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Giants' prospect makes bail
As rumors swirled that he paid off the family of his alleged murder victim with millions of pesos, Giants minor-leaguer Angel Villalona bailed out of jail this past week in his native Dominican Republic and became a free man - for now. Villalona's lawyer,...
Prospect makes bail amid allegation of payoff
As rumors swirled that he paid off the family of his alleged murder victim with millions of pesos, Giants minor-leaguer Angel Villalona bailed out of jail this past week in his native Dominican Republic and became a free man - for now. Villalona's lawyer,...
Phillies decline option on Feliz
The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz. Feliz hit .266 with 12 home runs and 82 RBIs in 158 games for the National League champion Phillies this season. He'll receive a $500,000 buyout. General...
John Shea: Yankees can't resist free agents
Now that No. 27 is in the books, it's time for the Yankees to seek their 28th championship with the help of John Lackey and Matt Holliday, and when do Roy Halladay and Joe Mauer become free agents again? Reports out of New York, one from longtime New York...
Yankees can't resist free agents
Now that No. 27 is in the books, it's time for the Yankees to seek their 28th championship with the help of John Lackey and Matt Holliday, and when do Roy Halladay and Joe Mauer become free agents again? Reports out of New York, one from long-time New York...
High crime? Nope, just stupid
The rest of the sporting world must have chuckled to see the Bay Area media frenzy over Tim Lincecum's pot bust. Prominent headlines, top story on newscasts, non-stop chatter on radio talk shows. Major, major story, and outsiders must be asking: The Bay Area...
Lincecum will plead guilty to lesser charge
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has agreed to plead guilty to one charge related to his possession of a marijuana pipe in return for his drug charge being dropped, in a plea agreement that still must be approved by a judge in Clark County, Wash. Prosecuting...
High crime? Nope, just stupid
The rest of the sporting world must have chuckled to see the Bay Area media frenzy over Tim Lincecum's pot bust. Prominent headlines, top story on newscasts, non-stop chatter on radio talk shows. Major, major story, and outsiders must be asking: The Bay Area...
Lincecum will plead guilty to lesser charge
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has agreed to plead guilty to one charge related to his possession of a marijuana pipe in return for his drug charge being dropped, in a plea agreement that still must be approved by a judge in Clark County, Wash. Prosecuting...
GIANTS / Lincecum cited for having pot in his car
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was cited for possession of marijuana one week ago in the state of Washington. Though he faces misdemeanor charges in the state, it is unlikely he will receive any punishment from Major League Baseball. The 2008 Cy Young Award...
Lincecum cited for having pot in his car
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was cited for possession of marijuana one week ago in the state of Washington. Though he faces misdemeanor charges in the state, it is unlikely he will receive any punishment from Major League Baseball. The 2008 Cy Young Award...
Washington paper says Lincecum cited for marijuana possession
Here is the story from a newspaper in Lincecum's home state. More reporting to...
Phillies should have let Lee start 3
Four days' rest or three days' rest. Other than whether to replace umpires with cameras, managers' rotation decisions have generated the most heated debates of the World Series. The Yankees' Joe Girardi sticks with a three-man rotation and gets criticized for...
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Four days' rest or three days' rest. Other than whether to replace umpires with cameras, managers' rotation decisions have generated the most heated debates of the World Series. The Yankees' Joe Girardi sticks with a three-man rotation and gets criticized for...
Giants' batting coach speaks players' languages, figuratively and literally
Giants batting coach Hensley "Bamm-Bamm" Meulens is more than bilingual. He speaks English, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamento, the tongue of his native Curacao. Dutch and Japanese? Maybe if Giants re-sign Rikkert Faneyte and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Meulens can...
In this technological age, replay a must
An informal survey of baseball-loving fans confirms that this postseason has yielded an unprecedented number of umpiring errors (it's not as if anyone keeps official stats on this). The volume of errors is bewildering. Why would this be the year of so many...
In this technological age, replay a must
An informal survey of baseball-loving fans confirms that this postseason has yielded an unprecedented number of umpiring errors (it's not as if anyone keeps official stats on this). The volume of errors is bewildering. Why would this be the year of so many...
Giants' new batting coach speaks players' languages, figuratively and literally
New Giants batting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens is more than bilingual. He speaks English, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamento, the tongue of his native Curacao. Dutch and Japanese? Maybe if Giants re-sign Rikkert Faneyte and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Meulens...
GIANTS / Freddy Sanchez signs for 2 years
The Giants made their first significant player move of the offseason Friday, re-signing second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a two-year, $12 million contract. On the other side of the infield, the Giants would like to re-sign Juan Uribe, and general...
Freddy Sanchez signs for two years
The Giants made their first significant player move of the offseason Friday, re-signing second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a two-year, $12 million contract. On the other side of the infield, the Giants would like to re-sign Juan Uribe, and general...
Lineups get attention, but pitching may decide it
The Phillies must have felt at home when they left their own shoe box of a ballpark to play the first game at the new Yankee Stadium on May 22. The teams combined for seven home runs - the Phillies hitting four of them in a 7-3 win. Despite all the talk about...
Powerhouse matchup
Story line: What constitutes a dynasty in 21st century baseball? Baseball has reached a modest level of parity since the Yankees won the last of three consecutive World Series in 2000. So maybe a repeat by the Phillies this year would mark a modest dynasty,...
Lineups get attention, but pitching may decide it
The Phillies must have felt at home when they left their own shoe box of a ballpark to play the first game at the new Yankee Stadium on May 22. The teams combined for seven home runs - the Phillies hitting four of them in a 7-3 win. Despite all the talk about...
Powerhouse matchup
Story line: What constitutes a dynasty in 21st century baseball? Baseball has reached a modest level of parity since the Yankees won the last of three consecutive World Series in 2000. So maybe a repeat by the Phillies this year would mark a modest dynasty,...
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