Will Pruett come down on Herd now?
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How many other teams can make news by finishing two-a-day practices with a bar fight -- not to mention one in which some Thundering Herd knucklehead maybe gives a ticket to the festivities to a player on a team they&#39;ll be playing next month?
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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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The Barry Bonds buzz has begun, along with a whole lot of questions: What time will he arrive at spring training? Or will he even show at all Monday when position players are to report? When will he speak? Is he in as good shape as he says after a winter of intense workouts at UCLA?
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The time has come, and the answer is no. Mark McGwire may get into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot, but it won't be unanimous. I know one vote he's not getting.
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer. either pick up his option or not, it&#39;s up to them. Jon wants to remain a. on first baseman Travis Lee and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.
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Bear's stretch of outperformance is expected to end.
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Barry Bonds likely will take down the Hammer's home run record soon. The fates of the surprising Milwaukee Brewers, the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees are far murkier. With baseball still buzzing about Ichiro Suzuki's sprint around the All-Star bases, the talk turned to the dash to October.
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Questions will be asked tonight at Madison Square Garden. Difficult questions. Questions about the futures of Felix Trinidad and Ricardo Mayorga. Very likely they will be questions only one of them will be able to answer.
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The Kellogg Brown &amp; Root unit is putting a big hurt the stock. Is a parting of the ways likely? Chief Executive David J. Lesar might be right when he describes Halliburton Co.
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The argument could be made that Johnny Damon was the most productive leadoff man in the majors this season. At least among men not named Ichiro Suzuki. It was trend that continued in the American League Division Series against Anaheim.
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It would appear to be time for Mayor Menino to get the Duck Boats ready. Red Sox Rolling Rally II should jam the streets of Boston this week.
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So are the suddenly free-spending Kansas City Royals going to bid for Alex Rodriguez this coming offseason?
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What else can the Red Sox do with Julio Lugo ? They invested $36 million into the shortstop for four years, it's late June, and he's hitting below the Mendoza Line. Do they bench him? Rest him? Ride it out? Give him the most extensive video work and instruction possible?
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A-Rod's slump is a thing of the past, and the streaking New York Yankees are leaving Boston far behind in the AL East. The sinking Red Sox are getting some of their regulars back, but they can only hope it's not too late to make a final playoff push.
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With only 32 2/3 professional innings on his rÃ©sumÃ©, Joe Smith is perhaps a few months away from joining the Metsâ bullpen. He has allowed one hit in three innings this spring, striking out two.
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With the Yankees giving up their pursuit of Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson last night, hot stove followers are waiting to see if that leads them to turn up the heat on free agent Pedro Martinez [stats, news].
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With the decision yesterday to option Jon Lester to Double A Portland for one start, the Red Sox gained a lefthander out of the bullpen, something they didn't have last season during a crushing five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, who have plenty of lefthanded firepower on offense. The Sox have a three-game series against the ...