Late change in plans no sweat for Kapler
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When he arrived at Fenway Park yesterday morning to prepare for the finale of the Red Sox' homestand against the Texas Rangers, Johnny Damon was expecting to be back in Terry Francona's lineup. Gabe Kapler wasn't expecting to start.
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How appropriate that the trade that finally sent Jason Kendall out of Pittsburgh would come on Thanksgiving eve. There can be no more thankful player in baseball than
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The first impression Martins Karsums hoped to make didn't go the way he expected last season.
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NORTON -- Sometimes, changes are good. Which is why there will be no change of venue for the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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Though Austin Kearns has yet to put up the numbers he had this time last year in Cincinnati, he has shown signs of life at the plate.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers Wednesday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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Sporting News&#39; Ken Rosenthal has learned that the Athletics have dealt left-hander Mark Mulder to the Cardinals for pitchers Danny Haren and Kiko Calero, and a minor league catching prospect.
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Nomar Garciaparra stayed with the Chicago Cubs, Brad Radke remained with Minnesota and the New York Yankees looked ahead to deals with pitcher Jaret Wright and second baseman Tony
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Tim Purpura isn&#39;t wasting any time getting down to business. Less than 24 hours after taking over as Houston&#39;s general manager, Purpura met with free-agent second baseman Jeff Kent and interim manager Phil Garner.
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Romeo Crennel's boss isn't planning to make him the next former Cleveland coach. Not now, and not any time soon.
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So, this is why the Reds made that blockbuster trade. Adam Dunn drove home two runs with a single shortly after close friend Austin Kearns was traded in a major revamp of Cincinnati&#039;s bullpen, one that had yet another near-meltdown before finishing off a 9-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
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One night it's Julian Tavarez , the reliever turned emergency starter. The next, it's Kason Gabbard , a lefthander who began the season in Double A, had lost all three big-league decisions attached to his name, and had been regularly lit up when sent back to Triple A Pawtucket (1-7, 5.23 ERA).
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Before he was opening holes as part of the Patriots' offensive line, Nick Kaczur was digging them for a living.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Dalton Carriker couldn't feel his legs as he rounded the bases.
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The Cleveland Indians picked up a club option Friday on left-hander Scott Sauerbeck, who did not pitch last season because of shoulder surgery.
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Sporting News&#39; Ken Rosenthal has learned that the Houston Astros will reassign general manager Gerry Hunsicker within the organization and elevate Tim Purpura to the GM position.
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He couldn't go. Curt Schilling wasn't hedging on this. He wasn't thinking maybe, or I'm doubtful, or let's see.