Wagner act: Phillies closer labors, then gets ejected
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Philadelphia closer Billy Wagner was furious after he was ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday&#39;s game 11-9, 13-inning win over the New York Mets for throwing two high-and-tight pitches to Cliff Floyd.
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Billy Wagner couldn't close it out. Trevor Hoffman couldn't, either. After two of baseball's best closers flopped again last night, Heath Bell had enough moxie to hang on for his first major league save.
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Against a background chorus of inflammatory rhetoric and name-calling, the National Hockey League closed its doors to its players Wednesday -- setting in motion a labor stoppage that will
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The Philadelphia Phillies Friday picked up the options on two pitchers, including closer Billy Wagner. Under the terms of his contract, Wagner, 33, will be paid $9,000,000 next season.
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There were two unusual and discussion-worthy instances of closer usage in the first couple of days of Division Series play: Ron Gardenhire sticking with Joe Nathan in the 12th inning of Minnesota&#39;s brutal 7-6 loss to the Yankees in Game 2, and Phil Garner
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Plate umpire Brian O&#39;Nora became ill during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Wednesday night, causing a delay of nine minutes.
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By SCOTT SONNER  RENO, Nev. - The Golden Baseball League settled on punishment Friday for a public address announcer who was ejected from a minor league game for inciting criticism of an umpire: spending an inning in the ump's shoes.
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The Phillies ended months of speculation when they announced the dismissal of manager Larry Bowa before Saturday&#39;s game against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
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When Clay Buchholz was asked about coming out of the bullpen in Double A, back before he made his major league debut, back before he threw his no-hitter, he made a face. Not his first choice, clearly.
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Philadelphia Phillies closer Billy Wagner was suspended for two games Friday by major league baseball and fined an undisclosed amount after he was ejected against the New York Mets last weekend.
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Mariano Rivera threw 26 pitches in a bullpen session yesterday, the first time since Aug. 31 the Yankees' closer worked off a mound.
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A blown call cost Ryan Howard his 57th home run yesterday in the visiting Phillies' 7-2 victory against the Astros.
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The Expos may be playing their final few games, but the Phillies found out firsthand that this vanishing breed isn&#39;t about to go quietly.
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In a few weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies might look back at a pair of one-run games that ended minutes apart as the critical moment of the division race.
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Jonathan Papelbon's best pitch of the night didn't go into Jason Varitek's catcher's mitt, but rather into Kevin Youkilis's elongated - and in this case, humiliating - first baseman's glove.
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The Philadelphia Phillies finally gave their best relievers a rest Sunday, and it resulted in a rare late-season loss.
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The Philadelphia Phillies thought Marlon Anderson was out of line. So did second base umpire CB Bucknor.