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Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yank...
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yank...
Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
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Barry Bonds Found Guilty on One Count in Steroids Case
KTLASAN FRANCISCO -- A partial verdict has been reached in the Barry Bonds trial. The judge said the jury found Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice, but were deadlocked on 3 other counts. The seven-time MVP was charged with three counts of lying to a...Tags: Barry Bonds, Justice System, San Francisco Giants, Lawyers, Urine
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New-Age Athletic Tape Helps You Recover From Injury Faster
As athletes begin their spring training injury rates are on the rise, but now they’re are getting back into the action faster thanks to a new skin-like sports tape called “SpiderTech.” Rich DeMuro talks with two-time Ironman Champion...Tags: Human Interest
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It's Official: Manny Ramirez Joins White Sox
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES-- Manny Ramirez has officially joined the Chicago White Sox. As expected, the club claimed the 12-time All-Star slugger on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, hoping his bat can help them make a playoff push. Chicago is beginning...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Athletes, Casey Blake, Baseball Injuries
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Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dead at 80
Associated PressNEW YORK -- George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to...Tags: The Associated Press, Health, George Steinbrenner, Tampa, Heart Attack
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Mark McGwire Comes Clean About Steroid Use
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long - that steroids and human growth hormone helped make...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez, All Stars, Manny Ramirez
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Dodgers Fall to Pirates, 11-5, in Season Opener
Los Angeles TimesOpening day provided a sobering reminder to the Dodgers about what they don’t have. The ace-less Dodgers sent Vicente Padilla to the mound today and watched him get pole-axed over 4 1/3 brutal innings that sent them tumbling to an 11-5 defeat to the...Tags: Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Sports, Piracy
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Dodgers Sweep Cardinals and Head to NLCS
KTLA NewsReporting from St. Louis -- From the way players embraced each other by the mound to how Manny Ramirez made an early exit from the clubhouse, everything about the Dodgers' postgame celebration had an extremely matter-of-fact feel to it. What reason was...Tags: Matt Kemp, George Sherrill, Cy Young, San Francisco Giants, Albert Pujols
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Parents: Driver in Adenhart Crash Was an Alcoholic
LOS ANGELES -- The parents of the man charged with murder in the traffic collision death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people was an alcoholic, his parents said Saturday. Prosecutors have charged Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, of San Gabriel,...Tags: Health, Justice System, Family, Lawyers, Trials
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Randy Wolf Finally Gets A Win
Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK -- Randy Wolf wouldn't say that his new uniform number was responsible for his first win in six weeks. But he also wouldn't say that it wasn't. "There's not a baseball player that's not superstitious," Wolf said. "The ones that tell you they...Tags: Randy Wolf, New York Mets, Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Sports
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Andruw Jones Powers Rangers Into First Place
Los Angeles TimesANAHEIM -- Andruw Jones -- yes, that Andruw Jones, the same overweight, underachieving outfielder the Dodgers paid $21 million last winter to go away -- hit home runs in his first three at-bats Wednesday night to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-1 romp of...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Mike Schmidt, Baseball, Mike Scioscia, Sports
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Time For Manny To Play Ball
Los Angeles TimesALBUQUERQUE -- The man in the old Dodgers cap stood with his hands in his pockets. For an hour, Michael Maldonado waited, staring at the closed windows of the box office. The 51-year-old utility worker said he missed work Monday morning to be first in...Tags: Health, Mike Piazza, Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Cabrera, Chicago Cubs
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Matt Kemp's Single Wins It In The 10th
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- It took Joe Torre two teams and six seasons to post his first winning record as a manager. And then just to prove that futility wasn't a fluke, he was back below .500 and out of a job two seasons later. Sparky Anderson, on the other hand,...Tags: Matt Kemp, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Lifestyle and Leisure, World Series
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