Slow start of no concern to Rollins
Published 3/29/2008 by Joseph Santoliquito at Major League Baseball News
Jimmy Rollins wants fans to ignore the numbers -- he is. The reigning National League MVP is hitting just .188 after going 0-for-3 in the Phils' exhibition game against the Blue Jays on Saturday, but as he says, "the season begins March 31."
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Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from feeds.feedburner.com
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Dave Rouleau posted 3/29/2008 from seamheads.com
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Baseball Toaster found this 3/29/2008 on sports.yahoo.com
HOUSTON (TICKER) —A poor performance in spring training doomed Woody Williams ’ chances of earning a spot in the Houston Astros ’ rotation. The Astros on Saturday released the 41-year-old pitcher, who was hoping to secure the fifth slot in the ...American League Predictions
Enriquefed posted 3/29/2008 from allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com
With the official Opening Day tomorrow night (I refuse to count those games in Japan), I figured it was time to go on record with my predictions for the 2008 baseball season. I will start with the American League in this post, and then later today I will post my predictions for the National League.Beer Vendor or Epileptic Pirate? YOU DECIDE!
FanHouse found this 3/29/2008 on www.bugsandcranks.com
I’m going out on a limb and guessing Aramark skips the pesky “drug testing” portion of the hiring process. At least I know who I’m getting my beer from on Monday.
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