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| Nats cut ties with Cordero, Wagner and Orr |
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10/30/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals outrighted pitchers Chad Cordero and Ryan Wagner, and infielder Pete Orr to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday and announced that all three declined their assignments and opted to become free agents. Cordero appeared in just six games this season and had a 2.08 earned run average. In six seasons, all with the Montreal/Washington franchise, he is 20-14 with a 2.78 ERA in 305 games. Wagner did not pitch at all in 2007 due to a shoulder injury. Over five seasons i |
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| Nationals name Riggleman bench coach |
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10/24/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals named Jim Riggleman to their 2009 coaching staff on Friday. Riggleman, who will serve as bench coach, took over the Seattle Mariners' managerial position on an interim basis in June after the firing of John McLaren. Riggleman led the lowly Mariners to a 36-54 record in his short stint as manager. The 55-year-old has also managed the San Diego Padres (1992-94) and the Chicago Cubs (1995-200). Washington also named Marquis Grissom (first base), Pat Listach ( |
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| Indians exercise option on Carroll |
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10/16/2008 |
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| y that the team has exercised the 2009 team option on infielder Jamey Carroll. The 34-year-old Carroll batted .277 with one home run and 36 RBI in 113 games during the 2008 season. Carroll, who was acquired by Cleveland from the Colorado Rockies in December 2007 for minor league pitcher Sean Smith, also collected seven stolen bases. Besides the Indians and Rockies, Carroll played for the Montreal Expos from 2002-04 and then with the Washington Nationals in the 2005 season. He owns a career batting average of .273. |
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| Cardinals claim P Manning from Nats |
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10/15/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals claimed reliever Charlie Manning off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 29-year-old lefty made his major league debut this past season for the last-place Nats, posting a 1-3 record with a 5.14 earned run average in 57 games. Manning was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the ninth round of the 2001 draft. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals designated first baseman Josh Phelps for assignment. St. Louis finished 86-76 in 200 |
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| Lidge, Lee capture Comeback Player of Year honors |
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09/30/2008 |
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| s season included an 11-game winning streak, the longest in baseball since 2005, and he was tabbed as the AL's starting pitcher in the 2008 All- Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in 2000, he has been a member of the Indians' organization since June 27, 2002, when he was acquired along with Grady Sizemore and Brandon Phillips in the trade that sent Bartolo Colon to the Expos. Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Rays and Dmitri Young of the Washington Nationals won the award last season. |
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| Marson, Phillies' reserves close out season with a win |
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09/28/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - A day after the Phillies locked up their second straight NL East title, Lou Marson homered to help the Philadelphia reserves close out the regular season with an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. So Taguchi collected three hits and knocked in three runs for the Phillies (92-70), who rested many of their regulars in preparation for the postseason. Marson, making his major league debut, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Starter Kyle Kendrick |
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| Mariners end awful season with sweep of A's |
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09/28/2008 |
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| un double to give the A's a three-run cushion. Seattle also manufactured a run in the first. Suzuki led off with a double, moved to third on a line out to left and scored on Ibanez's groundout to second. Matt Tuiasosopo added an RBI groundout in the second. Game Notes Despite the loss, Oakland won the season series 10-9...Seattle finished with the worst record in the American League, but will have the second pick in the 2009 MLB Draft since the Washington Nationals finished 59-102, 1 1/2 games behind the Mariners. |
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| Marson, Phillies reserves close out season with a win |
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09/28/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - A day after the Phillies locked up their second straight NL East title, Lou Marson homered to help the Philadelphia reserves close out the regular season with an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. So Taguchi collected three hits and knocked in three runs for the Phillies (92-70), who rested many of their regulars in preparation for the postseason. Marson, making his major league debut, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Starter Kyle Kendrick |
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| Phils hope to get the brooms out on Nats |
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09/28/2008 |
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| Network) - With their second straight National League East title locked up a day earlier than last season, the Philadelphia Phillies can breathe a sigh of relief as they close out the regular season with the finale of a three-game series versus the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies entered Saturday's game with a magic number of one and got it done with some theatrics in the bottom of the ninth inning. Offseason acquisition Brad Lidge came on to close it out for the 41st time, but ran into so |
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| Santana cooks Fish to keep Mets in playoff picture |
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09/27/2008 |
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| ul, while the Brewers need to beat the Cubs in Milwaukee on Saturday to stay in front. New York entered play Saturday trailing Philadelphia by two games for the NL East lead. The Phillies can clinch the division title with a win on Saturday over the Washington Nationals. Coming off a career-high 125 pitches in a win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Santana (16-7) showed no ill effects on Saturday, fanning nine and walking three on 117 pitches in his sixth career shutout. Jose Reyes singled, stole second, and score |
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