Lowell: Baseball held to higher standard
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World Series MVP Mike Lowell is willing to give blood if that's what it takes to be tested for human growth hormone. But only if the test is 100 percent accurate. Not 99 percent.
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VIERA, Fla., Feb. 26 -- That night last June, Shawn Hill took to the mound at Fenway Park knowing his right elbow wasn't quite perfect, knowing the situation was bound to go bad. The previous two evenings against the Boston Red Sox, the starting pitchers for the Washington Nationals had failed to...
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Keith Foulke knows how to protect a postseason lead.
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ST. LOUIS Â· The Marlins&#39; chances of retaining Mike Lowell appeared much stronger Tuesday as the club continued to make progress toward finalizing a new stadium in downtown Miami.
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One thing Red Sox manager Terry Francona is demanding of his players from here on out: Play the game right.
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Pedro Martinez dazzles for seven as Boston takes a seemingly safe three games to none lead. By MARC TOPKIN, Times Staff Writer. ST.
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Mike Lowell drove in five runs to lead Boston's revived hitting attack and the Red Sox cut their magic number to clinch the AL East title to two with an 11-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
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BOSTONâThese Yankees are an arrogant bunch. Six consecutive first-place finishes tend to do that. But very rarely do you see a team in the heat of a pennant race facing the team chasing them send out a starting pitcher just to see him get work.
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BOURNE -- In baseball, the perfect game is an instantly recognizable accomplishment. In football, it's a little trickier.
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Mike Piazza has been around baseball practically his whole life, and the moment was not lost on him.
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The Red Sox would love to have Mike Lowell back next season, a team official said yesterday, but are concerned that in a light market for premium free agents, the third baseman might be able to command a heftier offer elsewhere.
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It turns out Mike Lowell was never a part of the internal DH discussion. Terry Francona was never taking him out of the lineup.
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Mike Lowell will soon be a free agent, about to hit the market with that shiny World Series MVP trophy sticking out of his back pocket. Potential bidders? Take your pick.
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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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At first glance, all was bliss yesterday at Fenway Park. The day after the Red Sox clinched a berth in their second straight American League Championship Series, principal owner John W. Henry happily prepared to play catch on his famous lawn in the Fens. Manager Terry Francona, as calm as he possibly could be as one of the most scrutinized ...
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joel Pineiro was asked whether this Red Sox team reminds of him of the Seattle Mariners squad he was on that won 116 games in 2001. He paused for a second and said, "In that then it seemed there was somebody different every day doing little things to win a game."
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Mark Kotsay sprinted to the warning track dirt in left-center to make a tough catch of a flyball by Boston's Johnny Damon earlier this month &#151; nothing spectacular, nothing flashy.