Archive for June, 2007
Athletics 7, Yankees 0 (AP)
Chad Gaudin combined with Rich Harden on a one-hitter, and the Oakland Athletics connected for three home runs off Kei Igawa in a 7-0 victory over the lethargic New York Yankees on Saturday. Light-hitting Jason Kendall was 3-for-3 with a homer and a walk to lead an Oakland offense that ranks 13th out of 14 […]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Top agent Boras calling for 9-game World Series (AP)
Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-nine — and open with two games at a neutral site. Arguing that the shift would create a marketing bonanza that would rival the Super Bowl, Boras outlined his ideas in a two-page letter he sent to baseball commissioner Bud Selig on […]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Huff hits for cycle in Orioles loss (AP)
Aubrey Huff had a memorable game with four swings of the bat. Howie Kendrick spoiled it all with just one. Huff hit for the cycle, but the Los Angeles Angels got a tiebreaking two-run homer from Kendrick in the ninth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 Friday night. Kendrick connected off Chris Ray […]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Yankees 2, Athletics 1 (AP)
Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night for their first win in a week. Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a big 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip. New York has won nine of its last 10 games […]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Giambi’s foot still sore; due for scan next week (AP)
Jason Giambi’s foot still hurts, and the New York Yankees slugger likely will have another scan next week to determine how fast he is recovering from a severe injury. Giambi arrived at Yankee Stadium about 45 minutes before Friday night’s game against Oakland and said the boot that had been on his left foot since […]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Thomas hits 500th home run (AP)
Frank Thomas hit one out of the park for the 500th time. Eight innings later, he was sent out of the park himself. Thomas hit a three-run shot in the first inning of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach 500. In […]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Thunder and rain (Yahoo! Sports)
Milestones reached by Thomas and Biggio have obvious differences, yet are very much the same.
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Yankees 8, Orioles 6, Susp., 7 innings, rain (AP)
The New York Yankees got out of town without another loss. But they didn’t get a victory, because their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was suspended by rain. The game was stopped after a delay of 1 hour, 25 minutes. It was the second rain stoppage; the first one lasted 18 minutes.
Posted: June 28th, 2007.
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A-Rod left his hints in San Francisco (Yahoo! Sports)
Alex Rodriguez went out of his way to praise the City by the Bay when the New York Yankees recently paid a…
Posted: June 28th, 2007.
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Five and Fly: Gauging Buehrle’s worth (Yahoo! Sports)
The offer on the table for Mark Buehrle is about $50 million over four years, according to one estimate,…
Posted: June 28th, 2007.
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