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By DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on:
04/19/07 Suspended Braves infielder Willy Aybar is in Boston,
struggling with substance abuse and trying to get his life and baseball career back in order, his agent told The Atlanta ...
Apparently MLB.COM really wants you to vote for
the All-Star game. Either that or White Sox beat
writer Scott Merkin thinks hitting in the .240's is All-Star worthy. Check out the reasons Merkin gives for why underachievers like Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski deserve All-Star consideration.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Although the update on Rafael
Furcal's sprained ankle indicates continued improvement, the Dodgers shortstop
is likely to open the season on the disabled list, but retroactively, so he could miss as few as five games. Furcal is ...
"We haven't been afraid to push the envelope
as far as we can with regards to our
payroll. The only edict that I have been given is we don't want to lose money. We want to break even, but we want to try to win a championship in the process. There have been many occasions I have been over budget to do that."
By DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on:
04/20/07 Suspended Braves infielder Willy Aybar is in Boston,
struggling with substance abuse and trying to get his life and baseball career back in order, his agent told The Atlanta ...
San Francisco Giants Hitters AB R H RBI
BB SO LOB AVG D Roberts LF 3 0
1 0 0 0 1 .333 b- D Ortmeier PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 R Aurilia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 E Threets P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Winn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 R ...
In a surprising turn of events, one that
could among other things have a real impact on
Andre Ethier's role with the Dodgers, Matt Kemp's power surge over the final week of Spring Training put him on the Dodger Opening Day roster ahead of Larry ...
April 19, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) -- Suspended Braves
infielder Willy Aybar will meet with baseball officials in
Boston on Friday. After Aybar failed to report this week for treatment on his sprained right hand, the Braves suspended the 24-year-old ...
LOS ANGELES -- Just before Tuesday night's game,
the Dodgers promoted left-handed pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo from Triple-A
Las Vegas and designated for assignment infielder Wilson Valdez. Kuo becomes the 12th pitcher on the staff and provides depth to a ...
Taking a look at the questions and answers
from Merkin's bag
It's time for MLB.com's Third Annual This Is
The Year Javier Vazquez Puts It All Together Story,
courtesy of Scott Merkin:...( read more )
Happy Easter to those celebrating...here's hoping we can
get out of town with another victory. Pierre, CF
Martin, C Nomar, 1B Kent, 2B Gonzalez, LF Kemp, RF Valdez, SS Martinez, 3B Wolf, P In case I don't get a chance to ...
This comes via D.O.B at the AJC. Suspended
Braves infielder Willy Aybar is in Boston, struggling with
substance abuse and trying to get his life and baseball career back in order, his agent told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The agent, Luis ...
We finally get some info as to why
no one seems to have heard from Willy Aybar.
This is from the AJC (hat tip: Rain Delay ): Suspended Braves infielder Willy Aybar is in Boston, struggling with substance abuse and trying to get his life and baseball ...
Jose Cruz LAN b. 1974, played 2005 Brent
Mayne LAN b. 1968, played 2004. Maybe it's just
me, but it seems like the Dodgers have been accumulating catching depth by acquiring at least one over-the-hill receiver every year. Last year it was Sandy ...
Brett Tomko is heading to a more hospitable
pitching environment in San Diego. We'll see if it
helps.
From what I understand, via Vin Scully on
a tip from the producers at AOL Sports (and
now confirmed by Tony Jackson's Daily News blog) the reason everyone tuning into the San Francisco - Los Angeles rubber match this evening is getting treated to a Hong-Chih Kuo and Merkin Valdez matchup is the weather. Because everyone was expecting a Tim Lincecum - Chad Billingsley matchup. Which may have ...
I fly East tomorrow for my first visit
to the Hall of Fame. I can’t wait, nor
can Papa Malo — now more accurately Abuelo Malo — whose 70th birthday is the occasion for our trip. I’ll spend plenty of time bowing before the ...



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