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| Out of the Rough |
Mens PGA Golf |
02/02/2009 |
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| re is not one thing in this country right now that isn't impacted by the current economic woes in the United States. Golf is no different and wait until the weather here in the east coast changes. Golf is not the cheapest sport in the world to play. Philadelphia Phillies first-baseman Ryan Howard essentially said in a recent interview with "The Sporting News" that baseball gets hurt with young people because it's fairly expensive to play. His point was that you need a ball and a hoop to play basketball. You need a f |
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| Werth agrees to two-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/22/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies and outfielder Jayson Werth avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth $10 million. Werth batted .273 in 134 games last season for the World Series champions and belted 24 homers with 67 runs batted in. He also hit .309 with seven doubles, a pair of home runs, four RBI and four stolen bases in the postseason. The 29-year-old Werth has spent the past two seasons with Philadelphia and has batted .282 with 32 homers, 116 RBI and 27 |
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| Howard is fighting a losing battle |
MLB Baseball |
01/22/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Salary arbitration figures were exchanged the other day, and to nobody's surprise, the biggest disparity was between the Philadelphia Phillies and superstar first baseman Ryan Howard. Philadelphia offered the runner-up to the NL's MVP Award $14 million, a $4 million raise from last season, while Howard countered with $18 million, the third-richest request in arbitration history after Roger Clemens ($22 million) in 2005 and Derek Jeter ($18.5 million) in '01. Neither Clemens nor Jeter met with the |
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| Phils sign Werth to extension |
MLB Baseball |
01/21/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Jayson Werth to a two-year contract extension. The deal is believed to be worth $8 million. Werth batted .273 with 24 home runs and 67 RBI in 134 games (103 starts) for the world champion Phillies last season. He also hit .309 with seven doubles, a pair of home runs, four RBI and four stolen bases in the postseason. The 29-year-old Werth, who made $1.7 million last season, had asked for $4 million in arbitration on Tuesday, while t |
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| Phillies ink P Durbin |
MLB Baseball |
01/21/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies and right- handed pitcher Chad Durbin agreed to a one-year, $1.635 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration, the team announced on Wednesday. In a career-high 71 appearances last season, Durbin went 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA. He led all National League relievers in innings pitched (87.2) and appeared in six playoff games for the World Champion Phillies. "We're very pleased with how it all played out and definitely didn't want to go to arbitration," said D |
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| Phillies agree to extension with Madson |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies have signed right-handed reliever Ryan Madson to a three-year contract extension worth $12 million on Tuesday. Madson was 4-2 with a 3.05 earned run average in 76 games this past season for the World Series champion Phillies. He also pitched to a 2.13 ERA in the postseason, surrendering three runs in 12 2/3 frames, while blowing a pair of saves in the process. The deal buys out his final arbitration year and two free agent years. "Ryan has emerged as a q |
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| Phils agree to terms with Victorino, Blanton |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The World Series-champion Philadelphia Phillies agreed to one-year contracts on Tuesday with outfielder Shane Victorino and pitcher Joe Blanton, thus avoiding salary arbitration with both players. Blanton will earn $5.475 million next season, while the fleet-footed Victorino will make $3.125 million in 2009. Victorino hit .293 with 14 home runs, 58 RBI, 36 stolen bases and 102 runs scored in 146 games last season. The switch-hitting Hawaiian was a clutch performer in the playoffs |
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| World Baseball Classic provisional rosters announced |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| appointed many in 2006, losing in the second round of the tournament. San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy and Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will also make their second appearance for the Americans. Other notable American players include Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman and AL rookie of the year Evan Longoria, Cleveland Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore, Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan, and Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee. The Dominican Republic will |
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| Phils give P Hamels three-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/18/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies have signed World Series MVP Cole Hamels to a three-year, $20.5 million contract, thus avoiding arbitration with the star left-hander. The 25-year-old Hamels had the best season of his career in 2008, making 33 regular-season starts and posting a 14-10 record with a 3.09 earned run average. He also had two shutouts and 196 strikeouts to just 53 walks in 227 1/3 innings, while opposing batters had just a .227 average and .272 on-base percentage against Ha |
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| Phils ink Dobbs to two-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/16/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - The Philadelphia Phillies have avoided salary arbitration with utilityman Greg Dobbs for the next two seasons, signing him to a two-year, $2.5 million contract on Friday. Dobbs hit .301 with nine home runs and 40 runs batted in over 128 games for the World Series champion Phillies last season. The 30-year-old set a single season franchise record and led the majors with 22 pinch hits in 2008, batting to a .355 clip in that role with two round-trippers and 16 RBI. Philadelphia clai |
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