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Shaq's spelling was a bit off. His sentiment, though, was right on. "Dam manny ramirez, come on man Agggggggggh, agggggggh, agggggh," Shaquille O'Neal wrote on Twitter.

Darren O'Day walks off the mound Friday night while the Marlins celebrate their victory.

MIAMI - John Maine was solid in his return from shoulder surgery, the Mets rallied twice to tie the Marlins, and yet, in the end, it was the same old story Friday night - the Mets' bullpen came up small in a big spot, and they fell, 5-4.


Yankee Alex Rodriguez supposedly exchanged e-mails with Davis, who the madam claims dated her.

A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer - and found him so charming she dated him herself for free, former employees of the call-girl agency tell the Daily News.

Griffey Jr. is Mariners' homecoming king

Bob Nightengale USA Today 02/28/2009
Ken Griffey Jr., 39, who played for the Mariners from 1998 to 1999, talks with new teammates Greg Halman, Endy Chavez and Prentice Redman at Spring Training.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners pitcher Miguel Batista heard a familiar cackle on the other side of the spring training clubhouse, peaked around the corner and threw his hands high into the air. There was Ken Griffey Jr.


Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger

If the Kentucky Derby is the most exciting two minutes in all of sports, then I think this had to be the most awkward. In light of a published report that said he will meet this week with Major League Baseball officials about his admitted use of a...

Seattle Mariners love outfielder Endy Chavez's speed and defence

PEORIA, Ariz. — Endy Chavez is still making a living off "The Catch" even though it happened three years ago. How often does Chavez think of his home run-robbing grab for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the 2006 Nati...


Teixeira's Contract Is Not That Big a Deal in New York

Barry Svrluga The Washington Post 02/23/2009
The saga surrounding Alex Rodriguez has largely overshadowed Mark Teixeira's first spring training as a Yankee. (By Gene J. Puskar -- Associated Press)

TAMPA -- In any of the 29 other Major League Baseball spring training camps, the arrival of a graceful, powerful switch-hitting first baseman who signed an eight-year, $180 million contract in the offseason would mean his every movement, his every...

Baseball Homecomings for Ken Griffey Jr. and Jason Giambi

ALAN SCHWARZ The New York Times 02/23/2009
Ken Griffey Jr. at a Mariners news conference. Griffey returned to where he started his big-league careers.

PEORIA, Ariz. — At baseball’s heart lies one simple goal: to leave home and then return. Straying’s perils are instantly dispelled on contact with the place once left.


Report: Mariners pick up Griffey talk

Sports.net.ca 02/13/2009
Griffey made 10 straight all-star appearances with the Mariners in the 1990s.

The Seattle Mariners are accelerating efforts to bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to the city where he enjoyed his greatest success, ESPN is reporting.

New York Red Bulls Boost Left Flank With Khano Smith

Seattle Sounders FC have traded away Khano Smith to the New York Red Bulls for allocation money. Smith joined Seattle in the Expansion Draft and has yet to play for the club.


Mets pitcher Johan Santana threw off a mound at Port St. Lucie and said he's on schedule to pitch on Opening Day. (Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - One small step for Johan Santana was a modest leap for the Mets yesterday when the team's $137.5-million ace briefly threw from a mound during a casual bullpen session.

Eating $270M worth it for the Yankees to finally ditch A-Rod

Bill Madden New York Daily News 02/08/2009
Alex Rodriguez

When the Yankees re-signed Alex Rodriguez in the fall of 2007, they envisioned the "clean" alternative to Barry Bonds - the knight in shining armor who would erase the stain of steroids from the all-time home run record, and they would bask in the...


Breaks go Rays way in Game 2 of World Series

Determined to prove themselves worthy playoff warriors, the Tampa Bay Rays held the powerful Philadelphia Phillies at bay with shields James Shield.

Rays pitcher Matt Garza wins ALCS MVP award

The Washington Post 10/20/2008
Rays pitcher Matt Garza wins ALCS MVP award

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Matt Garza's promising first season with the Tampa Bay Rays just got even better. Garza shut down the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of the AL championship series Sunday night, leading Tampa Bay to its first pennant and earning t...


Former Jays' skip Gibbons is Royals' new bench coach

John Gibbons, the former Toronto Blue Jays' manager fired in June, has been hired by the Kansas City Royals as their bench coach.

COL FB: Utah 31, Oregon State 28

The Money Times 10/03/2008

Salt Lake City -- A 28-yard field goal by Louie Sakoda as time expired Thursday capped an amazing comeback and gave No. 15 Utah a 31-28 victory over Oregon State.


Cubs not looking much like the NL's best team

Dayn Perry FOXSports.com 10/03/2008
Cubs not looking much like the NL's best team

CHICAGO - It took a single inning to crystallize 100 years. In the second inning of Game 2 of the NLDS, the Chicago Cubs, amid a din of boos, were out-managed, out-executed, out-hustled, out-performed, and even out-lucked by the Los Angeles Dodger...

Canadian slugger Jason Bay homers, sparks Red Sox to 4-1 win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. - No matter how much the Angels dominate Boston during the regular season, they can't beat the Red Sox in October.


The Dodgers are an October surprise

Bill Plaschke Los Angeles Times 10/02/2008
The Dodgers are an October surprise

CHICAGO -- October arrived Wednesday on the back of a chilly lake wind and a nasty neighborhood roar. The Dodgers shrugged. October arrived with the doom of a two-run deficit in four miserable innings. The Dodgers grinned. October arrived high, ha...

Hamels, Lidge pitch Phils past Brewers in Game 1

Rob Maaddi The Boston Globe 10/02/2008
Hamels, Lidge pitch Phils past Brewers in Game 1

PHILADELPHIA—Cole Hamels put Philadelphia in position to win, then Brad Lidge barely hung on. Behind their top two arms, the Phillies grabbed their first postseason victory in 15 years.



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