Houston Waives Zimmerman, Signs Barrett
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The Houston Rockets waived guard Derrick Zimmerman on Thursday and signed rookie guard Andre Barrett.
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The big action at Wrigley Field on Friday was in the Chicago Cubs' dugout. Pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett shoved each other and had to be separated in the fifth inning of the Cubs' 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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Sporting News&#39; Ken Rosenthal has learned that the Houston Astros will reassign general manager Gerry Hunsicker within the organization and elevate Tim Purpura to the GM position.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Hoping to add more power to their lineup, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired outfielder Carlos Lee from the Chicago White Sox for center fielder Scott Podsednik, reliever Luis Vizcaino and a player to be names later on Monday.
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The Houston Astros acquired pitchers Jason Jennings and Miguel Asencio from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday after failing to sign Jon Garland from the Chicago White Sox.
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Arizona leftfielder Quinton McCracken left the game with a strained right groin after chasing after a foul ball in the first inning...Bautista extended his hitting streak to eight games...Los Angeles first baseman Hee-Seop Choi is mired in an 0-for-12
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The San Diego Padres have signed outfielder Jason Lane from the Houston Astros after they lost Milton Bradley for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury.
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New Orleans Hornets forward Rodney Rogers was activated Monday after missing 24 games with a sprained left knee.
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Both benches cleared briefly in the second inning of Friday's game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs when Cubs catcher Michael Barrett began jawing with Astros' pitcher Roy Oswalt, five days after Oswalt hit him in the back with a pitch.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers  have acquired slugging outfielder Carlos Lee from the Chicago  White Sox in exchange for speedy outfielder Scott Podsednik,  pitcher Luis Vizcaino and a player to be named later.
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Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was suspended for 10 games and White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson five games for a bench-clearing brawl that led to four ejections.
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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano shoved catcher Michael Barrett as the two were being separated in the dugout during the middle of the fifth inning of Friday's game against Atlanta.
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The Astros lifted a 42-year-old hex when they eliminated the Braves Monday night and advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Houston lifers such as Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell were finally liberated from years of postseason futility, but former Yankee Andy Pettitte, already the owner of four World ...
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Atlanta acquired All-Star closer Dan Kolb from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for prized pitching prospect Jose Capellan and a player to be named, allowing the Braves to move John Smoltz back into the starting rotation.
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ATLANTA -- The Red Sox officially cut ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero yesterday, placing him on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. They had designated Romero for assignment 10 days earlier in Arizona, a move that came as a shock to the 30-year-old pitcher, less so to those who had watched him put runners on ...
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Milwaukee Brewers finally welcomed free-agent catcher Damian Miller into the fold on Monday. Miller, 35, reached a preliminary agreement last Tuesday on a three-year, $8.75-million
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Chicago Cubs reliever Kent Mercker and Houston Astros righthander Dan Wheeler were each suspended for three games yesterday after a testy series last weekend at Wrigley Field. Astros manager Phil Garner was suspended for one game. All three were fined undisclosed amounts by Bob Watson , vice president of on-field operations for Major League Baseball. In his Houston debut, Wheeler ...