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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to Sun-Times beat reporter, Gordon Wittenmeyer , with the signing of John Grabow to a 2/7.5 contract (backended as only Jim Hendry can do) and the trading of Aaron Heilman to the Snakes, the Cubs have supposedly made their final bullpen move of the offseason. The deal appears to secure the final key piece to the Cubs' projected 2010 bullpen, coming one day after the team traded veteran Aaron...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Here are the rankings via AOL Fanhouse : Players with * have 2010 options in current contract Type A free agents (with former team): Jason Bay, OF, Boston Rafael Betancourt, RP, Colorado* Orlando Cabrera, IF, Minnesota Johnny Damon, OF, Yankees Octavio Dotel, RP, White Sox Jermaine Dye, OF, White Sox* Chone Figgins, IF, Angels Mike Gonzalez, RP, Atlanta John Grabow, RP, Cubs Kevin Gregg, RP, Cubs LaTroy...
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Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Filed:November 3rd, 2009 Cubs reliever John Grabow (Cubbie Nation/file) Bruce Levine of ESPN 1000 is reporting that the Cubs and reliever John Grabow are in the mist of heavy talks for a multi-year deal. Levine reports that the offer is reportedly to be a $6.5 to $7.5 million pact, with a third year being a possibility. Some people never learn. I expected the Cubs to make a meaningful offer to retain...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
All the data is in for Eddie Bajek's Elias Ranking projections. There may be a few errors to clean up but we'll take a look at the tentative rankings anyway. The projected Type B free agents (asterisk denotes an option): Garret Anderson Rod Barajas Erik Bedard Joe Beimel Ron Belliard Adrian Beltre Doug Brocail* Marlon Byrd Kiko Calero Mike Cameron Carl Crawford* Doug Davis Carlos Delgado Justin Duchscherer...
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shigekazumez9k | 09/21/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) –The Los Angeles Dodgers maintained a two-game lead in the National League West division after roaring to a 10-3 road victory over the San Francisco Giants Friday. James Loney and Casey Blake tallied three RBIs apiece, while pitcher Hiroki Kuroda threw eight strong innings as the Dodgers (84-58) kept ahead of the charging Colorado Rockies in the tight divisional race.
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Aw, heck. Last game at Dodger Stadium. One last time to use these until next year: W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Tim Lincecum 14-5 30 29 4 2 0 0 207.1 156 60 53 9 59 244 2.30 1.04 W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Randy Wolf 10-6 32 31 0 0 0 0 197.0 164 75 71 21 51 150 3.24 1.09 Current Series 3 game series vs Dodgers @ Dodger Stadium Fri 09/18 WP: Bob...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Brad Penny 3-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 22.0 13 4 4 2 4 10 1.64 .77 W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Jon Garland 2-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 17 7 7 3 7 13 3.32 1.26 Current Series Giants lead the series 1-0 Fri 09/18 WP: Bob Howry (2 - 6) LP: Ramon Troncoso (4 - 4) 8 - 4 win San Francisco Giants McCovey Chronicles @ Los Angeles Dodgers True...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
LOS ANGELES -- Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval homered, pinch hitter Fred Lewis doubled home the go-ahead run and the Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 Friday night. The Giants' 80th victory -- their most since winning 91 in 2004 -- moved them 2 1/2 games behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race. The Rockies lost 7-5 at Arizona and still trail the first-place Dodgers by five...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP When I search for "Posey" in my AP photo selection, all that comes up is James Posey. That must be some sort of mistake. I'll write a strongly worded letter and get this figured out. Browse more photos » Madison Bumgarner’s velocity is down from where it was last season. Madison Bumgarner was the best pitcher available for Tuesday night’s...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
MORRY GASH Associated Press Catcher Bengie Molina and closer Brian Wilson celebrate the Giants' victory over host Milwaukee. Molina hit his 17th home run of the season, and Wilson recorded his 33rd save. MILWAUKEE – Bengie Molina felt he'd been hitting the ball well before a quadriceps injury sidelined him for eight starts. His power kept the Giants right behind Colorado in the National League...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Giants catcher Bengie Molina, who hit the winning homer in the eighth, celebrates the victory with closer Brian Wilson. MILWAUKEE -- Bengie Molina homered on the first pitch of the eighth inning to rally the Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Friday night. The Giants scored two unearned runs before Molina's shot to deep center field and worked around 10 walks, the most they had allowed in a nine-inning...
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
The last time the Chisox had a late-season purge like this it was 1997 , with the consequence that the Giants got Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin, and Roberto Hernandez, while the White Sox got Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, Lorenzo Barcelo, Ken Vining, Mike Caruso, and Brian Manning. The '97 Giants actually finished first, 90-72, two games over the Dodgers, while the Chisox finished 80-81, in second place...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Just what did Carlos whisper in Geo's ear when this photo was taken? Browse more photos » That got your attention. The Cubs will break a record when they get their first hit off the Mets ' Bobby Parnell this afternoon. You're still wondering what this is all about. Let me explain. On September 20, 1958, Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm threw a no-hitter...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Travis Ishikawa hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning after scoring the tying run in the seventh on a wild pitch, and the Giants held off a rally to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night. Juan Uribe hit a solo homer in the second for San Francisco, which bounced back from a heartbreaking 14-inning loss at Colorado on Monday night in which Ryan Spilborghs...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
CINCINNATI -- Drew Stubbs stayed focused, even after he struck out three times Thursday. It paid off. Stubbs hit his first career homer leading off the 10th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Stubbs drove a 2-0 pitch from Bob Howry (1-6) off left-field foul screen to stop Cincinnati's five-game skid. The 2006 first-round pick was called up from Triple-A Louisville on...
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shigekazumez9k | 09/21/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) –The Los Angeles Dodgers maintained a two-game lead in the National League West division after roaring to a 10-3 road victory over the San Francisco Giants Friday. James Loney and Casey Blake tallied three RBIs apiece, while pitcher Hiroki Kuroda threw eight strong innings as the Dodgers (84-58) kept ahead of the charging Colorado Rockies in the tight divisional race. In his...
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