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| Hernandez hopes to keep Giants alive |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2002 |
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| National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. Hernandez is 5-0 lifetime in the postseason, including 1-0 with a 1.54 earned run average in a pair of outings -- one start -- in the NLDS. In his only NL Division Series start, against the New York Mets in 2000, he surrendered one run on five hits over 7 2/3 innings in a 5-1 victory. While a member of the Florida Marlins, the Cuban righthander went 2-0 in the NL Championship Series and 2-0 in the World Series to garner MVP honors. His opponent in t |
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| Maddux gives Braves 2-1 lead against San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| a career-high five RBI at Boston as a member of the Kansas City Royals on April 27, 1996, drove in as many runs Saturday as he had in his 33 previous career post-season games. His last RBI in the playoffs came in Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS against the New York Mets...Atlanta is 11-2 in Division Series games on the road, with the two losses coming at St. Louis in 2000...The Giants, who earned a berth into the playoffs as the NL wild card team, are 9-9 in home playoff games since moving to San Francisco and have |
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| Mets make roster moves |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets have announced on Thursday that they have outrighted the contracts of outfielder Tony Tarasco and lefthanded pitcher Adam Walker, while activating righthanded pitcher Kane Davis off the 60-Day Disabled list. The 31-year old Tarasco appeared in 60 games this season with the Mets, hitting .250, with six home runs, and 15 RBI. Earlier this season, Tarasco was reported to have been one of seven players on the Mets who have smoked marijuana this season. A Newsday |
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| Brewers will not bring Royster back |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2002 |
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| ason. Royster becomes the sixth manager to be let go since the end of the season. Bruce Kimm of the Chicago Cubs, Luis Pujols of the Detroit Tigers, Hal McRae of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Jerry Narron of the Texas Rangers, and Bobby Valentine of the New York Mets were the other managers to lose their jobs. The 49-year-old Royster took over as manager on an interim basis when Davey Lopes was fired on April 18 after the Brewers got off to the worst start in franchise history (3-12). The Brewers later lifted th |
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| Mets fire Valentine |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets have announced the firing of manager Bobby Valentine. Despite a payroll of $94 million entering the season, the Mets (75-86) finished last in the National League East, 26 1/2 games behind the first-place Braves. Valentine, who just completed the second season of a three-year contract, became the Mets' manager on August 26, 1996, replacing Dallas Green. "I met with Bobby Valentine this morning and told him that after much soul searching, I had decided that it |
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| MLB Playoff Preview: San Francisco versus Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| s' struggles in the postseason are well documented and will be focused on in this five-game series. The All-Star leftfielder owns a paltry .196 batting average, one home run and six RBI in 27 playoff games. In his last postseason series, against the New York Mets in 2000, the all-time single-season home run champ was 3-for-17 (.176) with no round-trippers, one RBI and four strikeouts. However, this is a different time for the only four-time winner of the Most Valuable Player Award. Bonds is the most dangerou |
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| Mets hope to avoid sweep in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates attempt to sweep the New York Mets this evening, when the two teams square off in the finale of a three-game set at PNC Park. After taking the opener of this series by a 6-3 score, the Pirates scratched out a 4-3 victory on Wednesday. Aramis Ramirez hit the go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning, leading the Pirates to their third straight win and sixth in eight tries. Jason Kendall finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and Rob Mackowiak had an RBI and on |
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| Pirates aim for third consecutive win |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates shoot for their third consecutive win this evening, when they tangle with the disappointing New York Mets in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park. Pinch-hitter Adrian Brown capped a four-run eighth inning with a two-run single, leading the Pirates to a 6-3 victory in the opener of this series on Tuesday. Armando Rios was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Pittsburgh, which has won two in a row and five of its last seven. Scott Sauerb |
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| Former teammates tangle in Windy City |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| fonseca, just before the start of this year. Dempster, on the other hand, was shipped to Cincinnati in July. In his last trip to the slate, Clement did not factor into the decision after permitting one run on five hits over seven innings against the New York Mets. He was actually in line to earn his 13th win, but Alfonseca allowed a run in the ninth inning as the Mets tied the game and forced extra frames. The righthander, who walked two and fanned nine against the Mets, was tagged with the loss in his previ |
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| Mets begin final road series in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The disappointing New York Mets begin their final road series of the season this evening, when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park. New York is currently in last place in the National League East -- one-half game behind the Florida Marlins. This, for a team with a $105 million payroll. Sunday, the Mets were handed a 5-1 loss by the Montreal Expos. Ty Wigginton knocked in the only run for New York, which has dropped two of its last |
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