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Gonzalez, Marlins Agree at $2M
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez and the Florida Marlins have reached a preliminary agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract.Gonzalez must pass a physical for the deal to be finalized, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the deal.
The contract for the 40-year-old […]
Jackson Chastises MLB Over Umpire Checks
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Jesse Jackson criticized Major League Baseball on Thursday for sending investigators to the hometowns of umpires to ask neighbors questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan.”Major League Baseball has done a disservice to its progressive social history by equating southern whites with white supremacists,” Jackson said in a statement. “I […]
Feliz, Phillies Finalize $8.5M Deal
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Free-agent third baseman Pedro Feliz and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized an $8.5 million, two-year contract Thursday.With the option and performance bonuses, the contract could be worth up to $15 million over three years.
“We said from the beginning of our offseason that we would try to improve the club in any way we could,” assistant general […]
Pettitte’s Meet With Congress Postponed
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte’s meeting with a congressional committee investigating drug use in baseball was postponed until Monday. He originally was slated to appear for a deposition or transcribed interview Wednesday.
But the date was changed Tuesday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It’s the latest in a series of switches to […]
Rangers Retire Leetch’s No. 2
Friday, January 25th, 2008Only at Madison Square Garden does No. 2 fit so perfectly between 11 and 35. It happened Thursday night when the New York Rangers retired Brian Leetch’s famous number. They raised a banner next to those of Mark Messier and Mike Richter, the stellar defenseman’s teammates on the 1994 Stanley Cup championship team that ended […]
Clemens’ Meeting with Congress Postponed
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Roger Clemens’ meeting with a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball was pushed back until Feb. 5.
Clemens originally was asked to appear Saturday for a deposition or transcribed interview with staff members from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That panel has called a Feb. 13 hearing where Clemens and his former personal trainer, […]
Jocketty Dismissal Delays Tony La Russa
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007The St. Louis Cardinals’ dismissal of general manager Walt Jocketty last week has complicated the decision-making process for Tony La Russa, who is deliberating whether to return for a 13th season.
La Russa will wait for a GM to be hired before deciding whether to return for a 13th season, team spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday. […]
Phillies in Another Hole After 10-5 Loss
Friday, October 5th, 2007Back in a huge hole, the Philadelphia Phillies don’t have a month to pull off another comeback. And unless they start hitting soon, the next time they put on those red pinstripe uniforms will be in Clearwater next spring. The latest flop, a 10-5 loss Thursday to the Colorado Rockies, put them behind 2-0 in […]
Piniella Pulls Zambrano Early
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Cruising along through six innings, Carlos Zambrano tried to talk Lou Piniella into sending him back out for the seventh.
“I said, ‘Let me pitch one more,’” Zambrano said. “And he said, ‘That’s enough.’ He’s the manager.”
Piniella stuck to his plan and it was a costly one for the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs manager said he would […]
Baseball World Focuses on A-Rod
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Everywhere Alex Rodriguez went, the lenses were on him. When he took batting practice, the cameras clicked. In the clubhouse, so many mini-cams wanted to capture his words and image that he had to move away from his locker to the center of the room.
Not that he had much to say, just a collection of […]