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Twins Win in Hunter's Return to Minnesota
Twins Win in Hunter's Return to Minnesota
opening day
Apr 1, 2008 12:15 AM CDT

Twins Win in Hunter's Return to Minnesota

Elsewhere, Rays get win at Baltimore while Mariners top Rangers

(Newser) - New Twins centerfielder Carlos Gomez proved up to the challenge of replacing Torii Hunter on this day, getting two hits, stealing two bases, and scoring twice to spark Minnesota to a 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Livan Hernandez mixed his pitches well, scattering seven hits and two runs over seven...

Brewers Spoil Fukudome's Heroics for Cubs
Brewers Spoil Fukudome's Heroics for Cubs
opening day
Mar 31, 2008 11:56 PM CDT

Brewers Spoil Fukudome's Heroics for Cubs

Nats torch Phils' Gordon to push to 2-0 ; D'backs top Reds

(Newser) - Tony Gwynn Jr.'s 10th-inning sacrifice fly scored Craig Counsell to give Milwaukee a 4-3 win at Wrigley. Kosuke Fukudome, the Cubs' big acquisition this winter, went 3-for-3, including a tying, three-run homer in the ninth off Eric Gagne, reports the Sun-Times. Meanwhile, Kerry Wood failed in his debut as...

New Met Santana Aces Up in Debut
 New Met Santana
 Aces Up in Debut 
opening day
Mar 31, 2008 11:50 PM CDT

New Met Santana Aces Up in Debut

Mets extract revenge against team that knocked them out of playoffs in '07

(Newser) - Johan Santana provided the kind of starting pitching the Mets paid $137.5 million for, throwing seven strong innings and striking out eight in a victorious debut, 7-2 over Florida. David Wright's bases-loaded double during a six-run fourth inning provided all the offense the ace lefty would need, writes the ...

Royals Best Tigers 5-4 in Extra Innings
Royals Best Tigers 5-4 in
Extra Innings
opening day
Mar 31, 2008 11:50 PM CDT

Royals Best Tigers 5-4 in Extra Innings

Gordon homers, new KC skipper Hillman gets first MLB win

(Newser) - Before the Detroit Tigers can live up to their lofty preseason expectations, they will have to get by longtime AL Central cellar dweller Kansas City, as the Royals spoiled the home opener for a team that many consider a World Series contender with a 5-4 extra inning victory. Tony Pena’...

Dodger Pitching Silences Giant Bats in 5-0 Win
Dodger Pitching Silences Giant Bats in 5-0 Win
opening day
Mar 31, 2008 11:42 PM CDT

Dodger Pitching Silences Giant Bats in 5-0 Win

Strong Penny start, Kent HR give Joe Torre first win with new team

(Newser) - Four Dodgers pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over the Giants. Brad Penny (1-0), making his first ever opening-day start, tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings. "Pitching is what it's all about, and today was a very easy game to watch," Joe Torre said...

Cleveland Wins But Worries
Cleveland Wins
But Worries
opening day
Mar 31, 2008 11:35 PM CDT

Cleveland Wins But Worries

Martinez injured; Sabathia, Borowski shaky in 10-8 triumph

(Newser) - Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez was injured in a second straight home opener, and ace C.C. Sabathia and closer Joe Borowski both looked shaky, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Nonetheless, the Indians prevailed against the White Sox, 10-8, on Casey Blake's three-run ninth-inning double. Chicago starter Mark Buehrle was downright...

Play Ball! (Yes, Even Outside Boston and NYC)

Sox, Yankees, Mets suck up headlines, but '08 season has plenty more storylines

(Newser) - Opening Day is fun for fans around the nation—not just the perennial media darlings in Boston and New York. Time runs down the top story lines that don’t involve the Red Sox, Yankees or Mets:
  1. Watch Detroit. With new acquisitions Miguel Cabrera, Jacque Jones, and Edgar Renteria, the
...

Zimmerman Christens New Nats' Park with Walkoff

Washington wins home-opener over Atlanta

(Newser) - The Washington Nationals opened the 2008 season and their new ballpark with a win tonight over the Atlanta Braves, 3-2. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman called it a night with a walk-off home run over the center field wall. Jon Rauch, who...

Best Baseball Reads for Opening Day
Best Baseball
Reads for
Opening Day
Mar 30, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

Best Baseball Reads for Opening Day

Slate highlights blogs, articles to kick off the season

(Newser) - Want to get a literary start on the baseball season? Slate sports columnist Josh Levin highlights four great reads appropriate for opening day, including outspoken Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's blog 38 Pitches, where his output hasn't slowed despite the shoulder injury keeping him off the field. Other recommendations:

Marlins Call Up Big-Time Cheerleaders

Manatees will add weight, if not rhythm, to home games

(Newser) - Weighing in between 225 and 435 pounds, the Florida Marlins' new cheerleaders may take up space better than they dance. But on opening day, the Marlins will introduce fans to the Manatees, baseball’s first all-male, all-plus-sized cheerleading squad, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There are more people who...

Harden Brilliant as A's Topple Sox 5-1 in Japan

Oakland, Boston return home after splitting series

(Newser) - The Red Sox and the Athletics are headed home from the Land of the Rising Sun after Rich Harden shut down the defending World Series champions in game two of their Tokyo visit. The 26-year-old right-hander allowed one run, surrendered only three hits, and fanned nine Boston hitters over six...

Canseco Links A-Rod to 'Roids in New Book

Claims he introduced Rodriguez to known steroid dealer

(Newser) - Jose Canseco, baseball’s most outspoken steroid user, suggests that reigning AL MVP Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs in his new book Vindicated, reports the New York Post. This according to a Massachusetts-based writer, who found a copy yesterday in a local store, although it's not due for release until...

MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun

Red Sox, A's take the field in Tokyo

(Newser) - The sun was just rising in Boston today as the Red Sox began their World Series title defense by taking on the Oakland Athletics half a world away. Many American fans were still in bed, but Japanese aficionados were paying rapt attention, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Sox have...

Red Sox, A's Arrive in Japan for MLB Opener

Minor labor dispute settled, teams get ready to launch season

(Newser) - After a short labor dispute and long flight, the Boston Red Sox arrived in Japan today and are ready to open the baseball season, reports the AP. The Oakland A's, their opponents in the upcoming 2-game series, arrived in Japan earlier today. "The players are tired but are looking...

Red Sox Boycott Resolved Bloodlessly

Players threatened to stay home unless staff, too, get paid for Japan trip

(Newser) - The Boston Red Sox are headed to Japan as planned after Major League Baseball gave in to players' demands that team coaches be paid for the trip, the Boston Globe reports. Players threatened not to board this afternoon's flight to Tokyo for season-opening games Tuesday and Wednesday against Oakland; "...

Dykstra Takes A Hack at Publishing
Dykstra Takes
A Hack at Publishing
Mar 18, 2008 11:52 AM CDT

Dykstra Takes A Hack at Publishing

Former outfielder starts a magazine by and for pro athletes

(Newser) - Once tough-as-nails former baseball star Lenny Dykstra is still as irrepressible as ever, and soon his characteristic voice will be reaching pro athletes across the nation—if they subscribe to his magazine. The Players Club offers personal and financial guidance to its readership, and will be "the world’s...

Crystal Not So Mahvelous at Baseball

Comedian strikes out in lone spring training at bat with Yanks

(Newser) - He’s starred in dozens of movies, hosted the Oscars, and now Billy Crystal can add ‘played for the NY Yankees’ to his resume. The longtime fan enjoyed an early birthday present today as he started for the Bronx Bombers in a spring training game, going 0-1 with a...

Feds Claim To Have Second Positive Bonds Drug Test

As files reopened in wake of court order

(Newser) - In the wake of Judge Susan Illston's order that Bonds' 2003 grand jury testimony be unsealed, following her critical deconstruction of the government's case, the Feds will be forced to rebuild their indictment against him. One thing they may reveal when they do is their claim of a second positive...

Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son
Mar 1, 2008 1:08 AM CST

Like Father, Like Son

A new Steinbrenner era, but is it just more of the same?

(Newser) - As if the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry weren’t heated enough, Hank Steinbrenner, son of Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner, added more fuel to the fire in an interview with New York Times’ Play magazine. "Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of (expletive) that is," Hank commented. “That was...

Congress Asks Justice Dept. for Clemens Probe

Bipartisan letter wants to look at star's steroids denials for perjury

(Newser) - A congressional committee today asked the Justice Department to examine Roger Clemens’ denials under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs and determine if they constitute perjury, the AP reports. In the letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis cite the pitcher's statements contradicting those of...

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