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Why passing on Cespedes makes sense
Monday’s news that highly touted free-agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes chose to sign with the Oakland Athletics is understandably unwelcome to a large segment of an Orioles fan base disgusted by 14 years of losing and underwhelmed by the club’...Tags: Ryan Braun, Gold Glove Awards, World Baseball Classic, Oakland Athletics, Adam Jones (baseball)
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Has the 'Moneyball' hype been overblown?
Beane changed game Peter Schmuck Baltimore Sun How could it not be? Michael Lewis' book was a best-seller and has been condensed into a movie starring Brad Pitt. The movie's producers and director had no choice but to take some dramatic license to make...Tags: American League, Movies, Tim Hudson, American League West, Miguel Tejada
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Jean Marbella: Watching 'Moneyball,' living with losing ball
How great was that Wednesday night, when the Orioles, perennial wallflower at the baseball party, finally got in on the action? But also, and alas, how fleeting. As crazy thrilling as it was to watch the O's, down to their last strike, beating the Red...Tags: Movies, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, New York Yankees, Moneyball (movie), Baltimore Orioles
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Whispers: Watch for Jays in free agency
Whispers Keep an eye on the Blue Jays when teams start throwing around money this fall. After brilliantly ridding themselves of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, the Blue Jays are expected to become major players in free agency within the next two years....Tags: Theo Epstein, Vernon Wells, Chicago White Sox, Robin Ventura, Boston Red Sox
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The Roger Clemens mistrial was viewed with relief around Major League Baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig and his lieutenants weren't as worried about Clemens' standing as they were about any new revelations that could have come up in sworn testimony. &#...Tags: Felix Hernandez, Ubaldo Jimenez, Major League Baseball, Heath Bell, Hiroki Kuroda
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Phil Rogers' power rankings
1. Rangers (1): Not quite as secure at the top as they were a week ago, but they still are baseball's best team. Neftali Feliz's DL stint marks the first change to their opening-day roster. 2. Dodgers (2): With Matt Kemp sidelined, Scott Van Slyke has...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Marmol, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals
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Catty's Anthony Recker has blossomed into major league catcher
It's never been easy for Anthony Recker. The first time that Tim Hurd saw the future major leaguer, Recker was an undersized freshman, perhaps 5-foot-9, trying out for Herd's Catasauqua's baseball team. It wasn't until Recker's junior season that he...
Tags: Minor League Baseball, Moneyball (movie), Kurt Suzuki, Rodney Dangerfield, Josh Donaldson
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Preview: Tigers at Athletics
ReutersSportsDirect Inc. Preview: Tigers at Athletics The bits and pieces that general manager Billy Beane has picked up over the last several months are starting to pay dividends for the Oakland Athletics. Josh Reddick, who was acquired from the Boston Red...Tags: American League, Baseball Statistics, Collin Cowgill, Brandon McCarthy, Detroit Tigers
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Yahoo Unveils Genome, New Service to Make Ads More Transparent
ReutersYahoo May 14 (TheWrap.com) - will launch Genome, a data analytics service targeted toward marketers, in July, Rich Riley, Yahoo's EVP of the Americas, announced on Monday in New York. Riley (pictured left) said Genome is the product of Interclick, which...Tags: Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, AOL LLC, Facebook, New Products
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Lehigh's commitment to basketball paying off in big ways
— The familiar coach on the other end of the phone was speaking from Oregon, where he was preparing his newest team, the University of Iowa, for a second-round NIT game. Franny McCaffery is a grizzled 52 years old now. Heck, even his voice has...Tags: Conservation, Theo Epstein, National Invitation Tournament, Mike Krzyzewski , University of Iowa
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Cespedes doesn't disappoint in debut
PHOENIX — Jeff Francis had thrown everything in his repertoire — slow curves, hard curves, changeups. If ever he had a hitter set up for a fastball, this was it. But he didn't count on Yoenis Cespedes' ability to make an adjustment.
Of...Tags: Spring Training, Manny Ramirez, Jeff Francis, Oakland Athletics, Baseball
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Blue Jays ready to chirp
Looking for a team that could pull off a surprise this season? The Dodgers are upwardly mobile with Magic Johnson at the top of the organization chart. The Nationals are a surprisingly confident bunch. But the team to watch is the one that has crushed...
Tags: American League East, Toronto Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, Brett Wallace, Freedom of the Press
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Mar 19, 2012
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Mar 31, 2012
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