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| Nationals name Riggleman bench coach |
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10/24/2008 |
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| ing staff on Friday. Riggleman, who will serve as bench coach, took over the Seattle Mariners' managerial position on an interim basis in June after the firing of John McLaren. Riggleman led the lowly Mariners to a 36-54 record in his short stint as manager. The 55-year-old has also managed the San Diego Padres (1992-94) and the Chicago Cubs (1995-200). Washington also named Marquis Grissom (first base), Pat Listach (third base), Rick Eckstein (hitting) and Randy Knorr (bullpen) to the 2009 coaching staff. |
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| Brewers' Sabathia picks up "Clutch" hardware for 2008 performance |
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10/23/2008 |
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| its first postseason berth since 1982. Following the July 7th blockbuster deal with Cleveland, the 28-year-old stymied the National League with an 11-2 mark and a 1.65 ERA over 17 starts, which included seven complete games and three shutouts. Further cementing his clutch ability, Sabathia manned the hill on three days' rest in each of his last three starts, and on the final day of the regular season, twirled a four-hit complete game effort against the Chicago Cubs to help the Brewers win the NL wild card. |
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| Keys to winning the 2008 World Series |
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10/21/2008 |
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| story, but will be making its first appearance since 1993. Despite being around since 1883, the Phillies' lone World Series title in 1980 gives them just one more than the Rays, who played their first game in 1998. While we hear constantly about the Chicago Cubs' 100-year drought, more should probably be made of the Phillies' one title in 125 seasons. At least the Cubs have two titles to their credit. Tampa, meanwhile, is in the midst of one of the most stunning turnarounds in sports history, as it became t |
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| Cubs, Hendry agree to contract extension |
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10/20/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (BettingExpress) - The Chicago Cubs and general manager Jim Hendry have agreed on a four-year contract extension through the 2012 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hendry has been the club's general manager since July 5, 2002 and will enter his 15th season with the organization in 2009. He is already the third-longest tenured GM in franchise history and this year became the first general manager to lead the Cubs to playoff appearances in back-to-back seasons since 1906-08. |
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| Red Sox try to stay alive, as ALCS shifts back to the Trop |
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10/18/2008 |
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| ed the plate eight times over the final three innings. The win was the second-biggest comeback victory in major league postseason history, just behind Game 4 of the 1929 World Series, when the Philadelphia Athletics rallied from down 8-0 to beat the Chicago Cubs. David Ortiz belted a three-run homer in a four-run seventh inning for Boston, which still trails the best-of-seven set, 3-2. Of course, the Red Sox rallied from a 3-1 deficit in last year's ALCS en route to their second World Series title in four y |
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| Red Sox starting to make things interesting |
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10/17/2008 |
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| ey pull you back in. The never-say-die Boston Red Sox staved off playoff elimination on Thursday with one of the most improbable comebacks you will ever see. Actually we have only seen one like it in the postseason and that was back in 1929 when the Chicago Cubs (who else?) blew an eight-run lead to the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. By the way, if you remember that and are reading this, my hat's off to you. On Thursday, though, Boston rallied from a seven-run deficit with eight unanswered runs |
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| Boston still alive: Red Sox rally from seven runs down to stun Rays |
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10/17/2008 |
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| back in ALCS history and in Red Sox postseason history. The win is the second-biggest comeback victory in major league postseason history, just behind Game 4 of the 1929 World Series, when the Philadelphia Athletics rallied from down 8-0 to beat the Chicago Cubs. "Everybody knew that we needed to win the ballgame. It doesn't matter how you do it," Drew said. "We didn't want to go down 7-0, but there's a lot of fight in that dugout, and a lot of guys knew as soon as we got some runs on the board, we could ge |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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10/17/2008 |
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| the wrong side of the biggest comeback in ALCS history and the biggest in Red Sox postseason history. The win is the second-biggest comeback victory in postseason history, just behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who rallied from down 8-0 to beat the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the 1929 World Series. The Red Sox are no strangers to ALCS comebacks, as they improved to 8-1 in elimination games under manager Terry Francona -- 8-0 in ALCS elimination games -- thanks to the historic rally from down 3-0 to the New Y |
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| Former Cubs pitcher Foster passes away |
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10/14/2008 |
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| ter died on Saturday from renal cell carcinoma. Foster was 39 years old. Foster compiled a 32-30 record with a 4.86 ERA during his career in baseball. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1987, and played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. The Chicago Cubs issued the following statement about the death of the Evanston, Illinois native. "The Chicago Cubs are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Foster. Kevin was an Evanston native who gave five seasons to |
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| Phillies aim to go three up on Dodgers in Game 3 of NLCS |
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10/12/2008 |
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| the Dodgers with a 4.80 ERA in 10 starts. The 45-year-old hurler won his only other LCS start, as he beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 ALCS while with Seattle. Los Angeles will counter with righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was brilliant in beating the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. Kuroda helped the Dodgers complete the sweep, as he scattered six hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings to help LA advance. Kuroda, who was 9-10 with a 3.73 ERA on the year, faced the Phils twice this season, going 1-0 against them with a 1 |
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