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Tampa Bay-Boston rivalry has punch
Associated PressExactly why the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangle so much is hard to tell. Blame it on a high-and-tight pitch here, a hard slide there. Whatever, this much is true: The teams playing in the American League Championship Series sure get into a lot...Tags: Jon Lester, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
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Lidge focused on present, not Pujols
Associated PressBrad Lidge forgot about Albert Pujols' mammoth playoff homer a long time ago. Maybe now that he has had a perfect season, people will stop reminding him of it. Lidge didn't wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats thinking about Pujols. Didn't...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Albert Pujols, Philadelphia Phillies, Tom Gordon, Houston Astros
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Bonds says he's enjoying life away from baseball
Barry Bonds made a rare public appearance yesterday and said he is enjoying life away from baseball. "I'm happy now that I have more time," Bonds told the crowd at the kickoff event of the Macy's Christmas tree lighting in San Francisco. "I've actually...Tags: Mark Shapiro, Prosecution, Barry Bonds, Mariano Rivera, Omar Vizquel
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That's it folks
'Twas the month of October in 1908; hardly a person can now relate to that once famous series of yore. The Chicago Cubs were at their best; they put the Tigers team to the test. But sorry to say, there's no more. —James R. Schaefer, Mt. ProspectTags: Chicago Cubs
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Swan song
In response to the Cubs' early post-season exit, I offer the following, sung to the tune of "Go, Cubs, Go," the chant commonly heard after each Cubs victory at Wrigley Field: Woe, Cubs, woe; woe, Cubs, woe; hey Chicago, whaddaya say, the Cubs have left me...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field
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Colorado Rockies let go hitting coach Cockrell, Gallego and Quirk
DENVER (AP) _ The Colorado Rockies let go three coaches after a disappointing 74-88 season. Hitting coach Alan Cockrell, third base coach Mike Gallego and bench coach Jamie Quirk were not offered contracts by the Rockies on Tuesday. Pitching coach Bob...Tags: Colorado Rockies
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Store employee stole a Cubs hat at Chicago Ridge Mall, police say
A store employee at Chicago Ridge Mall was charged with retail theft Saturday after she allegedly took a Cubs cap from a store, police said. Sharon Williams, 46, of the 12700 block of South Central Avenue, Crestwood, was arrested when she arrived for work... -
Today In History
There are 84 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset. Today's highlight in history: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wis., and in the Michigan communities of Holland,...Tags: Yom Kippur, Harry S Truman, New York Yankees, Great Chicago Fire of 1871
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Rays' Balfour talks himself into excelling
Of The Associated PressGrant Balfour is unapologetic. By his own admission, Tampa Bay's hard-throwing reliever will say just about anything to talk himself into the right frame of mind to do his job. And, if his shouting and swearing on the mound occasionally riles an...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Spring Training, Ozzie Guillen
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Tampa Bay Rays salary breakdown
Sentinel Staff WriterCATCHER How acquired: In a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 27, 2006 2008 salary: $412,500 Contract: Signed through 2008 The buzz: The Rays got him and two others for C Toby Hall, LHP Mark Hendrickson and cash. Navarro made the all-star...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Wages and Pensions, Contracts, Cliff Floyd, Arbitration
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On this day in history
On Oct. 8, 1869, the nation's 14th president, Franklin Pierce, died in Concord, N.H. In 1871 the Chicago Fire began, razing much of the city. In 1934 Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for murder in the death of the son of Charles Lindbergh. In 1945...Tags: National Hockey League, Franklin Pierce, National Government, Derek Walcott, New York Yankees
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Yankees expect Rivera to be fine come spring
kat.obrien@newsday.comMariano Rivera's shoulder surgery Tuesday went according to plan, and the Yankees expect him to be in the bullpen on Opening Day. "There isn't any reason to think he won't be ready for the season," general manager Brian Cashman said by phone. Rivera...Tags: Jorge Posada, Spring Training, New York Mets, Health Treatments, Mariano Rivera
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