YUNIESKY BETANCOURT NEWS
Stewart twists night away
June 14, 2009 by
Denver Post
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Ian Stewart should consider patenting his spin move at third base. In the fourth, he snared a grounder by Yuniesky Betancourt, spun on his backside and threw the ball to Clint Barmes at second. Barmes completed the nifty double play. Stewart pulled off a similar spinner last week in Milwaukee.
Odds & Ends: Betancourt, Halladay, Managers
July 11, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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A few more links for this morning...
Joe Posnanski chimes in with his thoughts on the Yuniesky Betancourt deal. As with all of J-Poz's stuff, it's a must read.
Phil Rogers of The Chicago Tribune says to keep an eye on the White Sox in the Roy Halladay sweepstakes...
Zito struggles in Giants' loss
KEVIN P. CASEY Associated Press
Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr., right, is congratulated by Yuniesky Betancourt after hitting a two-run blast.
Mariners Shopping Betancourt
May 26, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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The Mariners have started shopping struggling shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, who is hitting just .266 with 2 home runs in 40 games. Betancourt is career .281 hitter, but has an unimpressive .304 on-base percentage in his career. Trading him won't bring back much in return, but...
The Death of the Bobblehead
September 04, 2008 by
JoeSportsFan
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Let's all be honest with each other ? it's been a long time coming.
Whether or not the teams giving them away, the sponsors plastering their names all over them or the borderline psychotic "collectors" who stood in line to get them were willing to admit it to...
News Roundup: 90% Likelihood of Signing Sano?
July 14, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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-P- ESPN's Jorge Arangure estimates that there's a 90% chance the Pirates sign Miguel Sano once his age investigation is complete. According to some of Arangure's other writing, the other two teams who were in on Sano, Baltimore and Minnesota, appear to have...
Open Thread: Game 110 - A's at Kansas City
August 08, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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by ED ZURGA - AP
A desperate Ichiro Suzuki tries, in vain, to stop Yuniesky Betancourt from swinging at a pitch.
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Clayton Mortensen. Didn't he do my taxes last...
Mariners activate Lopez, place Betancourt on DL
June 25, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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The Seattle Mariners activated infielder Jose Lopez from the bereavement list and placed infielder Yuniesky Betancourt on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.
Royals Complete Comeback, Stun Red Sox 12-9
September 22, 2009 by
Royals Review
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by Charlie Riedel - AP
about 9 hours ago:
Kansas City Royals' Miguel Olivo, left, and Alex Gordon (4) celebrate after they scored on a single by Yuniesky Betancourt during the sixth inning of a baseball...
O's Lose Another One Against the M's; Draft Stuff, Koji Comes off DL
June 11, 2009 by
Oriole Post
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The Orioles could not build upon their win on Tuesday as they lost to the Mariners, 4-1.Well, the Baltimore ace was a lot better than he was this past weekend in Oakland, but he got punished by the long ball, and his teammates once again didn't do much at the plate -- leaving seven...
Tuesday Morning Astros, etc Round Up
July 28, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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by Bob Levey - AP
Doug Brocail is making his way back to the Astros.
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Carlos Lee is Jennifer Aniston....in a sense. He's in the top group of "least trade...
Historically Speaking: Guess Who's Back
July 17, 2009 by
House of Georges
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I've said it before, but the quickness with which these weeks blow by never ceases to amaze me. The Royals return to action this evening with a three-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Post-break lineup moves for Kansas City include optioning Tony Pena, Jr. for assignment...
Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles: 06/10 game thread
June 10, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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The Mariners went 1-2-3 in the top of the first, a long fly ball foul down the right field line by Russell Branyan notwithstanding. Let's see how Felix Hernandez fares. And keep an eye on everything Yuniesky Betancourt does tonight. He's not out of the Class AAA woods yet...
Failure: The 2008 Mariners' Opening Day Lineup
September 30, 2008 by
SeaTown Sports
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Now that the season is over (not that it hasn't been for the past 2 months), it's appropriate to start looking forward to the 2009 MLB season for the Seattle Mariners.
For the first part of the season recap, we'll take a look at the opening day lineup along with analysis...
Here's A Thought: The Royals Didn't Need A Shortstop
July 11, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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My reaction to yesterday's Yuniesky Betancourt trade was pretty similar to the reaction most people had.
"Wow, Dayton Moore is a terrible GM. Thank God I'm not a Royals fan."
There are just so many things wrong with the trade.
The first error in judgment, the one...
Cubs Acquire Heilman
January 28, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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The Cubs have traded shortstop Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olson to the Mariners for right handed pitcher Aaron Heilman. This move gives the Cubs another option for the five spot in the rotation, joining Sean Marshall, Angel Guzman, and Chad Gaudin in the race for the five spot. Ronny...
Greinke stops Twins for No. 16
September 27, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) Zack Greinke worked out of several jams in seven innings to bolster his AL Cy Young Award chances and Yuniesky Betancourt hit a three-run homer, helping the Kansas City Royals win their home finale 4-1 over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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