Archive for January, 2008
Phillies sign 3B Feliz (PA SportsTicker)
Trying to shore up a major weakness, the Philadelphia Phillies signed third baseman Pedro Feliz to a two-year, $8.5 million contract Thursday.
Posted: January 31st, 2008.
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Giants Team Report ()
Pedro Feliz’s Giants career is over.
The third baseman reportedly agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million deal with Philadelphia on Jan. 28. The Phillies had no established regular at the position after using Wes Helms, Abraham Nunez and Greg Dobbs there last year.
Feliz had spent eight seasons with the Giants, the last two as the regular [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2008.
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Bonds asks judge to dismiss case (PA SportsTicker)
SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Home Run King Barry Bonds on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss the federal charges of perjury against him.
Posted: January 23rd, 2008.
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It’s a shopper’s paradise for GMs (Yahoo! Sports)
There is a glut of players to pick through during MLB’s current free-agent sales spectacular.
Posted: January 22nd, 2008.
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Giants sign RHP Hennessey (PA SportsTicker)
The San Francisco Giants avoided arbitration with Brad Hennessey on Friday by signing the righthander to a one-year contract.
Posted: January 18th, 2008.
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RHP Brad Hennessey gets $1.6 million, 1-year deal with Giants (AP)
Brad Hennessey and the San Francisco Giants avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $1.6 million, one-year contract Friday. Hennessey, who turns 28 next month before the team reports to spring training, has moved back and forth between the rotation and bullpen in his first four major league seasons. He went 4-5 with a 3.42 ERA [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2008.
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MLB commissioner Bud Selig hopes to decide discipline on Mitchell Report by spring training (AP)
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig hopes to complete his review of players and executives mentioned in the Mitchell Report by the start of spring training in mid-February. One day after testifying before Congress, Selig spoke to owners at the start of a two-day meeting. He did not say whether he would discipline San Francisco Giants officials [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2008.
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Inside Dish: Bonds still weighs down the Giants (SportingNews.com)
The Giants paid a high price to keep Barry Bonds happy, and now the bill is coming due.
Posted: January 16th, 2008.
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More work to come on steroids issue for Congress, Selig, Clemens (AP)
George Mitchell’s work on steroids in baseball is complete. Everyone else has plenty left to do, from Congress and the Attorney General to Bud Selig and Donald Fehr. Lawmakers want the Justice Department to investigate whether Miguel Tejada, the 2002 AL MVP, lied to federal authorities. Selig will determine whether Barry Bonds’ San Francisco Giants [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2008.
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Congress makes nice with baseball brass (Yahoo! Sports)
Hard-hitting questions are few and plaudits are many for George Mitchell, Bud Selig and Don Fehr.
Posted: January 15th, 2008.
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