Promising Young Pitchers Are Treated With Kid Gloves
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One of the continuing trends in the major leagues is how diligent teams have become about safeguarding young pitchers like the Yankeesâ Joba Chamberlain and Bostonâs Clay Buchholz.
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When a hot ground ball broke the tip of his right index finger, Padres shortstop Khalil Greene&#39;s chances for Rookie of the Year also were fractured.
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The rookies keep coming through for the Boston Red Sox.
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Standing by the first base dugout at Yankee Stadium, Jim Palmer and Orel Hershiser were talking shop. With four Cy Young Awards between 'em, it was intricate stuff about pitching &#151; release points, stretch positions, unfolding front elbows.
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Julio Lugo bangs a bouncing ball toward center field. It glances off the tip of the glove of Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, which sent the ball toward shortstop. Derek Jeter, gliding to his left, comes to a halt and crouches to receive it. The ball makes contact near the heel of his glove, then spins out. Jeter ...
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.
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The New York Mets settled on a starting pitcher for their playoff opener: rookie John Maine.
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The Seattle Mariners have spent two months sifting through their top minor league talent hoping a nugget or two will emerge as legitimate candidates to make next year&#39;s team.
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What you saw last night were coming attractions. Pitching coach John Farrell offered a primer on Daisuke Matsuzaka's repertoire, one that only was given partial exposure in his two-inning, 25-pitch performance at City of Palms Park.
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Fresh faces on the mound signal a changing of the guard this MLB postseason.
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Matt Leinart was quite a baseball prospect growing up, showing so much promise as a left-handed pitcher that scouts took notice before high school.
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This record is for all the little guys, for all the players who have to leg out every hit instead of taking a relaxing trot around the bases, for all the batters whose muscles aren&#39;t
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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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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Manny RamÃ­rezÂs future is a hot topic among managers, scouts, agents and reporters at baseballÂs winter meetings.
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The odds are overwhelmingly against them. For every Abe Alvarez , who made a cameo at Fenway Park in July just 13 months after the Red Sox drafted him out of Long Beach State, there are dozens of top-rate college pitchers who will toil in the farm system and never reach the majors.
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NEW YORK -- Seventh games are postseason baseball&#39;s mother lode. When you hit on one of those babies, you&#39;ve hit on something big.