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Will there be a Moose sighting in Cooperstown?
We'd all like to go out on top, and it appears that Mike Mussina is doing just that.
Nothing is official, but several news services are reporting that...
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Pedroia left off one MVP ballot: Why the indignation?
The Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia was named American League MVP, capping the awards season with probably the most interesting vote of the season.
The baseball writers - two per city...
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MVP Pujols is on a direct path to Cooperstown
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the National League Most Valuable Player for a second time, edging out Philadelphia's Ryan Howard after another superb season.
Pujols was the pillar in...
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Female sidearm knuckleballer, 16, drafted by Japanese pro league
Is professional baseball ready for another female pitcher?
There have been a few in the past. Jackie Mitchell was the first, signing for the minor-league Chattanooga Lookouts in 1931, and she...
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So much for economics mattering
The recession is affecting everybody, except perhaps the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have pulled up spring training stakes from Vero Beach, Fla., and are now based in Glendale, Ariz. How...
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Logic took a Holliday in this deal
Most trades make sense for both sides in some way. But the Matt Holliday deal from the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland A's defies conventional logic.
The 2007 NL champs just...
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Herb Score: The voice of Cleveland baseball
Many baseball fans know the name, but only in passing. They might know Herb Score was a hard-throwing left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians who won the 1955 Rookie of...
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A baby face and a grown-up arm
At 5-11, Tim Lincecum isn't the shortest winner of the Cy Young Award. Pedro Martinez is the same height, Greg Maddux is just an inch taller and Yankees legend Whitey...
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Richest rookie earns top award
Evan Longoria is the first Tampa Bay Rays player to win Rookie of the Year (or any baseball writers' award, for that matter). He's also the richest Rookie of the...
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Gold Gloves tarnished by "popular" vote
Here's a trivia question with which you can stump your friends. Who has the most Gold Glove awards all-time?
Ozzie Smith? Nope. Brooks Robinson? No, but close.
It's pitcher Greg Maddux, who...
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