Archive for March, 2008
Brewers beat Cubs to spoil Fukudome debut (AP)
The start of the Cubs’ 100th season since winning the World Series ended like so many seasons at Wrigley Field — with a loss. Tony Gwynn hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago 4-3 Monday. Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3, hitting a tying, three-run homer in the ninth off [...]
Posted: March 31st, 2008.
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Chicago Cubs face Milwaukee Brewers in season opener (AP)
Kosuke Fukudome’s welcome to Wrigley Field moment came as he darted up the dugout steps and onto a playing field that was completely made over in the offseason. Overcast and damp, the conditions were a bit different than the ones he encountered during six weeks of spring training in Arizona with the Chicago Cubs.
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Predicting the 2008 season: Diamondbacks over Red Sox (SportingNews.com)
Baseball is a new age of parity with as many as 25 teams having a shot at the playoffs. Richard Justice predicts the 2008 season.
Posted: March 30th, 2008.
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Gwynn gears up for replacement role in Brewers’ 5-2 victory over Royals (AP)
Life without their starting center fielder might be just fine for the Milwaukee Brewers, thanks to Tony Gwynn Jr. Gwynn, who will likely start the season in center while Mike Cameron serves a 25-game suspension, drove in the tying and go-ahead run on a bloop single in the seventh as the Brewers concluded their exhibition [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2008.
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Middle-class teams with ability and ambition (SportingNews.com)
It happens every season. A middle-class team breaks through the ceiling that separates it from high-rent clubs…
Posted: March 29th, 2008.
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Worry-free Jose Guillen shows he’s set for opening day as Royals beat Brewers 4-1 (AP)
Now that Jose Guillen knows he’ll be allowed to play on opening day, he’s beginning to show he’ll be ready to go. Guillen had an RBI single and stole a base and the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 in an exhibition game at Miller Park on Friday night. It was only the [...]
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Kendall will bat No.9 for Brewers (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost has not wavered on is batting catcher Jason Kendall ninth, behind the…
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Brewers’ David Riske helped Royals pitcher Zach Greinke through struggles (AP)
David Riske spent only a year in Kansas City, but that was enough time to help a painfully shy kid who’d lost his way. In 2004, Zack Greinke showed he had the talent to pitch — and win — in the major leagues at age 20. But a few years later, his career had become [...]
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Y! experts peer into a crystal baseball (Yahoo! Sports)
Will the Red Sox repeat as champions? Will Johan Santana pitch the Mets to glory, or will the Cubs win it all for the first time in 100 years?
Posted: March 27th, 2008.
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Soriano hits 3-run homer for Cubs, Cameron goes for Brewers deep in 10-10 tie (AP)
Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer for Chicago, Mike Cameron homered for Milwaukee, and the Cubs and Brewers wrapped up their Arizona spring schedules with a 10-10 tie in 10 innings on Thursday. “It’s time to go,” Soriano said. “We’re ready now to play some real games.” On Thursday, both teams sent mostly minor leaguers [...]
Posted: March 27th, 2008.
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