Infield to Outfield to Pitcherâs Mound
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The Metsâ pitcher Jorge Sosa endured one of the more bizarre and roundabout paths to the major leagues.
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Baseball&#39;s most star-crossed franchise is either on the verge of purging its demons or setting this town up for the ultimate tease and fall.
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Carlos Beltran has hit home runs and taken them away with leaping catches above the center-field wall. These days, he is creating dreams.
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Almost all of Barry Bondsâ recent history-making home runs have come at SBC Park and it appears thatâs where No. 700 will come as well.
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Jake Peavy made himself right at home on that pitcher-perfect mound at Dodger Stadium.
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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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Maybe the idea of financing a new stadium here for the relocated Montreal Expos seemed easy last month when the city received the news that Major League Baseball would send the team to the nation&#39;s capital.
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Baseball officials are known to gush about their pitching prospects almost as if they were speaking about their own children. Such is the case with lefthander Rich Hill. For while the Cubs spent zillions this offseason, some in their organization are far more excited about Hill than Alfonso Soriano, Ted Lilly, or any of their other acquisitions.
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When Ichiro Suzuki is batting, he is a walking, swinging nightmare for pitchers. He is batting .353 with 6 homers, 58 runs batted in and 37 stolen bases before Tuesday nightâs game.
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Steve Trachsel's second spring training outing goes better than his first, and much better than his last trip to the mound in 2006.
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A number of starting pitchers have pitched in games on their days to throw on the side by becoming a middle-inning bridge between the starter and the setup men.
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There should be a limit on how much frustration one team, one franchise, should have to bear. As the National League Division Series in Dixie moves to Game 2, the Atlanta Braves appear destined to push the envelope.
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When it comes to landmark winning streaks, the same rules apparently apply in volleyball as they do with a possible no-hitter in baseball. Until the achievement is realized, there can be no speaking of it.
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From the instant Aaron Boone&#39;s home run cleared the left-field wall last October, the Yankees and Red Sox have been building to this.
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NEW YORKâA journey from the sandlots of Venezuela to baseball&#39;s biggest stage was something Blue Jays pitcher Gustavo Chacin pulled off with the help of a friend.
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The corn lining the outfield is tall again this year. The iconic white farmhouse, with its wraparound porch and picket fence appear unaffected by time. The mythic baseball diamond and lush outfield looks just like it did in the movie made 17 years ago.
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Jim Edmonds has a flair for the dramatic in center field, climbing walls to steal home runs and tumbling for other catches. He&#39;ll play to the crowd a bit, too.