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November 28, 2008

Former MLB Coach Tom Burgess dead at 82

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2008

He also played professional hockey and had two brief stints a major league baseball player. RIP. Tom Burgess, who played briefly in the major leagues before serving as a coach under Joe Torre and Bobby Cox, has died. He was 81. A member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,... [Full Story]

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November 11, 2008

Former MLB Pitcher Preacher Roe dead at 92

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 11, 2008

He was a key member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 40's and early 50's. His best year was 1951, when he went 22-3. What was Dodger Manager Charlie Dressen thinking in the famous 'shot around the world' game when he pulled Don Newcombe only to put in Ralph... [Full Story]

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October 4, 2008

Former MLB Shortstop Eddie Brinkman dead at 66

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: October 4, 2008 · Comments (1)

An excellent gloveman, but a light hitter, Brinkman played spent most of his career with the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers. Brinkman was part of the deal that sent Denny McLain to Washington after the 1970 season. More recently Eddie Brinkman worked for the Chicago White Sox. Living in New... [Full Story]

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July 13, 2008

Former MLB Pitcher Chuck Stobbs dead at age 79

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: July 13, 2008

The left handed Stobbs came to the Major Leagues for the first time in 1947 and stayed around till 1961. He won over 100 games, but with a losing record. Mostly because he played most of his career with one of the worst teams(The Senators) in the American League. His... [Full Story]

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March 29, 2008

Woody Williams released by Houston, plans to retire

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 29, 2008

The 41-year-old had an ERA of over 11 in spring training this year. From AP- HOUSTON - Woody Williams was put on unconditional release waivers Saturday by the Houston Astros, who owe the pitcher $6.5 million. The 41-year-old right-hander was 8-15 with a 5.27 ERA last season and had an... [Full Story]

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January 17, 2008

Cardinals Looking at Juan Gonzalez?

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: January 17, 2008 · Comments (2)

Juan Gonzalez is 38 years-old (maybe), and 3 years removed from his last major league plate appearance. Despite these grim realities, the St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly mulling giving the former Texas Rangers slugger and suspected steroid user an invitation to spring training. The Cardinals have apparently been impressed by... [Full Story]

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November 28, 2007

Tony La Russa pleads guilty to DUI charge

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2007

The suspense is over. St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty Wednesday to a DUI charge stemming from an incident during spring training in Jupiter. Under terms of the plea agreement filed at the Palm Beach County Courthouse, La Russa was sentenced to one year of probation that... [Full Story]

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March 22, 2007

Tony LaRussa Arrested on DUI Charge

Posted by Peter F. · Published: March 22, 2007 · Comments (1)

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa was found drunk and asleep behind the wheel of his SUV while idling at a stoplight last night in Jupiter, Florida. He was arrested with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.093, just above Florida's legal of 0.08. You can view the whole... [Full Story]

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October 25, 2006

Carpenter's Pitching a Better Story

Posted by · Published: October 25, 2006

Did Kenny Rogers cheat? Did he use pine tar to help his control during the postseason? Did it help him pitch twenty-three scoreless postseason innings? Does it matter? It didn't during last night's Game 3 of the World Series. Certainly not to Chris Carpenter who responded with a scoreless... [Full Story]

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August 25, 2003

Become A Wizbang Sports Contributor

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 25, 2003

Is your team under reported at Wizbang Sports? You can change that!! Sign-up to be a contributor! It's a fully automated process, and if you've already signed up as an author at other Wizbang sites you'll get immediate access. If this is your first author registration at Wizbang there will... [Full Story]

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