A spring tradition fades for pitchers
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Brad Penny finished his two-inning stint, then took off on the dead run. The All-Star ace cut across the field at Dodgertown, darted behind the right-field fence and ducked into the clubhouse.
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Time stopped at the Metsâ training facility when Johan Santana pitched off a mound near the teamâs spring training clubhouse on Thursday.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 9 -- For pitcher Matt Chico, this otherwise meaningless spring training game mattered.
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With the Redskins sputtering through another disappointing season, the area can now enjoy a new diversion: offseason baseball maneuvering.
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First, Marco Scutaro. Now, Manny Ram&#xED;rez. It's not supposed to work this way. A starting pitcher is not supposed to pitch seven or eight innings and give up one solo home run -- and take the loss. It's certainly not supposed to happen two starts in a row.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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As far as Washington is concerned, the negotiations with Major League Baseball are essentially done. Now it's a matter of waiting for a 33-year drought to end.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ichiro Suzuki has had a great season, but it had to be said - the major league single-season hits record was sliding away.
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MIAMI - The Florida Marlins are fading so badly they can&#39;t even beat the Philadelphia Phillies anymore. Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Phils ended two
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Gone from the 2004 East Division winning Braves are Jaret Wright, Paul Byrd, and Russ Ortiz. The voids have been filled with a couple of former 20-game winners.
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Baseball fans anticipate the winter meetings for the trades they expect or hope to happen. But few meetings in recent years have lived up to expectations.
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This article was reported by Lee Jenkins, Juliet Macur and Bill Pennington and written by Mr. Jenkins. During a year that baseball would like to forget, the scene was set for its free fall.
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The Cleveland Indians, who slipped and slid around April's home opener during a freakish spring storm, capped an unforgettable season at Jacobs Field yesterday with a sun-soaked championship.
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The record-setting closer is gone. So are the former postseason hero and spunky leadoff hitter.
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For the first time in two and a half seasons, the cheery success story of the New York Mets has lost some of its luster.
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John Maine, the teamâs most consistent pitcher this season, put the first three runners on base and then allowed a grand slam as the Mets fell behind early and lost to the Reds.
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Rookie pitcher Jim Hoey has soreness in his right shoulder, which may cause the Baltimore Orioles to end his season early.