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| More trouble for Jose Canseco |
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06/20/2003 |
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| bation to go along with two years' house arrest for the nightclub brawl. Canseco was also arrested in March for violating his probation by failing to begin his community service and anger management classes. A former member of the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Chicago White Sox, Canseco was booked at the Davie substation and then transferred to the main Broward County Jail, where he is being held without bond pending a court ap |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - June 20 |
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06/20/2003 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - June 20 === (MySportsbook) - The Lone Star State series starts tonight, as the Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game set. Houston won four of six meetings last season, including taking two of three at the Ballpark in Arlington. The Astros own a 7-5 advantage in the all-time series, but they have more important business at stake. Jimy Williams' club enters tonight's game in third place in the NL Central, 1 1/2 games behind the front-running Chi |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - June 20 |
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06/20/2003 |
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| of the series last season, winning four of six meetings. The A's went 2-1 at home against the Giants and are 6-3 in home series tilts since the start of the 2000 campaign. Oakland enters the series on a roll after sweeping a three-game set from the Texas Rangers. The Athletics have won a season-high six in a row overall, including a 9-2 victory on Thursday. Thanks to their hot play, the A's have pulled within 6 1/2 games of Seattle in the AL West. Mark Mulder allowed two runs in seven innings to lead Oaklan |
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| Bay Area series commences tonight |
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06/20/2003 |
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| of the series last season, winning four of six meetings. The A's went 2-1 at home against the Giants and are 6-3 in home series tilts since the start of the 2000 campaign. Oakland enters this series on a roll after sweeping a three-game set from the Texas Rangers. The Athletics have won a season-high six in a row overall, including a 9-2 victory on Thursday. Thanks to their hot play, the A's have pulled within 6 1/2 games of Seattle in the AL West. Mark Mulder allowed two runs in seven innings to lead Oaklan |
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| A-Rod not A-OK |
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06/19/2003 |
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| === A-Rod not A-OK === By Gregg Xenakes, MLB Analyst Rangers team report (MySportsbook) - With their 4-3 loss to the Oakland A's on Wednesday, the Texas Rangers are now 20 1/2 games out of first place in the American League West, tying them for the largest margin from first-to-last in all of baseball entering action on Thursday. The team is 15 games below .500 and has not won back-to-back games since a seven-game win streak during the middle of May, but still the club is exciting. Even with the third-wors |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - June 19 |
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06/19/2003 |
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| === Oakland Athletics Team Report - June 19 === (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics go for their second straight series sweep on Thursday when they conclude their three-game set with the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum. The A's, who swept Montreal in their previous series, have won five straight games overall and can tie their longest winning streak of the season with a victory Thursday. Oakland claimed six straight games from April 24-30. On Wednesday, Scott Hatteberg's RBI base hit in the bottom of the |
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| Rangers' Perry has shoulder surgery |
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06/18/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers infielder Herbert Perry had an operation on Wednesday to fix a frayed rotator cuff and labrum in his right shoulder and remove a badly bruised bursa sac. The surgery will end Perry's season, leaving him with a .167 batting average and two RBI in 24 at-bats this year. Perry was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 30th with what was thought to be tendinitis. Perry, who also plans to have surgery on both knees once his shoulder is strong enough to use crutches |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - June 18 |
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06/18/2003 |
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| === Oakland Athletics Team Report - June 18 === (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics attempt to extend their winning streak to five games on Wednesday when they host the Texas Rangers in the second of a three-game series at the Coliseum. The A's have captured their last four contests for their longest winning streak since claiming six in a row from April 24-30. In the series opener on Wednesday, Mark Ellis and Miguel Tejada each hit solo homers in the sixth inning, as Oakland defeated Texas, 4-3. Scott |
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| "Pudge" leads NL catchers in all-star voting |
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06/17/2003 |
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| a starter since 1993. The ten-time American League All-Star currently leads the balloting at his position by nearly 85,000 votes over the Atlanta Braves' Javy Lopez, and by nearly 100,000 over the injured Piazza of the New York Mets. While with the Texas Rangers, Rodriguez was elected to an AL-record nine straight All-Star starts. He could become just the second catcher since 1970 to have been selected as a starter in both leagues (Ted Simmons - St. Louis- NL, 1979; Milwaukee-AL, 1983). Rodriguez is batting |
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| Rangers release Jamey Wright |
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06/16/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Jamey Wright was granted his release from the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma on Monday. Wright, who requested the move, had signed a minor league contract just six weeks ago with the Rangers. The righthander went 2-1 with a 4.12 ERA in seven starts for Oklahoma. Wright, who was released earlier this season by the Milwaukee Brewers' organization, has a career record of 50-67 with a 5.17 ERA in 174 major league games with Colorado, Milwaukee and St. Louis. Also |
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