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Ken Griffey went down in a heap of pulled muscle at Wrigley last Wednesday -- damn Police and their fans -- putting a premature, but all too familiar, end to his season. The Reds, of course, were already done. |
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The Nats finished off their three-year stay at outdated RFK Stadium on Sunday with a win over the Phillies. Next year, they move into a new ballpark on the Anacostia River. Probably the same team, though. |
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The team officially gave Barry Bonds his pink slip, setting off what will be a few months of rampant speculation on where he'll emerge -- if anywhere -- in '08. Somewhere, someone may even care. |
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New general manager Ed Wade is checking out the team and likes, generally, what he sees. Early indications are that he's especially OK with Cecil Cooper, the for-now interim manager. Careful what you wish for, Cecil. |
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Hitting coach Greg Walker told the Sun-Times what went wrong in '07. "We screwed it up," he said. "The whole organization screwed it up, and we know it." Hard to argue with that. |
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They've shown some progress in '07 and could yet finish out of the Central division cellar. (Watch out, Sox.) Encouraging: In six starts since coming out of the 'pen, Zack Greinke is 2-1 with a 1.24 ERA. |
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They rolled over for the Braves and Mets last week, set a new franchise record for errors (131, most in the game) and will finish behind the Nats in the East. A trifecta like that one is hard to overcome. |
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Saving their worst for last, the Bucs have lost nine in a row, not one of them in extra innings and none all that close. With a new GM in town -- former Indians exec Neal Huntington -- Jim Tracy's days in the Steel City are numbered. |
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I've touched on this before, but it bears repeating. When a team has, still, one of the best parks anywhere and plays in a division with some of the marquee teams in the game, yet still draws only 27,000 a game ... that's lame. |
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Delmon Young has had a credible rookie season, and that bodes well for the always forward-thinking Rays. But, c'mon, Boston's Dustin Pedroia is the AL's Rookie of the Year. It shouldn't be all that close. |
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