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Nationals Lock Up Livan Hernandez Through 2011

Monday, August 30, 2010

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The first player ever to throw a pitch in a Nationals uniform will be staying in Washington for a little while longer. Livan Hernandez and the Nationals agreed to a contract extension Sunday that will keep the right-hander, who started the first game [...]

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Francisco Rodriguez Arrested After Altercation With Father-in-Law

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested late Wednesday night following a physical altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field. Police said that Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. The violent incident reportedly occurred after the Mets’ 6-2 loss [...]

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Phil Cuzzi Plays Large Role in Mets’ Win Over Giants

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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The ninth inning between the Mets and Giants on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco was exciting enough, but thankfully Phil Cuzzi — who was once fired as a minor league umpire and is no stranger to controversial (read: bad) calls — and [...]

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FanHouse TV: AL Midseason Awards

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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The All-Star break is fast approaching, so it’s time to hand out some hardware. FanHouse TV’s Steve Phillips shares his American League awards with the midpoint of the season now in the books, and fans in Detroit should be happy. Two Tigers roar in [...]

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Tigers’ Joel Zumaya Suffers Apparent Serious Arm Injury

Monday, June 28, 2010

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Flame-throwing Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya suffered what appeared to be a serious arm injury during the eighth inning of Monday night’s Detroit-Minnesota game. Zumaya, who entered the game with two outs in the seventh, was injured with one out in the eighth on [...]

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Drayton McLane: Astros Open to ‘Anything’ Entering Trade Season

Monday, June 21, 2010

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It seems even Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane has few delusions of grandeur about the position of his team. Criticized in years past for repeatedly blocking serious rebuilding efforts, McLane told the Houston Chronicle the team is “willing to look at anything” [...]

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Angels, Dodgers Going Separate Ways

Sunday, June 13, 2010

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LOS ANGELES — In the seventh inning of the Angels-Dodgers game Sunday, a foul ball soared down the first base line in Dodger Stadium and landed in the loge level. A man in a low row made a great one-handed catch. But [...]

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Despite Late Start, Prospect Lorenzo Cain Climbing Brewers’ Ladder

Friday, June 11, 2010

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Major League Baseball scouts travel the country, near and far, in search of talent. And that talent was on display during the league’s annual draft, which started Monday and ended Wednesday. Lorenzo Cain certainly remembers when the Milwaukee Brewers selected him as a [...]

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Stunningly, Perfectly Griffey Calls It Quits

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. left Seattle bound for his home in Orlando Wednesday afternoon. Diminished playing time and lack of productivity brought to an end one of the greatest careers in baseball history. If the airplane had been headed straight to Cooperstown, it [...]

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Time for Umps to Be Accountable Too

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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More than any other sport, baseball is a numbers game. From the general manager down to the 25th man on the roster, every man on the baseball side of the equation has numbers to spell out how he well he does. Even commissioner [...]

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