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Gary Sheffield Not Officially Retired, but Focused on Financial Management

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Gary Sheffield didn't play baseball last year, but that didn't mean he was without a job. Sheffield, a nine-time All-Star and the owner of 509 career homers, said Tuesday in the lobby of the hotel hosting baseball's Winter Meetings that he's been spending time putting together a financial...

Jason Grilli Still Ticks Jim Leyland Off From 1,300 Miles Away

Before the Detroit Tigers had their bi-weekly offensive explosion on Tuesday night against Seattle (one their bullpen did everything in their power to blow), manager Jim Leyland was asked about some comments made by former Tiger reliever Jason Grilli.Grilli was traded earlier this season to the Rockies, and was recently...

Jim Leyland Is Planning to Shake Things Up

While there are a quite a few different reasons for the Detroit Tigers 1-8 start to the season, manager Jim Leyland knows what area of the team needs to improve the most if the Tigers are going to dig themselves out of an early grave. Sure, the lineup isn't producing much at all at the moment, but it's only a matter of...

ODLB: Tigers-Royals, Innings 7-11

Seriously, this game is flying by. If you're joining late, here are innings 1-3, innings 4-6 and and we're joining the seventh in progress. Top of the Seventh: Is Justin Verlander losing steam? He just walked Mark Teahen, the leadoff hitter, his first of the day.Ugh -- Ross Glaod singles, putting Teahen, the tying run, on...

Jason Grilli News From the Web

05/23/12 Pirates' Grilli returns from bereavement list Source: NBC - WGRZ 2 - Buffalo NY Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jason Grilli was activated off the bereavement list before Wednesday's game against the Mets. Grilli, who was placed on the bereavement list on Sunday, is 1-1 with a 2.25 earned run average in 17 relief appearances this season.
05/20/12 Pirates add Locke after death in Grilli's family Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled left-hander Jeff Locke from Triple-A Indianapolis and put right-handed reliever Jason Grilli on the bereavement list following the death of his wife's grandfather.
05/20/12 Pirates 4, Tigers 3: Notes, quotes from Saturday's loss Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI In a matchup of pitchers from Arkansas, veteran righty A.J. Burnett beat rookie lefty Drew Smyly.
05/18/12 Pirates notebook: Slider led to Grilli's big break Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The conclusion of the 2005 season coincided with the conclusion of Jason Grilli 's tenure as a starting pitcher.
05/11/12 BucsÃ¢ Grilli speaking different language Source: Trib p.m. - Greensburg PA To kill time in the clubhouse before games, a few Pirates play cards.

Background on Jason Grilli

Jason Michael Grilli (born November 11, 1976, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an Italian-American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.

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