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| Red Sox cut nose off to spite their face with Manny deal |
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07/31/2008 |
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| blessed with the best starting staff in the game. Now you add Mark Teixeira to a lineup that already includes Vladimir Guerrero and you not just have a team that is going to reach the playoffs, you have the odds-on-favorite to win the World Series. NEW YORK YANKEES The Yankees are clearly going for it. They picked up the best left-handed setup man in the game, Damaso Marte, along with a quality corner outfielder in Xavier Nady for what amounted to nothing. Then, they add 14-time All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez |
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| Cabrera, Ramirez disciplined |
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07/31/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Pitchers Daniel Cabrera of the Baltimore Orioles and Edwar Ramirez of the New York Yankees have been disciplined for separate incidents that took place during this week's series between the AL East rivals. Cabrera has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at the head of New York third baseman Alex Rodriguez during the eighth inning of Tuesday's 7-6 victory over the Yankees. Ramirez has been suspended for three games and fined an |
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| Yankees ship Gonzalez to Washington for minor league pitcher |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - The Washington Nationals acquired shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the New York Yankees on Thursday in exchange for minor- league pitcher Jhonny Nunez. Gonzalez is expected to report to the Nats on Friday and be in uniform for the team's series opener against Cincinnati. The 25-year-old Gonzalez is an excellent defensive shortstop, who played in 28 games during a pair of stints with the Yankees this season but was just 9- for-52 at the plate. Meanwhile, Gonzalez batted .250 wit |
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| Yankees pick up "Pudge" Rodriguez from Tigers for Farnsworth |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - The day that Jorge Posada's season officially ended, the New York Yankees made a deal for his replacement behind the plate. New York dealt relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in exchange for 14-time All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez. "He's still an everyday guy, and he's a significant upgrade," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "He's having a good year, and we're excited to think that we've moved forward with something that was a need." Posada |
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| Detroit Tigers |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Traded catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. |
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| Houston Astros |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Acquired pitcher LaTroy Hawkins and cash considerations from the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Matt Cusick. |
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| Griffey's HR highlights Cincy's win at Houston |
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07/30/2008 |
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| when Phillips touched the plate on an RBI single by Paul Bako with two outs. Game Notes Wigginton's homer was the Astros' fourth pinch-hit one this season...Griffey extended his hit streak to 12 games with the 608th homer of his career...Cincy's Mike Lincoln pitched two-thirds of a inning and has not allowed a run in 15 straight games and 19 consecutive innings...Before the game, the Astros acquired pitcher LaTroy Hawkins and cash considerations from the New York Yankees for minor league infielder Matt Cusick. |
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| Posada undergoes season-ending surgery |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Altchek in New York. A five-time All- Star, Posada is expected to need about six months to recover from surgery. The Yankees and Posada toyed with the idea of seeing if he could continue playing this season as a first baseman or designated hitter, because the injury to his right labrum didn't affect his swing. With another b |
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| Re-loaded Angels shoot for sweep of struggling BoSox |
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07/30/2008 |
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| coring with a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett will try to stop a personal losing streak when he gets the nod on Wednesday. Beckett has dropped two straight trips to the mound, including Friday's meeting with the rival New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Beckett limited the Yankees to a run and nine hits in seven innings in that game, but New York held on for a 1-0 victory. The right-hander, who is 5-2 in eight home starts, fell to 9-7 with a 3.83 ERA in 19 starts this season. Becket |
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| Rays try for rare road sweep in Toronto |
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07/30/2008 |
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| ames and improved the club to a still-troubling 22-28 away from home this year. The Rays last won a series as the visitor from June 27-29, when they took two of three tests from Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay also pulled further away from both Boston and the New York Yankees in the AL East race with last night's triumph. The Red Sox are now two games back of the Rays after losing to the Angels on Tuesday, while the Yankees fell to four games off the pace with yesterday's loss to Baltimore. Edwin Jackson gets the call fo |
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