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| Padres pick up option on Giles |
MLB Baseball |
11/07/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres picked up their option on outfielder Brian Giles' contract Friday, bringing him back for 2009. The Padres had until Saturday to pick up the option or pay a $3 million buyout, making Giles a free agent. The 37-year-old Giles hit .306 last season in 147 games, with 12 home runs, a career-high 40 doubles and 63 runs batted in. From 1999-2002, Giles hit at least 35 homers in every season, but his power has dropped off in recent years. He has not hit more than 1 |
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| Maddux extends record for most Gold Glove Awards |
MLB Baseball |
11/05/2008 |
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| their respective positions. Third baseman David Wright earned his second, having also won last season, and center fielder Carlos Beltran won for the third consecutive year. The remaining NL Gold Glove Awards went to first-time winners: St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, along with the Pirates' Nate McLouth and Phillies' Shane Victorino in the outfield. American League winners will be announced on Thursday. |
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| Rangers name Mike Maddux pitching coach |
MLB Baseball |
11/03/2008 |
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| his past season, the lowest figure by a Milwaukee club in 16 years. The brother of four-time Cy Young award-winner Greg Maddux, Mike played 15 seasons in the major leagues for nine different teams, posting a career record of 39-37 with a 4.05 ERA in 472 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos and Houston Astros. Hawkins replaced Mark Connor, who was fired as Rangers pitching coach in August. |
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| Smoltz, Wood among 42 to file for free agency Friday |
MLB Baseball |
10/31/2008 |
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| ll with a 3.26 earned run average in 65 games. The New York Mets had the most players file Friday with six: pitchers Tony Armas, Jr., Luis Ayala, Pedro Martinez and Ricardo Rincon, along with outfielder Moises Alou and second baseman Ramon E. Martinez. Other notable players who filed Friday are Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Nomar Garciaparra, Oakland Athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas, San Diego Padres pitcher Mark Prior and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli. |
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| Nationals name Riggleman bench coach |
MLB Baseball |
10/24/2008 |
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| oaching staff on Friday. Riggleman, who will serve as bench coach, took over the Seattle Mariners' managerial position on an interim basis in June after the firing of John McLaren. Riggleman led the lowly Mariners to a 36-54 record in his short stint as manager. The 55-year-old has also managed the San Diego Padres (1992-94) and the Chicago Cubs (1995-200). Washington also named Marquis Grissom (first base), Pat Listach (third base), Rick Eckstein (hitting) and Randy Knorr (bullpen) to the 2009 coaching staff. |
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| Padres' Bard, Estes elect for free agency |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - San Diego Padres catcher Josh Bard and pitcher Shawn Estes both cleared waivers and elected for free agency, the team announced Monday. Bard, 30, hit just .202 with 16 RBI in 57 games of an injury-plagued 2008 season that saw him miss significant time with a high ankle sprain and a strained triceps. In 431 career games, the seven-year veteran has hit .265 with 28 homers and 168 RBI with the Indians, Red Sox and Padres. Estes also missed a majority of the season with a fractured |
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| Sabathia finally runs out of gas in Philly |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2008 |
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| games to be held at Miller Park. If you don't believe me, ask a Houston Astros fan what they think of Randy Johnson. The Big Unit went 12-1 for the Astros after coming over from Seattle midway through 1998. However, Houston lost in four games to the San Diego Padres in the NLDS that year, with Johnson on the hook for two of the team's three defeats. Pitching on three days' rest for the fourth straight time, an obviously gassed Sabathia failed to get out of the fourth inning and served up five runs -- four of wh |
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| Padres acquire pair of pitchers to complete Maddux trade |
MLB Baseball |
09/30/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres acquired minor league pitchers Michael Watt and Eduardo Perez from the Dodgers Tuesday to complete the August 19 trade that sent veteran Greg Maddux to Los Angeles. The 19-year-old Watt was 9-4 with a 4.35 earned run average in 15 starts for rookie level Ogden this season, while Perez, 20, recorded a 4-3 record with a 3.38 ERA in 12 games between Ogden and the Gulf Coast League Dodgers. Maddux, who has 355 career wins, was 2-4 with a 5.09 ERA in seven start |
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| Padres retain Black, but not bench coach Colbert |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres announced Monday that manager Bud Black and the majority of his coaching staff will return in 2009, with the exception of bench coach Craig Colbert. "We have the confidence and trust in Buddy to lead the club back to our winning ways," said Padres general manager Kevin Towers. Bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds, pitching coach Darren Balsley, third base coach Glenn Hoffman and first base coach Rick Renteria will all return for the 2009 season, despite a 63-99 f |
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| Padres close set with visiting Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of last-place teams in their respective divisions wrap up a three-game series this afternoon, when the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates close out the 2008 season at Petco Park. The Padres have won two of their last three games, including Saturdays 3-2 victory, and will finish in the basement of the NL West for the first time since 2003. In the recent triumph over the Pirates, Kevin Kouzmanoff belted a two-run homer and Adrian Gonzalez knocked in the other run for the Padres. St |
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