Short Hops: Luke, the force was with you
Luke Carlin made his major league debut to three strikeouts and a passed ball, yet there were historic ramifications for the Padres' anonymous catcher.[READ FULL STORY]
Around the AL: Sexson swings and misses
May 12th, 2008
Richie Sexson, who didn't appreciate a Kason Gabbard pitch that was a little too high and tight, was suspended five games for starting a bench-clearing brawl with the Texas Rangers.
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Short Hops: Winning ways
May 7th, 2008
Four Angels' starters have begun a season 6-0 or better. Three of them are on the current staff.
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Around the AL: Wang keeping Yankees afloat
May 5th, 2008
The New York Yankees’ rotation might be a train wreck if Chien-Ming Wang didn’t keep chugging along. Wang is unstoppable, having become the fifth Yankees’ starter since 1990 to win his first six decisions.
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Short Hops: Birthday basher
Apr 30th, 2008
Most of us would be happy with a stupid t-shirt. Among Chipper Jones’ recent birthday presents were an autographed guitar from Rascal Flatts and a Dale Earnhardt video box set. His best gifts always seem to be to himself, however.
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Around the AL: O's Loewen can't avoid injury
Apr 29th, 2008
When the Baltimore Orioles made left-hander Adam Loewen the fourth overall pick in the 2002 draft out of British Columbia, they were so confident in his maturation as a pitcher that they gave him a major league contract. But six years later, he still can’t command his fastball with any consistency or stay healthy.
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Short Hops: A base away
Apr 23rd, 2008
Both Eric Hinske and Adrian Gonzalez were a single short of a cycle on Tuesday, and that got Short Hops wondering how common that was.
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Short Hops: Take the money and walk
Apr 16th, 2008
Both C.C. Sabathia and his Cleveland co-ace, Fausto Carmona, spent the spring seeking huge contract extensions from the Indians. One of them appears to have made the smart move.
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Short Hops: And in a related story
Apr 9th, 2008
Short Hops kicks off the 2008 season with a potential coincidence in Boston, a run-off homer in Florida and some unique mouthwear in Oakland.
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Chicago White Sox 2008 Preview
Mar 25th, 2008
Since winning a World Series in 2005 and jumping off to a 56–29 start in 2006, the Chicago White Sox have stumbled along at a .444 winning percentage, barely avoiding last place in the American League Central last season. The most troubling aspect about the slide is that there’s no event to trace it to.
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| AL Central | OVR |
| Kansas City | 6-2 |
| Chicago | 5-3 |
| Cleveland | 4-5 |
| Minnesota | 4-5 |
| Detroit | 1-7 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| 05/13 | at Los Angeles | -- |
| 05/14 | at Los Angeles | -- |
| 05/15 | at Los Angeles | -- |
| 05/16 | at San Francisco | -- |
| 05/17 | at San Francisco | -- |
| 05/18 | at San Francisco | -- |
| 05/20 | Cleveland | -- |
| 05/21 | Cleveland | -- |
| 05/22 | Cleveland | -- |
| 05/23 | Los Angeles | -- |
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