By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
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The Chicago Cubs have exercised their side of a $16 million mutual contract option on third baseman Aramis Ramirez.
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After watching the Phillies lose in three straight post-seasons to the eventual World Series winners (the Yankees, Giants, and Cardinals), we Phillies fans now believe that it’s time to think “outside the box.” After all, St.
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A drained Tony La Russa sat behind the podium, jersey gone and a blue towel draped around his neck, “When you dream,” the St. Louis Cardinals manager said, “you dream about seventh game, all the heroics.” After one of the greatest games in baseball history, a 10-9, 11-inning victory over Texas in Game 6 in which the Cardinals were twice within one strike of elimination, it was…
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By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer
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Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington told MLB.com that the club will not pick up the options of catchers Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder. If the Pirates had triggered Doumit’s option, he would have gotten salaries of $7.25 million in 2012 and $8.25 million in 2013.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were over .500 and in first place as late as July for the first time since 1992. When the trade deadline rolled around the Pirates were buyers instead of auctioning off their players to the highest…well, sometimes the lowest bidder.
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The Yankees have declined a $4 million option on Damaso Marte, making the injured left-hander eligible for free agency.
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Pittsburgh Pirates fans enjoyed one of the most positive season in many years. The St. Louis Cardinals were just crowned the champions of the National League, but the Pirates led the Cards in the standings as late as July 21. The Pirates also had a winning record as late as July and…
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In the 2011 Major League Baseball season, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit so few home runs that choosing five of your favorite home runs of the season is like trying to choose your favorite lunar eclipse of the year. Even though they finished the season with a losing record, the…
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