Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Stephen Strasburg had an eventful Sunday. He went two-for-two at the plate with his first career home run, while also pitching five innings, allowing just four hits, three runs (one earned) and striking out eight. He improved his record to 4-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.21 with a 9-3 ...
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
While Bryce Drew won’t be returning to the NCAA tournament this year after losing to Detroit in the Horizon League championship Tuesday night, the future is looks rosy for the first-year head coach.
The storyline of Drew, who arguably hit the greatest NCAA tournament shot in the last 20 years, returning ...
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
When the Washington Nationals selected Stephen Strasburg with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, they expected to get a guy who would be a difference maker right off the bat. Unfortunately, after a very promising start to his career, Strasburg found himself on the wrong ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The Texas Rangers made a big move Wednesday afternoon by signing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $60 million deal. When considering the posting fee paid just to negotiate with the right-hander, that means the Rangers spent over $110 million to get Darvish on board.
After spending that kind of ...
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
After trading for lefty Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals needed to ensure they could keep him around for a while. Well consider that mission accomplished.
The Nats have completed a five-year contract extension with Gonzalez that will keep the 26-year-old with the team through 2016. The deal is worth $42 million ...
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