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Dodgers begin to make their final cuts


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Published April 5, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Team will announce its 25-man roster Sunday, but Torre confirms that Jeff Weaver will start the season in the minors and that "it's safe to say" James McDonald will be the fifth starter ... The Dodgers all but wrapped up spring training and were set to pare their roster to the 25 players who will open the season Monday against the San Diego Padres ...

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First-rate aides: Macha impressed by coaches


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Published April 4, 2009 at 10:45 p.m.

Over the elongated seven-week term of spring training 2009, new Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha had to learn more than the strengths and weaknesses of his playing personnel.Macha had to learn the strengths and weaknesses of his coaching staff ...

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Diamondbacks 0, White Sox 2: Arizona gets Colon cleansed


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Published April 4, 2009 at 7:32 p.m.

And so ends the spring training: with an embarrassingly-wrong call by the home-plate umpire. This prematurely ended Mark Reynolds' at-bat with two men on base, robbing the Diamondbacks of the chance for a dramatic ninth-inning comeback. I am struggling to care enormously about it, in part because this was a meaningless exhibition, but also because Arizona really didn't deserve to win this one. Between today and yesterday, we faced nine innings from the White Sox starters, and managed three hits,

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Interview with Manatees Hitting Coach Corey Hart


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Published April 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

Interview with Manatees Hitting Coach Corey Hart ... With many sports fans enjoying the Final Four and the final exhibition game not until 9 PM, it's a slow day for Brewers news. In case you're interested, the Brevard County Manatees' web site interviewed Corey Hart last week. Before you ask, the Brewers' right fielder hasn't retired to a coaching career. No, this is the other Corey Hart, a .242/.371/.317 hitter over eight seasons in the minors. My favorite part is the story of how he got

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2009 Arizona Diamondbacks Season Preview


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Published April 4, 2009 at 2:04 p.m.

If you take one look at results of the Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training, you will see a lot that you probably will not like.  The Diamondbacks pitching was erratic at best.  The defense was awful and the offense was ok, but only on days when the pitching failed to show up and they ended up [ ... ] ...

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Sub-par spring won't cost Rauch his role


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Published April 3, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.

Jon Rauch might have posted some ugly spring-training numbers ...

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Game Thread #-2: Brewers at Dodgers


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Published April 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
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More photos » ... by Morry Gash - AP ... about 9 hours ago: ... In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo throws before the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) ... Browse more photos » ... The Brewers have said goodbye to the 2009 Cactus League and open a two-game set with the Dodgers tonight before opening the regular season Tuesday ... For the Brewers, Yovani Gallardo

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Spring Training Revisited


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Published April 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Curse you, Nick Piecoro, for sweeping in and stealing my thunder by doing a fine job on analyzing what the Diamondbacks can take from spring-training. That piece basically covers most of the points I was going to make, though I would probably have un ...

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Andre Ethier, Casey Blake homer as Dodgers defeat Angels


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Published April 3, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Both teams prepare for Monday's season openers with an abbreviated version of the old Freeway Series ... Hope springs eternal throughout Major League Baseball in early April, but for the Dodgers and Angels, the end of this year's spring training carries not hopes but hefty expectations ...

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Seattle Ends Cactus League with a Statement


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Published April 2, 2009 at 10:05 p.m.

The Seattle Mariners hammered the San Diego split-squad today as both teams would play their final game in the Cactus League Spring Training. One homer by the Padres would be no match for the offense that was delivered in this game. The Mariners would have two home runs of their own, three doubles and a [ ... ] ...

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