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October 04, 2006

History repeats itself for Hunter in loss to A's

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Right after two of his Minnesota teammates hit back-to-back home runs, Torii Hunter tried to be the hero.
Instead, the Gold Glove center fielder made an ill-advised dive for a sinking line drive. Sprawled on the turf, he could only watch as Mark Kotsay circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run that lifted the Oakland Athletics over Minnesota 5-2 yesterday for a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.
"It was the worst feeling in the world. You can't do anything about it," said Hunter, who blamed himself for this devastating defeat.

October 02, 2006

71-year-old Alou fired after two losing seasons

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants cut ties with manager Felipe Alou yesterday, a day after the team finished its second straight losing season.
The change had been expected for some time, with the 71-year-old Alou's contract expiring. He said he would like to stay in baseball in 2007, possibly with the Giants, the franchise that signed him out of the Dominican Republic in 1955.

October 02, 2006

Hundreds rally in rain

DETROIT (AP) - Hundreds of fans braved the rain to salute the Detroit Tigers during a downtown rally on the eve of the team's first playoff appearance in nearly two decades.
While the Tigers were in New York preparing to face the Yankees in Tuesday's first game of the American League Division Series, the club hosted a free rally outside Comerica Park. The team clinched a playoff berth Sept. 24, but the season ended with a five-game losing streak that left the Tigers as the American League wild card entry.

October 02, 2006

Jonathan Duggan

Cubs done with Baker

CHICAGO (AP) - Dusty Baker is out as the Chicago Cubs' manager following a last-place finish and a failure to take the team to the World Series in his four years.
The Cubs made the announcement yesterday, a day after team president Andy MacPhail resigned and the club finished with a 66-96 record.
"I wish we could have gotten it done but we didn't," Baker said. "You see four years come to pass very quickly."

September 19, 2006

Morgan Morel

Scott Bell: Forget their recent slide: Tigers to play in October

BY SCOTT BELL

The Detroit Tigers are leading their division. In September. Late September.
Seriously, even when I try punching myself thinking that I've just fallen into a deep slumber all summer and had this really long and crazy dream, all I get are bruises, no answers. So I gladly concede: This summer has been a reality, and it's really going to happen.
In two weeks, Detroit will begin playing playoff baseball. Read that again if you must, but then move on, because it's the truth. The Tigers will be playing playoff baseball, and it won't be on a video game.

September 17, 2006

Angela Cesere

Jack Herman: Long wait, but setup makes win perfect

BY JACK HERMAN

It wasn't quite as bad as the New York Rangers (54 years) or the Red Sox (86 years) or the Cubs (98 years and counting).
But it sure seems like a pair of waits (ha!) have been lifted off of Michigan's shoulders.
In road openers, there hasn't been much good since 1999 - the last time the Wolverines won one - but there's been plenty of bad and ugly.

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