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Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankee...
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankee...
Simply put, spring training is the best way for baseball fans to get an up-close look at their favorite players, either in Florida's Grapefruit League or in Arizona's Cactus League.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
In 2008 in Florida, 17 teams will hold their preseasons in the Sunshine State. They are: the Atlanta Braves (at Disney's Wide World of Sports), the Baltimore Orioles (Fort Lauderdale), the Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), the Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota), the Cleveland Indians (Winter Haven), the Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), the Florida Marlins (Jupiter), the Houston Astros (Kissimmee), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach), the Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), the New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), the New York Yankees (Tampa), the Philadelphia Phillies (Clearwater), the Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), the St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), the Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg), the Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and the Washington Nationals (Viera). Spring training typically begins in mid- to late-February, with exhibition games held throughout March.
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Hit or pitch? Marlins make right call on Cousins
South Florida Sun-SentinelScott Cousins didn't hear a peep from the Marlins. He recognized John Hughes, their northern California area scout, as a fixture at his University of San Francisco games, but Cousins wasn't even sure what team he represented. "He never once approached...Tags: Baseball, Wes Helms, Major League Baseball, John Hughes, Baltimore Orioles
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Union's Fehr: '03 tests shouldn't taint all players
Baseball union head Donald Fehr began his annual tour of spring training camps Monday with steroids back in the spotlight, even though he says the sport has "fixed the problem" since the 2003 survey that led to a report Alex Rodriguez tested positive....Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Curt Schilling
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Longer spring training means Piniella, Cubs must pace themselves
Tribune reporterMESA, Ariz. — When clubhouse man Tom "Otis" Hellmann addressed the team on the field before Monday's workout at Fitch Park, it looked like the Cubs were pulling out all stops to shake things up in 2009. As it turned out, Hellmann wasn't giving a...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, World Baseball Classic, Ozzie Guillen
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Union head Donald Fehr says confidential positive drug tests in 2003 don't taint all players
AP Sports WriterJUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball union head Donald Fehr began his annual tour of spring training camps Monday with steroids back in the spotlight. "Everybody understands that there were things which happened in the early part of the decade which we...Tags: Wes Helms, Sports Illustrated (magazine), Work Relations, Justice System, Florida Marlins
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Cliff hanger: Indians' Cy Young winner Cliff Lee not resting on historic 2008 season
AP Sports WriterGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Stretched out on a chair in front of his locker, Cliff Lee delicately balanced a laptop computer on his thighs. Scratching his head, the AL's reigning Cy Young Award winner plotted his next move in an online chess game...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Baseball, Awards and Prizes, C.C. Sabathia, Major League Baseball
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Cubs' Zambrano says his shoulder is OK
AP Sports WriterBig Z says his shoulder is just fine and he'd like to look ahead, rather than back to last season. Carlos Zambrano is showing no signs of the problems that hampered him last season, although the team is taking a conservative approach with its ace this...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Marmol, Houston Astros
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Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells injures hamstring, could miss most of spring
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells injured his left hamstring during drills Monday and could be sidelined for most of spring training. It's the same hamstring that kept Wells out for a month last season. The two-time...Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays
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Most Phillies' spring training games to be televised
The majority of the Philadelphia Phillies' spring training baseball games will be broadcast on the internet, the radio or television. Of the 34 games in Florida, 20 games will be available on phillies.com and 13 will be broadcast on WPHT 1210 AM. Five of...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies
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Blasts from past on spring training rosters
Lost amid everyone's roid rage over Alex Rodriguez in recent weeks has been, yes, spring training. You mean the whole team is down in Florida already working out? Why didn't anyone tell us! That's what happens when the best player in the game admits to...Tags: Eddie Guardado, Joe Torre, Alex Gonzalez, Adam Kennedy, Florida Marlins
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Nationals release no-show LHP Odalis Perez after he fails to show up by reporting deadline
VIERA, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Nationals released disgruntled pitcher Odalis Perez on Monday, a day after he failed to show up at spring training by the mandatory reporting deadline. Perez signed a minor league contract with Washington on Feb. 5...Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals, Odalis Perez, Kansas City Royals
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Orioles' Mora all smiles
Melvin Mora arrived at Fort Lauderdale Stadium last week, and in what has become his annual rite of spring, predicted his numbers for the coming season. ".340, 20-plus and 100-plus, and help the team win," Mora said of his projected batting average and...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Aubrey Huff, Ramon Hernandez, Brian Roberts, Cesar Izturis
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A-Rod hires Sosa's lawyer
Alex Rodriguez has retained lawyer Jay Reisinger, the second member of his legal team who also worked for Sammy Sosa and Andy Pettitte. Reisinger met with Rodriguez in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, a person familiar with the meeting said, speaking on...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., New York Yankees, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Water Pollution
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