Archive for August, 2007
Pena’s 2 homers, Sonnanstine’s gem lead Tampa Bay to 9-1 victory over Yankees (AP)
Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of two-hit ball against the lethargic New York Yankees, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 9-1 rout Friday night. Carl Crawford capped a huge month with two run-scoring hits, and the surging Devil Rays roughed up an ineffective Phil Hughes to win for […]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Solomon calls timing unfortunate on uniform check (AP)
The timing was unfortunate when Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona was checked during an inning to see if he was wearing his jersey under a blue team pullover, a baseball official said Friday. Executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon said Francona was “right to be upset” about being checked during the second inning of […]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain suspended for 2 games, fined $1,000 (AP)
Yankees rookie sensation Joba Chamberlain was suspended for two games Friday and fined $1,000, a day after he threw consecutive 98-99 mph pitches over the head of Boston’s Kevin Youkilis. Chamberlain will not appeal the penalty and was set to sit out Friday night and Saturday against Tampa Bay. Under the Yankees’ rules for him, […]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain suspended for 2 games, fined $1,000 (AP)
Yankees rookie sensation Joba Chamberlain was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 Friday, a day after he threw two 98-99 mph pitches over the head of Boston’s Kevin Youkilis. Chamberlain, ejected by plate umpire Angel Hernandez, claimed the ninth-inning pitches slipped and “there was no maliciousness or bad intention.” The umpires disagreed.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Yankees RHP Chamberlain suspended two games (PA SportsTicker)
New York Yankees rookie righthander Joba Chamberlain was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday for his inappropriate actions a day earlier against the Boston Red Sox.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Five and Fly: Indians grind onward (Yahoo! Sports)
August bleeds into September, the New York Yankees become threatening, Terry Francona gets strip-searched, Joba…
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Chamberlain making big first impressions (PA SportsTicker)
BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Joba Chamberlain made quite a first impression on the Boston Red Sox.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Mussina angry and hurt that he’s being skipped in rotation (AP)
Mike Mussina was so angry and hurt, he didn’t want to speak publicly at first. Two days after losing his spot in the New York Yankees’ rotation, he finally could talk about it. “It’s pretty hard,” Mussina said Thursday morning in the clubhouse, speaking slowly and measuring his words. “For somebody that’s been in a […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Wang, Cano, disputed call lead Yankees over Red Sox 5-0 for 3-game sweep (AP)
With drama and flair, the New York Yankees completed another August sweep of the Boston Red Sox and moved into prime position for a September playoff run. There was a week’s worth of highlights during the Yankees’ 5-0 victory Thursday: a no-hit bid by Chien-Ming Wang into the seventh inning, a pair of big home […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Yankees RHP Chamberlain ejected for throwing at Youkilis (PA SportsTicker)
New York Yankees rookie phenom Joba Chamberlain was ejected in the ninth inning of Thursday’s 5-0 victory against the rival Boston Red Sox for throwing two pitches near the head of first baseman Kevin Youkilis.
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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