Ventura, Dodgers simply too tough for D-Backs
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LOS ANGELES - The 98-pound weakling tried to kick a little sand in the face of the muscle-bound bullies atop the National League West here on Tuesday night.
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The Dodgers seldom win with the long ball. They're a good hitting team, with an NL-leading .275 batting average heading into last night's game against Pittsburgh, but home runs are for teams such as the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. Not the Dodgers.
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Mike Mussina did all he could to keep the Yankees close, but his teammates wasted one scoring chance after another last night in a 2-0 AL Division Series Game 1 loss to Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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The Diamondbacks and Dodgers slugger Shawn Green fail to reach an agreement on a contract extension by the Thursday deadline, leaving the tentative trade in jeopardy of falling through.
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It&#39;s time for Major League Baseball to step in and do what the Los Angeles Dodgers have not: control Milton Bradley. And when MLB finishes with Bradley, it needs to hit the Dodgers even harder for the actions
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It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.
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The stewards of the Diamondbacks kept saying in recent months that they intend to field a contending team in 2005. It&#39;s just been a little hard to hear them.
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At times, it seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers throw a bunch of names up on a wall and keep the players whose names stick. Of course, if a team can win division titles with those players, it might not be a bad way of operating.
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The Dodgers still aren&#39;t totally sure what to make of Hideo Nomo, and to be certain, pitching him against the Arizona Diamondbacks isn&#39;t the best way to get definitive answers.
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Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique struggled with him all weekend. On Tuesday, Barry Bonds becomes the Brewers&#39; problem. &quot;I wake up every morning thinking about it,&quot; Brewers manager Ned Yost said.
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If you spend, they will come. It can be done. You can turn around a franchise and head it in the right direction in a few days. The Arizona Diamondbacks were the worst team in baseball in 2004, losing 111 games.
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Nomo improved to 5-5 in his career against Arizona in his 297th career start...Giovanni Carrara retired the side in the seventh for the Dodgers...The Diamondbacks activated pitcher Scott Service from the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitchers Randy
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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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Brandon Backe and Woody Williams pitched well last night even though neither earned a win. But their outings will show up in the record books.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Arizona Diamondbacks, who made a big splash before and during baseball&#39;s winter meetings, soon could be facing life without the Big Unit.
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The New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers spent yesterday trying to put the finishing touches on the megadeal that would move all-stars Randy Johnson, Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez.