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By DON MARKUS and DON MARKUS,SUN REPORTER | March 13, 2006
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- More than an inch of rain soaked the Valley of the Sun the past two days, putting an exhibition game yesterday between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres in doubt and the 2006 left-field debut of Barry Bonds, the Giants' controversial star, in jeopardy. The sun returned after the area's first rainfall in nearly five months, the field at Scottsdale Stadium drained sufficiently and Bonds, who had been limited to only two at-bats as a designated hitter in spring training, took another step toward regaining his status as the game's most feared slugger.
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By Previews by South Florida Sun-Sentinel | April 3, 2005
L.A. Angels of Anaheim Record, finish: 92-70, 1st. Manager: Mike Scioscia, 6th season with Angels. Payroll: $93 million. Hot seat: Francisco Rodriguez. First Angels closer not named Troy Percival in 10 seasons. Best case: Vladimir Guerrero again puts the offense on his back the way he did in his first Most Valuable Player season last year. ... Steve Finley shows no signs of slowing down at the age of 40. ... Orlando Cabrera provides a big upgrade taking over for the popular-but-limited David Eckstein.
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By Peter Schmuck and Peter Schmuck,SUN STAFF | July 9, 2004
Boston Red Sox star Curt Schilling laughs when he thinks about the morning he found out he was no longer an Oriole. It was a career ago, and he was a naive, 24-year-old kid who really didn't know what had hit him. "I remember it clearly," Schilling said. "I was sitting at home, eating breakfast with my wife - my girlfriend then - and [then-Orioles general manager] Roland Hemond called. He said, `Kid, I just wanted to let you know that we made a trade today.' "I thought that was pretty cool, calling me like that.
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May 6, 2003
Who's hot The Astros, after making 13 errors in their first 13 games, have just six in their past 18. Who's not Kris Benson of the Pirates al lowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings and has lost four times in his past five starts. Line of the day Steve Finley, D'backs CF AB R H RBI HR 3 4 3 4 2
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By Buster Olney | April 25, 1995
SAN DIEGO PADRESWhere they're coming from: They finished in last place with a 47-70 record but had the best record in the NL West after May 22.Where they're going: The 12-player trade with Houston makes the Padres the divisional front-runners.Key newcomers: 3B Ken Caminiti (.283), SS Andujar Cedeno (49 RBIs), CF Steve Finley (.276), 2B Jody Reed (.271).What must go right: The balky left knee of RF Tony Gwynn must hold up. Starters Andy Ashby and Joey Hamilton must pitch as well as they did a year ago. 1B Eddie Williams must produce no fewer than 85 RBIs.
NEWS
October 23, 1993
A COLLEAGUE who recently took an automobile trip through six states to the north wonders what ever happened to that quaint old custom of driving to the right.Motorists know that they must stay right of the center line on ordinary roads, and they stay off the medians on divided highways.But what of keeping to the right on the multi-lane interstates?In some states like New Jersey, it's the law to keep right except when passing. Some drivers actually do it. Elsewhere, Maryland included, the fashion is to avoid the right-hand lane as if it were dangerous.