovering from "Tommy John" |
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| Don Baylor diagnosed with cancer |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - First year bench coach of the New York Mets, Don Baylor, has been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. The 53-year-old Baylor has multiple myeloma, a condition that also affected Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre in the spring of 2000. Stottlemyre left the Yankees in September 2000 for a stem cell transplant, but has since rejoined the team. The cancer was found when an abnormality showed up during Baylor's spring training physical, which led to tests on March 12 in |
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| Colorado Rockies 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| ers and 104 RBI over 136 games. He hit .300 for the seventh time and drove in at least 100 runs for the fifth time, but battled through elbow problems. Payton batted .335 with eight home runs and 28 RBI for the Rockies after he was acquired from the New York Mets on July 31. Colorado's new leftfielder went on a tear last season at Coors Field, hitting .473 and had 19 RBI in 21 games there. Wilson, who will take over for Pierre in center this year, hit 23 homers and drove in 65 runs last season while compilin |
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| Texas Rangers 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| e the ball every fifth day for the Rangers despite never registering a winning record in any of his six major league seasons. Thomson did pitch in the high altitude of Colorado for the first 5 1/2 years of his career before being shipped over to the New York Mets towards the end of last season. Thomson will look to improve on his overall 9-14 record and 4.71 ERA with the Rockies and Mets in 2002. Ryan Drese won the fourth spot and Colby Lewis has the inside track on the No. 5 starter's job, but will only be |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| McRae with one year remaining on his contract after losing a franchise-record 106 games in 2002. Along with a new skipper, the Devil Rays have some fresh faces on their current roster. Talented shortstop Rey Ordonez was acquired in a trade from the New York Mets, while second baseman Marlon Anderson and first baseman Travis Lee traveled south from Philadelphia. Pitchers Jim Parque and Steve Parris will also strengthen the rotation. Piniella will be expected to mold and manage group of young prospects, somet |
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| Cubs feel that Bobby Hill isn't ready |
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03/27/2003 |
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| e August when he batted .314 in 29 games. He hit .182 in 30 games during his first big-league stint earlier in the season. Hill appeared in 92 games for the Iowa Cubs last season. He hit .282 with eight home runs and 40 RBI to earn a spot in the in the Triple-A All-Star game. Also on Wednesday, the Cubs optioned pitcher Francis Beltran to Iowa and pitcher Felix Sanchez to their AA affiliate. The Cubs will open their 128th National League campaign March 31 when they take on the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. |
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| New York Mets 2003 Preview |
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03/25/2003 |
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| (1B); Ty Wigginton (3B); Jeromy Burnitz (RF); Rey Sanchez (SS) PROJECTED ROTATION: Tom Glavine (LHP); Al Leiter (LHP); Steve Trachsel (RHP); Pedro Astacio (RHP); David Cone (RHP) PROJECTED CLOSER: Armando Benitez (RHP) MANAGER: Art Howe OVERVIEW The New York Mets entered last season with monster expectations in tow. In 2000, they overachieved and made it all the way to the World Series, where they lost to the cross-town rival Yankees. With the addition of some new offensive firepower and a returning core of |
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| Mets release Donovan Osborne |
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03/25/2003 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets released pitcher Donovan Osborne on Tuesday. The lefthander was signed by New York to a minor league contract in February. The 33-year-old Osborne posted an 0-1 record with a 6.19 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the Cubs last season. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 9 with a right side muscle strain and sat out the remainder of the year. Chicago released him on September 2. The southpaw has a career mark of 47-46 with a 3.96 ERA over 154 |
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| Piazza and Mota each slapped with five game suspensions |
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03/17/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza and Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Guillermo Mota were each suspended five- games for their part in a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams last week. Both players were also fined an undisclosed amount for their part in the incident. Mets outfielder Jeremy Burnitz 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 |
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