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Bidding war between Sox, Yanks for Halladay? 1:32 PM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email Mark Feinsand of The New York Daily News speculates that the Red Sox and Yankees would both jump into the bidding for Roy Halladay if the Toronto Blue Jays decide to put him on the market either this winter or...... >> Continue reading Bidding war between Sox, Yanks for Halladay?  Tags  Boston Red Sox   New York Yankees   Roy Halladay

Ramirez to return to Dodgers next season 9:09 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20-million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision,...... >> Continue reading Ramirez to return to Dodgers next season  Tags  Los Angeles Dodgers   Manny Ramirez

Damon wants to return to Yanks, but will explore other options 8:46 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1) By Mark Divver    Email NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene...... >> Continue reading Damon wants to return to Yanks, but will explore other options  Tags  Johnny Damon   New York Yankees

Death penalty for dog that bit Wakefield's wife 1:24 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1) By Mark Divver    Email HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -- An English mastiff dog that bit two customers at a Hingham art gallery, including the wife of a Boston Red Sox pitcher, has been ordered euthanized. The Hingham Board of Selectman on Tuesday night unanimously voted...... >> Continue reading Death penalty for dog that bit Wakefield's wife  Tags  Tim Wakefield

Scout who discovered Pedro: 'He wasn't afraid of anybody' 9:47 AM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email By David Murphy Philadelphia Daily News NEW YORK -- The legend was born in the summer of 1988, on an otherwise anonymous field in the small town of La Vega, Dominican Republic. Ralph Avila was scheduled to provide color commentary...... >> Continue reading Scout who discovered Pedro: 'He wasn't afraid of anybody'  Tags  Pedro Martinez   Philadelphia Phillies

New Yankee tradition: A pie in the face 9:42 AM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email By JAMES BARRON The New York Times NEW YORK -- There has been a lot of talk about Yankee traditions as the team prepares for its 40th appearance in a World Series, traditions that tie the names on the current...... >> Continue reading New Yankee tradition: A pie in the face  Tags  New York Yankees

Martinez to start Game Two of World Series, Phils manager says 10:10 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email Pedro Martinez will start Game Two of the World Series for the Phillies, manager Charlie Manuel said this morning on a Philadelphia radio show. Cole Hamels will be the Game Three starter....... >> Continue reading Martinez to start Game Two of World Series, Phils manager says  Tags  Boston Red Sox   Philadelphia Phillies   World Series

Irish tenor Tynan loses Yankees' gig over anti-Semitic 'joke' 1:11 PM Fri, Oct 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4) By Mark Divver    Email Ronan Tynan won't be belting out "God Bless America'' during the seventh-inning stretch of tonight's Yanks-Angels playoff game at Yankee Stadium. It seems the Irish tenor made an anti-Semitic "joke'' to a Jewish doctor who was looking at an apartment...... >> Continue reading Irish tenor Tynan loses Yankees' gig over anti-Semitic 'joke'  Tags  New York Yankees   Ronan Tynan

Washington Nats fan goes to 19 games this season -- all losses 1:46 PM Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment By Mark Divver    Email So you're a Red Sox and Patriots fan and you think your life is falling apart after Sunday's debacles? Well, it could be worse. You could be Stephen Krupin of Arlington, Va. Krupin shares Washington Nationals season tickets. He went...... >> Continue reading Washington Nats fan goes to 19 games this season -- all losses  Tags  Washington Nationals

Red Sox are among teams wooing Japanese pitcher Kikuchi 9:41 AM Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2) By Mark Divver    Email TOKYO (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox are among several major league teams lining up to woo Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The 18-year-old lefthander, who throws a fastball that has been clocked as high as 96 mph, is...... >> Continue reading Red Sox are among teams wooing Japanese pitcher Kikuchi  Tags  Boston Red Sox   Yusei Kikuchi