Smoltz could return to rotation
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ANAHEIM, Calif. There&#39;s a chance John Smoltz could return to the Atlanta Braves&#39; rotation if the team finds another closer.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Steve Swindal returned to work at Legends Field on Monday and apologized for becoming a distraction. He wouldn't speculate whether his arrest last week for driving under the influence would alter his role as George Steinbrenner's designated successor to run the New York Yankees.
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The Atlanta Braves have exercised the team's $8 million option for 2007 with John Smoltz, ensuring the right-hander will return for his 19th season with the team.
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Bob Melvin became available on the managerial, free-agent market on Monday, and although the Diamondbacks wouldn&#39;t say publicly whether they have interest in their former bench coach, it&#39;s safe to assume they do after he was fired as skipper of the
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In a deal motivated by his recent return to the starting rotation, John Smoltz agreed Thursday to a new two-year contract with the Braves that increases the chance he will complete his career in Atlanta.
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A rotation dropout when the playoffs began, only to be promoted to a two-time starter/savior against the Yankees in the ALCS, Derek &quot;The Resurrected&quot; Lowe is scheduled to get the ball again tonight when the Red Sox take on the Cardinals in Game 4 of the World Series.
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No one believed in the Braves when the season started, and John Smoltz is one of the first to admit that he had his doubts. Win the division for an unprecedented 13 straight seasons?
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BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start a possible Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday because of an injured right ankle, though it's possible Schilling could return later in the series.    Derek Lowe will start in his place - unless the schedule is pushed back by rain that is forecast for Game 3 on Friday night...
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ATLANTA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves announced  Thursday that the team has come to terms with longtime pitcher  John Smoltz to a new two-year contract with a club option for  the 2007 season. Per club policy, financial terms were not  disclosed.
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Baseball New York pitcher Roger Clemens , who had a cortisone shot in his right elbow Wednesday, could return for the Yankees in their series finale at Fenway Park Sept. 16. "I am sort of looking at the weekend in Boston as probably his next start," Yankees manager Joe Torre said last night. "But again, it all depends how he ...
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The Atlanta Braves have exercised the team's 2007 option with John Smoltz, ensuring the right-hander will return for his 19th season with the team.
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Former Red Sox doctor Bill Morgan was present as an observer when pitcher Pedro Mart&#xED;nez underwent surgery yesterday to repair a torn rotator cuff. Mets doctors David Altchek and Struan Coleman repaired the supraspinatus tendon in an operation Mets general manager Omar Minaya termed a success, Minaya predicting Mart&#xED;nez will be pitching by the second half of ...
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As you might imagine, a leading topic of conversation in the Red Sox bullpen these days is Mike Timlin's imminent return. A roster spot will have to be created after Timlin completes his rehab assignment in Pawtucket and rejoins the ball club this weekend, which is what the Sox are planning at the moment. Another reliever will ...
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Paul Lo Duca, after a two-week stint on the disabled list, rejoined the Metsâ lineup for Mondayâs game against the Phillies. Luis Castillo also returned.
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DETROIT -- Manny Ram&#xED;rez was not in the starting lineup yesterday, which immediately led to speculation that the left fielder was once again preparing to pull a ripcord on a scheduled All-Star appearance. It didn't help that manager Terry Francona , because of an organizational sensitivity to medical privacy issues, was vague before the game about what ailed the 35-year-old, ...
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New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez can start throwing Saturday as part of his recuperation from October rotator cuff surgery.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.