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Ramirez a good value for Marlins

May 11, 2008
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Talk about your "Man Bites Dog" headlines. This story, first reported in Saturday's editions of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, about the Marlins signing up Hanley Ramirez for the next six years — SIX! — at a princely sum of $70 million certainly rises to that jaw-dropping level.

Mets, Perez win; Reds blunder batting order

May 11, 2008

 NEW YORK  — Oliver Perez plays baseball like a kid in a school yard — hitting, pitching, stealing bases, experimenting with different arm angles.

D-Backs swept out of Windy City by Cubs

May 11, 2008

CHICAGO - The Diamondbacks’ bullpen faltered for the second straight game as Chicago completed a weekend sweep Sunday.

D-Backs notebook: Johnson held out due to rain delay

May 11, 2008

CHICAGO - Randy Johnson had to put his perfect record at Wrigley Field on hold Sunday.

D-Backs notebook: Scherzer shows command

May 10, 2008

CHICAGO - Max Scherzer pitched exactly the way he wanted Saturday, leading with strike one. Scherzer threw first-pitch strikes to 16 of the 23 batters he faced and had three-ball counts against only three hitters in his six innings, giving up only an unearned run.

Cubs rally as D-Backs bullpen costs Scherzer win

May 10, 2008

CHICAGO — The Diamondbacks entrusted Max Scherzer’s first major league victory to their bullpen Saturday, usually as certain as a sunrise. The Chicago Cubs did not let it happen, though, scoring six runs off relievers Chad Qualls and Brandon Medders in a six-run seventh inning for a 7-2 victory at Wrigley Field.

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Maddux gets 350th win as Padres beat Rockies

May 10, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Greg Maddux became the ninth pitcher in big league history to win 350 games, reaching the plateau in his fifth try and leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

Bored and restless, Leo Mazzone wants back into baseball

May 10, 2008

BALTIMORE - He’s got plenty of free time and still is being paid handsomely by the Baltimore Orioles, so there’s really no limit to what Leo Mazzone can do this spring.

Blue Jays’ Wells out for 6-8 weeks

May 10, 2008

CLEVELAND - Vernon Wells will go from leading the Toronto Blue Jays in home runs and RBIs to leading the team in cheers.

Lilly comes up big with arm, bat

May 9, 2008

CHICAGO - The last time Ted Lilly faced the Diamondbacks, he was so disgusted with himself that he threw his glove to the mound after permitting a three-run home run to Chris Young in the second inning of Game 2 of the 2007 NLDS.

View the D-Backs - Cubs box score

D-Backs notebook: Snyder in hitting groove again

May 9, 2008

CHICAGO - Chris Snyder again appears to be the productive hitter he was in the second half of 2007. Snyder has raised his batting average 99 points, to .277 while hitting safely in 11 of his last 12 starts after getting one of the Diamondbacks’ three hits Friday.

Twins rally in ninth inning to dump Red Sox

May 10, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Lamb was looking for a hit like this.

Duplicating 2006 Tigers too difficult

May 9, 2008

DETROIT — There is a different vibe in the Tigers’ clubhouse this season. It is more sour. The players are not as boisterous. It is a palpable difference. And the Tigers, even after Friday’s 6-5 win over the Yankees, are the most disappointing team in baseball right now.

Webb gem: D-Backs crush Phillies

May 8, 2008

Eight runs of support is plenty for Brandon Webb. The only drama left to unfold in the ninth inning on Thursday was whether Webb would actually finish what he started.

SLIDE SHOW: View game photos

View the D-Backs-Phillies box score

Bordow: Byrnes’ tenure as D-Backs GM speaks for itself

May 8, 2008

Want to know the most remarkable thing about Josh Byrnes’ first 2 1/2 years as the Diamondbacks’ general manager?

D-Backs notebook: Webb optimistic about extension

May 8, 2008

The Diamondbacks have identified Brandon Webb as a long-term priority and have renewed talks on a contract extension that would keep the pitcher through the prime of his career, and Webb seems to believe a new deal can be reached.

Commentary: Guillen talking himself out of job

May 8, 2008

It may be too late for the White Sox to get a refund for the sensitivity training they were ordered to put manager Ozzie Guillen through two summers ago. The man seems more determined than ever to talk his way out of a job.

Navarro's grand slam in 13th lifts Rays over Jays

May 8, 2008

TORONTO — An extra-inning grand slam sent the Tampa Bay Rays home feeling good after an nine-game road trip that had its ups and downs.

Diamondbacks take one on the chin

May 7, 2008

It was hardly a birthday Conor Jackson will cherish — he received a mouse under his right eye, a headache and some feelings of nausea after a collision at first base Wednesday. That was just the beginning of an eighth inning the Diamondbacks would just as soon forget.

SLIDESHOW: See photos from the game

View D-Backs-Phillies box score

Swisher, Danks, Hall go pink for a cause

May 7, 2008

CHICAGO - Nick Swisher wasted no time making his mark on the Chicago White Sox. On Wednesday, he added a pink twist.

Clemens not welcome on U.S. Olympic baseball team

May 7, 2008

NEW YORK — Roger Clemens isn’t welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said Wednesday that he isn’t considering the 45-year-old right-hander for his roster for the Beijing Games.

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