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Sonnanstine tames Cardinals in Rays' 3-1 victory : Andy Sonnanstine's strong pitching was no surprise. It was Sonnanstine's second-career two-hit game that the St. Louis Cardinals didn't see coming. "The guy doesn't even probably take BP, so you've got to give him credit," Cardinals starter...
Wow, that was some thrilling season finale to The Hills, huh, kids? On MTV's zeitgeisty reality show, Lauren cried (or maybe her contacts were giving her trouble), and Heidi left her boss in the lurch to flee Las Vegas with Spencer. (Did you see Heidi skulking down the casino escalator? Who takes...
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH •OK, here’s a theory on the Celtics. Whether it was because of Kevin Garnett’s intensity or the Big Three’s commitment to make this new team work, who really knows? •Maybe he should ask for an investigation of the Yankees next: Like, how a team can spend so much and be so...
That’s more like it. The Rays beat the Yankees 5-2 last night in front of nearly 20,000 fans to win the series 3-1 and lower the New York to last place in the AL East. It was the Rays sixth series win in their last seven chances. Inside the Box Score: Scott Kazmir(W, 2-1): 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, [...]
Here are the results of our poll on the recall of Ian Kennedy. Yeah, he earned it - 13 votes (16%) No, he needed to prove himself over a longer period of time - 15 votes (19%) It’s not ideal, but it’s better than another Kei Igawa start - 53 votes (65%) Well, the winner is pretty clear. Only [...]
Coming into the season, we knew the team would be much improved but there were still some areas that were regarded as weaknesses. Even though Dioner Navarro had a great second half last year, his season will still overall poor and the catching position was not considered a strong point. Many...
The Cardinals avoided using righthander Mike Parisi on Thursday because they may need him to start Sunday in place of Kyle Lohse. Manager Tony La Russa said Lohse did not throw his scheduled bullpen session, and Lohse said he has been dealing with some soreness in his right shoulder.
Robinson Cano went 4-for-4, drove in a run and raised his average to .205, as the New York Yankees edged the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, in the third game of a four-game set. Carlos Pena, Cliff Floyd and Dioner Navarro had two hits apiece for the Rays, who saw their six-game win streak halted. Tampa Bay...
Covering baseball for the past eight years, I’ve become rather numb to most of the things I see at the ballpark. Teams win, teams lose, once in a while you’ll see a great performance or some memorable feat, but over the course of 162 games, it’s pretty much standard fare. Last night, however, I...
ST. PETERSBURG -- The red-hot Rays had another boost of good news prior to Wednesday's game against the Yankees, as the team agreed to terms on a contract extension with ace Scott Kazmir. The contract guarantees Kazmir $28.5 million, and has a maximum value of approximately $39.5 million. The...
