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Video: Rockies Jimenez License Plate Commercial Expires with Trade to Indians

Major League Baseball created a funny commercial  playing off of Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez unique name. Uh-oh. After 2010’s amazing season, during which Jimenez threw a no-hitter and was 15-1 at the All-Star Break, it was rather unimaginable the … Continue reading

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Indians Smack Royals Pitcher Mazzaro into a Performance for the Ages

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Kansas City Royals Vin Mazzaro so-called performance Monday night against the Cleveland Indians was noteworthy in several ways. The facts: Mazzaro allowed 14 runs, all of them earned, in 2.1 innings of the Royals’ 19-1 thrashing … Continue reading

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Squeezed: Boston Red Sox Season Slip Sliding Away after McDonald Overruns Second Base

The Boston Red Sox were predicted by many not only win the AL East, but also to return to the World Series. After a road trip to Texas and Cleveland, the Sox head home 0-for-the-season. While a rough time might … Continue reading

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Video: Cleveland Indians Bring ‘Snow Days’ to Progressive Field

 The Cleveland Indians have created a first-of-its-kind winter wonderland at Progressive Field. Friday kicked-off “Snopening Day” as the Indians transformed the normally dormant stadium into a land complete with a 10-lane snow tubing hill on top of the bleachers (aka The Batterhorn); a 1/4 … Continue reading

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Giants Tie Live-Ball Era Pitching Record, But Offense Can’t Keep Up

Even though the San Francisco Giants only gave up a pair of runs to the Chicago Cubs, they still lost 2-0 Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. As a result, the Giants’ ace pitching staff matched the live-ball era (since 1920) record for surrendering less than … Continue reading

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Columbus Clippers Pummel Tacoma Rainiers to Win Triple-A Championship

The International League champion Columbus Clippers ended the Minor League Baseball season by breezing to another easy postseason win in the Triple-A National Championship Game. Leftfielder Jerad Head went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI to lead … Continue reading

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Twins’ Reliever Puts a ‘Capps’ on AL Central and Record

Matt Capps pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to wrap up the Twins’ 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians for his 15th save since he was acquired from the Washington Nationals on July 29. Most importantly, the Twins’ win, before another sell-out crowd at Target … Continue reading

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Sacrifice Keeps Durham Bulls Alive

Facing elimination, Leslie Anderson’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Durham Bulls a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Clippers in International League Championship Series. The Cuban-born DH delivered a liner just deep enough to get speedy … Continue reading

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