Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Not a bad first impression: Filling in for the injured Mike Fontenot, Brandon Crawford provided some immediate punch for … Continue reading →

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Rafael Soriano made a nice first impression. The New York reliever made his initial spring training appearance, allowing one hit in a scoreless fifth inning of the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. The primary eighth-inning setup for closer Mariano Rivera, Soriano was touched for a two-out single by Andrew McCutchen.

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Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Octavio Dotel, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Chad Qualls and Ryan Theriot also joined the playoff chase and Ryan Church highlighted a five-player...

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