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Griffey hits 600

CHARLIE MCCARTHY of the AP writes: Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run on Monday night, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone. The Cincinnati outfielder homered off Florida lefty Mark […]

MLB Power Rankings (6/2/08

1. Chicago Cubs (36-21) 2. Tampa Bay Rays (35-22) 3. Philadelphia Phillies (33-25) 4. Boston Red Sox (35-24) 5. Los Angeles Angels (34-24) 6. St. Louis Cardinals (34-24) 7. Florida Marlins (31-24) 8. Chicago White Sox (30-26) 9. Toronto Blue […]

Mariners end 7-game losing streak

Gregg Bell of the AP writes: The Boston Red Sox hope all they lost was a game. Jose Lopez lined a single past diving third baseman Mike Lowell to score Wladimir Balentien with the game-winning run and the Seattle Mariners […]

Piazza retires from baseball

The AP writes: Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. “After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it was time to […]

Giambi’s thong creats “W’s”

The New York Daily News is reporting: The key to turning the New York Yankees season around could be under Jason Giambi‘s pinstriped pants. The Yankee slugger revealed Friday he slips on a gold lamé thong with a flame-line waistband […]

Bonds charged again, indictment reworded

The AP reports: Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and that he hampered the federal government’s doping investigation. The […]

MLB Team Rankings – May 3

MLB Team Rankings 1. Arizona Diamondbacks – 21-9 2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 19-13 3. Oakland Athletics – 18-13 4. St. Louis Cardinals – 19-12 5. Boston Red Sox – 19-13 6. Philadelphia Phillies – 17-14 7. Chicago […]