Clement goes from cursed to curse-breakers
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Matt Clement heard all about curses while playing for the Chicago Cubs, who have the longest title drought in baseball. So when Clement saw the Red Sox win the World Series this fall, it made him think about playing in Boston.
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The Mitchell Report threw a huge changeup to casual fans for whom the steroid era simply meant Barry Bonds. Now they had a big-time pitcher to go along with a home run slugger.
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The Roger Clemens on Monday, the one you get in a foul mood, was more riveting than the comparatively polite Clemens who appeared opposite Mike Wallace a night earlier on â60 Minutes.â
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The Red Sox lost their former ace to the Mets earlier this week, but signed free-agent pitcher Matt Clement on Friday, the Boston Globe reported.
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There are progressions that must continue in Josh Beckett's game. Last season, he went over the 200-inning hump for the first time. He faced American League hitters for the first time and realized how much tougher the lineups with a DH can be.
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound &#151; he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.
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Kosuke Fukudome â who would not know Steve Bartman from Batman â will try to learn English, hit major league pitching and help conquer the Cubsâ curse this season.
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needs to get into a groove to stop the powerful St. Louis offense. Martinez has. lost five of his last six decisions going back to the regular season.
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Right-hander Matt Clement and the Boston Red Sox are closing in on a three-year contract worth &#36;25 million, according to reports citing his agent.
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There was Kevin Brown at his worst, Curt Schilling at his best and baseball&#39;s most bitter rivalry at its end - for now, anyway.
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One reason pennant races have heated up in both leagues is because the supposed spoilers are the ones getting spoiled. Consider the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who once were third in the American League East and flirting with .
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Barry Bonds once seemed on an inevitable march toward becoming baseball&#039;s home run king. The San Francisco slugger homered at a dizzying rate, sending pitches both good and bad over outfield fences. Now he&#039;s lucky to hit one out once a week.
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The Red Sox finalized a $25.5 million, three-year contract Wednesday with free-agent right-hander Matt Clement, who fills a hole in a starting rotation weakened by the departure of Pedro Martinez.
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Barry Bonds, already stuck in one of the worst slumps of his career, was scratched from the San Francisco Giantsâ starting lineup before Monday nightâs game against the Chicago Cubs.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs take on the Florida Marlins in the second game of a doubleheader Monday. Matt Clement, who has been bothered by nagging injuries in his neck and back, takes the mound for the Cubs.
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He is a fantasy baseball general manager&#39;s dream and an opposing pitcher&#39;s worst nightmare. Arguably the finest player of his generation, Barry Bonds is a sure-fire Hall of Famer
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Ozzie Guillen is now starting to understand the level of frustration former White Sox manager Jerry Manuel had to battle through the past few seasons.