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Verlander No-Hits Brewers
Verlander No-Hits Brewers
Jun 13, 2007 12:24 AM CDT

Verlander No-Hits Brewers

Tigers ace has first Comerica no-no, and first for Detroit since 1984

(Newser) - Tigers fireballer Justin Verlander scored a spectacular no-hitter at home against the Brewers, the team with the NL's two leading home-run artists. The right-hander used his changeup and curve to devastating effect, chalking 12 Ks and allowing only three balls to reach the outfield in the 4-0 interleague victory.

Phillies' Futility Flirts With Immortality

Franchise, already owner of record for losses, closes in on 10K

(Newser) - This year's Phillies aren't as awful as tradition would suggest, but they can't fight history. From their perch a respectably mediocre two games over .500, they can see a new milestone: 10,000 losses. The Times visits Philadelphia, where the baseball has been so bad for so long that the...

A-Rod's #23, 24 Finish Sweep of Pittsburgh

Yanks keelhaul last year's biggest interleague losers

(Newser) - New York slugger Alex Rodriguez is on track to break Roger Maris's team home run record of 61 after hitting two to help sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-6.  The Yankees abused their former starter Shawn Chacon, who lasted only 3.1 innings and gave up seven runs.  Pittsburgh...

Schilling One Out From No-No
Schilling One Out From No-No
Jun 8, 2007 4:11 AM CDT

Schilling One Out From No-No

Ortiz solo homer is enough as Boston squeaks by Oakland, 1-0

(Newser) - Shannon Stewart hit a single with two outs in the 9th to blight Curt Schilling's bid for the first no-hitter of his career in Oakland. The Boston righty/blogger shook off his catcher's call for a slider and threw a fastball outside to the A's outfielder, who had been fooled outside...

Scuffling Cubs Make Nice
Scuffling Cubs Make Nice
Jun 6, 2007 4:18 AM CDT

Scuffling Cubs Make Nice

Piniella, on suspension for dirt-kicking tantrum, settles beef between Barrett, Zambrano

(Newser) - Four days after Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano sent his battery partner Michael Barrett to the hospital with a split lip, manager Lou Piniella resolved their differences in a 10-minute reconciliation meeting. Piniella himself is serving a four-game suspension for kicking dirt at an umpire. Barrett will catch Zambrano in the...

Jays Squawk about A-Rod's Yawp
Jays Squawk about A-Rod's Yawp
Jun 1, 2007 4:32 AM CDT

Jays Squawk about A-Rod's Yawp

Rodriguez confused Toronto infielder by yelling at him while running bases

(Newser) - The Blue Jays were still upset a day after Yankees star Alex Rodriguez confused Jays third baseman Howie Clark by yelling at him while running the bases in the ninth inning. Clark was preparing to snag a fly ball, but then stepped aside, thinking the shortstop was calling the catch...

New York Post Mocks 'Stray-Rod'
New York
Post Mocks 'Stray-Rod'
May 30, 2007 10:09 PM CDT

New York Post Mocks 'Stray-Rod'

Yank slugger snapped entering strip club with blonde non-wife

(Newser) - The New York Post decorated its cover with a photo of Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and an unidentified blonde woman they allege he took out for dinner at a steakhouse; the two then proceeded to a strip club. Rodriguez is married with a child, and his wife appeared with him...

Beckett Is Back
Beckett
Is Back
May 30, 2007 6:22 AM CDT

Beckett Is Back

Sox righty makes it 8 starts, 8 wins in return from DL

(Newser) - The AL-leading Red Sox stuck it to the Indians, 4-2, as Josh Beckett continues the best season-opening run by a Boston pitcher since Roger Clemens started 14-0 in 1986. Beckett had spent 15 days on the disabled list with an irritated middle finger, but mystified Cleveland to the tune of...

Cooperstown Won't Be Long on Bonds
Cooperstown Won't Be Long on Bonds
May 29, 2007 6:24 AM CDT

Cooperstown Won't Be Long on Bonds

Grouchy slugger sees no need to donate historic memorabilia to Hall of Fame

(Newser) - With 746 home runs, Giants masher and suspected steroid user Barry Bonds is just 10 away from breaking the record. The souvenirs from his run at history, however, may be staying in the family, the crotchety superstar has announced. Curators at the Hall of Fame are concerned that they will...

Rocket Looks Ready for Launch
Rocket Looks Ready for Launch
May 29, 2007 4:34 AM CDT

Rocket Looks Ready for Launch

Clemens throws six shutout frames in minor-league test-drive

(Newser) - Seven-time Cy Young laureate Roger Clemens dominated a scoreless outing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, as New York management prepares to announce whether the he'll make his next scheduled start in pinstripes. If he does, it'll be in Boston, against both the Yankees' arch-rival and Clemens' former squad.

Smoltz Stones Mets for Milestone
Smoltz Stones Mets for Milestone
May 25, 2007 4:53 AM CDT

Smoltz Stones Mets for Milestone

Atlanta pitcher founds exclusive 200-win, 150-save club

(Newser) - Facing off against former teammate Tom Glavine, do-it-all Braves righty John Smoltz prevailed again for his 200th win—the most for any player with 150 saves or more. Smoltz was converted to a closer in 2001 and back to a starter in 2005, and his 154 saves are an Atlanta...

Pavano's Days in Pinstripes Likely Over

Tommy John surgery will add to hurler's impressive DL résumé

(Newser) - After soliciting four doctors' opinions, Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano will likely undergo surgery to repair ligaments in his pitching elbow, putting him out of commission through the end of the 2008 season and his four-year contract with New York.  Pavano had already missed a year and a half due...

Tigers Get Some Revenge
Tigers Get Some Revenge
May 20, 2007 10:43 PM CDT

Tigers Get Some Revenge

Detroit takes small satisfaction in sweep of struggling St. Louis

(Newser) - Behind eight solid innings from Justin Verlander, the Tigers finished a sweep of the swooning Cardinals, who at nine games under .500 reside near the basement of the hapless NL Central. St. Louis had taken the World Series from Detroit last year, 4-1, and the Tigers acknowledged that their revenge...

Phillies Ace Flirts With Perfect Game

Hamels, Myers collaborate on two-hitter

(Newser) - Phillies lefty Cole Hamels pitched a perfect six innings en route to a 6-2 victory over the NL Central-leading Brewers, giving up only a walk, a double, and J.J. Hardy's thirteenth home run. Ace-turned-closer Brett Myers closed out the ninth to bring the Phillies back to .500 after a...

Brewers Won't Ban Brew In Clubhouse
Brewers Won't Ban Brew In Clubhouse
May 11, 2007 5:40 AM CDT

Brewers Won't Ban Brew In Clubhouse

Beer-themed baseball club won't join recent sobering trend

(Newser) - The Milwaukee Brewers will not be enacting a clubhouse ban on alcohol, bucking a trend started by the A's and Yankees after St. Louis reliever Josh Hancock died in a drunk driving accident. Ten other clubs already have such a ban; the Brewers, who play in Miller Park, announced yesterday...

MVP Howard Slams Out Of Slump
MVP Howard Slams Out
Of Slump
May 10, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

MVP Howard Slams Out Of Slump

In pinch-hit cameo, slugger lifts Phillies over dominating Unit, D-Backs

(Newser) - Six shutout innings by D-Backs ace Randy Johnson went for naught after he loaded the bases in the seventh; struggling slugger Ryan Howard, last year's NL MVP, golfed the first pitch he saw from reliever Brandon Medders and put Philadelphia up for good. The Phillies won, 9-3.

Schilling Vows To Give Bonds Nothing to Hit

Red Sox pitcher hurls insults at slugger on home-run chase

(Newser) - Ace and blogger Curt Schilling let fly at Barry Bonds on Boston sports radio, asserting that the slugger's pursuit of the home-run record is irrevocably marred. Schilling contended that Bond admitted to using steroids and cheating on both his taxes and his wife, and this makes him "the biggest...

Fans Rooting Against Bonds
Fans Rooting Against Bonds
May 8, 2007 7:46 AM CDT

Fans Rooting Against Bonds

Majority of fans hope Barry's home-run chase ends in failure

(Newser) - An ABC-ESPN poll found that just 37% of baseball fans want embattled Giants slugger Barry Bonds to break Hank Aaron's career home runs record of 755.  After 10 quick homers to start the season, Bonds just needs 11 more to tie. Fifty-two percent of fans said they would prefer...

Rocket Returns to the Bronx
Rocket Returns to the Bronx
May 6, 2007 9:45 PM CDT

Rocket Returns to the Bronx

Yanks give Clemens one year, $28 million

(Newser) - Roger Clemens announced on Sunday to an ecstatic crowd at Yankee Stadium that he'd be joining New York this year. The news is well-timed for the best-paid team in baseball, which has suffered a catastrophic string of pitching injuries. Two of his other previous teams, Boston and Houston, had also...

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel
Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel
May 4, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

Cards' Hancock was speeding, talking on phone before fatal crash

(Newser) - Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk, speeding, talking on the phone and not wearing a seatbelt when he died in a traffic accident, officials announced today. The St. Louis medical examiner said the 29-year-old right-hander's blood-alcohol level was 0.157, nearly twice the legal limit, when he crashed his SUV...

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