Indians’ Lee, Astros’ Lidge win comeback player awards
Indians‘ Lee, Astros‘ Lidge win comeback player awards
Pitchers Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians and Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies were honored Tuesday as baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year.
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A’s close season with loss to Mariners
The A’s packed their belongings Sunday and began scattering about, some players returning to Oakland on the team charter and others hopping a plane and heading straight home for the offseason.
A”s season wrap: Beane will go shopping for a hitter
A’s General Manager Billy Beane played things typically close to the vest in his end-of-the-season media briefing Monday at the Oakland Coliseum.
Yankees‘ Rivera to have shoulder surgery
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder but should be ready to throw by spring training.
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Bud Black to return as Padres manager
Manager Bud Black won’t be made a scapegoat for the San Diego Padres‘ worst finish in 15 years. The Padres announced late Monday afternoon that Black and most of his staff will return in 2009. The Padres finished last in the NL West this year at 63-99, 21 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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A look at the A’s keys heading into the off-season: GET HEALTHY: Once again, the A’s have their fingers crossed with key players on the mend such as third baseman Eric Chavez and All-Star pitcher Justin …
Analysts: Tough to determine if there is such a thing as clutch
The night before this year’s All-Star Game, Nike held an A-List marketing party to showcase Derek Jeter’s new line of shoes. Reggie Jackson and Michael Jordan were there, along with other athletes, models, rappers and sundry celebrities. The name of the shoe: The Jeter Clutch.
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Godfrey to quit as president of Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey will leave the team when his contract expires at the end of the year.
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