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The Hot Corner, 7/4 edition

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Fielding and (lack of) hitting - not pitching - led to Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir's first-ever loss in his home state of Texas against the Rangers. Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki ended an 0-for-16 streak with a double and rolled his ankle. However, he should be o.k. Shin Soo-Choo hit two home ...

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Olney's Latest: Atlanta's Potential Trade Partners

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:04:07 +0000

ESPN.com's Buster Olney chimes in with some players and teams that could matchup in a trade with the Braves, who could dangle Javier Vazquez and/or Yunel Escobar as bait . Most of the rumors are just Olney's own speculation, but let's round 'em up anyway. The Red Sox have liked Escobar ...

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Choo has 7 RBIs as Indians post 15 runs in win

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:33:46 +0000

Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 15-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, snapping their five-game losing streak.

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Game 81: Indians 15, Athletics 3

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:00:43 +0000

More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Browse more photos » Just when all is lost, count on the Indians ...

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Independence Day Open Thread

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:45:12 +0000

Be festive and safe on this Fourth of July as Everyone here at WFNY hopes you have a great holiday weekend and will be cheering on our teams as usual. The Indians look for a series victory tonight against Oakland, while the Clippers hope to stop their recent slide against in-state rival Toledo. ...

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Quick Stat: Shin-Sin Choo

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:34:23 +0000

Hey ladies in the place I’m callin’ out to ya. There never was a city kid truer and bluer. There’s more to me than you’ll ever know; and I’ve got more hits than Sadaharu Oh. Beastie Boys Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Once upon a time there ...

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Indians Destroy A’s, Sign of Things to Come?

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:00:43 +0000

Well that seems like a pretty appropriate way to end a streak. The Indians battled back last night, riding the efforts of Shin Soo-Choo to a 15-3 victory, the largest since the 22-4 wallop they put on the Yankees in their brand-new stadium. It was just the third win in 16 games for Cleveland, ...

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Stark On Royals, Phillies, Holliday

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:52:47 +0000

ESPN.com's Jayson Stark asks some thoughtful baseball people why we're not greeting Manny Ramirez like the "team-wrecking, alibi-distorting, female-fertility-drug-popping scoundrel he is. And, of course, Stark has piles of rumors. Here they are: The Mets were never willing to move Bobby ...

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Another Big Night for the Tribe

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:18:59 +0000

The Cleveland Indians pound the Oakland Athletics 15-3. Shin-Soo Choo was the hitting star, collecting four hits, two homers and seven RBI. It was the second time this season Cleveland scored at least 15 runs in a game. They scored 22 on April 18th, the most scored in a game this season. ...

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A's may make infielder's available...

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:06:00 +0000

In his mailbag as the A's writer for MLB, Mychael Urban takes a look at some of the players the A's may make available prior to the trade deadline. I'll believe a trade when I see it between these two GMs I think they both think the other is trying to be too shrewd and while they've been ...

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Game #81: Indians Ride Choo’s Career High 7 RBI in 15-3 Win Over A’s

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:46:59 +0000

When the Indians break a losing streak, let’s just say they really know how to break a losing streak. For the first time since May 27th, the Tribe scored over 10 runs in a single game, pouring it on the equally as awful Oakland A’s in a 15-3 romp at Progressive Field in front of ...

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Oakland Scribe : La Genius Owes Jose

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:16:28 +0000

Jose Canseco (above, right) didn’t take part in last week’s 20th Anniversary reunion of the 1989 Oakland A’s World Series Champs, and in the wake of considerable bashing of one half of the Bash Bros. , former Sacramento Bee beat reporter Susan Fornoff stands up for Canseco ...

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Money Speaks in this Trade Market

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:25:00 +0000

This trading season, money is going to be the biggest issue around. I know what you're thinking: what else is new? It's true, money is always a big reason why players are traded. But, this year, it is even a bigger reason why deals may or may not be made, and is a key factor in how much a team ...

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Indians Take On Oakland This Weekend

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:30:01 +0000

The Cleveland Indians begin a three-game set with the Oakland Athletics tonight at Progressive Field with plenty of celebrations on tap for the holiday weekend. The 31-49 Indians, losers of 13 of their last 15 games since crawling to only seven games under .500, are in the midst of a deciding ...

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Elmer Dessens Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - New York Mets - MLB

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:22:01 +0000

In a four-way deal: Arizona Diamondbacks traded Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. Cincinnati Reds traded Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Toronto Blue Jays traded Felipe Lopez to the Cincinnati Reds. Oakland Athletics traded a player to be named later to the Toronto ...

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Dave Stewart Rips Jose Canseco at Reunion for 1989 A's

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:33:11 +0000

A day after Carney Lansford said he was still upset at Canseco for writing a tell-all book, Dave Stewart said the A's distaste for Canseco started long before that. "This book had nothing to do with it, he was a bad teammate," Stewart said.

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Tighter Wild Cards, Tighter NL Central

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:15:21 +0000

The Cardinals defeat the Giants 5-2 and the Cubs down the Brewers 9-5 to bring the NL Wild Card and NL Central that much closer. The Giants and Cardinals end up splitting their four game series, leaving St. Louis where they started, 1/2 game behind the Giants for the best of the second place ...

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Cubs" Milton Bradley under microscope, says ex-manager Ken Macha

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:20:56 +0000

By Dave van Dyck When Milwaukee"s new manager Ken Macha was in Oakland during 2006, Milton Bradley was also there, hitting .276 with 14 homers and 52 RBI in 96 games. Asked what he knew about Bradley, Macha replied Thursday:... Go to Source

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American League All-Star Selections

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:43:00 +0000

The official halfway point of the Major League baseball season is just a couple days away, and baseball's mid-summer classic takes place on July 14th. With the all-star game right around the corner, I wanted to give The Bay Area Sports Blogs All Star selections, starting with the American League ...

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Comcast SportsNet | Authentic Bay Area Sports

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:33:47 +0000

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