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Flowers could help usher in new era
There were two outs in the ninth inning with the White Sox down two runs and nothing going on. Tyler Flowers stepped to the plate and the game did not end. Flowers worked a walk from Royals closer Greg Holland as he smartly took a 3-1 pitch that...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Gordon Beckham, American League, A.J. Pierzynski, Alejandro De Aza
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Your Morning Phil: 17-21, Almora, Astros
Talking baseball while hoping the Bulls can avoid leaking talent in the off-season. The White Sox have a new rallying cry, and it’s silly. Hey, we’re 17-21, look at us now! That was the talk coming out of the clubhouse and the broadcast...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jose Quintana, Houston Astros, American League, Cleveland Indians
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Sox enjoying calm, cool and collected atmosphere
Before his final year as a player with the Blue Jays in 1991, Ken Williams received advice from his manager that the career .218 hitter wishes somebody had imparted when he was closer to being a hot prospect than future executive. "I learned the valuable...
Tags: Ozzie Guillen, Kenny Williams, Alex Rios, Jake Peavy, Twitter, Inc.
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Wise's persistence pays off for Sox
Friends regularly tell Dewayne Wise he should write a book about his vagabond baseball career. And what a page-turner it would be. A small-town kid from Chapin, S.C., who turned down a football scholarship to play quarterback at South Carolina so he...
Tags: Derek Jeter, Alejandro De Aza, Cincinnati Reds, Mark Buehrle, Kenny Williams
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Ventura's heart into turning around Sox
Robin Ventura leads with his heart.
That's why he was flying into home plate on that awful night in Sarasota, Fla., 15 years ago. It's why he pushed himself beyond exhaustion in his recovery from an ankle damaged so bad it would ultimately require a rare...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Ron Roenicke, Jose Valverde, Gordon Beckham, Kenny Williams
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La Russa still interested in learning — and winning
Future baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa stood next to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau on the Patriots sidelines Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass., as both watched coach Bill Belichick teach football at minicamp. Neither man was there to pick Belichick's brain...
Tags: American League Central, Bill Belichick, Major League Baseball, World Series, New England Patriots
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Sox manager remains in character — unflappable
ARLINGTON, Texas — It wasn't worse than a noogie from Nolan Ryan, but losing his first game as White Sox manager to Ryan's Rangers hurt Robin Ventura. Not that Ventura showed it. There are Mandarin dictionaries easier to read than Ventura. "I...
Tags: Hector Santiago, Brent Morel, Gordon Beckham, George W. Bush, Chicago White Sox
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Sale at his best is a thing of beauty
During a recent Florida Gulf Coast University basketball game during its Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament, White Sox ace Chris Sale barely could contain himself watching his alma mater on television. "My wife (Brianne) and I were in our living...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Lorenzo Cain, Gordon Beckham, National Collegiate Athletic Association, A.J. Pierzynski
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Your Morning Phil: Sweeney, Ventura, Sale
Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Nate Schierholtz, Nick Swisher, World Series
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): They stopped scoring runs over the weekend in Pittsburgh but bought themselves time with the 13-2 start. 2. Giants (2): Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh Saturday, his best start of the...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Brandon Morrow, Mark Appel, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Your Morning Phil: Liriano trade, Gregg, Dunn
Talking baseball while hoping Kirk Hinrich gets well soon: 1. At some point every July, I make this point: The odds are always with the teams selling talent at the trade deadline, not the ones giving up prospects to try to meet short-term opportunities....
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Spring Training, Yu Darvish, ESPN (tv network), Eduardo Escobar
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Dunn puts White Sox on his back
Adam Dunn couldn't stop smiling. He was floating, levitating almost, as he talked about how all the years of his baseball career — including one of the longest seasons anyone has ever had — had led to two swings of his bat Monday night. In a...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Kenny Williams, Miguel Cabrera, Dayan Viciedo
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