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PHILLIES FILES: At least one former teammate of Zambrano likes his chances with the Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — After Chase Utley and Charlie Manuel made everyone laugh when they posed for a picture with The Wiggles during batting practice, assistant GM Scott Proefrock addressed a more pressing issue: a Phillies signing. The Phillies signed...
Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Roy Halladay, Chase Utley
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New Phillies pitcher Zambrano doesn't have best track record
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe I should be more on board with the Phillies' new pitching addition. I keep hearing, "What have they got to lose?" Even assistant general manager Scott Proefrock downplayed the risk involved in signing veteran starting...
Tags: Baseball, Raul Ibanez, Minor League Baseball, Twitter, Inc., Sports
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The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) John McGrath column
The News TribuneOn a sunny Sunday morning 17 years ago, I wished George Karl a happy birthday. We were riding the elevator down at a hotel in Houston, where the Sonics were getting ready to face the Rockets in an NBA playoff game. I realized it was Karl's birthday...Tags: Denver Nuggets, Throat Cancer, National Basketball Association, George Karl, Sports
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Draft expert believes Cubs will pounce on Appel in draft
Keith Law, baseball's most visible draft expect, says the Cubs will jump on Stanford senior Mark Appel with the second overall pick in baseball's June draft if the Astros don't take him first. He made that comment during a telecast of Stanford's 5-3...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Baseball, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Ian Stewart
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Gregg officially anointed Cubs' closer
Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum officially dubbed Kevin Gregg his closer Wednesday, making Gregg the third pitcher to hold the job since opening day. Sveum has spent the last couple weeks saying his relievers perform better if they don’t know...
Tags: Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, Dale Sveum, Kevin Gregg
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Rays notes: Another pregame animal adventure
The Tampa TribuneHours before the Rays and Yankees took the field, there was a surreal atmosphere behind the scenes Wednesday at Tropicana Field. Inside the clubhouse, a couple of penguins waddled around, followed by their handlers. Players had to watch their step as...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Baseball, Chris Sale, Sports, Tampa Bay Rays
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: Baseball, Patrick Sharp, Theo Epstein, Luis Valbuena, Albert Pujols
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Theriot playing in perfect harmony
The Giants gather in a tight circle at an end of the dugout before games, always with Hunter Pence somewhere in the middle. They scream, yell and throw things as they prepare for the game in a way that would upset the moms of most Little Leaguers. "(...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Brandon McCarthy, Baseball, Kenny Williams, Albert Pujols
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Bochy great example of solid manager
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy could have been an extra for the movie "Lincoln'' with little more than a change of wardrobe. He has the craggy, dark features and straight, slow-talking style of the 1860s. His job in the Old West, suggests one national...
Tags: Barry Bonds, Tim Lincecum, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Ozzie Guillen
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Is Jeffrey Loria trying to be the new George Steinbrenner?
Sun Sentinel columnistJeffrey Loria was asked shortly after the Marlins won the 2003 World Series if he ran his team the way George Steinbrenner used to run the Yankees. "I don’t want to equate myself with Mr. Steinbrenner," the Marlins owner told interviewer Charlie...Tags: New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, Baseball, Casey Stengel, Bob Lemon
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After controversy-free, if lousy, season, Sveum persists
It may be small consolation, but the Cubs were basically controversy-free in 2012 for the first time in decades. While their 101-loss season goes down as the third-worst in club history, there was no backbiting or visible jealousy in the clubhouse, a...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Bryce Harper, Theo Epstein, Sammy Sosa, Carlos Zambrano
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Miami Marlins' Logan Morrison a finalist for prestigious Hutch Award for community service
Sun Sentinel columnistI'm not sure if Logan Morrison will stay healthy or productive enough to be part of the Miami Marlins' future, but it's clear he's already distinguished himself with good deeds off the field. Morrison, the young outfielder and first baseman, was one of...Tags: Willie McCovey, Brandon McCarthy, Baseball, Miami Marlins, Sandy Koufax
May 15, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 12, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 27, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 24, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oct 6, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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