cbs.sportsline.com - 1/18/2008
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BEIJING -- New Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre and San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Dave Winfield are scheduled to appear at a reception on Jan. 24 to announce major league baseball's first games in China, exhibitions between Los Angeles and San Diego on March 15-16. MLB also is opening its season in Japan for the third time when the World Series champion Boston Red Sox play the Oakland ...
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Expanding to China
baseballmusings.com —
... January 18, 2008 Expanding to China The Dodgers and Padres will play exhibition games in China in March . If MLB and successfully interest even a fraction of the Chinese population in baseball, the benefits in both increased revenue and supply of players would be huge. Posted by David Pinto at ...
Major League Baseball Going to China for Spring Break
FanHouse —
... It's fixing to be quite the sports year in China. The Olympics hit Beijing this summer, bringing with them some of the greatest athletes from around the world. Before that, though, the Chinese will get a taste of a uniquely American game. The Dodgers and Padres will take some time away from Spring Training and play a pair of exhibition games in China on March 15 and 16. ...
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sports.yahoo.com 1/18/2008 — Joe Torre has not had face time with many of his Los Angeles Dodgers players. However, he has spoken to two veterans whose roles on the team are especially uncertain: Juan Pierre and Nomar Garciaparra according to the Los Angeles Times. Pierre, 30, is competing for the two corner outfield positions with 23-year-old Matt Kemp and 25-year-old Andre Ethier .
Back to the Old School
yanksfansoxfan.typepad.com 1/18/2008 — Screw this four-man or six-man rotation crap. The Red Sox are going way back -- to the two-man rotation . Top that! One notable aspect of the team’s plan is to start the same two pitchers - most likely Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka - in ...
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