Lineups get attention, but pitching may decide it
San Francisco Chronicle
The Phillies must have felt at home when they left their own shoe box of a ballpark to play the first game at the new Yankee Stadium on May 22. The teams combined for seven home runs - the Phillies hitting four of them in a 7-3 win. Despite...
Manuel really thinking things through
ESPN.com
What this means for the World Series: Happ will be counted upon in the mid-to-late innings to retire left-handed hitters, such as Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Hideki Matsui. Happ may also be called upon to face switch-hitters Mark Teixei...
French Power Elite Face a Fall From Grace
New York Times
A Paris court handed a prison sentence to a former interior minister, Charles Pasqua, and a heavy fine to Jean-Christophe Mitterrand for their involvement in arms trafficking to Angola in the 1990s.
Yankees mull adding Hinske or Bruney to roster
New York Post
Yankees brass and coaches met yesterday and discussed the possibility of adding left-handed hitter Eric Hinske to the World Series roster. They also talked about adding a 12th pitcher, which could be right-handed reliever Brian Bruney. "You...
Family of man found dead asks police board to reopen investigation
Kansas City Star
Kansas City police found McNeil, 28, dead in his car in an alley near 22nd Street and Lydia Avenue with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head and a gun in his left hand. But McNeil was right-handed and had a permanent injury to his l...
World Series matchup: offense
Washington Post
It doesn't always hold true (just ask L.A.'s Clayton Kershaw or George Sherrill), but the most dependable way to tamp down the Phillies' offense is with quality left-handed pitching. What We Still Don't Know:-- Whether Rollins can again be ...
Sports Lounge - citizen blog
Frederick News-Post
As I said last week, southpaw Cliff Lee will trouble the Yankees lefty heavy lineup. Lee will flip around Mark Teixeira, Jorge Posada, and Nick Swisher; all of whom hit a majority of their homeruns batting left handed. Lee can also stymie o...
Tiger field hockey team goes 2-0
Wyoming County Press Examiner
The Tunkhannock Area girls' field hockey team handed Elk Lake a 7-1 loss at home and GAR a 5-0 shutout at home on Tuesday afternoon. Facing Elk Lake, the first half saw Jessica George get the Tigers on the board with a goal at 20:43 left to...
Yankees' pitching
Washington Post
... removed from the pitcher who struggled mightily during the 2007 and 2008 postseasons. He is as dominant a pitcher as there is in the game today, and he's 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA this postseason. In addition, it clearly doesn't hurt that he'...
Last days for gun handover
The Border Mail
THERE are just a few days left to surrender weapons to Victoria Police under its month-long arms amnesty. More than 10 items have so far been handed in to Wodonga officers during the statewide w
Martinez to start Game 2 for Phillies
Baltimore Sun
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and pitching coach Rich Dubee chose right-handed Martinez over left-hander Cole Hamels, who has been the team's No. 2 starter since Cliff Lee joined the staff in July and became the go-to guy. Lee gets the st...
4 years in prison for U.S. marshal in mob leak case
Chicago Tribune
A deputy U.S. marshal convicted of leaking information involving the government's highly secret Witness Security Program was sentenced to 4 years in prison today. John Ambrose sat on the edge of his seat during most of the hearing, and clen...
Sullivan's Type A side shows face at State
Morton Grove Champion
One was sweet, popular, funny, friendly. A Deerfield resident, she's a left-handed, redheaded senior at Woodlands Academy -- and bound for Yale. The other Ms. Sullivan despised tennis balls, punished tennis balls, smacked ferocious winners....
Bobcats G Bell putting off wrist surgery
AP via Yahoo! Sports
Raja Bell wants to tough it out without being a liability. The Charlotte Bobcats likely need their starting shooting guard if they want a realistic shot at the playoffs. Tuesday was a day of optimism for both sides, with Bell hopeful he'll ...
