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Fans bank on Kemp
BURBANK — In the hour-plus he spent signing autographs and greeting fans, Matt Kemp didn't stop smiling and laughing.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers player had a rare off-day Thursday, Kemp, the team's starting centerfielder, took time away...Tags: Athletes, Human Interest, Ryan Dempster, Matt Kemp, Clay Buchholz
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...Tags: Jered Weaver, Melky Cabrera, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Yu Darvish
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Mark Gonzales' White Sox mailbag
If Adam Dunn is to remain in the lineup, why not drop him down after Ramirez? Shouldn't the better hitters be lumped together? Dunn just leaves too many on base to bat fourth. Do it before the Sox totally drop out of contention, which will be soon if...Tags: Dayan Viciedo, Gavin Floyd, Nestor Molina, Adam Dunn, National League
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Talking Orioles with Roar From 34's Matt Taylor
The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...Tags: Dontrelle Willis, Matt Joyce, Zach Britton, Sports, Long Island Ducks
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Your Morning Phil: Sweeney, Ventura, Sale
Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...Tags: World Series, Dave Sappelt, Theo Epstein, Adam Dunn, Jake Peavy
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Sox reliever Jones taking aim at stranding more runners
Nate Jones inherited a situation Wednesday about as tough as any jam he was in during his rookie season in 2012. And although Jones allowed one of Jose Quintana's baserunners to score from third, he prevented the tying run from scoring in the sixth...
Tags: Ryan Raburn, Jesse Crain, Brent Morel, Nate Jones (baseball), Spring Training
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Indians clout seven homers to trounce Phillies 14-2
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians pounded out seven home runs, five of them two-run homers, and rolled to a 14-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night. The seven home runs are one shy of the club record. Indians utilityman Ryan Raburn,...
Tags: Asdrubal Cabrera, Jason Giambi, Delmon Young, Ryan Raburn, Drew Stubbs
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MLB power rankings
1. Tigers: Forget the concern at closer. They were loaded last year, and they're a lot better with Victor Martinez, Torii Hunter and a full year of Anibal Sanchez. 2. Dodgers: Hanley Ramirez's injury could slow them out of the gate, but they're deep and...
Tags: Pedro Strop, Homer Bailey, Arizona Diamondbacks, Charlie Manuel, Kirk Gibson
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Angels pitcher Tommy Hanson pulled because of tight triceps
TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels pitcher Tommy Hanson left Wednesday’s exhibition game against the Cleveland Indians after three innings because of triceps tightness, an injury that flared up as the right-hander was throwing his warm-up pitches before...
Tags: Mike Scioscia, Tommy Hanson, Jerome Williams, Cleveland Indians, Garrett Richards
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Whispers: Yankees may get desperate enough for Soriano
The Yankees appear to be imploding around GM Brian Cashman, making some wonder if the Steinbrenner brothers will become more involved. If they do, Alfonso Soriano could be in play in trade talks before opening day. Cashman wants nothing to do with the two...
Tags: Leonys Martin, Matt Kemp, Chicago Tribune, Billy Hamilton, Sports
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$100 million on opening day? Not Dodgers, not Yankees, not Angels
For all the hype about the Dodgers' dethroning the New York Yankees as baseball's payroll kings, the Yankees still had been projected to field the highest-priced opening-day lineup. Until Wednesday, that is. The Yankees announced Wednesday that...
Tags: Jered Weaver, Matt Kemp, Travis Hafner, C.C. Sabathia, Eric Chavez
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Jeter's ankle could leave Yankees in shackles
For 17 seasons, Derek Jeter has been the best reason to keep believing in baseball. His throwback approach has yielded daily excellence in the middle of the Yankees infield. He has kept life simple off the field, and that never seems to be a bad idea....
Tags: Jose Fernandez , Melky Cabrera, Billy Beane, Zack Greinke, Jeffrey Loria
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