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Tim Lincecum Wins Second Straight Cy Young
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Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won his second straight NL Cy Young Award. In a close race, Lincecum edged Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright — both of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants hurler became the first back-to-back winner since Randy Johnson won four straight...
Jim Tracy Wins Award, Gets New Contract
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When Jim Tracy took over the Colorado Rockies, anyone who even suggested the team could make the playoffs would have been laughed at. The Rockies were 18-28 and looked like one of the worst teams in the league. But with Tracy at the reins, Colorado went 74-42 to finish the season and...
Zack Greinke Wins AL Cy Young Award
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To the surprise of nobody who was following baseball closely this season, Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals was named the AL Cy Young Award winner. Even though he pitched for a bad team, Greinke was simply amazing.
Greinke made 33 starts at went 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA and a WHIP...
MLB Names Rookies of the Year
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The MLB honored its best rookies on Monday. In the National League, Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins won the NL Rookie of the Year. In the American League, Andrew Bailey of the Oakland A’s won the AL Rookie of the Year.
Coghlan didn’t look like a top prospect early...
Aroldis Chapman – Possible Destinations
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Aroldis Chapman’s defection from Cuba made many Major League Baseball general managers very happy. The 21-year-old pitcher has a fastball that has been clocked at over 100 MPH. And to top it off, he’s a lefty.
After establishing residency in the tiny country of Andorra...
Braden Looper Bought Out by Brewers
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Starting pitcher Braden Looper was bought out by the Milwaukee Brewers for $1 million this weekend. The other option for the Brewers was to pay Looper $6.5 million next season — but Milwaukee decided against that idea.
The good news for Looper last season is that he led the Brewers...
Jack Wilson Stays with the Mariners
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Jack Wilson, the stellar defensive shortstop who began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has signed a two-year deal to stay with the Seattle Mariners. After breaking into the big leagues with the Pirates in 2001, he was traded to the Mariners in the middle of last season.
Although...
Ken Griffey Jr. Returns to Mariners
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After a successful homecoming last season, the Seattle Mariners and Ken Griffey Jr. have agreed to extend the relationship another year. Griffey will be paid a base salary of around $2 million, with a number of incentives built into the contract.
Griffey began his career in Seattle...
Washington Nationals Pick Jim Riggleman
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After looking over all their options, the Washington Nationals stuck with what they had. Jim Riggleman, who served as the team’s interim manager last season after the firing of Manny Acta, has been named the full-time manager of the Nationals.
After starting the season 26-61...
Tampa Bay Rays Keep Carl Crawford
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The Tampa Bay Rays don’t have the deep pockets of the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox. But when faced with a $10 million option on Carl Crawford, the Rays exercised the option to keep the speedy outfielder.
As it turns out, it wasn’t too difficult of a decision for...
Mother of Victor Zambrano Kidnapped
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The mother of Victor Zambrano, a former Major League Baseball player, was recently kidnapped in the country of Venezuela. The news was reported by Peter Greenberg, the pitcher’s agent.
According to reports, Zambrano’s mom was taken by eight men in a farm in the city of...
Jermaine Dye Becomes a Free Agent
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The Chicago White Sox have bought out the contract of Jermaine Dye for a little less than $1 million. As a result, Dye has become a free agent. The veteran outfielder will likely be one of the most sought after players in baseball free agency.
Last year, Dye didn’t live up to...
The New York Yankees Win the World Series
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The New York Yankees are the 2009 champions of baseball. With a 7-2 victory in Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Yankees won the 27th World Series title of their history.
Hideki Matsui, who was named the World Series MVP, was the big bat in New York...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
Chase Utley Powers Phillies Past Yankees
18 days ago by
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If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6.
After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on...
The Yankees Draw First Blood in Game 4
19 days ago by
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The Philadelphia Phillies really need to win Game 4 to have a chance to win back-to-back World Series championships. Unfortunately for the Phillies and their fans, the New York Yankees drew first blood by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning.
Derek Jeter began the game with...
Phillies Strike First, Yankees Bounce Back
20 days ago by
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The Philadelphia Phillies were able to strike first in Game 3 of the 2009 WOrld Series. In the bottom of the second inning, Jayson Werth hit a homer, Jimmy Rollins had a bases loaded walk and Shane Victorino had a sacrifice fly.
The New York Yankees could have easily folded but instead...
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