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    Mussina, Yanks end Angels’ winning streak at 5

    Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

    Yankees starter Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings against the Angels on Saturday, retiring his final 17 batters.Mike Mussina retired the final 17 batters he faced in seven solid innings and the Yankees beat Los Angeles 8-2 on Saturday.

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    Ramirez doesn’t deliver in debut with Dodgers

    Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

    New Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger Manny Ramirez waits to hit as the team's owner and chairman Frank McCourt looks on against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. The Dodgers lost 2-1.Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks ruined Manny Ramirez’s debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson (9-7) won his fifth straight start and climbed within seven wins of 300, allowing an unearned run and five hits over six innings in Arizona’s 2-1 victory Friday night.

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    Opinion: Ramirez will drag Dodgers down

    Thursday, July 31st, 2008

    Manny Ramirez is a guy who just doesn’t get it, and it’s highly unlikely that a trade to the Dodgers will suddenly make him see the light, writes NBCSports.com contributor Michael Ventre. Ventre: In some ways, having Manny is better than not having him. But he has a huge downside — and it’s doubtful he’ll be happy in Los Angeles.

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    am’Goose’ inducted into Hall of Fame

    Sunday, July 27th, 2008

    Dick Williams, left, and Rich "Goose" Gossage hug after being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.For more than two decades, Rich “Goose” Gossage unnerved batters as one of baseball’s most menacing and dominating relief pitchers. On Sunday, it was his turn for the jitters.

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    Rivera, Yankees hold off Red Sox

    Saturday, July 5th, 2008

    New York Yankees' Jose Molina, left, reaches for a hand shake with Mariano Rivera after the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in Major League Baseball action Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Mariano Rivera flashed his classic form just in time. The New York Yankees closer pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning and preserving a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

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    Rockies, Marlins bring their own fireworks

    Saturday, July 5th, 2008

    Colorado Rockies' Ryan Spilborghs hits A double off Florida Marlins starting pitcher Scott Olsen to lead off the bottom of the first inning of a Major League baseball game in Denver on Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Colorado beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 after trailing by nine runs in the biggest comeback in Rockies history on Friday.

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    BoSox’s Lester throws gem, embarrasses Yanks

    Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

    Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox deals to the New York Yankees on July 3, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.Jon Lester pitched a sharp five-hitter while the Boston Red Sox roughed up Andy Pettitte, beating the New York Yankees 7-0 on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak.

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    Shawn Chacon’s Guide To Punching Your Boss In The Face

    Thursday, June 26th, 2008

    You know what baseball needs more of? Physical fistfights between general managers and players. Imagine the fisticuffs that would ensue between Jon Daniels and Milton Bradley. Jim Bowden and Elijah Dukes.

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    Kings of the Windy City: Cubs rout White Sox

    Saturday, June 21st, 2008

    Chicago Cubs' Mike Fontenot, right, celebrates with Geovany Soto after hitting a solo home run against Chicago White Sox during the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game Saturday, June 21, 2008  in Chicago.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Jim Edmonds homered twice, Mike Fontenot went deep and Aramis Ramirez added a three-run shot, all during a nine-run fourth inning Saturday that helped the Cubs beat the White Sox 11-7 to win for the second straight day in the meeting of first-place teams.

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    Cubs top White Sox on walk-off HR

    Friday, June 20th, 2008

    CHICAGO - JUNE 20: Aramis Ramirez #16 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off solo home run to beat the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the 9th inning on June 20, 2008 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the White Sox 4-3. The Cubs struck first in a spirited showdown of first-place teams who share the same city.


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