A bump ahead for bullpen
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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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The ballots for the 2005 Hall of Fame class are out, and already there&#39;s much mulling and number-crunching over this being the year closers get the call from the bullpen.
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After riding Jeremy Bonderman&#39;s four-hitter to an 8-0 victory over Tampa Bay in Thursday&#39;s first game, the Tigers watched their worn-out bullpen come unglued -- again -- when
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Watch Coco Crisp in batting practice, advises reliever Kyle Snyder , who from the Red Sox bullpen gets a closer view of the center fielder than most. Watch him not in the cage, but in the field. Those dazzling basket catches he makes in games don't occur by happenstance.
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Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein took a step toward bolstering his bullpen yesterday, introducing a veteran lefthanded reliever from Japan, Hideki Okajima, at Fenway Park.
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Paul Quantrill and Tom Gordon have formed an effective rubber-armed tandem in the Yankees&#39; bullpen this season. Going into the Yankees&#39; game against the Toronto Blue Jays
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ANAHEIM, California As Pedro MartÃ­nez strode to the bullpen for pregame warm-ups on Wednesday, with no one within 50 yards of him, he caught Vladimir Guerrero out of the corner of his eye and pointed to his heart.
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Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen.
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The Rangers were scrambling to firm up bullpen plans Friday night in the wake of suspensions handed out by Major League Baseball regarding the part that three Texas relievers
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When Tigers manager Alan Trammell described his bullpen&#39;s recent struggles on Friday, he compared it to an offense being in a slump.
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John Thomson had a successful stint in the bullpen before Thursday's game and is on track to start for the Braves on Saturday in Game 3 of the division series against Houston.
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Derek Lowe [stats, news] showed last year that he is still more than capable of making major contributions out of the bullpen when he struck out Terrence Long with the
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Here it comes. You can feel the rumbling of anticipation now. Just two games into the American League playoffs, we already have a colossal collision coming into focus.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka is among the first group of Red Sox pitchers who will throw bullpen sessions today, when the team takes the field for its first official workout of camp.
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The Tigers just took several steps toward their anticipated bullpen makeover. How far it goes will be determined in the coming days.
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The most worrisome aspect of the Metsâ June swoon is the chaotic state of the bullpen. But throughout their struggles, Manager Willie Randolph has remained unflappable.
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Last year the Orioles bullpen ranked next to last in the majors in ERA and gave up the most home runs in baseball, forcing the team to revamp its bullpen this offseason.