Chico Hurts His Chances
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 9 -- For pitcher Matt Chico, this otherwise meaningless spring training game mattered.
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Disappointment is something that Mike Mussina takes in stride because it has seemed to identify his postseason career. Again and again, Mussina has tossed playoff gems, only to be bested by a sharper opponent.
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As far as improbable endings go, this one has to rank high on the &quot;Rudy&quot; scale. Gustavo Chacin was the ultimate underdog on Monday night, a Double-A pitcher summoned to face the toughest team in the American League.
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OAKMONT, Pa. -- Did he rush the shot? Maybe. Did it matter? Bubba Watson said no.
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com. Poor Chone Figgins. He should have known he was in for a rough one when Manny Ramirez hammered a liner off his glove in the first inning of Boston&#39;s 9-3 win over Anaheim in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
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Pedro Martinez is going to be out far longer than this postseason: The Mets' ace also will miss the start of 2007 because of an injured pitching shoulder.
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A few observations from Sundayâs 5-4 loss to the Tigers: â Melky Cabrera has to stop sliding headfirst into first base. Heâs too important to the Yankees to risk injury with a play that doesnât get him to first base any quicker. We asked Joe Torre how he can stop Cabrera from doing it. âStrangle him, [...].
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This one hurt much more than the blowout losses to Washington and Baltimore. This one, No. 8 in the Giants&#39; latest string of defeats, was one they could have won, should have
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The season could be over for Los Angeles Angels right-hander Bartolo Colon, who learned Friday he has a rotator cuff problem &#151; the latest setback in an injury-plagued season for last year's AL Cy Young winner.
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The New York Mets are limping toward the playoffs with one very big problem: Pedro Martinez.
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EMOTIONAL Glen Boss admitted he put too much pressure on himself talking up Makybe Diva&#39;s chances before the Melbourne Cup yesterday.
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For all of the fuss about Pedro Martinez&#39;s genealogical assertions, the critical factor in the American League Championship Series has been Boston&#39;s inability to provide for its pitchers.
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Mention Bernard Hopkins, and Felix Trinidad winces. Bring up Oscar De La Hoya or Roy Jones, and Trinidad shakes his head.
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He was the starter no one wanted anymore. How bad was it for Derek Lowe in terms of inspiring confidence among his peers before last night's start in Game 4? After Saturday night's embarrassing 19-8 pounding by the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, a loss in which the Red Sox' staff was pounded into submission, ...
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Between games of Wednesday&#39;s doubleheader, someone tried to cheer up Giants manager Felipe Alou by using that old Ernie Banks line: &quot;Let&#39;s play two.&quot; ...
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- In the kind of performance that got him shipped out of New York, Jose Contreras was roughed up by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
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Alex Rios lent the Boston Red Sox a hand, and he wasn't very happy about it.