Tavarez Melts Down ... on Pitching Mound
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This time Julian Tavarez's meltdown came on the pitcher's mound.
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It's been likened to a pasture and a parking lot. The outfield surface at Wrigley Field has been taking hits from opposing players because of its rough patches, small holes, and uneven terrain.
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Tom Glavine had one of the worst outings of his stellar career against baseball's highest-scoring team.
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Tom Glavine, leading off first base, saw the ball jump off Jose Reyes' bat and knew it was time to put on the burners. Still, the not-so-speedy Glavine was thrown out at the plate. It was pretty much the only thing that went wrong for him all night.
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Hot stove? It's a scalding griddle for young Theo Epstein. He could get burned. This past week was yet another demonstration of why ours is the best baseball town in America. Certainly there are places where fans love their team unconditionally (remember St. Louis, Edgar Renteria?), which makes for a cushy environment for players -- but there is no baseball ...
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Carlos Zambrano is used to helping the Chicago Cubs on the mound and at the plate.
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LOS ANGELES  - Curt Schilling didn't  shed his blood on the mound in vain Sunday night.
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They had just been on the bottom side of the greatest el foldo in major league baseball playoff history. Maybe at some point down the road, that will irk the Yankees.
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This may be as close as it comes to a harmonic convergence on Yawkey Way, on a day that hardly could have been sweeter for the Red Sox even if Julian Tavarez -- a man who just lost his starting job -- hadn't happily sprayed his expensive Parisian cologne around the clubhouse as if it were drugstore air freshener.
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This crazy run for Colorado just goes on and on. Now, Willy Taveras has joined the fun. Taveras strolled to first base with the decisive RBI after sprinting toward the gap for a diving catch, and the Rockies kept on racing toward the World Series.
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The shock of Friday night&#39;s abrupt loss was so great, Joe Torre said, that the Yankee manager felt his players left the Stadium deflated.
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Joe Torre would never say it, but what else could dropping Alex Rodriguez to the No. 6 spot for Game 1 of the Division Series be but a way to take the pressure off the superstar?
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NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine pitched one of his best games this season _ and nearly went home without a win.
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St. Louis Cardinals reliever Julian Tavarez was suspended 10 days for applying a foreign substance to baseballs while pitching last week. Tavarez, who has appealed the decision, was ejected during the opener of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates after umpire crew chief Joe West inspected the pitcher's grimy hat. West said Tavarez and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa &quot;as much ...
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Jeremy Bonderman went to the mound planning to just throw the ball without thinking. That approach worked wonders against the Chicago White Sox.
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This time the scorecard was blemished on the first batter of the game. Rockies center fielder Willy Taveras earned an infield single on a slow roller to shortstop, advancing to second on an errant throw by Julio Lugo.
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When Scott Kazmir went out to throw his warmup pitches in the fifth inning of last night's 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Devil Rays rookie had to give himself a mental slap in the face.