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Leading off The opener of a series between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds was postponed because lines of thunderstorms moved through the Cincinnati area. The game wasn’t immediately rescheduled. It was the first postponement [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Twins power their way back to beat Angels 10-9 BY DAVE CAMPB...

MINNEAPOLIS -- There's no mystery about this. As Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau perform, the Minnesota Twins will follow. Timely home runs by both of the former American League MVPs? That's as close to a formula for victory the Twin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Baseball notes: New-look Marlins open tonight vs. Cardinals ...

The 2012 baseball season gets under way tonight -- at least in the United States -- with the Miami Marlins christening their sparkling new ballpark against the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. And no doubt about it, the often ov [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

MLB Power Rankings: April Edition 1 of 2

The 2012 MLB regular season officially opened on Wednesday, March 28, in Tokyo, as the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics split a two-game series. Here are my power rankings to start the season. Keep in mind that a lot of this is base [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Baseball Heads to Port Charlotte, Fla. for the three games a...

Game 13: vs. MIAMI (OHIO) - Fri., March 9 - 1:00 p.m. Brooks Fiala (MU) (1-2, 12.34) vs. Jon Prosinski (SHU) (2-1, 4.50) Live Stats: CLICK HERE Game 14: vs. MICHIGAN STATE - Sat., March 10 - 6:00 p.m. Andrew Waszak [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Former Expos catcher Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who left an indelible mark on baseball in Canada during his 12 years with the Montreal Expos, died on Thursday. The man nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" for his ever-smiling face and ch [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Local Baseball Fans React To Braun Steroids Report

On the heels of the Ryan Braun performance-enhancing drug situation unfolding over the weekend, local baseball fans weighing in on what it means to test positive for performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. Sources close t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Analysis: Ryan Braun’s NL MVP award won’t be revoked by Base...

The Baseball Writers Association of America won't be revoking Ryan Braun's National League MVP award, even if he is ultimately suspended by Major League Baseball for violating its collectively-bargained drug program. Braun is [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Report: Red Sox to name manager Tuesday

Two candidates -- Bobby Valentine and Gene Lamont -- remain in the running to be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox, and a new manager will be named Tuesday, the New York Post reported. Lamont told ESPNBoston.com on Monday morning tha [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball star stabbed to death after argument with brother o...

Baseball star Gregory Halman has been stabbed to death after an argument with his brother over loud music, Dutch police say. "We received a report at 5.40am [on Monday] that there had been a stabbing incident," Rotterdam police [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Frank McCourt apologizes to Dodgers fans

Frank McCourt apologized to Dodgers fans for the ownership struggle of the last two years and said he was "at peace" with the result of battles in which he took on his ex-wife in divorce court and Commissioner Bud Selig in U.S. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

In a flash, Mike Napoli powers Rangers

The "Hang Around Theory" was looming over the Texas Rangers like the angel of death Sunday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. For more than five innings in Game 4 of the 2011 World Series, the Rangers were intent on playing [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Rangers' Lewis loses 1st postseason game of career

Colby Lewis came into Game 3 of the AL championship series as the surest thing the Texas Rangers had on the mound. And for three innings, he was. Then, the Detroit Tigers began chipping away. And by the time they were done, they had [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Napoli, Rangers take Game 2 from Rays

Mike Napoli kept fouling off pitches while Texas Rangers fans chanted his name. "It was pretty loud, too, and when I heard it, I was like you guys can't do this to me right now in this situation," Napoli said. He came throug [...]