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Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay throws against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning during their MLB baseball game in Chicago(Reuters) – Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay finally got some run support from his Philadelphia team mates and won for the first time in more than a month on Thursday as the Phillies eked an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs.


Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:42 am

Key witness adamant Clemens used drugs, admits lying

Brian McNamee, former trainer of Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, leaves the federal courthouse in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The key witness in Roger Clemens’s perjury trial stuck to his testimony that the former baseball ace used performance-enhancing drugs even as the defense hammered him on Thursday for saying he had lied to investigators. Brian McNamee, Clemens’s former trainer, faced unrelenting cross-examination about his role in the star pitcher’s alleged use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. But while admitting he had delayed handing over evidence of an alleged injection and lied about how many times he had given Clemens shots, McNamee repeatedly told jurors in U.S. …


Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:01 pm

Selig: Oakland move might be considered

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks at a news conference after meeting the team owner at MLB headquarters in New York, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it’s up to Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, and the Oakland owner maintains he’s focused on San Jose rather than a move outside the Bay Area.


Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:28 pm

Hellickson keys Rays’ 2-1 win over Boston

Tampa Bay Rays' Will Rhymes, right, is helped to a cart after collapsing at first base during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rhymes had been hit by a pitch from Boston's Franklin Morales. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)A scary situation involving Tampa Bay second baseman Will Rhymes overshadowed another strong outing by Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson.


Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:02 pm

Darvish claiming ace status as he tosses Texas past A’s

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas(Reuters) – Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish continued his blistering start to life in Major League Baseball as the Japanese right-hander breezed through the Oakland Athletics lineup in a 4-1 win on Wednesday. Darvish, who leads Texas starters in wins, ERA and strikeouts, struck out seven more and allowed just one run in seven-and-two-third innings to improve his first-year record to 6-1. “He was very efficient tonight,” Rangers manager Ron Washington told reporters. “He loaded up the strike zone, and that’s what he had to do. …


Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:59 am

Column: Return of Manny Ramirez is big con

In this March 10, 2012, photo, Oakland Athletics' Manny Ramirez looks on from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Phoenix. Suspended slugger Ramirez is scheduled to begin a 10-game minor league stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, May 19, in Albuquerque, N.M. Barring rainouts, the designated hitter and outfielder is eligible to be activated by the Athletics from his 50-game suspension on May 30--his 40th birthday--for the finale of a weekend series at Minnesota. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)The state of Rhode Island is having trouble collecting some of the millions it lent former pitcher Curt Schilling, another reminder why chasing celebrity is almost always a bad thing.


Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:51 am

Phillies pitcher Worley put on 15-day disabled list

(Reuters) – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vance Worley has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right elbow, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday.

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:11 am

Jays’ Lawrie suspended 4 games for ump altercation

Home Plate umpire Bill Miller, left, is struck by Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie's helmet as he contests a strike out call during the ninth inning of a baseball game against Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto on Tuesday May 15 , 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)Brett Lawrie heard the penalty, then expressed just one regret about his tantrum: that his batting helmet bounced up and hit an umpire.


Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:55 pm

Lawrie joins list of baseball’s wildest rants

FILE - In this April 21, 1990, file photo, Cincinnati Reds manager Lou Piniella tosses first base into right field after he was ejected for arguing a call at first during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)Helmet tossing and bat banging have become all the rage, it seems. Yet suspended Toronto infielder Brett Lawrie and injured Washington teen phenom Bryce Harper still have a long way to go before hitting our list of baseball’s wildest rants and raves.


Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:53 pm

Mets to host 2013 All-Star Game

Mets Chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon (R) and the Mets' mascot Mr. Met attend a press conference at City Hall in New YorkMajor League Baseball’s 84th All-Star Game will be hosted in 2013 by the New York Mets at their three-year-old ballpark, $600 million Citi Field, commissioner Bud Selig announced on Wednesday.


Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:20 pm

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Baseball IPOs: Who would raise the most money? – USA TODAY


USA TODAY

Baseball IPOs: Who would raise the most money?
USA TODAY
It could be just as interesting, if not monetarily rewarding, to speculate on the IPO price of some of baseball's hottest commodities. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals: The must-see rookie is all projection and scant production at this point – he's

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:11 am

Baseball needs to get tougher on outbursts – Scranton Times-Tribune


Baseball needs to get tougher on outbursts
Scranton Times-Tribune
That happened Monday, and Tuesday, he received a four-game suspension from major league baseball discipline czar Joe Torre. On Wednesday, Lawrie appealed the suspension, and he started at third base for the Blue Jays, standing for nine innings just

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:10 am

Baseball playoffs: Dubbe leads Glenelg into regional finals – Baltimore Sun


Baseball playoffs: Dubbe leads Glenelg into regional finals
Baltimore Sun
By Andrew Conrad, aconrad@patuxent.com The way that Glenelg's Logan Dubbe was pitching on Thursday afternoon, he didn't need much run support. In fact, one would have been enough. But just to be safe, the junior launched a 2-run shot over the right

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:35 am

Major-league baseball notes, May 17 – San Francisco Chronicle


Major-league baseball notes, May 17
San Francisco Chronicle
On Wednesday, Major League Baseball suspended him and fined him an undisclosed amount for an incident Tuesday in which Lawrie slammed his batting helmet on the ground and it bounced up and hit umpire Bill Miller on the right hip.

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:57 am

Baseball: Justin Upton homers in ninth to lead Arizona Diamondbacks past … – Tri-Valley Herald


Baseball: Justin Upton homers in ninth to lead Arizona Diamondbacks past
Tri-Valley Herald
AP Justin Upton hit his first home run in two weeks, blasting a two-out, two-run shot off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday in Denver. "That was nice," said Upton,

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:17 am

Baseball-Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win – Chicago Tribune


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Baseball-Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win
Chicago Tribune
May 17 (Reuters) – Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay finally got some run support from his Philadelphia team mates and won for the first time in more than a month on Thursday as the Phillies eked an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Phillies over .500 for 1st time since Opening DaySeattle Post Intelligencer

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:13 am

Brandon Beachy, baseball’s underrated ace – ESPN (blog)


Palm Beach Post

Brandon Beachy, baseball's underrated ace
ESPN (blog)
By David Schoenfield | ESPN.com Baseball lore is full of great scouting stories, like the tale of the scout who was driving through rural Maryland one day and stopped to ask a kid working in a field for directions. The kid — future Hall of Fame Jimmie
Nolasco, Marlins fall to Beachy, Braves 7-0Houston Chronicle
Atlanta Braves' Brandon Beachy baffles Miami Marlins with first career shutoutPalm Beach Post

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:21 am

Major League Baseball opts to change format of League Divison Series – New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Major League Baseball opts to change format of League Divison Series
New York Daily News
If the baseball season ended today, the Mets would not only be in the playoffs, they would have a chance to play the first two games of the division series at Citi Field. The owners meetings in Manhattan concluded Thursday with the biggest news coming
Baseball owners approve playoffs changesFox News
Baseball playoff changes become officialUPI.com
Division Series format change OK'd by ownersMLB.com

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:12 am

Politics intrudes upon baseball – Chicago Tribune


Politics intrudes upon baseball
Chicago Tribune
Yet Thursday's New York Times report linking Joe Ricketts, the patriarch of the family that owns the Cubs, with a political-action committee aiming to smear Obama created an unwelcome backdrop for the city's most anticipated baseball weekend in

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:35 am

Selig: Oakland move might be considered – The Associated Press


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Selig: Oakland move might be considered
The Associated Press
By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer – 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it's up to Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, and the Oakland owner maintains he's focused
Giants defend turfCBSSports.com (blog)
Given an out, A's only have eyes for San JoseSan Francisco Chronicle
A's future home is owner Lew Wolff's decisionDenver Post
Memphis Commercial Appeal -KTXL
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:28 pm