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[frogi]

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Let it rock: Yanks sweep aside Sox

Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira came to the rescue with back-to-back home runs off Daniel Bard in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Yankees rallied to defeat the Red Sox, 5-2, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

Das Imperium schlägt zurück.

Ach der Johnny
Freut mich für ihn, so wie er im Fenway immer empfangen wird, muss das bei ihm runter gehen wie Öl.

 

[PForsberg]

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Geile Serie und keine Chance für die Sox!

Die Yankees sind somit jetzt weit vorne in ihrer Division und ich gebe ihnen sogar eine Chance für ... ihr wisst schon ... den Titel

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Tulo hits for fifth cycle in Rockies history 

Shortstop Troy Tulowizki knocked the fifth cycle in Rockies history and first in nine seasons on Monday night against the Cubs, homering off starter Tom Gorzelanny and singling, doubling and tripling off Esmailin Caridad.
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Vlad hits career home run No. 400

Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs on Monday against the Rays to reach 400 in his career. His second solo shot caromed off the foul pole in right field in the seventh inning.
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Marking the 80th anniversary of the 500 club

Babe Ruth invented the 500 Home Run Club on this day 80 years ago. Although his club now has 25 members, the Sultan of Swat remains a legend never surpassed in American sports.
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Ball trapped in web of Helton's glove

In the Pirates' eighth, with Garrett Jones at third, Todd Helton reached into the stands to catch Steve Pearce's foul pop-up. But the odd thing was, the ball was stuck.

stupid glove, screw you!

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Sandoval the center of quirky inning 

Pablo Sandoval had quite the adventurous fifth inning Wednesday in the series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rudelbildung!
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Cabrera's hitting streak reaches 21

With a double in the fourth inning of Minnesota's 7-1 win Wednesday over Kansas City, Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera extended his career-high hitting streak to 21 games.
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Griffey gives Mariners win in 14 innings

Pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. ended the longest scoreless game in Mariners history with a walk-off single in the 14th inning on Wednesday, giving Seattle a 1-0 win over the White Sox at Safeco Field.
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IOC denies baseball's return bid

Baseball's bid to for a return to the Summer Olympics in 2016 was denied Thursday when the IOC decided to put forth rugby and golf as finalists for reinstatement.

Die wissen ja gar nicht, was sie verpassen.
Rugby macht aber auch Laune, genauso wie Golf.
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Repercussions in order after beer toss

Terrible karma at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. A beer was thrown, instead of being consumed. This episode will not capture the public imagination in the manner of the billy goat curse, because this episode is not 64 years old. But only more ill fortune can come from it.

Ich bin sowieso dafür, dass Bier in den Stadien verboten wird.
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Matsui, Sabathia pummel Mariners

Hideki Matsui had two homers, five RBIs and four runs scored to back the dominant effort of CC Sabathia as the Yankees rolled in the opener in Seattle.

Pummel hört sich so dämlich an.
Erinnert mich an das hier.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Pie hits triple to complete cycle for O's 

Felix Pie entered the Orioles record book on Friday night, when he became just the fourth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle.

Cycle-Mania. In letzter Zeit sind ja einige Cycles errungen worden.
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Skippers revel at Vlad's low-ball single

Amidst all 31 hits in Friday's game, it was a bloop single in the first inning that had both Angels manager Mike Scioscia and Orioles skipper Dave Trembley talking.

Interessanter Schwung.
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Wright hit in head, suffers concussion

David Wright left Saturday afternoon's game in the bottom of the fourth inning after being hit in the helmet with a pitch by Giants starter Matt Cain.

You gotta be kiddin' me ... 
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Matsui notches 2,000th career hit

Kazuo Matsui took his place alongside the biggest names in Japanese baseball on Saturday, when he recorded the 2,000th hit of his career in the third inning of the Astros' game against the Brewers at Miller Park.
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Kuroda lucky to escape major injury

Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda was hit on the head by a Rusty Ryal line drive in the bottom of the sixth inning of Saturday night's game with the Arizona D-backs, and after receiving aid on the mound, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Noch so ein Ding ...

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Figgins notches his 1,000th career hit

With a single up the middle in the sixth inning of Sunday's 17-8 victory over the Orioles, Angels third baseman Chone Figgins registered his 1,000th career hit.
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Jeter sets all-time shortstop hits mark

With a third-inning double on Sunday, the Yankees' Derek Jeter logged his 2,674th career hit as a shortstop, surpassing Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio for the most in Major League history.
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Young fan catches back-to-back foul balls

A young Rangers fan made the highlight reels on Sunday when he caught not one but two foul balls in a row down the left-field line during Texas' 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Lucky one.  
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Minors trio suspended for using PEDs

A trio of Minor Leaguers in the Dominican Summer League were suspended for 50 games for the use of performance-enhancing drugs, the Commissioner's office announced Monday.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Bats back Lee's complete-game gem

Cliff Lee continued to dominate the National League in an 8-1 victory Wednesday against the D-backs, firing a two-hitter while striking out 11.
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Ichiro draws closer to 200 hits

Ichiro Suzuki moved two hits closer to 200 for the season -- including a decisive two-run home run in the fifth inning -- in the Mariners' 3-1 victory over the Tigers in front of 33,194 at Comerica Park.
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Marlins' double-digit hit streak ends

Limited to four hits in a 4-1 loss to the Astros on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park, the Marlins' impressive string of consecutive games with at least 10 hits came to an end at 15.

 

[frogi]

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Boston - Yankees 11:20

Matsui 'Godzilla'

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Boston - Yankees 11:20

Matsui 'Godzilla'

Youkilis powers Sox's rout of Yankees

A day after a historic rout at the hands of the Yankees, the Sox exacted a measure of revenge. Powered by Kevin Youkilis' six RBIs, Boston rolled to a 14-1 win Saturday.

Ich sag's immer wieder: Die Duelle zwischen diesen Teams sind einfach klasse. Erst der Kantersieg der Yankees und am nächsten Tag die Retourkutsche.  
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Thome passes Reggie with No. 564

Jim Thome passed Reggie Jackson for 12th place on the all-time home run list on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, doing so with yet another one of his customary prodigious blasts.
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Anderson has wild adventure in right

It was enough to make any self-respecting outfielder blush, and the Royals' Josh Anderson surely was after a wacky play on Friday night.


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Duchscherer to miss entire season

The A's on Friday announced that Justin Duchscherer will miss the remainder of the season while treating clinical depression.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Pujols secures fifth 40-homer season

Albert Pujols hit his 40th home run on Sunday, a solo shot to right field in the fourth inning of the Cardinals' finale against the Padres.

[...] Pujols reached the 40-homer plateau for the fifth time in his career, and it's the 11th 40-homer season in the history of the Cardinals franchise. Pujols, Mark McGwire, Johnny Mize, Rogers Hornsby and Jim Edmonds are the only players to hit 40 in a season for the Cardinals. Pujols is the 20th player in Major League history with five 40-homer seasons, according to baseball-reference.com.
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Greinke's record-setting night paces KC

Zack Greinke struck out 15 Indians on Tuesday night as the Royals ended a five-game skid, 6-2, in front of 17,353 fans at Kauffman Stadium. Greinke broke the club record of 14 strikeouts set by Mark Gubicza against Minnesota on Aug. 27, 1988.
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Wainwright tosses gem for 15th win

Adam Wainwright tossed eight scoreless innings on Tuesday night, giving up just three hits and walking none, as the Cardinals beat the Houston Astros, 1-0, at Busch Stadium.
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Ellsbury steals way to club record

Jacoby Ellsbury's fleet feet carved out a special place in Red Sox history on Tuesday night.

Die waren schon  immer als Diebe bekannt.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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French, Lopez set up a Seattle sweep 

Jose Lopez hit a two-run home run and Jack Hannahan scored three runs on Wednesday night, leading the Mariners to a series-sweeping, 5-3, victory over the Athletics.
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Vlad joins Halos' 1,000-hits club

Vladimir Guerrero collected hit No. 1,000 with the Angels with a fifth-inning single on Wednesday against the Tigers.
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Bradley struggling to deal with adversity

After Tuesday's game, the Cubs outfielder said he relishes time with his family because they're supportive "in spite of everything and all the adversity and hatred you face on a daily basis."
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Down to last strike, Indians rally for win

Andy Marte hit a dramatic two-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Indians a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Baltimore on Thursday before 13,991 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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The Races: Texas completes two-step

With a Texas two-step, a freeway flip-flop, a Braves bounce-back, and a Chicago beatdown in Beantown, a full slate of games had postseason contenders jockeying for position and providing a bit of drama in the process.


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Shots to the head a real risk for players

With pitches being thrown at nearly 100 mph and balls coming off the bat at even greater speeds, hurlers and hitters are always in the line of fire.

That's for sure.

Und ich finde auch, dass Baseball diesbezüglich zu den gefährlichsten Sportarten gehört. Soviele Bälle wie dort foul geschlagen werden und vollkommen unberechenbar durch die Gegend fliegen, so viele Pitches die nur ne Spur zu weit innen sind - ganz zu schweigen von Knuckle Balls, wo selbst der Pitcher manchmal nicht genau weiss, wo der einschlägt ...

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Water park: Mini-flood at Camden Yards

First came the rains, initially harmless showers that turned into an unplayable cloudburst. Then came the floods, the result of cascading water in both Camden Yards dugouts combined with drainage problems that left the precipitation nowhere to go.

 
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Lackey joins elite group with 100th win

John Lackey notched his 100th career victory in an Angels uniform with a 9-1 decision over the A's on Sunday at Angel Stadium in front of 38,018.
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Greinke throws one-hitter to blank Mariners

Zack Greinke tossed a one-hitter, allowing just a second-inning single by Kenji Johjima in a 3-0 shutout of Seattle. Greinke retired the final 22 batters he faced after Johjima's hit.

 
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Reinforced helmets debuting around Majors

In the wake of several recent harrowing beanings of Major League batters, Rawlings Sporting Goods is introducing a reinforced, heavier batting helmet designed to withstand 100 mph fastballs. The aptly-named S100 helmets will become mandatory wear in the Minor Leagues next season.
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Reds relieved to walk off with wild win


CINCINNATI -- As far as the extra-innings weary Reds were concerned, it didn't matter how that last run scored in the ninth or how many people were in the seats to watch. 

The game ended on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that scored Darnell McDonald, giving the Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Pirates in the first game of Monday's day-night doubleheader.
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Vlad leads attack behind Saunders

Joe Saunders showed he's all the way back from left shoulder issues, and Vladimir Guerrero and his Angels teammates busted out the loud lumber in a 10-0 decision over the Mariners on Monday night at Safeco Field.

Klatsche, yeah.

 

[frogi]

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Water park: Mini-flood at Camden Yards

First came the rains, initially harmless showers that turned into an unplayable cloudburst. Then came the floods, the result of cascading water in both Camden Yards dugouts combined with drainage problems that left the precipitation nowhere to go.

Bei 1:15 im Video. Füttert der da die Enten oder was?

Zum Helm: Alles schön und gut aber was bringt mir der tolle Helm, wenn ich den Ball nicht gegen den Kopf, sondern voll ins Gesicht bekomme. Dann könnte man genauso gut auch noch den Gesichtschutz für jeden einführen.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Bei 1:15 im Video. Füttert der da die Enten oder was? 

Er hat einfach nur Langeweile.   

Zum Helm: Alles schön und gut aber was bringt mir der tolle Helm, wenn ich den Ball nicht gegen den Kopf, sondern voll ins Gesicht bekomme. Dann könnte man genauso gut auch noch den Gesichtschutz für jeden einführen.

Dann laufen die Spieler irgendwann wie der gewöhnlich Catcher rum - auch nicht so toll.
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Hamels two-hits Giants in masterpiece

In going the distance, Phillies lefty Cole Hamels, allowed just one baserunner, Ryan Garko on a second-inning double, in a dominant 1-0 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night. Hamels retired the final 24 batters he faced.

 
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Ethier saves Dodgers win with glove

Andre Ethier walked with the bases loaded to break a tie in the seventh inning and crashed into the fence while robbing Brandon Allen of extra bases to protect it in the eighth as the Dodgers beat the D-backs on Tuesday night, 4-3.

Der Ball ist alles, der Körper ist nichts.
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Toy plane takes off at Dodger Stadium

Play stopped between the D-backs and Dodgers on Tuesday night in the top of the sixth inning as a remote-control airplane took flight in Dodger Stadium.
 
crushed.  

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Clemente hopefuls embody best in ball

Through Oct. 4, fans can vote for the 2009 Roberto Clemente Award, which is presented annually to the player who best combines skills on the field with work in the community.

   
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Helms' walk-off homer propels Marlins

Wes Helms blasted a walk-off homer in the ninth to propel the Marlins past the Braves 8-7, before 14,723 fans at Land Shark Stadium.

"This ball went out in a hurry!"  
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A-Rod notches 2,500th career hit

Alex Rodriguez notched his 2,500th career hit on Wednesday at Camden Yards, singling to center field in the fifth inning off Orioles right-hander Jason Berken.
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Diaz hit, tempers flare against Marlins

Usually a mild-mannered individual, Braves outfielder Matt Diaz found himself displaying an uncharacteristic volatile reaction after getting hit in the left side by a Tim Wood pitch during the seventh inning of an 8-7 loss to the Marlins at Land Shark Stadium on Wednesday night.

Könnte ich sein.  
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Uggla achieves second baseman homer feat

The Marlins' Dan Uggla became the first second baseman in the history of Major League Baseball to blast 25 homers in each of his first four seasons.
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Posada makes history; Yanks keep rolling

Jorge Posada capped a four-RBI night with his 20th home run in New York's 10-5 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, giving the Yankees a franchise-record seven players with 20 or more roundtrippers.

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Halladay hurls brilliant one-hitter vs. Yanks 

Roy Halladay made an emphatic return to the win column by tossing a brilliant one-hitter to lead the Blue Jays to a 6-0 win over the Yankees on Friday.
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The Races: Wild Card chases tighten up

The Giants beat the Brewers on Friday to stay one game back behind the Rockies in the NL Wild Card race, while the Rangers beat the O's to gain a game on the Red Sox, who fell to the White Sox, in the AL Wild Card chase.
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Cox ejected for 150th time

Braves manager Bobby Cox was ejected in the fourth inning of Friday's 3-1 loss to Reds by home-plate umpire Brian Gorman, the record 150th ejection of Cox's career.

Temper, temper!

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/writers/lang_whitaker/08/01/the.links/p1_cox.jpg
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Wolf gets 100th win in characteristic outing

Randy Wolf allowed two runs in seven strong innings on Saturday night to earn his 100th win as the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 7-4, at Dodger Stadium.
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Pena reaches 100 RBIs for third time

Carlos Pena became the first player in Rays history to record 100 RBIs or more in three different seasons on Saturday.

 

[rengaru]

Basketball Europameisterschaft

Verfolgt jemand von euch die Basketball Europameisterschaft auf DSF?


Die Deutschen gestern mit einer guten Leistung gegen Frankreich und bisher gegen Russland auch stark. Da ist heute auf jeden Fall der erste Sieg drin. Und der Schaffartzik heute mal wieder richtig geil, da freu ich mich schon richtig auf die bald beginnende BBL-Saison.

 

[PForsberg]

AW: Basketball Europameisterschaft

Was für ein Spiel! Werbung für Basketball und jetzt sieht es auch sehr sehr gut aus!

 

[nikiburstr8x]

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Owings receives stitches after hit-by-pitch 

Micah Owings suffered a gash near his left ear that required four stitches, but the Cincinnati pitcher otherwise escaped injury in a scary hit-by-pitch on Sunday in the Reds' 4-2 win over the Braves in 12 innings.


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Ichiro becomes second-fastest to 2,000 hits

With his leadoff double, Ichiro Suzuki became the second-fastest in Major League history to reach the 2,000-hit milestone.

 
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Brewers have fun turning triple play

The Brewers turned a triple play for the first time in more than decade Sunday, helping starter Braden Looper escape a jam in the top of the sixth inning against the Giants.

 
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Phils 12th club with four 30-homer hitters

With two home runs by Raul Ibanez and one by Chase Utley, the Phillies on Tuesday became the first team since the 2006 White Sox to have four players with 30 or more homers. They are the 12th team in baseball history to accomplish the feat.
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Swisher's walk-off give Yanks 90th win

Another hitless game from Derek Jeter again couldn't slow the Yankees, who shook off a blown save by Phil Hughes to top the Rays, 3-2, on Nick Swisher's walk-off homer.

Swush!!!

 

[rengaru]

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So Jungs, ran an den Fernseher, DSF an.

Deutschland gegen Lettland, es geht um den Einzug in die Zwischenrunde.