By Ally White
American League Most Valuable Player Justin Morneau signed a one year contract of a total of $4.5 million with the Minnesota Twins, who also settled their salary arbitration cases with third baseman Nick Punto; who agreed to a $4.2 million, two-year contract, and with reliever Juan Rincon who received a $2 million, one-year […]
By Stephen Lars
Officials said Ryan, 59, was taken to the Round Rock Medical Center with recurring symptoms of a pre-existing condition. They did not specify the condition.
Reid Ryan declined to specify the condition, but said it was discovered when his father had double-bypass heart surgery in 2000.
Ryan spent 27 years in the Major Leagues with […]
By Stephen Lars
Appears as Sammy Sosa got an agreement on a minor league contract which seems completed by the end of the week.
Sosa is expected to come in to camp on a $500,000 incentive-laden Minor League contract in an attempt to show the Rangers he can be their around the clock designated hitter and occasional […]
By Stephen Lars Barry Zito and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement on the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history, a $126 million, seven-year deal. Zito joined the Giants three weeks after the club came to terms on a $16 million.
Giants’ General manager Brian Sabean said:“ the team had money to spend for a […]
By Cindy Ferguson
After twelve long seasons Dan McCarney resigned as head coach of the Cyclones and Gene Chizik will fulfill his position.
Chizik, age 44, has never had a job as head coach and this will be his first experience, however, he is said to be the best assistant coach in the nation. Some of his […]
By Julie SmithThe Oakland Athletics might announce next week they will be building a new Stadium in suburban Fremont, California. The announcement is expected to be made by the A’s managing partner Lew Wolff and baseball commissioner Bud Selig next Tuesday in the Bay Area.
According to the sources the team wants to acquire a 143-acre […]
By Cindy Ferguson
Just a bit of dirt or a cheat to tie the series? A good question with a lot of mystery involved and odd answers; whatever the matter it was a dirty Sunday night.
TV cameras captured dirt or a brown looking type of substance on Kenny Rogers pitching hand. Cardinals stated that his pitches […]
By Julie Smith
The Houston Astros extended Phil Garner’s contract for one more year so he will manage the team through the 2008 season. The contract establishes that his duties with the Astros will conclude after the next season.
Tim Purpura who is the team’s General Manager said he feels very comfortable working with Garner and that […]
By Marshall SmithFrank Robinson was not upset at all when he received the news that he was going to be separated from the Nationals manager seat.
After a 51-year career and possibly with a culmination in the Hall of Famer’s, Robinson was told during the week that he will not return to the team for the […]
By Camilla Mancini
On August 3rd the New York Yankees and the Blue Jays had an encounter that crushed the Toronto team with an 8-1 final score.
Yankee’s big man in the game, Jason Giambi, hit a three-run home run that gave his team a four-straight win, which at the same time kept them ahead in the […]
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