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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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Elbow surgery for Cards' Pujols
Albert Pujols had elbow surgery Monday and the Cardinals star is expected to be ready for spring training. The 2005 NL MVP underwent a 25-minute outpatient procedure to relieve nerve irritation in his right elbow. •Indians designated hitter Travis...Tags: Health Treatments, Public Employees, Therapies, Albert Pujols, Government
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Sunday's fracas results in fines
Wire ReportsManny Ramirez and Dodgers teammate Hiroki Kuroda were among four players fined Monday by Major League Baseball for the Game 3 fracas between Los Angeles and Philadelphia in the Dodgers' 7-2 win. Kuroda threw a pitch behind Shane Victorino's head in the...Tags: Manny Ramirez, Punishment, Jamie Moyer, Fines, Hiroki Kuroda
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Derby Winner Big Brown Retired
There will be no showdown with Curlin for Horse of the Year honors in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Big Brown's racing career is over. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner sustained a foot injury during a workout Monday morning on Aqueduct's turf course....Tags: Public Employees, Equestrian, Big Brown, Belmont Stakes, Albert Pujols
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Naming rights could turn Dodger diamond into gold
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWelcome to Dodger Stadium! Come see the pitchers warm up in the Red Bull Bullpen. Sit in the Bicycle Playing Cards top deck! Leave your car in the Hertz garage for preferred parking, or the Avis lot, where they try harder to find you a spot. Dodger...Tags: Greg Johnson, National Football League, Advertising, Marketing, Nokia Theater
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Cardinals star Albert Pujols has elbow surgery
AP Sports WriterAlbert Pujols had elbow surgery Monday and the St. Louis Cardinals star is expected to be ready for spring training. The 2005 NL MVP underwent a 25-minute outpatient procedure to relieve nerve irritation in his right elbow, which had led to numbness,...Tags: Health Treatments, St. Louis Cardinals, Surgery, Physical Fitness, Therapies
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Kings' Jack Johnson out because of shoulder injury
The Kings' Jack Johnson, a key figure in the team's rebuilding plans, suffered a tear in the labrum of his left shoulder Sunday and will undergo surgery this week.
He was put on injured reserve and isn't expected back until after the Jan. 25 All-Star...Tags: Pablo Mastroeni, World Cup, New York Rangers, Punishment, National Hockey League
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Weary Red Sox turn to Lester
This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay today, facing Matt Garza at Fenway Park under the...Tags: Diseases, J.D. Drew, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Terry Francona
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Joe Torre says three days is enough for Derek Lowe
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe last time Joe Torre used a pitcher on three days' rest in the playoffs, he sent Chien-Ming Wang to the mound for Game 4 of the 2007 American League division series. Wang was pounded by the Cleveland Indians for four runs in the first two innings,...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Jeff Kent, Steve Garvey, Chien-Ming Wang, Nomar Garciaparra
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
jim.baumbach@newsday.comAs unbelievable as the Mets' 1986 world championship was, so is this: 22 years have passed and there's still an uneasy separation between the franchise and Ray Knight, the '86 World Series MVP. The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations...Tags: Contracts, GlaxoSmithKline, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball
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Baldelli would love to stick it to Red Sox
Of The Associated PressRocco Baldelli prepared for a quick escape, advising a couple of writers that he had ''about one minute'' for interviews because he was being summoned to a restricted area of the clubhouse. Fifteen minutes, and maybe a dozen questions later (not counting...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Fenway Park
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Rays' Baldelli a nice surprise
The Associated PressRocco Baldelli prepared for a quick escape, advising a couple of writers that he had "about one minute" for interviews because he was being summoned to a restricted area of the clubhouse. Fifteen minutes, and maybe a dozen questions later (not counting...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Fenway Park
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Baldelli feel-good story
— Rocco Baldelli prepared for a quick escape, advising a couple of writers that he had "about one minute" for interviews because he was being summoned to a restricted area of the clubhouse. Fifteen minutes, and maybe a dozen questions later (not...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Fenway Park
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