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Giants Making Play for Manny Ramirez?

It's no secret that the Giants need offensive help. They've finished 15th in the National League in scoring two years running. It's also become abundantly clear that they're gearing up for a run at the NL West crown in 2009, having signed Randy Johnson, Edgar Renteria, Jeremy Affeldt and Bobby Howry this offseason.So it...

Giants Willing to Listen on Jonathan Sanchez

Lost in the radical makeover under way in the Bronx this winter is the similarly stark turnover taking place in San Francisco. No, the Giants haven't spent 10 times the Opening Day payroll of the Tampa Bay Rays on a handful of players, but they have added shortstop Edgar Renteria, pitcher Randy Johnson and relievers Jeremy...

Albert Pujols Hits His 300th Home Run

Albert Pujols, in a game that's still going on, has just hit his 300th career home run against Bobby Howry of the Chicago Cubs. Pujols had today and tomorrow to hit the home run to become the fifth fastest to that milestone, and he did it.Here's the odd part about the home run that was just touched on in the broadcast: the...

Notes From the Clubhouse: Piniella Plays Favorites With Chicago's Rookies

Our MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse.The season is still very young, but the Cubs look very good. Two rookies -- right fielder Kosuke Fukudome and catcher Geovany Soto -- have them looking more like a 90-win team than the 85-win version that won the NL Central last...

Ryan Dempster To Become A Starter

As a White Sox fan with numerous Cubs fan friends, I hear my fair share of complaining about the Cubs during the season. This year a lot of those complaints, and a couple not so nice words, were directed towards the Cubs closer Ryan Dempster.Dempster didn't really have that bad of a season in 2007, converting 28 of his 31...