Pitcher Tony Saunders Attempts Comeback
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Tony Saunders has tried to purge the memory of the night when his throwing arm nearly snapped in half as he unleashed a fastball. As if that wouldn't be hard enough, it happened again.
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First, Marco Scutaro. Now, Manny Ram&#xED;rez. It's not supposed to work this way. A starting pitcher is not supposed to pitch seven or eight innings and give up one solo home run -- and take the loss. It's certainly not supposed to happen two starts in a row.
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.
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Few situations in baseball are as awkward as the legendary player whose skills have diminished greatly in the twilight of his career. Double the awkward quotient when he has spent his entire career in one city, and triple it when he is on the verge of a career-defining milestone.
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Carlos Delgado took batting practice Thursday and said he was almost ready to return from the right hip flexor injury that has kept him sidelined since Sept. 5.
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When the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees meet in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday the result could produce the greatest comeback in Major League history.
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Trot Nixon, the former Red Sox outfielder who beat Boston with an extra-inning single in Game 2, was back in Cleveland's starting lineup for Saturday night's sixth game of the AL championship series.
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IRVING, Tex.ÃÂ -- There's no place to hide. What must Al Saunders think, sitting there in the coaches' box, headset on, his dream offense sputtering and the camera zooming in?
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com. Kevin Brown may return to the mound sooner than expected, as Joe Torre said Friday that the right-hander is in the mix to start on Sunday afternoon against Curt Schilling and the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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He points to one moment, one conversation with his pal from Cuba. Jose Contreras was struggling, and his friend Orlando Hernandez wanted to know what had happened to the pitcher who triggered an auction between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox before ever slipping on a major league uniform.
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The pitching coach who has been in professional baseball for 40 years thought the ball was too low. The relief pitcher who has been on major league mounds for more than a decade feared it would bounce on the plate.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders walked into Sioux Falls Arena before Friday&#39;s game against the New York Knicks and promptly said, &quot;Not much has changed.
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Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back.    After more than three years away, the St...
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He had anticipated being at the starting line of tonight's fourth game of the American League Championship Series. Instead, Tim Wakefield found himself in the middle of a pitching meltdown last night, called upon to try and lend soothing relief in a sorry excuse for playoff baseball.
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Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base.
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Mark Buehrle is trying to get back to pitching as well as he did the first three months of the season. He's getting closer with each start.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.