| Nationals begin building for future
Trying to hide from the second-worst winning percentage in
all of baseball, the Washington Nationals have begun laying the groundwork for
the future, beyond the 2008 season.
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| Big Unit standing tall for D'Backs
According to the current depth chart on Arizona's website,
future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson is fifth in the rotation. Usually
the arms in that slot are the weakest of the bunch, but in this case, the
Diamondbacks have a revived ace up their sleeve.
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| Posada mulls over position change
New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada
revealed Wednesday that he is mulling over a position change once he returns
from his latest trip to the disabled list.
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| Gibbons signs minor league deal with Milwaukee
Veteran outfielder Jay Gibbons is finally
on the path back to the big leagues, after signing a minor league deal with
the Milwaukee Brewers.
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| Padres recall lefty Ledezma
The San Diego Padres recalled left-handed
pitcher Wil Ledezma from Triple-A Portland on Wednesday.
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| Freak incident forces Reds P Fogg to miss start
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Josh Fogg
will miss a scheduled turn in the rotation Friday after suffering a split lip
and a chipped tooth when he was hit in the mouth with a line drive during
batting practice Tuesday.
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| Giants, Nationals to resume play by the Bay
Now that their recent home losing streak is gone, the San
Francisco Giants will try for back-to-back wins versus the Washington
Nationals in tonight's second test of a three-game series at AT&T Park.
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| Diamondbacks shoot for sweep of crumbling Cubs
The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs could certainly use a
boost right now as they try to avoid being swept in three games by the
Arizona Diamondbacks tonight at Chase Field.
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| Shell-shocked Mets continue big set with first-place Phils
It will be hard to top the drama the New York Mets and
Philadelphia Phillies put forth in the opener of this series, but the two NL
East rivals will go at it again tonight in the second test of a three-game set
at Shea Stadium.
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| Sabathia tries to pitch Milwaukee to seventh straight win in St. Louis
The St. Louis Cardinals are losing ground to the hard-
charging Milwaukee Brewers in the playoff race. An encounter with CC Sabathia
may not bode well for Tony La Russa's club's chances of reversing that trend.
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