In their exhibition today against the Michigan Wolverines, the Mets’ closer, Billy Wagner, seemed to have a bit of an issue with a Michigan player trying to win a game. Michigan’s centerfielder, Kevin Cislo, attempted a bunt against Wagner in the third inning. The bunt went foul and Wagner says it’s a good […]
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In a surprise move, the Phillies are going with Brett Myers, not Cole Hamels, on Opening Day. It will be Myers’s second consecutive Opening Day start, with a stint as the team’s closer mixed in.
The decision was said to be done due to matchup reasons, though Todd Zolecki suggests it may have been a […]
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San Francisco Giants’ shortstop Omar Vizquel will have surgery on his right knee after suffering a tear to the medial meniscus cartilage. He is expected to miss four to five weeks, which will put his return right around Opening Day.
“My knee was feeling good,” Vizquel said. “I wanted to give it a hard shot […]
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Yesterday’s intrasquad game marked the first time the Mets had seen Duaner Sanchez pitch in a game situation in nearly a year and a half. Sanchez has been out since dislocating his shoulder on July 30, 2006 in a taxi accident.
In yesterday’s game, Sanchez threw 26 pitches, made up of mostly fastballs and changeups, […]
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Another closer coming off Tommy John surgery and another success story. Baltimore Orioles’ closer Chris Ray is attempting to come back from a surgery he had in August. He’s hoping to return to the team after 12 months of recovery.
Ray recently expanded his throwing program by adding 25 throws from 60 feet, in addition […]
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B.J. Ryan has answered the bell in all ten of his bullpen sessions so far this spring, but none were more encouraging to Ryan and the Blue Jays than the one he threw yesterday.
“It’s getting better,” Ryan said. “I figured there would be a bump here and a bump there. The last bullpen (before yesterday) […]
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