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J.D. Drew thrives as silent type – Boston Herald

J.D. Drew thrives as silent type – Boston Herald
Red Sox [ team stats ] fans have all kinds of thoughts on Drew. Overpaid. Injury-prone. Doesn’t care. Aloof. Unpopular. He must be a bad guy, right? Tony La Russa hates him, and La Russa is a baseball guy. Then you meet Drew. He’s pleasant to the …

Tearful Luis Gonzalez retires from baseball – MSN India Cricket
Obviously, when you’re a professional athlete, it’s tough to close a book on something that you love to do,” Gonzalez, who turns 42 on Thursday, said at a news conference before the Diamondbacks played Houston. “But at the same time, it’s a new …

Field of dreams – Columbia Daily Tribune
Rick Rose’s field of dreams has become an affront to a neighbor in Bonne Femme Estates just south of Columbia. Rose is seeking a conditional use permit for his privately operated recreational facility — a meticulously mown, laser-graded baseball …

On Baseball: Dear Mets, we miss you – Philiy.com
September arrives this week and something feels different on the local baseball scene. No New York Mets. The Phillies entered the last two Septembers chasing their neighbors to the north, but this year the Mets are an afterthought in the National …

Savoy couple’s passion for pastime fuels drive for field – News-Gazette
Baseball has been a constant over the years, bringing joy to generations. It’s the conversation co-workers have at the water cooler. It’s the Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. It’s important. For some it is a passion. That’s how Savoy resident …

Lauber: Let Lidge find himself, ex-Astros GM advises – Delaware Online
Looking back, Tim Purpura isn’t sure that was the smartest idea. “Hindsight is always 20-20,” the Astros’ former general manager told The News Journal by phone Saturday, “but there probably were times we took him out when we should’ve left him in …

You can’t judge it one game at a time – Boston Globe
Any time there’s a little flare-up in player/fan/media relations in this town, I ask myself: “WWTD?’’ That’s “What Would Ted Do?’’ Talkin’ ’bout No. 9, The Splendid Splinter, The Thumper. How would The Thumper fare in this era of …