Walking Bonds Was Wrong Move for Marlins
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Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida &#151; because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches. Pierzynski's walk forced home the tiebreaking run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. It was just his 14th walk in 397 plate appearances.
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Maybe he read the wrong scouting report, and mixed up his Japanese pitchers. Maybe Barry Bonds was looking for the gyroball instead of the fastball that the Giants' slugger took from Hideki Okajima for a third strike in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon, with a game there to be won for the visitors.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, raising speculation they might be about to blow the NL East. Florida rallied in the ninth inning when the Mets did not use closer Billy Wagner, then Dan Uggla hit an RBI double in the 10th that lifted the last-place Marlins over New York 8-7 Thursday night.
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The Florida Marlins found an appropriately wild end for their weird stay in Chicago.
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Joe Girardi is as surprised as anyone. &quot;I knew we would play better,&quot; the Florida Marlins&#039; rookie manager said, &quot;but I did not expect this.&quot; He&#039;s surely not alone.
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Mark Prior&#39;s previous appearance against the Florida Marlins at Wrigley Field turned into one of the most agonizing losses in Chicago Cubs&#39; history.
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The Tour de Fraud came to Fenway last night and Barry Bonds went 1 for 3 with a walk in a 10-2 loss to the Red Sox. All in all, not much to write home about.
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The Mitchell Report threw a huge changeup to casual fans for whom the steroid era simply meant Barry Bonds. Now they had a big-time pitcher to go along with a home run slugger.
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Mark Mulder staggering down the comeback trail was no match for the streaking Florida Marlins.
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The Marlins postponed today&#39;s game against the Cubs as Hurricane Frances crept ashore on Florida&#39;s east coast. The first two games of the three-game series already had been delayed because of the Category 2 hurricane.
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Slumping Barry Bonds was scratched from San Francisco's starting lineup Monday night, giving him a day to rest his aching legs. Bonds was originally listed in the cleanup spot and left field for the opener of the four-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Barry Bonds left town Sunday night, but he was still a topic of conversation around Bank One Ballpark on Monday. Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique said he was caught off
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The Florida Marlins decided to pitch to Ryan Howard, and he made them pay. Twice.
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Miguel Cabrera and Florida's young pitchers have the Marlins winning again. Cabrera hit his 18th homer and drove in four runs during his seventh consecutive multihit game, leading the Marlins to a 6-5 victory over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
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A year ago, he was the new star in camp. Reporters begged for a moment of his time and he managed to avoid most of them. He was the centerpiece acquisition off a tumultuous offseason, a can't-miss kid with a World Series MVP (won in Yankee Stadium!) on his r&#xE9;sum&#xE9;.
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AJ Pierzynski&#39;s free pass with the bases loaded in the 10th inning gave the Giants a 6-5 victory over the Marlins on Wednesday night, leaving him only 167 behind Bonds in this year&#39;s race for the walks title.
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Mike Jacobs hit a solo homer and Scott Olsen pitched seven strong innings Monday night, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-1 victory over Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants.