MINNEOLIS The annual open tryout put on by the Minnesota Twins usually draws anywhere from 100 to 300 prospective baseball players. This year’s tryout, however, yielded just around 50 players.Still, despite the drop in numbers in 2012, Twins minor league director Jim Rantz and his staff saw players from all walks of life and from [...]
Archive | June 20th, 2012
Mets News and Notes: Bay, Tejada, Cedeno, Harvey, Mejia, Cecchini, Plawecki
Posted on 20 June 2012.
Some Mets News and Notes: Jason Bay underwent an MRI and a second day of exams by doctors Tuesday as they try to gauge the extent of his most recent concussion. Ruben Tejada (quadriceps) went 0-for-4 while playing a second straight full game at shortstop for Class A St. Lucie. Tejada is expected to move [...]
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Twins Look to Even Series with Pirates
Posted on 20 June 2012.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may be known as one of the worst hitting teams in the major leagues, but they’ve been doing their best to rid themselves of that reputation lately. Given how well Francisco Liriano has pitched since returning to the Minnesota Twins’ starting rotation, he may be able to cool off their hot bats. [...]
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Twins Look to Even Series with Pirates
Posted on 20 June 2012.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may be known as one of the worst hitting teams in the major leagues, but they’ve been doing their best to rid themselves of that reputation lately. Given how well Francisco Liriano has pitched since returning to the Minnesota Twins’ starting rotation, he may be able to cool off their hot bats. [...]
Posted in MLB News Wire
Cahill Looks for 4th Straight Win Vs. Mariners
Posted on 20 June 2012.
Seattle outlasted Arizona in its last game to even the road set with the Diamondbacks. Facing Trevor Cahill, however, won’t make it easy for the Mariners to win a second straight series. Cahill looks to win a fourth consecutive start and help the Diamondbacks bounce back against the Mariners on Wednesday. Casper Wells delivered a [...]
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Thornburg Simply Runs Out of Gas in Debut
Posted on 20 June 2012.
MILWAUKEE Tyler Thornburg hadn’t pitched in ten days and was on his way to play in the Southern League All-Star game before getting the call up to start for the Brewers on Tuesday against Toronto. So he turned his car around after a five-hour drive to Knoxville, made it to an airport, and made it [...]
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Astros Owner Crane Reaches Out to Clemens
Posted on 20 June 2012.
Astros owner Jim Crane said Tuesday night that he has reached out to Roger Clemens in an attempt to invite the former pitcher to be a member of the Astros organization. Clemens signed a personal services contract with the Astros while Drayton McLane owned the team but never actually worked for the team after his [...]
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