ST. LOUIS Matt Holliday had a pretty simple childhood. “We were either playing baseball or at the field with my dad,” Holliday recalls. The Cardinals outfielder grew up around the game he now calls a profession thanks to his father Tom, a longtime college coach who served as the pitching coach and then head coach [...]
Archive | June 16th, 2012
Blue Jays Put Drew Hutchison on DL
Posted on 16 June 2012.
The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Drew Hutchison on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a sprained right elbow. The 21-year-old rookie left Friday night’s 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies after just nine pitches. The Jays recalled Robert Coello from triple-A Las Vegas. Hutchison, who has a 5-3 record with a 4.60 ERA [...]
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Struggling Marlins Fight to Stay Above .500
Posted on 16 June 2012.
A .500 record used to be considered a success for the Florida Marlins. Now as the Miami Marlins, it’s a disappointment. They may be hard-pressed to move back above the break-even mark against James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays. With Hanley Ramirez possibly back in the lineup, the Marlins will try to overcome their [...]
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Saunders Faces Former Team in Anaheim
Posted on 16 June 2012.
Arizona’s Joe Saunders hopes his first start against his former team goes a bit better than Los Angeles Angels right-hander Dan Haren’s did in the series opener. Saunders looks to help the surging Diamondbacks move over .500 for the first time in six weeks Saturday night in his return to Angel Stadium. In their first [...]
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Lasorda Feeling Stronger After Heart Procedure
Posted on 16 June 2012.
Tommy Lasorda said he is feeling “so much better” after doctors last week inserted a stent to clear one of the former Dodgers manager’s heart arteries that was almost completely blocked. “I feel stronger,” Lasorda said Thursday night in his first public appearance since suffering what the Dodgers called a “mild” heart attack last week [...]
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Raburn ‘Right’ For the Job
Posted on 16 June 2012.
DETROIT — Ryan Raburn is fortunate he’s right-handed. Otherwise, he might not be back with the Tigers at this point. For the second straight day, Raburn was in the lineup, this time playing left field and batting seventh. That had a lot to do with the fact that Colorado Rockies starter Jeff Francis is a [...]
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