Long Shot for Reliever Is Better Than No Shot
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Steven Register, who led the minor leagues in saves last season, joined the Mets in by way of the Rule 5 draft, meaning he must make the 25-man roster or be offered back to the Rockies.
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The reliever was an original Marlin in 1993 and has a career mark of 51-62 with a 4.49 ERA. Weathers has also pitched for the Mets and the Astros this season, but has been out of action since Houston released him last month.
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Just because the Yankees haven&#39;t made an offer to Pedro Martinez doesn&#39;t mean they aren&#39;t interested in the veteran hurler, who has received offers from the Red Sox and Mets.
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With the game out of reach, it would be easy to dismiss Eric Gagn&#xE9;'s clean ninth inning in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. But not for him. Not for a pitcher who arrived in Boston as the potential last cog in a shutdown bullpen and sank so far that there were calls by fans for him to ...
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A year ago, he was the new star in camp. Reporters begged for a moment of his time and he managed to avoid most of them. He was the centerpiece acquisition off a tumultuous offseason, a can't-miss kid with a World Series MVP (won in Yankee Stadium!) on his r&#xE9;sum&#xE9;.
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It's a relatively recent story, and a familiar one. The Red Sox had two big sluggers in the middle of their lineup -- one a lefthanded hitter, the other a righty, both .300 hitters, one a former MVP, one who would soon be named one. They were the linchpins of a Sox team that had high hopes of playing deep ...
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With all the questions that have flowed through Josh Beckett's initial season with the Red Sox -- Why all the home runs? When is he going to live up to his potential? Why did Anibal Sanchez, and not Beckett, throw the first no-hitter between the two? -- the final effort of the season from the prize trade acquisition seemed strangely ...
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The Boston Red Sox might have taken a step Wednesday night toward finding the dominating Pedro Martinez of old. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY.
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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WASHINGTON It&#39;s been more than 30 years since baseball was in Washington DC -- and many residents don&#39;t seem in a hurry for a return.
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Jarrod Washburn is a starter by trade, not a closer, a man more accustomed to easing his way into games rather than nailing doors shut. Early in his career, the Angels lefthander saw his share of the relief biz, and it was just enough for him to know it wasn't really his calling.
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The New York Yankees hope they&#39;ve found the ace they need to dethrone the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. The Atlanta Braves got the pitcher they wanted to return to their days of pitching dominance.
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ItÂs possible, perhaps likely, that the best Pedro MartÃ­nez can bring to October now is five or six innings, like the rest of the Mets' well-worn rotation.
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The Yankees have spent the last two years trying to find a left-handed reliever to take the place of Mike Stanton. Now they have one: Mike Stanton.
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Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers has written the words âDonât think. Have Funâ on his cap as a reminder to play baseball loosely and not scrutinize every situation.
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Jason Schmidt knows he is not going to win the National League Cy Young Award. What&#39;s more, he is not sure he should win after an August groin injury and subsequent performance decline knocked him off the front-runner&#39;s perch.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.