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PHILIP HUMBER PERFECT GAME: White Sox Pitcher Retires 27 Consecutive Batters (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in April 21st 2012
In the end, Philip Humber was perfect. The 29-year-old right-hander threw a perfect game today as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-0 at Safeco Field. Humber needed a mere 80 pitches to cruise through the first eight innings, hurling 57 strikes as he retired the first 24 batters he faced. Humber began [...]
Ozzie Guillen Castro Comments Cause Outcry (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in April 10th 2012
It didn’t take long for Ozzie Guillen to put his foot in his mouth. Five games into his tenure with the Marlins, the Miami manager is returning to Miami to explain himself as a firestorm brews over some favorable comments he made about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. At least two local officials are now saying [...]
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Jamie Moyer Attempting MLB Pitching Comeback at Age 49 (VIDEO)
Posted by Mark Harrison in March 30th 2012
Jamie Moyer is trying to do the unthinkable. The veteran left-handed pitcher is trying to make a major league team at the age of 49. The 49-year-old arrived in the Colorado Rockies’ camp last month and, after his four-inning outing on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, the idea of Moyer making the Rockies’ rotation [...]
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Manny Ramirez Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge
Posted by Chris Monty in September 12th 2011
Retired baseball star Manny Ramirez was arrested on Monday at his home in Weston, Florida on a domestic battery charge, according to the local sheriff’s office. Ramirez’s wife, Juliana Ramirez, 32, told authorities that Manny hit her in the face with an open hand during an argument while they were in bed around 4:30 p.m. ET this afternoon. [...]
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A.J. Pierzynski Has Close Encounter with George W. Bush (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in May 24th 2011
The ball was hit foul. A.J. Pierzynski thought he had a play, but alas, he missed it. At least he got to visit with George W. Bush, albeit for just a second. The Chicago White Sox catcher tried to make the play in the sixth inning Monday night against the Texas Rangers, but he was [...]
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Francisco Liriano No-Hitter: Watch and Listen to the Final Out (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in May 4th 2011
We have our first no-hitter of the 2011 season as Minnesota Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano managed to accomplish the feat last night against the Chicago White Sox. With 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth and with a full count, Adam Dunn turned on Liriano’s pitch. Shortstop Matt Tolbert took a pair of steps [...]
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Manny Ramirez Retires from Baseball at 38
Posted by Chris Monty in April 8th 2011
Manny Ramirez has notified Major League Baseball that he plans to retire after being notified of a violation of MLB’s drug policy. The Tampa Bay Rays slugger reportedly tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug (PED) during spring training and has decided to quit the game of baseball instead of facing a 100-game suspension. Major League [...]
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Bert Blyleven, Roberto Alomar Voted into Baseball Hall of Fame 2011
Posted by Chris Monty in January 5th 2011
Roberto Alomar, a 12-time All-Star second baseman, and Bert Blyleven, a right-handed pitcher who won 287 games, have been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced on Wednesday. The duo will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2011, along with ex-GM Pat Gillick, sportswriter Bill Conlin, and veteran Montreal [...]
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Mark Buehrle Makes AMAZING Play (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in April 5th 2010
Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox made an absolutely amazing defensive play during Monday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. Buehrle fielded a batted ball off of his foot, ran over to the first base side to grab it, took the ball with his glove and somehow made the flip to Paul Konerko at first [...]
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Mark Buehrle Perfect Game: View from Left Field (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in July 24th 2009
As we reported yesterday, Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game on Thursday. Don’t you wish you could have been there? Well, get over it. The best we could do is find you this video taped from an unemployed guy‘s iPhone in the left-center field bleachers. Seriously, though, this must have been something special to behold [...]
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Mark Buehrle Pitches Perfect Game (VIDEO)
Posted by Chris Monty in July 23rd 2009
Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox has just pitched the first perfect game in Major League Baseball in five years, leading the Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Thursday afternoon. It was just the 17th perfect game in baseball history. Buehrle (11-3) faced the minimum number of batters, 27, and received a [...]
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