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Let the Troy Percival Sweepstakes Begin

Teams looking for bullpen help are taking a look at Troy Percival, who retired due to forearm issues during the '05 season, but is now pain free and wants back in the show. We know the Phillies are interested, especially if Brett Myers has to miss significant time with his strained shoulder. And we know his former employer...

Henry Owens to DL, Do the Marlins Need a New Trainer?

I doubt that the Florida Marlins will react with the same fury towards their trainer that the New York Yankees did when they fired Marty Miller over all of the hamstrings that have been pulled, torn, and snapped.But a similar, if less publicized pattern of injuries is happening in Miami, where Henry Owens becomes the sixth...

The Saga of Jorge Julio Continues

Apparently the "it's early in the season" mantra isn't good enough anymore. It sure isn't flying for Jorge Julio (or as Anna Benson calls him: Julio Jorge), as it sounds increasingly like Julio's days as closer of the Marlins are numbered ... numbered in the low single-digits."We'll do what's best for the team, the...

Marlins Kicking Jorge Julio's Tires

Could Jorge Julio be on his way to his fourth team in three years?Florida on Monday sent a scout to Hi Corbett Field to watch Jorge Julio, who retired six of the seven batters he faced in two scoreless innings against Colorado regulars. He walked Kaz Matsui. Florida, which has no proven closer on its roster, again is...

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Joe Perry, football star of the 1950s and first African American MVP, dies at 84

Joe Perry, 84, one of the first African American stars of professional football, whose superb running for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s led him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died April 25 in Tempe, Ariz. He had dementia.