A's net reliever Embree; court Piazza
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The Oakland Athletics and left-handed reliever Alan Embree agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year contract Wednesday, and the club also was closing in on a one-year deal with Mike Piazza.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting two spectators in the head, as Oakland A's fans taunted the visitors after a two-out, top-of-the-ninth homer tied the game...
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The Anaheim Angels added depth to their bullpen Monday by agreeing to terms of a two-year contract with right-hander Esteban Yan. Yan had a 3-6 record with seven saves and a 3.83 ERA in a career-high 69 relief
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NEW YORK -- With his New York Yankees struggling, George Steinbrenner says Joe Torre is safe for now, general manager Brian Cashman "is on a big hook" and Jason Giambi "should have kept his mouth shut."
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This is how the AL West was un-won: Basically, the same way it was so often won. How ironic that the Oakland Athletics â-inners of the last three division championships with
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TORONTO -- As predicted, Red Sox outfielder Manny Ram&#xED;rez made his first appearance in a game yesterday after sitting out the last 12 and 22 of the previous 30 with a sore right knee. In the 5-3 loss to Toronto, Ramirez pinch-hit for shortstop Alex Gonzalez with a runner on first base and one out in the seventh inning and ...
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AARON: 755  BONDS: 747  WEDNESDAY: Struck out as pinch-hitter in ninth.  TODAY: Off day  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Carlos Almanzar left the game with an apparent right forearm injury with two outs in the ninth...Texas beat the A&#39;s for only the seventh time in 18 outings this season, but have won three of four from Oakland...Mark Kotsay and Jermaine Dye had three hits
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NEW YORK It appears New York Yankees ace relief pitcher Mariano Rivera will be ready for tomorrow night&#39;s American League pennant series opener against Boston.
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Mike Piazza tipped his helmet to Pedro Martinez, then teed off against him. Piazza hit two more home runs off his former Mets teammate, even drawing an extremely rare curtain call on the road, but fell just short of a go-ahead shot Wednesday night and New York escaped with a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.
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A wolf in Angels wings? Or a sacrificial lamb to be served up on the Fenway mound this afternoon? Kelvim Escobar went 11-12 this season and was beaten by the Red Sox [stats, schedule], 4
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Mike Piazza has amassed Hall of Fame numbers: a .308 career average, 424 homers (including a record 399 as a catcher), 1,324 RBIs, a .377 on-base percentage. But he has had a trying year with the Oakland A's, missing 10 weeks with a sprained right shoulder that has relegated him to DHing.
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Dan Miceli looks to the outfield as St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Jim Edmonds starts to celebrate after hitting the game-winning home run that scored Albert Pujols in the 12th inning to
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Pujols hit his sixth homer of the playoffs, while Edmonds hit his third and second of the LCS...Sanders also had three hits...St. Louis&#39; two runs in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak of 14 frames
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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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NEW YORK - The Angels&#39; surprise trade of Jose Guillen to the Expos Friday eliminated one potential addition to the Mets&#39; lineup, and possibly one of the suitors for high-priced catcher Mike Piazza.
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Maybe Julian Tavarez isn't so bad after all. The embattled reliever, who has been the target of boos this season, set the tone for the Red Sox' series with the Chicago White Sox by shutting down the world champions Monday night, holding them to two runs over 6 1/3 innings. Kason Gabbard followed with seven shutout innings Tuesday night. Then ...