Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
Juan Nunez, an associate of suspended San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera, has been banned from all Major League Baseball clubhouses by Commissioner Bud Selig. MLB executive vice president Rob Manfred issued a memorandum to team management and owners across the league notifying them of the action on Tuesday.
Nunez is ...
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
The fans in Kansas City were not happy with American League team captain Robinson Cano at the Home Run Derby Monday night. Apparently, Cano had promised to include whatever Kansas City Royal made the squad. That Royal turned out to be Billy Butler, who has hit 16 home runs heading ...
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Friday, February 24th, 2012
The celebration in Dairyland could be heard clear across the country on Thursday night as Brewers star and reigning NL MVP Ryan Braun won the appeal of his pending 50-game suspension for elevated levels of synthetic testosterone. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was among the pleased, Tweeting "MLB and cable sports ...
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
On Tuesday the Los Angeles Dodgers got approval Tuesday to enter into a $150 million bankruptcy financing arrangement to keep the team from failing to make its payroll. Unfortunately, some employees were not spared from money problems.
On Thursday a Dodgers spokesman confirmed that the paychecks of some part-time staffers bounced. ...
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
It has been two weeks since Major League Baseball officially took over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and apparently the franchise has been less than cooperative. The league office has requested more complete access to records of the Dodgers' finances according to a person familiar with baseball's investigation into the team.
Former ...
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
This is just a breaking story we're still getting information on, but we've heard that Major League Baseball will soon announce that it is taking over all operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers due to a lack of funds within the organization. The MLB will take over financial operations and ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
There are times that I question why I have chosen to dedicate my life to writing about sports; most notably on those nights and weekends that are spent working rather than exposed to friends, fun or nudity.
There are also things that happen in the sports world itself that make me ...
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