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| Mariners come to terms with Branyan |
MLB Baseball |
12/03/2008 |
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| 0 RBI. He was especially useful off the bench, as he ranked fourth in batting average and was tied for second in home runs among National League pinch-hitters with at least 10 plate appearances. For his career, Branyan is a .230 hitter with 133 home runs and 320 RBI in 766 games for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Brewers. Branyan, who will turn 33 on December 19, has played for five different teams over the last three seasons. |
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| Phils' Utley undergoes surgery |
MLB Baseball |
11/25/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley underwent hip surgery on Monday and the club said the procedure went as expected. Utley had an arthroscopic debridement of his labrum performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The Phillies said the findings were consistent with the diagnostic studies performed prior to the surgery. It is still anticipated that Utley will have a recovery period of four to six months, meaning he could be sidelined through May of the |
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| No. 6 Texas makes short work of St. Joe's |
College Basketball |
11/24/2008 |
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| e minutes elapsed. Seven straight from the Hawks reduced the deficit to 11 before poor shooting plus another brief run put the Longhorns up by 20 with under nine minutes to play. Saint Joseph's could not close its gap below double digits for the remainder of the contest. Game Notes Texas has won all four meetings...Abrams hit 4-of-7 shots from beyond the arc...The Longhorns had a slight 39-38 edge on the boards...World Series champion and Hawaii native Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies was in attendance. |
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| Phils' Utley, Feliz need surgery |
MLB Baseball |
11/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies announced Thursday that half of its starting infield -- All- Star second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Pedro Feliz -- would undergo surgery. Utley will have surgery on his right hip next week. The 29-year-old was rumored to have problems with the hip most of the season, as his offensive numbers dipped considerably after the All-Star break. Utley still finished with a .292 batting average, a career-high 33 home runs, and 104 RBI. After a poor perf |
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| Phillies deal Golson to Rangers for Mayberry |
MLB Baseball |
11/20/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder John Mayberry from the Texas Rangers Thursday for outfielder Greg Golson in an exchange of former first-round picks. The 24-year-old Mayberry, the 19th overall pick in 2005, split the 2008 season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma and hit a combined .264 with 38 doubles, 20 home runs, 71 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 135 games. The 23-year-old Golson, the 21st overall selection in 2004, played for Double- A Reading during the |
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| Royals add Arbuckle amid host of roster moves |
MLB Baseball |
11/14/2008 |
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| n the 40-man winter roster while Braun was placed on unconditional release waivers and Hudson was designated for assignment. Pitcher Josh Newman was also designated for assignment. Meanwhile, Arbuckle comes to Kansas City fresh off a World Series championship with the Philadelphia Phillies where he most recently was assistant general manager. He joined the Phillies organization in 1992 as director of scouting after previously working with Royals general manager Dayton Moore while in the Atlanta Braves organization. |
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| Phillies add Perlozzo to coaching staff |
MLB Baseball |
11/13/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies hired former Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo to their coaching staff on Thursday. Perlozzo has not yet been assigned a specific coaching position, though the club said he will handle infield instruction. Philadelphia is already without two coaches from the 2008 season -- third base coach Steve Smith, who was fired last week, and bench coach Jimy Williams, who told the club he will not return for 2009. Perlozzo spent last season as Seattle's third base coach |
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| Rays OF Upton undergoes shoulder surgery |
MLB Baseball |
11/12/2008 |
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| Andrews. In 2008, Upton batted .273 with nine homers, 67 RBI and 44 stolen bases. In the playoffs the 24-year old was sensational, batting .288 with seven homers and 16 RBI in 16 games, as the upstart Rays lost the World Series in five games to the Philadelphia Phillies. Team vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said in a story on MLB.com that he expects Upton to be ready for Spring Training. In parts of four seasons, all with Tampa Bay, Upton has a .277 batting average with 38 homers and 171 RBI i |
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| Maddon, Piniella honored as top managers |
MLB Baseball |
11/12/2008 |
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| e Scioscia, the 2002 winner of the award, finished third with 45 points This was Gardenhire's fourth runner-up finish. Piniella, meanwhile, received 15 first-place votes, eight seconds and was third on four other ballots for 103 points, 36 more than Philadelphia Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel, who placed first on eight ballots, second on six and third on nine others. Previous Cubs skippers to win the award, which was first presented in 1983, were Jim Frey in 1984 and Don Zimmer in 1989. Piniella became the fourth m |
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| Managers of Year to be revealed Wednesday |
MLB Baseball |
11/11/2008 |
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| ing the Rays to a franchise-best 97 wins en route to the first AL East title in team history, just one year removed from losing a league-high 96 games. Maddon's team advanced all the way to the World Series, where they were eventually upended by the Philadelphia Phillies in five games. Should Maddon win the award on Wednesday he would become the first Rays skipper to do so. His biggest competition will come from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia and Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox. Scioscia guided t |
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