Pitcher the picture of calm
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka had been so impressive, so early, Drew Barrymore was being lined up for the sequel to "Fever Pitch."
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Winter meetings kick off on Friday in Anaheim. BALCO aside, it&#39;s been a quiet baseball offseason, but that&#39;s about to change.
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Joe Torre's explanation for his team's recent turnaround -- looseness among the players.
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Curt Schilling's pitching arm was wrapped so that it hugged his body as he answered questions about his rehab start last night with Pawtucket.
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It was not a pitch Roger Clemens regretted. Inner half of the plate, a little up and 94 mph. The Rocket is going to Cooperstown on such pitches.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jason Schmidt, a question mark entering spring training, looked impressive in his first bullpen outing Saturday and was all smiles afterward.
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He enters a game now not to the menacing sound of Metallica. Mariano Rivera does that -- and Rivera is on the outside looking in. Keith Foulke needs no impending-doom tune to signal his arrival. His pitching seems to be working just fine.
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A potentially historic day for the Major League Baseball Players Association regarding the future of drug testing was followed by a relaxing day on Wednesday.
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The Brewers showed why they're in first and have been for most of the season.
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Roger CedeÃ±o felt relaxed as he pinch-hit in the sixth inning, his mind clear of the anguish he suffered with the Mets. &quot;They appreciate anybody,&quot; CedeÃ±o said about his treatment at Busch Stadium.
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Jon Lester pitched in a baseball game Monday. Simple? Perhaps. Special? Absolutely.
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Imagine. You play college baseball in Boston. You spent the winter hitting in poorly lit indoor cages with poor backgrounds. Finally, you get to play outside for the first time and you step in to face . . .
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VIERA, Fla., Feb. 24  -- The Washington Nationals' pitchers and catchers have been at spring training for nearly two weeks, and as they head into the final five days before the Grapefruit League exhibition season begins, they have one thing in common: good health.
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Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.
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obby Madritsch, a rookie pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, was full of confidence Thursday night - even against the streaking Boston Red Sox.
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Mark Buehrle waved his cap as the crowd stood and cheered him, some chanting his name. Manager Ozzie Guillen gave him a hug and now everyone will wait to see if it was the stylish left-hander's final game for the Chicago White Sox.
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Not that the Astros were tight heading home down 0-2 to the Cardinals, but knowing Roger Clemens would be taking the mound for Saturday&#39;s Game 3 of the National League Championship Series had to be a comforting thought.