Everyone made a big fuss over Daisuke Matsuzaka. ESPN's Jim Caple gushed over Yu Darvish. But just wait until Hank Steinbrenner starts throwing dough at this guy....
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Red Sox Manager Terry Francona will miss the 2 game series in Blatimore du to a death in the family.
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Ouch, the Braves just got tomahawk chopped by Pittsburgh, losing 3 of 4 along the rivers. But the way the season is going for the Braves, this really isn't a surprise. Sure, the Pirates suck, but the Braves have now only won 5 games away from Turner Field, compared to 14 losses. Luckily, this   more...
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It's a shame that Manny doesn't talk to the media more often. Kind of.Sometimes he says things like "I think I'm the best ever to play left field in Boston." (That Yaz guy? He didn't exist.) Then sometimes he walks into a group of reporters with a big grin on his face and quips "They got rid of   more...
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The MLB has named Kevin Youkilis 'Player Of The Week' for last week. His numbers for those 7 days are a staggering .375 BA, with three doubles, five home runs and 10 RBIs. Youk becomes the second Sox player to earn the honor this year after Manny Ramirez was named POTW near the end of April.
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Tito is going to be away from the team for two games due to a death in the family. His mother-in-law, Mary Ann Lang, passed away last night.Bench coach Brad Mills will take over and run the team for the Baltimore series. Our thoughts go out to Francona, his wife, and their family.
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Ken Griffey will go down as the last great player of his Generation. He did it the right way, he did it clean. All of the other inflated numbers don't overshadow him because his name has NEVER been invovled with any of the other names out there. Further proof that he did it right. When he got   more...
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As school children across the country are brushing up on a semester's-worth of learning for upcoming exams, and picking out what will soon be embarrassingly forgetful duds for the prom, GMT takes a look at high school yearbook shots that somehow seemed like a good idea to put on baseball cards.
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After the Reds batted out of order on Sunday, Reds Manager Dusty Baker said he hadn't been part of a game when that happened since he was a player. How in the heck did Dusty forget this little episode four years ago? When he screwed up a double switch and threw a grand mal hissy fit?
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I respect ford's opinions. he writes pretty level-headed stuff about philly sports considering he writes for the inquirer. personally, i dont see any need to worry at all at this point. like ford says, the phils are going for the 22nd win tonight, and they stood at 18, 22, and 20 wins at this point   more...
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Pamela Anderson bounced into Dodger Stadium Saturday night to heave up the ceremonial first pitch. Thanks for the mammaries!
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Today we would like to allow one of our readers and facebook.com members to add his two scents. Here is Tight PP's recount of last weekend's trip to Cleveland.
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The Sopranos Movie Auditions start every game day at Shea Stadium . . .forgetaboutit
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I appreciate everything Aaron Rowand did for the Phillies. He brought grit and tenacity to the clubhouse, and put up some decent numbers while here only 2 seasons. "The Catch" is a story I'll be telling my son about in years to come. However, I bleed Phillies red and I could give less than two   more...
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An SF Giants fan was killed on Friday night after getting into a physical altercation outside AT&T Park, suffering major injuries to his head after being hit. 18 year old Anthony Giraudio responded to a comment about a female companion he was with when he was hit and fell, hitting his head on   more...
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