Liriano reports no problems throwing
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Minnesota Twins rookie Francisco Liriano reported no problems throwing Monday, and the star left-hander could rejoin the rotation before the middle of the month.
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Julian Tavarez&#39;s 2-2 slider to Carlos Beltran was theoretically a good pitch Sunday afternoon. It was low, outside and traveling 81 miles per hour.
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Let's see, about $136 million (over eight years) went to 40-40 star Alfonso Soriano, who has never really mastered a position. Another $100 million went to first baseman/left fielder Carlos Lee, who has never reached a .900 OPS in his career and looks like a weight problem.
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Beware of a thing called excess. The Red Sox thought they had it with Bronson Arroyo last spring so they took a chance, rolled the dice, and went after a slugger with upside in Wily Mo Pe&#xF1;a. Arroyo had a very good year in Cincinnati, where he proved to be the most durable pitcher in the National League, and the ...
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He enters a game now not to the menacing sound of Metallica. Mariano Rivera does that -- and Rivera is on the outside looking in. Keith Foulke needs no impending-doom tune to signal his arrival. His pitching seems to be working just fine.
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After watching Jeff Fassero pitch against his team earlier this month, Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique was impressed. &quot;I thought that he still had enough in his tank to help a Major League team,&quot; Pedrique said.
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The Atlanta Braves and reliever Rafael  Soriano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $9  million contract, the team said on Thursday.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. in New Jersey as a Mets fan. ``I&#39;m taking away my experience as positive.&#39;&#39;. Burnett, plus left-hander Dontrelle Willis.
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Last year, he hit 58 home runs in his first full season in the majors. Heâs modest, polite and widely considered to be steroid-free.
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Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano, making his first start in more than a month, left in the third inning of Wednesday's game with left elbow pain.
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PHOENIX (Sports Network) - Randy Johnson became the  all-time major league strikeout leader among left-handed  pitchers on a night he led the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2  win over the Colorado Rockies in the third of a four- game set  at Bank One Ballpark.
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Barry Bonds didn&#39;t have to worry about another &quot;not-in-my-ballpark&quot; manager ordering his team to pitch around the San Francisco slugger.
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Lucky for Francisco Liriano that someone in his family picked up the phone. The Minnesota rookie ace was added to the AL All-Star team Monday after Jose Contreras pitched himself out of a spot while St. Louis shortstop David Eckstein replaced injured Jose Reyes on the NL side.
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The long list of disgraced players in the Mitchell Report didn't surprise Cubs fan Bob Burman. Didn't disappoint him. Didn't anger him. Didn't do much of anything, really.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Chris Costantino struck out Jacob Maxwell with the bases loaded to end the game as Lincoln, R.I., held on to beat Davenport, Iowa, 3-2, last night in Little League World Series action. Costantino finished with 15 strikeouts and allowed just four hits in picking up the win.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (Sports Network) - Second baseman Alfonso  Soriano avoided arbitration with the Texas Rangers by coming to  terms on a one-year, $7.5 million contract Monday.
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The San Francisco Giants aren't worried about whether commissioner Bud Selig shows up if Barry Bonds breaks the home run record.