Red Sox beat Lee to punch playoff ticket...
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Defending champs back in postseason for fifth time in six years
BOSTON — With the thirst for postseason champagne lingering around the Red Sox for a second straight night, not even overwhelming American League Cy Young Award favorite Cliff Lee was going to prevent the corks from popping. The Red Sox truly earned their 5-4 victory in this Tuesday night clincher against the...
Yanks’ playoff streak comes to end...
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Boston’s victory knocks New York out of Wild Card contention
ORONTO — Joe Girardi had spoken optimistically of keeping his Yankees alive in the postseason discussion, even against long odds. His reasoning? There had not been an ‘X’ affixed to the club’s name in the American League standings. Those last hopes for a miracle were dashed on Tuesday, as the Red...
Report: Four-year extension for Minaya...
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GM acknowledges talks, but Mets decline to discuss contract
NEW YORK — As the Mets strained to move closer to a berth in the postseason, the man most responsible for shaping their roster and their future has moved closer to being rewarded for his work. Omar Minaya, appointed as general manager and executive vice president of baseball operations nearly four years ago, is in...
Santana sparks Mets – Johan Santan...
NEW YORK — The demands of the playoff races had winning essential Tuesday night, and Johan Santana’s presence underscored the importance.”We had our pitcher going,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. Because of their 6-2 victory, the first in four games against the Cubs this season, the final five have retained full consequence for the Mets. New York was victorious...Mets lose ground after loss to Cubs...
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New York 2 1/2 games behind Philly after Niese struggles.
NEW YORK — At this juncture of the Mets’ uneven 2008 season, optimism may be hard to come by. They aren’t playing well, their bullpen is struggling, and they are compromised at second base, in the outfield, on the bench and in their rotation.
And yet a thread of optimism was quite evident after their latest...
Manuel will not play with rotation...
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NEW YORK — The Mets brought in Johan Santana to pitch in important games, and there is no question that a playoff-clinching win in the season’s last week would be of an appropriate scale. But with Santana scheduled to start on Tuesday, manager Jerry Manuel dismissed the possibility of giving his ace any more starts than necessary down the stretch. If anything, Santana, or...
Commack Youth Team Wins Cooperstown Tour...
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BY ADAM RONIS | adam.ronis@newsday.com
July 13, 2008
Most New York baseball teams seem to come up empty when they play in the Cooperstown Dreams Park Tournament for youth baseball teams. No New York team had won a championship in the 12-year-old division in the 14-year history of the tournament.
In the first three weeks of the tournament this summer, Florida was represented by four...
Combat adds Lisa Fernandez to lineup...
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OTTAWA (Canada) – July 2008 – Combat Sports is pleased to announce the signing of Women’s Fastpitch Player, Lisa Fernandez a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and fastptich legend. Under the new agreement Lisa will exclusively swing Combat bats in competitive play.
“We are extremely proud to have an athlete of Lisa’s caliber join our growing team,”...
Pressure’s on Uggla to make All-St...
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Not there’s any pressure, but if Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla fails to make the National League All-Star team, he’s going to hear it from his father, John.
“One of his dreams is to see me play in Yankee Stadium,” Dan says. “That’s where he always used to watch games as a kid. He’s been ragging me all year about trying to make this...
Delgado set a Mets record with nine RBIs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Delgado and the New York Mets kept piling up hits, delaying their trip home for the second half of a rare two-stadium Subway Series doubleheader. They didn’t seem to mind spending a little extra time in the Bronx. Delgado set a Mets record with nine RBIs and Luis Castillo scored a career-best five runs in a 15-6 rout over the New York Yankees on...
