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Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankee...
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankee...
Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
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Instant Replay gets baptism at Wrigley Field
AP Sports WriterA gray, rectangular box on the wall of the umpires dressing room at Wrigley Field containing a phone and a high definition TV monitor signaled a new era Thursday as instant replay arrived in major league baseball. An umpiring crew chief can pick up...Tags: Lou Piniella, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Jim Edmonds, Scott Eyre
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Opportunity knocking for White Sox rookies Broadway, Richard
Tribune reporterThe forecast for 2009 looks more promising for White Sox rookie pitchers Clayton Richard and Lance Broadway than for injured veteran Jose Contreras. Richard and Broadway have won their three starts in place of Contreras, who is recovering from a season-...Tags: Jose Contreras, Chicago White Sox, Nick Swisher, Ozzie Guillen, Lance Broadway
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Faceoff: Should the O's sign Mark Teixeira?
Yes; he would be right at home
By Dan Connolly
Yes, the Orioles' biggest need right now is pitching. And Mark Teixeira can't paint the black with a 98 mph fastball. But the Los Angeles Angels' first baseman and former Severna Park resident should be...Tags: Ben Sheets, Melvin Mora, Toronto Blue Jays, Brian Roberts, Contracts
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Force are robbed by Bandits in NPF playoffs
Nicole Trimboli ran through the left-field fence to rob Philadelphia of a first-inning home run, and the Chicago Bandits went on to beat the Force, 5-1, Saturday night. Trimboli's catch saved three runs, and Philadelphia managed to put just one on the...Tags: Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox, Nolan Ryan, Julio Lugo, J.D. Drew
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Fukudome fans fill dugout
Chicago Tribune reporterTeammates mobbed Kosuke Fukudome in the dugout Sunday after his two-run, pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning. They knew what he'd been going through during his slump and seemed more excited than Fukudome himself to see him come up with a big hit....Tags: Mark Derosa, Kosuke Fukudome, Defense, Lou Piniella, Billy Williams
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Dempster leads Cubs' mission
Chicago Tribune reporterIt started six months ago in Mesa, Ariz., when Ryan Dempster stood in the parking lot of Fitch Park before the opening day of spring training and calmly declared the Cubs were going to win the World Series. Dempster wasn't afraid of jinxing the team...Tags: Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Lou Piniella, Contracts, World Series
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U.S. Wins Bronze, South Korea Gold In Baseball
— This was not the way the United States wanted to bow out of Olympic baseball: playing for the bronze medal at 10:30 in the morning under a blazing sun. "Ten o'clock feels more like a spring training game," U.S. manager Davey Johnson said. But...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Winter Olympics, Magic Johnson, National Basketball Association, Michael Jordan
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Beckett's Struggles Not Unpredicted
ΔYear-after aches, pains and blues: During spring training, a couple of pitchers-turned-broadcasters predicted that Josh Beckett would have a difficult year, considering all the innings he threw at max effort in 2007. It has nothing to do with...Tags: Joe Torre, David Wright, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Carlos Delgado
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Pete's Broward registrations
BASEBALL The Caribbean Baseball Charity Tournament will be held Labor Day weekend at the Orioles Spring Training Facility in Fort Lauderdale. There will be teams represented by Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic , USA, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Broward County...Tags: Softball, Adults, National Football League, People, Armed Forces
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Twins bring back Guardado to help bullpen
AP Sports WriterEveryday Eddie is back with Minnesota, adding experience to a squad in the thick of a pennant race. Eddie Guardado was acquired by the Twins on Monday in a trade with the Texas Rangers for a minor league pitcher. His career appeared to be over when he...Tags: Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Eddie Guardado
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Dodgers' Andruw Jones gives first base a try
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPHILADELPHIA -- Andruw Jones had played 1,835 games in the major leagues and another 324 games in the minor leagues without ever playing first base. Until Saturday night, that is. Jones, on a rehabilitation assignment at triple-A Las Vegas, played...Tags: Joe Torre, Atlanta Braves, Jason Schmidt, Andruw Jones, National League
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U.S. grabs baseball bronze with win over Japan
Chicago Tribune Olympic BureauBEIJING — This was not the way the United States wanted to bow out of Olympic baseball: playing for the bronze medal at 10:30 a.m. under a blazing sun. "Ten o'clock feels more like a spring training game," U.S. manager Davey Johnson said. Minor-...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, National Government, International Olympic Committee, Awards and Prizes, Lobbying
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