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Hoover lifts Phils past Marlins

 

Published 10/4/2009 by DAN GELSTON at Wash Post MLB

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia's big sluggers had the day off to rest for the playoffs. The Phillies didn't miss them in their final postseason tuneup.

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Arizona beats Cubs in finale of miserable year

 

Published 10/4/2009 by RICK GANO at Wash Post MLB

CHICAGO -- Doug Davis gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a win over the Chicago Cubs in the finale of disappointing seasons for both teams.

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Boston Red Sox Coast Into Playoffs With 12-7 Win Over Cleveland Indians

 

Published 10/4/2009 by JIMMY GOLEN at Wash Post MLB

BOSTON -- J.D. Drew homered twice, and Jed Lowrie hit his first career grand slam on Sunday and the Boston Red Sox headed into the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

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Phillips drives in 3, Reds beat Pirates 6-0

 

Published 10/4/2009 by JOE KAY at Wash Post MLB

CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips - the last man standing in Cincinnati's season of unending injuries - drove in three runs, and Homer Bailey shut out Pittsburgh for six innings on Sunday, setting up a 6-0 victory as the NL Central's two more forlorn ...

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Figueroa pitches shutout, Mets beat Astros 4-0

 

Published 10/4/2009 by MIKE FITZPATRICK at Wash Post MLB

NEW YORK -- Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 ...

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Yankees set franchise record for homers

 

Published 10/4/2009 by AP at Wash Post MLB

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Yankees have set a team record with their 243rd home run.

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Brewers retain Macha for next season

 

Published 10/4/2009 by AP at Wash Post MLB

ST. LOUIS -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha will be back for a second season in 2010.

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George Steinbrenner spends time with his team

 

Published 10/4/2009 by AP at Wash Post MLB

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boss was back at the ballpark.

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Beer, Alcohol Sales Banned in Toronto for Game After Unruly Fans Litter Field

 

Published 4/8/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Beer and alcohol sales were banned at the Tigers-Blue Jays game last night in Toronto, a day after their season opener was delayed when unruly fans littered the field with baseballs and debris.

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Dodgers Make a Fourth Bid to Bring Back Manny Ramírez

 

Published 2/26/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

In their fourth attempt to sign Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers offer a one-year, $25 million contract with a $20 million player option for 2010.

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Hamstring Injury Will Keep Blue Jays' Vernon Wells Out Two Weeks

 

Published 2/25/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells expects to miss two weeks after an MRI exam showed he re-injured the left hamstring that kept him on the DL for a month last season.

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Union Chief Donald Fehr Says Baseball Has 'Fixed' the Steroid Problem

 

Published 2/24/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Baseball union head Donald Fehr claims that Major League Baseball has "fixed the problem" with steroids since the 2003 survey.

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Even With $180 Million Deal, Teixeira Is Overshadowed in Yankees' Spring Training

 

Published 2/23/2009 by Barry Svrluga at Wash Post MLB

Mark Teixeira may very well be a major contributor to the New York Yankees this year, but he is far from the only story line.

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Sore Hamstring Not an Issue for New York Yankees' Derek Jeter

 

Published 2/23/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Soreness in his right hamstring won't stop Derek Jeter as the New York Yankees captain expects to resume running today.

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Baseball Investigators Want to Speak With Alex Rodriguez About His Associations

 

Published 2/21/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Major League Baseball investigators want to talk with Alex Rodriguez about his cousin and a trainer from the Dominican Republic.

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Judge Bars Use of Drug Tests in Bonds's Trial

 

Published 2/20/2009 by Paul Elias at Wash Post MLB

A federal judge rules Thursday that prosecutors cannot show jurors three positive steroid tests and other key evidence in Barry Bonds's trial next month.

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AP Source: Griffey Returning to Mariners

 

Published 2/19/2009 by GREGG BELL at Wash Post MLB

Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to return to the Seattle Mariners, this after an apparent agreement with the Atlanta Braves falls through, according to AP source.

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Seattle Coup: Griffey returning to Mariners

 

Published 2/19/2009 by GREGG BELL at Wash Post MLB

Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to return to the Seattle Mariners, this after an apparent agreement with the Atlanta Braves falls through, according to AP source.

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Red Sox Owner John Henry Renews Salary Cap Call

 

Published 2/18/2009 by HOWARD ULMAN at Wash Post MLB

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is renewing his call for a baseball salary cap, saying that it would improve competitive balance in the league.

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Thomas Boswell on Alex Rodriguez's Steroid Stories

 

Published 2/18/2009 by Thomas Boswell at Wash Post MLB

By amazing coincidence, the story Alex Rodriguez tells the media is exactly the kind of tale he would have to tell if he didn't want a visit from someone wearing a badge or carrying a subpoena.

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Baseball Notebook: Orioles' Guthrie Makes U.S. WBC Roster

 

Published 2/18/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Baltimore's staff ace Jeremy Guthrie will be pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Guthrie, who has been included on the provisional roster, will leave March 1 and report to Clearwater, Fla.

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Rodriguez Says Steroid Use Came From Being 'Naive' and 'Stupid'

 

Published 2/18/2009 by Barry Svrluga at Wash Post MLB

A contrite and nervous Alex Rodriguez says Tuesday again admits to taking steroids but fails to offer a further explanation for his use.

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Orioles' Top Prospect Wieters Just Trying to Blend In at Camp

 

Published 2/17/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Despite being the can't-miss prospect whom scouts drool over, young Orioles catcher Matt Wieters just wants to blend into the clubhouse and do his job.

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Reporter Selena Roberts Says Alex Rodriguez Has Called To Apologize

 

Published 2/16/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Alex Rodriguez's tumultuous rollercoaster continues as he apologizes for his critical comments of Sports Illustrated Selena Roberts.

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Los Angeles Angels, Ervin Santana Agree to 4-Year Deal

 

Published 2/15/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Right-hander Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a four-year, $30 million contract yesterday, a day after their scheduled arbitration hearing was postponed.

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Former Baltimore Orioles Player Miguel Tejada Apologizes After Guilty Plea for Lying to Investigators During Steroids Probe

 

Published 2/12/2009 by Dave Sheinin and Del Quentin Wilber at Wash Post MLB

Former Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada pleads guilty to federal charges that he lied to congressional investigators about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

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Another February, Another Steroid Scandal for Major League Baseball

 

Published 2/11/2009 by Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

Nearly 11 years since a bottle of a steroids precursor was spotted in Mark McGwire's locker and 14 months since the Mitchell report sought to provide steroids "closure," baseball remains unable to escape the taint of performance-enhancing drugs.

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Tejada to Plead Guilty to Lying to Steroids Investigators

 

Published 2/11/2009 by Del Quentin Wilber and Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada was charged today with lying to congressional investigators about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

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Thomas Boswell on the Alex Rodriguez Steroids Confession

 

Published 2/11/2009 by Thomas Boswell at Wash Post MLB

Alex Rodriguez may actually be telling something close to the truth. Not the public relations version of the truth, which heretofore has been A-Rod's first, as well as final, standard. But maybe the actual true facts.

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Sally Jenkins: Punishing Baseball's Liars Doesn't Lead to the Truth

 

Published 2/11/2009 by Sally Jenkins at Wash Post MLB

Despite Alex Rodriguez's steroid admission and Miguel Tejada's guilty plea, piecemeal public confessions don't get the public any closer to the truth about drugs in baseball.

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Alex Rodriguez Admits to Using Steroids

 

Published 2/10/2009 by Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

Barely 48 hours after seeing his sizable legacy compromised by a report he tested positive for steroids, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez makes a full and at times emotional confession.

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Mike Wise: After A-Rod Admission, Time to Expose All Cheaters

 

Published 2/10/2009 by Mike Wise at Wash Post MLB

After Alex Rodriguez's admission, it's clear that all 104 names of players who tested positive for steroids in 2003 need to be released, for the sake of anonymous players who deserved better alone.

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Thomas Boswell: Rodriguez Faces Search for Truth

 

Published 2/9/2009 by Thomas Boswell at Wash Post MLB

Underneath a defaced Hall of Fame, baseball's steroid scandals have come to represent one truth: Just don't cheat. And, as Alex Rodriguez will discover, the best way to re-start your career if you do cheat, is to confess promptly and live with the ...

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Rodriguez, Union, Yankees Stay Quiet on Steroids Allegation

 

Published 2/9/2009 by BEN WALKER at Wash Post MLB

A day after Alex Rodriguez was linked to steroids, he, his agent, the players' union and his current team, the Yankees, all refuse comment on whether or not he used illegal substances.

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Rodriguez Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003

 

Published 2/7/2009 by Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids while with the Rangers in 2003, according to a Sports Illustrated report.

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Bonds' Judge Likely to Exclude Positive Tests

 

Published 2/6/2009 by PAUL ELIAS at Wash Post MLB

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge says she might toss some of the strongest evidence against Barry Bonds, a blow to prosecutors trying to prove the home-run king lied when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs.

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Unsealed Court Documents Show Bonds Tested Positive for Steroids

 

Published 2/5/2009 by Post at Wash Post MLB

Court documents show Barry Bonds tested positive for three types of steroids, and his personal trainer once claimed to have injected the slugger "all over the place."

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In Baseball, Household Names Are Still Looking for Homes as Free Agents

 

Published 2/5/2009 by Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

Baseball's talent marketplace is facing a staggering reality: a lot of quality players may still be jobless when spring training camps open in less than two weeks.

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Clemens's DNA Is Linked to Syringes

 

Published 2/3/2009 by Del Quentin Wilber at Wash Post MLB

Scientific tests have linked Roger Clemens's DNA to blood in syringes that a personal trainer says he used to inject the former star pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs.

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Report: Estalella to Testify Against Bonds

 

Published 1/30/2009 by AP at Wash Post MLB

Former major league catcher Bobby Estalella has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify at Barry Bonds's trial, ESPN.com reports.

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Ricketts Picked as Winning Cubs Bidder

 

Published 1/23/2009 by ANDREW SELIGMAN at Wash Post MLB

CHICAGO -- The billionaire Ricketts family has been selected by Tribune Co. as the winning bidder for the hard-luck Chicago Cubs.

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Thomas Boswell on Baseball, Performance-Enhancing Drugs and the Financial Crisis

 

Published 1/22/2009 by Thomas Boswell at Wash Post MLB

It seems clear that baseball hit several of the same sad landmarks as the financial world, though arrived at each juncture a bit earlier.

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Youkilis, Red Sox Agree to $41M, Four-year Contract

 

Published 1/16/2009 by AP at Wash Post MLB

Kevin Youkilis and the Red Sox agree Friday to a four-year contract that guarantees the infielder $41,125,000, eating his last two years of arbitration eligibility and delays his chance to become a free agent.

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Clemens' Former Trainer Meets With Prosecutors

 

Published 1/16/2009 by Del Quentin Wilber at Wash Post MLB

Roger Clemens' former personal trainer arrived at the U.S. Attorney's Office Friday for a day-long meeting with prosecutors about his former client's alleged drug use.

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Thomas Boswell on Baseball Free Agent Economics

 

Published 1/14/2009 by Thomas Boswell at Wash Post MLB

A bumper crop of top free agents, led by all-everything outfielder Manny Ramírez, is still sitting unsigned, raising serious questions about whether any teams will offer the kind of big-money contracts that have become commonplace in baseball.

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Grand Jury Probing Clemens's Testimony

 

Published 1/13/2009 by Del Quentin Wilber and Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

A federal grand jury is investigating whether former pitcher Roger Clemens lied under oath to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs.

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Henderson, Rice Elected to Hall of Fame

 

Published 1/13/2009 by Mike Fitzpatrick at Wash Post MLB

NEW YORK -- Rickey Henderson dashed into the Hall of Fame on his first try, Jim Rice made it with a final swing. It's hard to imagine their induction speeches will have much in common, either. "I'm going to leave all the stories to Rickey," Rice said, ...

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Yankees, Mark Teixeira Make It Official With 8-Year, $180 Million Deal

 

Published 1/7/2009 by Dave Sheinin at Wash Post MLB

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -- In the 10 days that fell between Dec. 12, when the Teixeiras, Mark and Leigh, of Westlake, Tex., sat down for dinner at their country club -- Fridays being the couple's traditional kid-free date night -- and Dec. 23, the day it was ...

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Angels Agree to Terms with Closer Brian Fuentes

 

Published 12/31/2008 by John Nadel at Wash Post MLB

Free-agent reliever Brian Fuentes and the Angels reach agreement on a two-year, $17.5 million deal Wednesday, giving the AL West champions a replacement for record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez.

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Cubs, Infielder Aaron Miles Agree on Two-year Deal

 

Published 12/31/2008 by AP at Wash Post MLB

The Cubs and infielder Aaron Miles agree to a two-year, $4.9 million contract, a move that gave Chicago flexibility to trade second baseman Mark DeRosa to the Indians.

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