Highlights
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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College baseball program a Manuel labor of love
jim.baumbach@newsday.comJerry Manuel might manage the Mets for two more years, or he might stick around for another decade. Who knows? But this much is certain: Whenever it's time for Manuel to pack up his belongings and head home, he won't be retiring from baseball. Manuel,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Manuel, Major League Baseball
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David Ortiz and the Red Sox can celebrate again
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBOSTON -- David Ortiz stood in a corner of the Boston Red Sox clubhouse Monday, his sweat shirt soaked with beer and champagne and his face creased with a smile. "We're kind of getting used to this," said Ortiz, who has been through 13 clubhouse...Tags: Josh Beckett, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Alex Cora, Major League Baseball, Theo Epstein
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Soriano: Cubs Not Built For Playoffs
The Cubs' elimination from the playoffs has left Chicago wondering who to blame, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday. Should it be divided equally among the players and the manager and the chairman, or should $137 million outfielder Alfonso Soriano be...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs
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Cubs fans too high or too low
Look, I have no problem with believing in curses, holy water or even Kosuke Fukudome, if that's your particular inclination. But the Cubs and their fans have much to think about before next season, and somewhere within that process they have to make...Tags: Kosuke Fukudome, Ryan Dempster, Derrek Lee, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa
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Matchup Has NLCS History
Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant. "It seemed like every time we turned around, there were the Phillies," former Dodgers center...Tags: National Basketball Association, Philadelphia Phillies, Walter Alston, Bill Russell, Mike Schmidt
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25 years later, Phillies and Dodgers meet up again in NLCS
For The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant. "It seemed like every time we turned around, there were the Phillies,"...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Walter Alston, Bill Russell, Mike Schmidt
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Buehrle: 'We got beat by a better team'
Chicago Tribune reporterAs the White Sox said their goodbyes Monday night in their subdued clubhouse, there were hugs and smiles but no tears and no excuses. For some it was the last time they would see each other as teammates, with the off-season promising changes after...Tags: Orlando Cabrera, Ozzie Guillen, Mark Buehrle, Joe Crede, Major League Baseball
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Guillen has Vazquez's back
Tribune staff reporterEven though the White Sox planned to bypass him for a Game 5 start had one been necessary, Javier Vazquez remains part of the team's plans. And Vazquez would like to correct his problems with the Sox, not elsewhere. "It's not like me to run away from...Tags: National League, Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox, Paul Konerko, Javier Vazquez
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Brewers' 2B Weeks has surgery on left knee
Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks had surgery Monday to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee and is expected to be ready for spring training. Weeks had part of the damaged meniscus removed by team physician Dr. William Raasch. Weeks will begin...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Ray Durham
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College team a labor of love for Mets' Manuel
Jerry Manuel might manage the Mets for two more years, or he may stick around for another decade. Who knows? But this much is certain: Whenever it's time for Manuel to pack up his belongings and head home, he won't be retiring from baseball. Manuel, 54,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Manuel, Major League Baseball
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Soriano blames flop in postseason on Cubs' make-up
Chicago Tribune reporterA team of psychiatrists, theologians, numerologists and seamheads could convene at a secret location on the North Side in search of an explanation for the Cubs' latest October meltdown. But Ryan Dempster said the reason is obvious to anyone paying...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Derrek Lee, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs
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How to avoid 3-peat
Chicago Tribune reporterStanding in the visiting manager's office a half-hour after the Cubs flamed out in the playoffs, Lou Piniella was asked what could be done to avoid this scenario next year. "I don't know, there's no sense talking about that," he replied. "It has been two...Tags: Kosuke Fukudome, Lou Piniella, Derrek Lee, Wrigley Field, Carlos Zambrano
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