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Joe Torre doesn't mind that he was left off the coaching staff for the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. " (Yankees manager) Joe Girardi is a coach for the All-Star Game, and deservedly so. National League manager Clint Hurdle, who guided the Colorado Rockies to their first pennant last year,...
could not remember ever being this productive in a game — that's including Little League. Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBI in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. BOX SCORE: Phillies 10, Blue Jays 3 Werth had a...
New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi recently admitted to wearing a thong. Not just any thong - a golden thong. Giambi says that he wears the golden thong to help him when he’s slumping at the plate. He also indicated that some of his current and former teammates also put on the golden [...]
ROD MAR / THE SEATTLE TIMES Seattle catcher Kenji Johjima and starting pitcher Miguel Batista listen to pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre during a conference on the mound in the first inning. Major League Baseball's contrived "natural rivalry" of the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres...
bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night. Joe Torre, who had a losing record against the Angels during his tenure as manager of the New York Yankees, lost again in...
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game in the seventh inning, but he fouled out to first base on a 3-2 pitch off Brian Tallet. Jamie Moyer (3-3) went 6 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs. Alexei Ramirez hit...
The Cleveland Indians sent left-handed starter Jeremy Sowers back to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday and called up infielder Michael Aubrey to make his big-league debut. Sowers was promoted from Buffalo to make a spot start Friday night. He gave up three runs in five innings of a 4-3 loss to the...
It's a sign of spring almost as dependable as dandelions: the Red Wings and Pistons advancing in the postseason. The Red Wings are one win from their fourth Stanley Cup finals appearance in 11 seasons. The Pistons are in the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth consecutive season after downing...
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez reported no problems with his strained right quadriceps Friday, one day after running the bases for the first since being sidelined last month. "Thumbs up," Rodriguez said after working out at the Yankees' minor league complex. ALL-STAR COACHES: Managers Joe...
NOTEBOOK Oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior has another shoulder problem, delaying his debut with the San Diego Padres. Prior's agent, John Boggs, confirmed Friday that Prior has a tear in his right shoulder capsule. Prior, who had surgery on the shoulder last year, will not throw for at least two...
