Cards' Eldred Likes Relief Pitching Role
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Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen.
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Kenny Rogers has gone from all-star scourge to All-Star starter. One year after being one of the most scrutinized players at the glamour game &amp;#151; and for all the wrong reasons &amp;#151; the Detroit lefty was chosen by AL manager Ozzie Guillen to start Tuesday night against the NL.
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A weekend in Anaheim apparently in search of a reliever netted the Reds a starter from the local big league club. General manager Dan O&#39;Brien announced Tuesday that
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He said he would get a true No. 1 starter for his rotation and he did, even though the marketplace went haywire this winter. Mark Mulder now sits atop the Cards rotation - and Jocketty did
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Odalis Perez, a free agent pitcher reportedly being pursued by the Mariners, is interested in talking with New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya.
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The Mets appreciate RamÃ³n CastroÂs character and jovial personality, but they are more interested in whether he can be their backup catcher in the postseason.
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J.D. Drew is still adjusting to the leadoff spot. Hitting there isn't the problem. Finding his name is.
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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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Alex Rodriguez plans to play in the All-Star game despite his strained left hamstring.
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St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder, hammered in a pair of starts since coming off the disabled list, believes he probably won't pitch again this season because of shoulder problems.
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ST. LOUIS -- A day of steady rain not only caused the Busch Stadium tarp to cover the infield little more than two hours before the scheduled start of Game 2 of the NL Championship Series, it gave the Houston Astros some hope strengthening their rotation.
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Scott Elarton, who pitched effectively late in the season after a slow start with Cleveland, agreed Thursday to an $850,000, one-year contract with the Indians.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The way heâs been batting lately, Eric Chavez figured Laynce Nix would surely get a glove on his line drive to center field.
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Tony Womack has his winter planned. The Cardinals second baseman will not only rest following a long season, he will heal.
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Roger Clemens pitches in relief for the Yankees in San Francisco Sunday, his first regular season appearance as a reliever since he was a rookie with the Red Sox 23 years ago.
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David Pauley , who has an outside shot at landing the fifth starter spot in the Red Sox rotation, was one of two players who represented the team at Major League Baseball's Rookie Career Development Program last month in Virginia.
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There's much frustration in David Ortiz's eyes and voice these days. He's been forced to contend with the shift teams constantly deploy against him (though the Devil Rays used a conventional alignment last night in the first inning), the ball-and-strike calls he hasn't agreed with, and his sore hamstrings. There's the fact that he sees only one or two pitches ...