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BOSTON, MA — Red Sox manager Terry Francona’s chest pains were probably caused by a virus, according to his attending doctors. Francona, who was hospitalized after complaining of the pains on Wednesday, was released from hospital Friday. Francona had been scheduled for surgery, but the operation was cancelled due to his rapid improvement. He will [...]
NEW YORK, New York — Tampa Bay OF Alex Sanchez has decided not to appeal his drug-test-related suspension, he said Thursday. Sanchez was suspended for 10 days without pay — a total of $32,787 of his $600,000 salary — for violating baseball’s steroids policy. The MLB Players’ Association said they support Sanchez’s decision. Sanchez also [...]
The season may have begun, but there are still a couple of divisional prognostications remaining. Like the kid who got held back twice, someone’s been picking on the smaller kids in the Central. He didn’t pass last year, either. Also: Michael Cox is here to praise the Royals, not to bury them. See if he can actually pull it off.
Fans have less anger about steroids than they do towards player salaries, an AP/AOL poll revealed Tuesday. The telephone poll, which asked 1001 adults what they felt was baseball’s “biggest problem,” found that 33 percent thought it was high salaries, while 27 percent chose steroids and 22 percent said it was the cost of attending [...]
One day after a single major-league player was suspended for a positive drug test, MLB revealed Monday that 38 minor-league players were found to have banned substances in their urine. Of those players, 27 will receive first-time suspensions of 15 days and one, David Castillo of the A’s single-A affiliate in Kane County, will draw [...]
After a spring fraught with more opinionatin’ and pontificatin’ than ever before, it’s finally down to the actual crack of the bat, the roar of the hecklers, and the smell of the crowd. Michael Cox is back to point out that the money is already talking, so it would be nice if all the bull would just go ahead and begin, um, walking.
Devil Rays CF Alex Sanchez is the first player to be suspended under MLB’s new drug-testing policy, the commissioner’s office said Sunday. Sanchez, who was picked up by Tampa Bay after being released by the Tigers March 14, will serve a 10-day suspension beginning Monday. The official statement did not reveal what substance was found. [...]
Wrapping up his prognostications with a gander at the NL West, Ted Bauer discovers the Giants’ plan to cut post-game buffet costs: field a team who can order off the seniors’ menu. Collisions at home plate are even more dangerous when a walker is involved. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
Continuing his whiz round the game, Michael Cox sees Phantasies Phulphilled, Phans Pheeling Phantastic, and a Phield of Phormidable Phoes. Yes, the division that has been the Braves’ old world may see a new champion, and it will very likely not be the Nats.
Although a bleak picture has been painted of fan support after recent scandals, the fans themselves have been speaking with their wallets, buying baseball merchandise in record numbers, according to sales figures. MLB executive VP of business Tim Brosnan said that gross retail sales of licensed products are up “almost 100 percent” in 2005, as [...]
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