Archive for May 25th, 2008

Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 18th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 12-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

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Dan Uggla hit a bases-loaded, two-out single in the ninth inning to help the Florida Marlin beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday and sweep a doubleheader.

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Andre Ethier singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and Luis Maza hit his first big league homer.

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Both New York teams have been underachieving, a hopeful sign around the country that all that New York cable money and ticket swag does not guarantee success.

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Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions with a 6-3 victory Sunday.

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Chase Utley and Shane Victorino drove in three runs apiece and the Philadelphia Phillies hammered the Houston bullpen in a 15-6 win over the Astros on Sunday.

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Remember that last blog post? The one I wrote before Sunday’s 4-1 loss? That is how quickly things change in the Mets’ world. All of the optimism and hope that circulated through the clubhouse Sunday morning, filtering into Willie Randolph’s office and Omar Minaya’s words — it disappeared. It is quite possible that Randolph will [...]

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Darrell Rasner's approach to pitching in Baltimore on Monday afternoon isn't apt to be any different than the game plan he had on Wednesday, when he dazzled the Orioles for seven innings at Yankee Stadium.

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Hideki Matsui was the big man on the bases, and catcher Jose Molina provided the key hit at the plate during a four-run eighth inning that enabled the Yankees to win their fifth straight.

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Matt Franco had one at-bat for the Mets in the 2000 World Series. He took a third strike from Mariano Rivera to end Game 4. The next spring, I asked Matt about that at-bat. It was a four-seam fastball, he explained, and the reason he did not swing was because he was standing so far back [...]

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The Yankees are smiling, and so is Robinson Cano -- now that the valuable second baseman is back to playing a more productive role in the bottom half of their batting order.

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At least that was the impression that Omar Minaya gave in speaking with reporters this morning. Calling his visit here a “productive weekend,” Minaya said the drama surrounding Randolph’s comments critical of SNY ended once he apologized and indicated that he is not in any imminent danger of being fired — something he did not [...]

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Jorge Posada was scheduled to leave for Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, and he's expected to play in an extended spring game on Monday.

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When Shelley Duncan was growing up, he and his brother, Chris, liked to take a stack of All-Star ballots and vote for the worst players at each position. So if you’ve ever wondered how no-name guys get thousands of votes, thank the Duncan brothers for starting the trend. This morning, though, Shelley voted the more traditional [...]

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The cost of replacing two popular parks where the new Yankee Stadium is being built has nearly doubled to $174 million, almost one-seventh the cost of the stadium itself.

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