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Mets' R.A. Dickey bags a Cy Young landslide

Source: Boston Herald, Nov 15 2012, 5:40am CST

The last missing piece from this fairy-tale run - a crown to pair with his glass slipper - - wormed its way into his wardrobe a few minutes before 7 o’clock Wednesday night. R.A. Dickey, the 38-year-old Mets knuckleballer who spent so many s ...

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Rockies' Gonzalez named NL Player of the Week

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:37pm CDT

Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has been named National League Payer of the Week for the period ending June 16. It is his fourth career weekly honor, the first of this season. The Venezuelan-bo ...

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The Bullpen: Throwing at heads is not part of the game

Source: Toronto Star Blogs  |   Jun 17 2013, 2:41pm CDT

Manager Don Mattingly (right) of the Los Angeles Dodgers pushes down coach Alan Trammell of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a bench-clearing brawl in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on June 11, 2013 in Los Angeles, (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty ...

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"They saw it as a legitimate weapon that has one purpose and that’s to get big-league hitters out consistently."


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Dodgers defeat Pirates in 11 innings; some players drop appeals

Source: Miami Herald  |   Jun 15 2013, 10:58pm CDT

PITTSBURGH -- Clayton Kershaw must be using all the hot water in the locker room after games or hogging all the desserts from the postgame spread. That might explain the way his teammates seem to be ganging up on him. If it's not the offense giving him ...

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Dodgers, Kershaw talk extension

Source: CBS Sports  |   Jun 15 2013, 9:55pm CDT

Clayton Kershaw is reportedly close to a huge extension. (USATSI) Kershaw, 25, wasn't set to hit free agency until after the 2014 season, so this extension would eat up his last year of arbitration in addition to his first si ...

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Sources: Kershaw, Dodgers talk deal

Source: FOX Sports  |   Jun 15 2013, 9:23pm CDT

The Dodgers have made progress on a seven-year extension for Kershaw, and the dollar amount will be above the $180 million the Tigers awarded Verlander, according to major-league sources. Kershaw, 25, would warrant a richer deal than Verl ...

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Pirates fall to Dodgers 5-3 in 11 innings

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)  |   Jun 15 2013, 8:37pm CDT

PITTSBURGH — Brandon Cumpton catapulted from Triple-A anonymity to big league starter in a span of three days. At the moment, he has no immediate plans to go back. The Pittsburgh Pirates' rookie starter put together five-plus effective innings in his ma ...

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Blue Jays win 4th in row on HRs by Lind, Rasmus, top Rangers 6-1

Source: Vancouver Sun  |   Jun 15 2013, 7:28pm CDT

ARLINGTON, Texas - Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was feeling a bit nostalgic even without his best stuff. Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus just hit the ball hard. Lind and Rasmus both hit two-run homer ...

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Blue Jays beat Rangers to win fourth straight

Source: Toronto Sun  |   Jun 15 2013, 6:34pm CDT

Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey throws against the Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Tex., June 15, 2013. (TIM SHARP/Reuters) ARLINGTON, TEX. - R.A. Dickey made a triumphant return to the scene of the cri ...

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MLB Insider: R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays trying not to knuckle under

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |   Jun 15 2013, 5:21pm CDT

Hello, knuckleball. As anyone who has followed Dickey’s rise to mound stardom knows, there were about a thousand road bumps along the way, including six in his first big-league start as a knuckleballer. The mental scarring still lingers from that infa ...

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