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| Indians draft infielder convicted of burglary |
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| excited about the offensive upside he brings. He's a line-drive hitter who goes gap to gap and we believe the power will come,'' Grant said. Chisenhall chose to attend college instead of turn pro in 2006, when he was an 11th-round selection of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was an all-state pick in 2005 and 2006 at West Carteret High School in Morehead City, N.C.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten |
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| Major League Baseball No. 1 Draft Picks |
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| , lhp (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 2006 - Luke Hochevar, rhp (Kansas City Royals) 2005 - Justin Upton, ss (Arizona Diamondbacks) 2004 - Matt Bush, ss (San Diego Padres) 2003 - Delmon Young, of (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 2002 - Bryan Bullington, rhp (Pittsburgh Pirates) 2001 - Joe Mauer, c (Minnesota Twins) 2000 - Adrian Gonzalez, 1b (Florida Marlins) 1999 - Josh Hamilton, rf-lhp (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 1998 - Pat Burrell, 3b (Philadelphia Phillies) 1997 - Matt Anderson, rhp (Detroit Tigers) 1996 - Kris |
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| Rays select Beckham with top pick |
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06/05/2008 |
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| ia school since Mike Ivie (San Diego Padres) in 1970 and the third such player overall (also Ron Bloomberg, New York Yankees, 1967), has already committed to Southern California, but will likely forego a baseball scholarship. Drafting second was the Pittsburgh Pirates, who grabbed Vanderbilt third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez is considered to be the best college hitter since Alex Gordon, who Kansas City selected with the No. 2 overall selection back in 2005. He was limited a little bit this season because of a |
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| Cards, Nats to play double dip in rain-soaked D.C. |
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06/05/2008 |
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| e up four hits and a run over 7 1/3 innings of the Nationals' 2-1 victory. The scheduled starter for the Cardinals in the nightcap, Parisi came out of the bullpen for his first eight appearances of 2008 before getting a start on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struggled in the new role, however, getting touched for eight hits, three walks and eight runs in 2 2/3 innings of a 14-4 Pirates' triumph. Parisi is getting a second chance thanks to an injury to starter Joel Pineiro, who remained in St. Louis |
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| Rays considering 5 prospects for No. 1 pick |
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| had a pretty good idea who we were taking in the fall. It was just a matter of something weird not happening to him,'' director of scouting R.J. Harrison said. ``This group is pretty even. I could make a case for any one of those five guys.'' The Pittsburgh Pirates have the second pick, with Kansas City, Baltimore, San Francisco, Florida, Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox, Washington and Houston rounding out the top 10. This is the fourth time the Rays have had the No. 1 selection. They picked high school ou |
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| Duke, Bucs top Astros |
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06/04/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Zach Duke pitched well into the eighth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Houston Astros, 5-2, in the second of three-game set. Duke (3-4) scattered seven hits and two runs over 7 2/3 innings, fanning two and walking two for the Pirates, who have split their last six games. Raul Chavez had a two-run single and a sacrifice fly for Pittsburgh. Roy Oswalt (4-6) was touched for nine hits and four runs over six innings, with four strikeouts and a walk. Ty Wigginton homered |
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| Milwaukee's Zduriencik drafts future Brewers stars |
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06/04/2008 |
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| d mini-helmet of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll in his office along with his baseball memorabilia. After a stint coaching college and high school baseball and football, he joined the scouting ranks, rising to scouting director for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1991-93. There, he made the decision to draft Jason Kendall with their first pick in 1992. ``We had such limitations financially, it was tough at that time,'' he said. ``In Jason's case, I remember we passed Charles Johnson to take Jason Ke |
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| Rays hold top pick in Thursday's draft |
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06/03/2008 |
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| ad with 35 wins. They trail the Chicago Cubs by a game for the best overall mark in baseball and if the Rays overtake them by Thursday they will become the first team to ever make the No. 1 overall selection while holding baseball's best record. The Pittsburgh Pirates will have the second pick, followed by the Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants. The Florida Marlins select sixth, with Cincinnati, the White Sox, Washington and the Houston Astros completing the top 10. The New York Mets a |
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| Astros, Pirates start series in Steel City |
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06/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Lefty Phil Dumatrait will try to make it two strong starts in a row tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Houston Astros in the first game of a three-game series at PNC Park. Dumatrait entered 2008 without a major league victory, but picked up his second of the season with seven innings of two-hit ball against Cincinnati on May 29, allowing an unearned run and striking out nine in a 7-2 Pirates win. The 26-year-old had reached the big leagues with the Reds last season but was 0-4 with a |
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| Pirates, Cardinals conclude series at Busch |
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06/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals hope to complete a week-long homestand on a positive note with tonight's finale of a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates from Busch Stadium. St. Louis has gone 4-2 thus far on the seven-game residency, which includes a pair of wins in three tries against Pittsburgh over the weekend. The Cardinals rebounded from Saturday's 14-4 shellacking at the hands of the Bucs to come through with a 7-4 decision yesterday afternoon, with Skip Schumaker driving in three runs |
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