Sammy Sosa Eager to Be Playing for Orioles
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Tapping his heart and thrusting both thumbs upward, Sammy Sosa stepped to the podium and flashed the broad smile that Chicago Cubs fans know too well.
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Sammy Sosa was too focused on his comeback to get nostalgic about facing the Chicago Cubs. Plus, the way he's hitting, the former slugger figures to see his old team again in June, when the Cubs visit the Texas Rangers for the first time.
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Baseball The Chicago Cubs were close to agreement last night on a trade to send unhappy slugger Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles, several high-ranking baseball officials told The Associated Press. Medical tests and approval from commissioner Bud Selig and the players' association remain unresolved, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Cubs would pay a substantial part ...
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Chicago (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs are reportedly  on the verge of trading slugger Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore  Orioles.
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In light of his recent detention in his home country, Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson feels he's better off staying in the United States during the offseason.
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The Chicago Cubs got rid of one problem by finding a taker for unhappy slugger Sammy Sosa. Now they're faced with another, potentially bigger predicament. Though Sosa's production has dropped, he was still a key piece of Chicago's offense with 35 homers and 80 RBIs last season. Throw in departed free agent Moises Alou, and the Cubs lose a combined 74 home runs and 186 RBIs.
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Struggling Sammy Sosa was dropped to No. 6 in the Chicago Cubs' batting order Saturday, the first time he's hit that low in more than 10 years. Booed frequently at Wrigley Field recently, Sosa was batting just .254 before Saturday's game with Florida.
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Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos acknowledged publicly today that he is willing to strike a deal with Major League Baseball to allow the Montreal Expos to move to Washington if certain conditions are met.
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Sammy Sosa swung and missed in his chance to make history in his first game against the Chicago Cubs. Sosa, trying to become the fifth player with 600 career home runs, was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Texas Rangers' 5-4 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday night. Sosa hit 545 homers with the Cubs from 1992-2004, when he was the 1998 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star.
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At 23, pitcher Richard Stahl knows there's still time to impress the Baltimore Orioles' front office. He just needs to stay on the mound long enough.
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Alfonso Sorianoâs slow start is long forgotten. Now that summer is turning to fall, Soriano is where he expected to be â leading the Chicago Cubs as they make a serious postseason run.
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Moises Alou, who hit a career-best 39 home runs last season but doesn't expect the Cubs to re-sign him after they declined his $11 million option, dismisses reports that Chicago will trade Sammy Sosa this winter.
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Enter the Orioles Hall of Fame one day, talk of returning to the O's the next? Brady Anderson is contemplating a return to baseball at the age of 40.
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Pitcher Kris Benson hopes the Orioles show a long-term commitment to him so that he can feel better about committing toÃÂ Baltimore for the 2007 season.
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Sammy Sosa is expected to take a physical in Baltimore over the next couple of days as the deal that would send the Chicago Cubs slugger to the Baltimore Orioles moves closer to reality, according to MLB.com.
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Rookie manager Lee Mazzilli knew all along he would be back in the dugout next season with the Baltimore Orioles. Having gained on-the-job experience in guiding the team to a third-place finish this year, he expects to accomplish even more in 2005.
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Orioles Manager Sam Perlozzo said Wednesday that Jay Gibbons will start the first game of the exhibition season on Thursday against the Florida Marlins at first base.