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• Joe Nathan's Replacement Could Be Found in San Diego
• By Tom Fornelli 3/10/2010 12:26 PM ET
• It's nothing new. It seems like every year the Minnesota Twins are going into a season missing a key player and that there is no way the team will be able to overcome their loss. Be it Torii Hunter or ... More »
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• Janitor Faces Prison After Stealing World Series Ring
• By Tom Fornelli 3/09/2010 12:46 PM ET
• On Monday a janitor who worked at Citizens Bank Ballpark pleaded guilty to stealing a World Series ring he found in a bathroom at the ballpark last summer, and now he's facing up to seven years behind ... More »
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• Jason Kendall's Estranged Wife Alleges He Abuses Adderall
• By Tom Fornelli 3/08/2010 5:55 PM ET
• Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall is currently in the process of divorcing his wife, Chantel Kendall, and as is often the case in these matters, things are getting ugly. That's particularly ... More »
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• Jonah Hill to Play Paul DePodesta in Moneyball Movie
• By Tom Fornelli 3/08/2010 1:35 PM ET
• The Academy Awards were last night, and it was a good night for the movie The Blind Side as Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy. Of course, the movie was ... More »
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• Albert Pujols' Back Is Bothering Him
• By Tom Fornelli 3/08/2010 12:28 PM ET
• One of the biggest fears a team has during spring training is an injury to a key member of the roster. Those fears were realized by the Dodgers on Sunday when they found out that Russell Martin was ... More »
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• Joe Nathan to Have MRI on Elbow
• By Tom Fornelli 3/07/2010 11:51 AM ET
• On Saturday afternoon, Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan left the team's game against the Boston Red Sox after feeling some tightness in his surgically repaired throwing elbow. The move was made for ... More »
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• Angel Guzman's Shoulder Injury Could End His Career
• By Tom Fornelli 3/06/2010 2:44 PM ET
• Chicago Cubs reliever Angel Guzman has battled a myriad of injuries throughout his professional career, but he was nearly able to give the Cubs a full season out of the bullpen in 2009 before ... More »
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• Winner of McCourts' Divorce? The Couple's Lawyers
• By Tom Fornelli 3/06/2010 11:57 AM ET
• The divorce proceedings of Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt have been pretty well documented publicly, but what hasn't been talked about enough is the fact that this divorce may ... More »
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• Cleveland Indians 2010 Primer
• By Tom Fornelli 3/05/2010 9:30 AM ET
• The Cleveland Indians haven't won a World Series since 1948, and odds are that if there's finally going to be a championship celebration in the city of Cleveland, Tribe fans need to head across the ... More »
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• Kansas City Royals 2010 Primer
• By Tom Fornelli 3/04/2010 9:30 AM ET
• Twenty-five years. A quarter of a century. That's how long it's been since the Kansas City Royals won a World Series, an AL pennant, or even a division title. A lot has changed in baseball, and the ... More »
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• Johnny Damon Would Appreciate Your Forgiveness, Boston
• By Tom Fornelli 3/03/2010 12:22 PM ET
• When Johnny Damon played for the Boston Red Sox, he bore a striking resemblance to Jesus. But now that he has left the Yankees for the Detroit Tigers, he's hoping for Boston's forgiveness. Damon ... More »
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• Report: Justin Upton to Sign Six-Year Extension With D'backs
• By Tom Fornelli 3/02/2010 2:26 PM ET
• Oh to be young and able to hit a baseball. News is circulating on Tuesday morning that the Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Justin Upton are close to agreement on a six-year contract extension ... More »
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• Mark McGwire's Losing His Highway
• By Tom Fornelli 3/02/2010 1:26 PM ET
• When Mark McGwire was brought back into the St. Louis Cardinals organization to be the team's hitting instructor, the former home run champion knew taking the job would come at a price. He would have ... More »
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• John Smoltz: Run for Congress 'Not in My Plans'
• By Tom Fornelli 3/01/2010 12:42 PM ET
• While John Smoltz may not be officially retired from the game of baseball yet, he hasn't been able to find a job on a major league team for 2010 either, though that doesn't mean he's completely ... More »
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• Kenny Williams Isn't a Fan of Ozzie Guillen's Twitter Page
• By Tom Fornelli 2/24/2010 1:46 PM ET
• There was quite a bit of buzz in the Twitterverse on Tuesday night when the world found out that Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had started his very own Twitter account. Guillen has quickly ... More »
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• Jason Bay: Curling Expert
• By Tom Fornelli 2/24/2010 12:08 PM ET
• No doubt that if you've tuned into the Olympics at any point in the last few weeks, you've seen it. A group of men or women sliding stones down a long sheet of ice while others sweep in front of the ... More »
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• Royals Being Sued After Mascot Hits Fan In Eye With Hot Dog
• By Tom Fornelli 2/23/2010 12:48 PM ET
• Hot dogs: delicious ball park snack stuffed with various meats and nitrates of unknown origins that goes great with mustard and relish, or cleverly disguised weapon of mass destruction? It's a ... More »
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• Carl Crawford Talks About His Impending Free Agency
• By Tom Fornelli 2/22/2010 1:19 PM ET
• One of the stories that will be following the Tampa Bay Rays this spring and all throughout the season is the future of left fielder Carl Crawford. Crawford is entering the final year of his contract ... More »
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• Khalil Greene Is Not Reporting to Camp With the Rangers
• By Tom Fornelli 2/22/2010 12:33 PM ET
• The Texas Rangers signed Khalil Greene to be a reserve infielder in January, and it appears that the team is going to have to move to a backup plan for their backup plan. The Rangers announced on ... More »
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• Yanks Reportedly to Sign Chan Ho Park
• By Tom Fornelli 2/22/2010 12:12 PM ET
• The New York Yankees may not have been willing to go over their budget for the 2010 season with Johnny Damon, who signed with the Tigers over the weekend, but it appears they're going to make an ... More »
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