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With Kerry Wood’s exit fresh, Jake Peavy knows recovery, reinvention
DAN McGRATH: Intimations of his own mortality also crossed Peavy’s mind as he watched an emotional Wrigley Field crowd salute a longtime favorite. Peavy and Wood are former National League contemporaries who have traveled similar paths.
Streaker at Cardinals game lost bet then lost clothes
ST. LOUIS — A streaker who ran naked onto the field during a Cardinals game says he did so because he lost a bet. Twenty-two-year-old Collin Grundstrom of Jefferson City was captured at Busch Stadium after shedding his clothes before the start of the seventh …
Bryce Harper, Nationals no match for Phillies’ Cole Hamels
PHILADELPHIA — No dustups between Bryce Harper and Cole Hamels in the rematch. Harper and his teammates did little damage Wednesday night as Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings and led the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals 4-1. Hamels finished his outing by retiring Harper …
David Segui to be called as witness in Roger Clemens case
WASHINGTON — The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury case is allowing the government to call former major leaguer David Segui and another man as witnesses. Prosecutors want to question Segui about a conversation from around 2001 in which Clemens’ strength coach, Brian McNamee, is …
Aroldis Chapman sued for $18M; arrested for speeding 93 mph
MIAMI — A major league pitcher who defected from Cuba has been sued for $18 million by a Cuban-American man who blames the player for his imprisonment on the communist island. The lawsuit was filed last week in Miami federal court against Aroldis Chapman, a …
Aroldis Chapman arrested for driving 93 mph on suspended license
CINCINNATI — Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds’ next closer. General manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker met with Chapman following …
Stephen Strasburg shows he can pitch, hit and run in Nationals’ win
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday. Strasburg sent an 0-2 pitch from Wei-Yin Chen into the Baltimore bullpen in the fourth inning …
Babe Ruth jersey fetches a ‘Ruthian’ $4.4 million at auction
Babe Ruth equals big bucks. A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller.
Man beaten in Dodger Stadium parking lot, 4 arrested
LOS ANGELES — A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday. The driver, a man in his 20s, was in stable condition with …
White Sox have ‘it’ factor with sweep of Cubs
The buildup to this Cubs-White Sox series read like hand-made signs tacked to telephone poles as soon as the Bulls were bounced by the 76ers. Rummage sale. Flea market. Garage sale. Whatever you want to call it, Wrigley Field patrons got an eyeful this weekend …
Hank Aaron’s dignity, grace made baseball better game
MILWAUKEE — Thirty-six years have passed since Hank Aaron slugged the last of his 755 home runs, a total that stood out as one of the most prestigious, unassailable records in baseball until Barry Bonds surpassed it via means that always will evoke suspicion and …
White Sox’ John Danks keeps Cubs quiet, bats do the rest
No Paul Konerko. No extra bats on the bench. No problem for the White Sox. Even struggling starter John Danks found himself Saturday at Wrigley Field as the Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the crosstown series. With Konerko nursing …
Declaring a winner in radio, TV broadcasts of Sox-Cubs game Friday
The Crosstown Classic brings the city’s broadcast teams together along with its ball teams. And even though there’s no coveted BP Cup at stake, there is competition.
With all four crews working the game Friday at Wrigley Field, a NATO-blockaded viewer seized an opportunity to …
Pujols, New Coke have much in common
A year ago, Albert Pujols was a post-modern Stan Musial. Today, he is a living, breathing ‘‘John Carter.’’ (‘‘John Carter’’ cost $250 million or so to make and was a bust at the box office. Pujols cost $250 million or so to land and has …
More MLB teams turn to social media
Bridget Houlihan rifled through her gift bag and pulled out a gray T-shirt with a circular Cubs emblem on the front and FOLLOWER across the back, resting on a row of logos from the top social-media websites. ‘‘This is awesome,’’ she said. Baseball thinks Houlihan …
