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| Phillies sign free-agent David Bell |
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11/24/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Free-agent third baseman David Bell signed a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The 30-year-old Bell, who has played in the postseason each of the last three seasons with the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants, decided to sign with Philadelphia just days after leaving the city following a four-day courtship by the team and city officials. The coveted third baseman will earn $17 million over four years. He will receive $3 million next season, $4.2 |
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| Glavine visits Mets |
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11/21/2002 |
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| 242-143 with a 3.37 ERA and 2,054 strikeouts. "We're very serious and very interested in this," said Phillips, who stated that a deal will not happen before the Thanksgiving holiday but an agreement could be in place by mid-December. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies will host Glavine and his wife Thursday night and Friday. They are scheduled to attend a Flyers game against San Jose in Philadelphia on Thursday. The Phillies have reportedly offered Glavine a three-year deal worth $27 million but could make anothe |
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| Complicated deal: Hampton reportedly headed to Atlanta |
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11/17/2002 |
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| on was in turn being traded to the Braves for reliever Tim Spooneybarger and an unnamed prospect. The move may spell the end of Tom Glavine's time pitching in Atlanta, as he is a free agent and has been entertaining offers from the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The newspaper reported the Braves will pay Hampton's salary the next three years, a total of $35.5 million. However, the Braves reportedly won't have to pay anything in the final three years. The Journal-Constitution reports in an odd agreement, th |
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| Bidding war for Tom Glavine |
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11/15/2002 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Several teams need pitching help heading into the 2003 season, and Tom Glavine just may be the solution for a couple of teams. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are two teams courting the lefthander. The Mets have offered a three-year deal worth about $31 million, while the Phillies have an offer of worth between $27 million and $30 million. Glavine, an eight-time All-Star selection, is also being offered a one-year, $9 million contract with the Atlanta Braves. Glavine has |
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| Former Reds pitcher Raffensberger passes away |
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11/11/2002 |
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| Network) - Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ken Raffensberger died on Sunday at the age of 85. He played 15 seasons in the major leagues and twice led the National League in shutouts. He posted a 119-154 record while playing with St. Louis, the Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati between 1939 and 1954. Raffensberger made his major league debut in 1939 with the Cubs. That season he posted a 7-9 record in 43 games. During the 1944 season, he was the winning pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game. A |
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| Report: Yankees to sign Japan's slugger Matsui |
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11/08/2002 |
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| White and lefthander Sterling Hitchcock, and are looking to acquire Colorado pitcher Mike Hampton. The New York Daily News reported Friday that the Yankees also threw their names into the hat for free agent pitcher Tom Glavine. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies have also expressed interest in Glavine. To create spending room, the Yankees have begun to cut costs across the board. New York released Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez' interpreter, and Newsday reported on Friday that owner George Steinbrenner is thr |
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| Phillies roll out red carpet for Thome |
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11/08/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - First baseman Jim Thome, perhaps the biggest name on the free agent market this offseason, met with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. "It's going to be a long process, and we're going to look at different angles," said Thome as he was leaving the Phillies clubhouse. "I wouldn't be here if I wasn't interested. We enjoyed talking to a lot of different people. Thome, who has played for Cleveland in all 12 seasons of his career, hit an Indians-record 52 home runs, with 118 RBI a |
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| Devil Rays name Elia hitting coach |
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11/05/2002 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays named former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager Lee Elia their hitting coach for the next two seasons on Tuesday. Elia, who was a candidate to take over the Seattle Mariners' managing vacancy left by Lou Piniella, decided to stay near his home in Odessa, Florida. "It was a very difficult decision," Elia said. "Seattle is a great organization and things were going well, but it was weighing heavy on my head. So I called (the Mariners) this mor |
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| Phillies decline option on Bottalico |
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10/30/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies chose not to exercise a $1.75 million option on reliever Ricky Bottalico on Wednesday. Instead, the team will pay $50,000 to buy out his contract. Bottalico performed inconsistently for the Phillies in 2002 before a shoulder injury ended his season. In 30 games he was 0-3 with a 4.61 ERA. During nine years in the majors, Bottalico is 27-38 with a 4.03 ERA and 114 saves in 460 games. |
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| Keys in the Giants - Cardinals series |
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10/08/2002 |
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| ht over 130 games on the year, it will be interesting to see if Santiago can continue to defy Father Time and come up with big hits in the clutch. St. Louis Cardinals 1 - Overcome the loss of third baseman Scott Rolen. The addition of Rolen from the Philadelphia Phillies at the July 31 trade deadline gave the Cardinals the most well-balanced and dangerous lineup in the Senior Circuit. The 27-year-old Rolen started slow with his new club, one which he grew up rooting for, but rebounded to finish with a .278 average, |
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