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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
1. Nationals (3): While the spotlight has been on the highly debated Stephen Strasburg decision, Davey Johnson's lineup came together in late August and rolls toward the first playoff baseball Washington has seen since 1933. Bryce Harper and friends hit...
Tags: Nick Markakis, Yu Darvish, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Starlin Castro
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Power rankings: No. 23 White Sox
Ozzieball was always a misnomer.
Taking their lead from the guy in the manager's office, White Sox marketing types and some of their more casual fans romanticized the Ozzie Guillen era as one of in-your-face baseball — aggressive baserunning,...Tags: Tyler Flowers, Joe Crede, Sports, Gordon Beckham, Aaron Rowand
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Power rankings: No. 5 Diamondbacks
No. 5 Diamondbacks: 26th in a series countdown to spring training. Next: Rays.
Good players carry themselves a certain way. They're respected by teammates, which gives them a sense of security that fosters confidence. They know who they are, even if it...Tags: Takashi Saito, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Miguel Montero, Craig Breslow, San Diego Padres
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Your Morning Phil: Dunn, draft, Ozzie
Talking baseball while wondering if Tom Thibodeau can make Deron Williams’ homecoming unpleasant: 1. When Robin Ventura introduced it in spring training, I loved the White Sox’s realigned batting order, with the 3-4-5 combination of Alex...Tags: Mark Appel, Tyler Flowers, Conor Gillaspie, Sports, Mike Redmond
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Sox have more to lose — and they do
Where have you gone, Carlos Zambrano? You too, Milton Bradley? On a night when the city was glued to a hockey game in Detroit, the 17th edition of the City Series began with thousands of empty seats at U.S. Cellular Field, each reflecting Chicago's...
Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Sports, Miami Marlins, Chris Sale, Jeff Samardzija
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Ho-hum greets opening day in Chicago
Chicago baseball returns Monday with a basis to be genuinely excited about possibilities of the future, but enough about Rosemont. As for citywide interest in the Cubs and Sox, the list of reasons to drop everything and pay attention is here somewhere...
Tags: Carlos Marmol, Josh Hamilton, Kansas City Royals, Theo Epstein, Tyler Flowers
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A.J. and Jay cut from same cloth
On a football field in Orlando back in the winter of 2006, A.J. Pierzynski met his match as a menace. Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler was preparing for the NFL draft at a camp near Disney World run by fitness guru Tom Shaw, who trained Pierzynski. When Cutler...Tags: Jay Cutler, Detroit Tigers, A.J. Pierzynski, Gerald Laird, Sports
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'Call Me, Maybe' singer playing free show in Chicago, Marc Anthony hosting fundraiser at Sofitel, Chet Haze's new music video
You’ve heard “Call Me, Maybe” all over the radio and watched the many parodies of it on YouTube (I like the Jimmy Fallon version with The Roots the best). Now is your chance to see the song of the summer performed in person – and...
Tags: Entertainment, Dominican Republic, Food Network (tv network), Arizona Diamondbacks, Common
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The Sox are done, so Williams had better get started
It doesn’t do any good to fire Ozzie Guillen. It doesn’t do any good because he’s not to blame. The White Sox players are. Blame them. Trade them. This Sox season is o-vuh. Sox management shoved “All In,’’...Tags: Albert Pujols, A.J. Pierzynski, Gavin Floyd, Sports, Gordon Beckham
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Puerto Rico reclaiming lost glory with WBC run
SAN FRANCISCO — Roberto Clemente was baseball royalty long before dying on a relief mission at the height of his Hall of Fame career. Ernie Banks knew the kid had something as soon as he saw the young Puerto Rican play right field for the Pirates....
Tags: Carlos Beltran, San Diego Padres, Sports, Jackie Robinson, Yadier Molina
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Peavy and Sox offer glimmers of hope
After the Tigers pounded the Red Sox 10-0 last weekend, Prince Fielder warned reporters there would be some tough days ahead. "We're not going to go 162-0, I don't think,'' he said. Nor even 161-1, as it turns out. The Tigers, who added Fielder to...
Tags: San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Gordon Beckham, Miguel Cabrera
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Steal spotlight: Youkilis deal a no-brainer
No-brainer. That's one way to describe the White Sox's trade for Kevin Youkilis. Potential difference-maker. That's another way. By filling their biggest hole with one of the most respected third basemen in baseball, the White Sox may have just...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis
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