The NFL is not the only sport figuring out how to deal with head injuries. Major League Baseball might create a seven-day disabled list just for players with concussions as soon as next season, a person familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press.
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Mitch Moreland might not even be in the majors had the Texas Rangers not traded for Cliff Lee. Now the rookie first baseman is one of the big bats in a Texas lineup that finally showed some life in the World Series. Moreland hit a three-run homer, Josh Hamilton added a solo shot and the Rangers won their first World Series home game, beating San Francisco 4-2 on Saturday night to cut their deficit…
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Pitcher Hisanori Takahashi and the New York Mets have pushed back a decision on whether he will sign a 2011 contract until Nov. 5. Under the contract the sides agreed to before the 2010, the Mets were required to sign him to a new deal by Oct. 31 or release the 35-year-old left-hander. Under major league rules, if the Mets were to release him he could not sign a major league contract with them until…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Sandy Alderson has been introduced as general manager of the New York Mets, taking over an underachieving team loaded with question marks on and off the field.
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Sandy Alderson stepped to the podium at Citi Field, all set to talk about his latest role as Mr. Fix-it for the New York Mets. First pitch, swing and a miss. "I view the position of general manager of the Oakland — excuse me, of the New York Mets," he started, eliciting groans from the crowd.
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Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night. Citing unidentified sources, SI said the team could announce the move as soon as Friday. Alderson met with the Mets' ownership group Tuesday, and the team said it wouldn't comment any further on the search until it is ready to announce its…
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Sandy Alderson was chosen as the New York Mets general manager, and is now responsible for rebuilding a big-spending organization beset by problems on and off the field. Alderson will be introduced Friday at a Citi Field news conference, the team announced Thursday. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is allowing Alderson to leave his current job with Major League Baseball, in which he's leading…
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Bobby Valentine's name has come up for a few managerial openings this year ( Baltimore Orioles, Florida…
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Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine leads a group of great clubs that fell short in the postseason.
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While some players have to wait years to make it to the World Series, San Francisco catcher Buster Posey has gotten there as a rookie. What makes it all the more noteworthy is that Posey is a catcher, with all the responsibilities of running a pitching staff as well as those of a middle-of-the-lineup hitter.
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