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A's let three coaches go Fri Sep 30 20:57:56 2011 EST
, going 25-41. Perry, also brought in last season, served as the Triple-A hitting coach in the Boston system in 2010. The former big league outfielder and first baseman has been a hitting coach under Lou Piniella with Seattle (2000-02) and the Chicago Cubs (2007-09), as well as Pittsburgh (2003-05) and in 2006 with Oakland. Romanick has been with Oakland since 1999, when he served as the minor league pitching coordinator. He was tagged as the A's bullpen coach in 2008 and was promoted to pitchin
Red Sox add another epic collapse to their history Thu Sep 29 03:11:00 2011 EST
myself, I'm not worried about anybody else in this clubhouse about bouncing back next year and going after it again.''

There have been plenty of other teams remembered for their late-season swoons - the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and 1962, the Chicago Cubs in 1969, the Angels in 1995 and the Mets in 2007.

Four years ago, New York had a seven-game lead on the Philadelphia Phillies with 18 days left but was tied with one game remaining - just as the Red Sox and Rays were tied Wednesday.

The pr

Padres end season with win over Cubs Wed Sep 28 23:43:27 2011 EST
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Wade LeBlanc threw seven strong innings and the Padres ended a woeful 2011 season on a high note with a 9-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Will Venable clubbed a grand slam and Nick Hundley added a three-run homer, both off Ryan Dempster. This season was a near reversal of last year for the Padres (71-91), who actually won eight of their last 12 games, but still finished in last place in the NL West. In 2010, San Diego was 90-72, but this year produced a fifth straig
Cardinals hope to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Astros Wed Sep 28 10:58:58 2011 EST
d the ball to staff ace Chris Carpenter tonight and he's 10-9 with a 3.59 earned run average in 33 starts this season. Carpenter owns a 2-0 mark in his previous five outings and did not figure into the decision of Friday's 5-1 loss against the Chicago Cubs. He held the Cubs to a run and five hits in seven innings of work. The right-hander has faced Houston 18 times in his career, all starts, and is 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA in that stretch. Carpenter is 6-6 in 16 road starts. Houston has lost five of
Brewers hope to lock up home-field advantage vs. Pirates Tue Sep 27 11:05:17 2011 EST
elphia. Arizona holds the tiebreaker over the Brewers. Randy Wolf will make his final start of the regular season tonight and is 13-10 with a 3.61 earned run average in 32 starts this season. He was 2-0 in three starts before a 7-1 loss at the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, when he was reached for six runs and 10 hits in six innings. Wolf, who is 7-3 in 15 home starts this season, will face Pittsburgh for the 19th time in his career. The lefty is 9-3 with a 4.11 ERA over the first 18 starts in this
Cardinals continue playoff push in Houston Mon Sep 26 11:04:49 2011 EST
spot in the NL Wild Card standings and hope the Phillies can wipe the Braves out at Turner Field in their three-game series. St. Louis has won two straight and 14 of its last 18 games, and put the heat on Atlanta with Sunday's 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Rafael Furcal and Yadier Molina both homered and finished with two hits, while Edwin Jackson threw seven innings of two-run ball in the no-decision. Octavio Dotel got the final two outs in th
Brewers being playoff prep against Pirates Mon Sep 26 10:59:23 2011 EST
Park. The Brewers will get started in tonight's series opener with Shaun Marcum on the mound and he's 13-7 with a 3.31 earned run average in 32 starts. Marcum ended a personal two-game slide his last time out in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field and held the hosts to a run and five hits with seven strikeouts over eight innings. Marcum, a right-hander, is 3-4 in his past seven starts and owns a 1-1 mark to go along with a 1.31 ERA in three career starts against the Pir
Padres' Latos toes rubber vs. Cubs Mon Sep 26 10:56:41 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Coming off his best start of the season, Mat Latos will try to pitch the San Diego Padres to a fifth victory in seven games this evening as the club opens a three-game home series with the Chicago Cubs. Latos fell one out shy of his second career shutout on Tuesday versus the Rockies, but still got the win after giving up just one run on six hits with a season-high nine strikeouts. It was his longest outing since an eight-inning victory over the Cardinals on May 25. "I wanted
Pirates conclude series with Reds Sun Sep 25 11:01:44 2011 EST
29-year-old Oakland native was a 2-0 loser to the Pirates in a July 18 start at Pittsburgh and got a no-decision against them on Aug. 20 after allowing three runs in six innings. He was ripped for nine hits and eight runs in a 12-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs in his last start Sept. 12. Willis, who is 2-6 lifetime against Pittsburgh in 11 starts, hasn't won since beating Colorado, 4-3, on June 5, 2010 while with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On Saturday, Jason Jaramillo went 2-for-4 with a double and a
Pujols, Cards try to stay in playoff race vs. Cubs Sun Sep 25 10:52:55 2011 EST
the regular season to try and steal the wild card away from the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Marmol walked in a run and let the winning one score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth, allowing St. Louis to steal a crucial 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs yesterday at Busch Stadium. The victory, combined with Atlanta's loss at Washington, moved the Cardinals within two games of the Braves in the wild card standings. Time, though, is running out on Tony La Russa's club. With just four games rema
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