Archive for July 16th, 2008

Major League Baseball could perhaps take a four- or five-day break to allow big-leaguers to play in the 2016 games, according to the general manager of USA Baseball.

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A team doctor on Tuesday found that the Los Angeles Dodgers’ closer, Takashi Saito, had a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow. He will not play for at least six weeks.

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Major League Baseball officials insisted that the All-Star Game end with a win, even if Mets third baseman David Wright and Boston Red Sox right fielder J. D. Drew had to pitch the final innings.

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It was apparently not the most-watched All-Star Game in history. But it was probably the most-dozed-off-during.

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A warm-up jacket that Lou Gehrig likely wore the day he stopped playing in 1939 sold for $325,000 at an auction on Tuesday.

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Dan Uggla, a power-hitting second baseman for the Florida Marlins, committed an All-Star Game record three errors and struck out three times.

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Touched by a pregame ceremony honoring his stewardship with the New York Yankees, chairman George Steinbrenner described the 2008 All-Star Game as "one of the greatest experiences in my life."

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In a game whose attraction is its national reach, Willie Randolph’s presence at Yankee Stadium provided local intrigue for an evening filled with history and emotion.

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George Steinbrenner rarely grants interviews anymore, but the Yankees owner did release a statement Wednesday about his All-Start game experience.

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For Yankees fans, Jonathan Papelbon became an obvious villain in Tuesday’s All Star Game for comments he made suggesting he, not Mariano Rivera, should close the game.

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In All-Star Games, nothing goes as planned for Billy Wagner, and it did not again on Tuesday night.

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It was only dugout chatter. But if Scott Kazmir had had to throw any more pitches, the rookie third baseman Evan Longoria said he could have replaced him.

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From a free Bon Jovi concert in Central Park, to celebrities turning a double play to Michael Young's game-winning RBI in the 15th inning, All-Star Week in New York was full of memorable moments.

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Injuries have forced the Yankees to lean upon their Minor League system for reinforcements once again this season, leading them to already use a total of 40 players as they attempt to get their footing in the American League East.

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As the Yankees look up in their division, they have come to realize that neither the Rays or Red Sox are fading anytime soon, while general manager Brian Cashman continues to wrestle with the question of whether his own team is a playoff contender or just a pretender.

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