Now Pitching: The Guys You Least Expected
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After winning four straight games to shock the Yankees and win the A.L. championship, the Red Sox need four more victories to cement their historic run.
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It was a busy day for Red Sox brass, who also introduced new shortstop Edgar Renteria. By GARRY BROWN. Free agent pitcher Matt Clement apparently will be coming to the Boston Red Sox to plug the last open spot in their starting rotation.
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Manny Ram&#xED;rez missed his 20th straight game with a strained left oblique, with rookie Brandon Moss playing left field last night against the Blue Jays. The Sox were without three regulars: Kevin Youkilis (wrist), Coco Crisp (back), and Ram&#xED;rez.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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On a team packed with veterans, three relative newcomers in the bottom three spots of the lineup brought the Yankee Stadium crowd to its feet on Saturday.
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The Red Sox rebuilt their pitching staff with untrustworthy David Wells, underachieving Matt Clement and injured Wade Miller. The free-spending Yankees took no such chances.
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These guys are down, but are they out?
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Red Sox pitcher bounces back from September slump to pitch seven strong innings and put the Angels in an 0-2 hole. By John Nadel. Pedro Martinez was awful at the end of the regular season.
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Whatever the reason, No. 700 seems like the poor stepchild of Barry Bonds&#39; famous homers -- the underappreciated one, the one that doesn&#39;t quite get the attention it deserves.
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For a change, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get much of a start. Thanks to relievers Chad Billingsley and Takashi Saito and another homer by Russell Martin, the finish couldn't have been much better.
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WASHINGTON -- Beginning the process of reshaping a last-place roster, the Washington Nationals released six pitchers Tuesday: right-handers Brian Lawrence, Pedro Astacio, Ryan Drese, Felix Rodriguez and Zach Day, and left-hander Joey Eischen.
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A few years ago, the Cardinalsâ Rick Ankiel was one of the best young left-handed pitchers in the major leagues. Now heâs hitting and fielding in the minor leagues.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...
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Not that there was anybody around to see it, but the Nets actually did something that few people expect to see this season: They put an inferior opponent (and yes, there may be a few) in
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One night it's Julian Tavarez , the reliever turned emergency starter. The next, it's Kason Gabbard , a lefthander who began the season in Double A, had lost all three big-league decisions attached to his name, and had been regularly lit up when sent back to Triple A Pawtucket (1-7, 5.23 ERA).
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.
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You don&#39;t really believe Pedro Martinez is going to pitch for the Yankees, do you? Don&#39;t forget about Pedro&#39;s working hours on his non-pitching days.