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09 Dec 06White Sox trade Garcia to Phillies

The Chicago White Sox have sent starting pitcher Freddy Garcia to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-hander Gavin Floyd and a player to be named. The player to be named turned out to be pitcher Gio Gonzalez who was traded by the White Sox to Philadelphia a year ago in a deal for Jim Thome. Chicago general manager Kenny Williams named that player after the deal was finalized, "It's 11 o'clock at night, what do you want?" he said. Garcia went 17-9 in Chicago last season with a 4.53 ERA. He was part of the White Sox World Series winning team, pitching in Game 4 as the White Sox clinched their first title since 1917. Williams went on to say, "We went out on a limb a few years ago to trade for him. I have no regrets,". "He handled the news with class. He's excited to be back with Pat Gillick. We're going to miss Freddy Garcia. "But where we are in our evolution, where we are with our ballclub now is such where we needed to create room for what we also knew is a very special pitcher in Brandon McCarthy. We realized that if we're going to have any sort of sustained success, we're going to have to filter in some of the young players, and we think we've acquired two special ones." Garcia will join a full rotation of starting pitchers including former Texas Rangers right-hander Adam Eaton who signed a $24.5 million, three-year contract only a week ago. More...

22 Nov 06Yankees agree deal with Mussina

The New York Yankees have agreed terms that will see pitcher Mike Mussina sign a two year contract worth $23 million. The 37-year-old right-hander joined the Yankees after the 2000 season when he signed a six-year deal worth $88.5 million. Last week, the Yankees declined to take up a $17 million option on Massina after he completed the final year of his six-year deal. Mussina went 15-7 with a 3.51 ERA in 32 starts this year for the Yankees who have Chien-Ming Wang, and the Big Unit Randy Johnson.as part of their rotation which includes baseball's greatest closer, Mariano Rivera. The deal for Mussina comes as no surprise after the Boston Red Sox comprehensively won the bidding war for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. The 2004 World Series winners paid his Japanese team the Seibu Lions a whopping $51.11 million just for the exclusive negotiating rights for the Japanese ace. Red Sox principal owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner, president and CEO Larry Lucchino, general manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona have all since met with the 26 year old right-hander. The Boston Red Sox now have until Dec. 15 to get a deal done with Matsuzaka who picked up MVP honours on the way to leading Japan to victory at the inaugural World Baseball Classic last March. More...

07 Aug 06Yankees and Red Sox Crash

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are still tied in the race for the AL East title after both teams lost on Saturday. The Yankees lost 5-0 to the Baltimore Orioles while Boston suffered a shock loss to Tampa. The Yankees couldn’t put bat on ball against pitcher Adam Lowen with the rookie enjoying his best game for the Orioles. The left hander said, "I don't think I have ever pitched like that in my career against such a great team," "It feels good to get that one out of the way, and hopefully there are a lot more of them to come. I can't say enough about the great defense today," He added. "I'm adapting to my environment, I think I just feel more comfortable out there." Boston lost at Tampa on Saturday night after former Red Sox pitcher Casey Fossum allowed just one run in six innings as the Devil Rays improved to 6-3 against Boston at home this season. More...

04 Aug 06Surging Yankees Slumping Red Sox

The New York Yankees are back in first place for the first time since June after a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees posted their sixth win in seven games to draw one game clear of the Boston Red Sox in the race for the AL East title after the BoSox fell 6-3 to the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. The Red Sox lost catcher Jason Varitek, who went on the disabled list and will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee. The Yankees had their share of good fortune in this one with new signing Bobby Abreu on the right side of some questionable calls that saw the Yankees load the bases in the fourth inning. Bernie Williams was on hand to clean up for the Yankees, handing the Blue Jays their fifth loss in six outings when he hit a three run double. More...

02 Aug 06Maddux heads west

40-year-old Greg Maddux has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Shortstop Cesar Izturis as the trade deadline approached. Maddux who started his career at Wrigley Field with the Cubs before heading to the Atlanta braves had thought his career would end where it started when he signed a three-year, $24 million deal in 2004. Maddux said on Monday, "I started with them and I thought I was going to end with them," as he finished his time at the Cubs with a 327-200 win-loss record. Izturis heads West having made a promising return from an elbow injury that required surgery last Spetember. The 26-year-old former Gold Glove winner was activated on June 20 and is hitting .252 with seven doubles and 12 RBIs in 32 games this season. More...

20 Jul 06Yankees win streak continues

The New Yo9rk Yankees continued on their winning way when they beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 after 11 innings on Tuesday night. The win saw the Yankees make it five straight in the race for the American League East title and nine from their last ten outings. They did need some help from the men in stripes with a disputed call in the ninth allowing the game tying run to be scored to send the game into extra innings. Melky Cabrera hit a homer at the top of the 11th inning to keep the Yankees one game behind the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees play Seattle again on Wednesday before heading to Toronto for a four game series starting Thursday against the Blue Jays. Bet on MLB with Canbet.com and enjoy 10c Moneylines. More...

05 Jul 06Houston beat Cubs 7-2

43-year-old Roger Clemens got his first win since returning to the Houston Astros. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner allowed just two runs and four hits as he struck out five in five innings on Monday night to lead the Houston Astros to a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Clemens may have got the win but he struggled on the mound throughout. Chicago tied it up in the third with Clemens throwing over a 100 pitches in five innings before leaving the game having thrown 115 in seven. Clemens said. "All in all, it was a good game. The guys hit the ball, and that was a lot of fun to see." The guys don’t usually hit the ball when Clemens pitches. Craig Biggio who hit his 48th leadoff homer said, "It's always nice to get a good start like that for someone we have had trouble scoring runs for," "It's hard to explain. It's not from lack of trying. It's just part of the game." Game 3 is today with Andy Pettitte looking to avoid a three game losing streak when the Astros take on the Cubs at Minute Maid Park. Bet on MLB with 10c Moneylines available at Canbet.com More...

04 Jul 06A-Rod leads Yankees to another victory

Alex Rodriguez bailed the new York Yankees out of a hole again when he hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to give the Yankees to a 16-7 win over the New York Mets in their series finale on Sunday. A-Rod celebrated his 10th All-Star team appearance with a Grand Slam home run in the third inning. He followed that up with a three-run shot in the fifth that had the Yankees leading 16-5. New York Yankees manager Joe Torree said, "Alex was all of it, just about," "In front of the crowd tonight, against the Mets, all those things that seem to heighten the tension here -- he did the job. Hopefully, we can just move on." MLB Baseball fans can get 10c Moneylines at Canbet.com on each and every game of the MLB regular season. The Yankees begin a four game series at Cleveland tonight before heading to Tampa. More...

03 Jul 06Red Sox win streak ends at twelve

The Florida Marlins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 to draw the curtain on a 12 game winning streak that saw the Red Sox open up a four game break over the New York Yankees at the top of the AL East standings. The Marlins beat the Red Sox 5-2 Friday night to make it 14 wins from their last 18. The win say Florida move into second place in the NL East, a half-game ahead of the Phillies after Philadelphia lost 8-1 on the road to Toronto. The Marlins got off to a perfect start with Mike Jacobs hitting a double to bring home Hanley Ramirez for the first run in the first inning. Angel Cabrera followed with an RBI groundout and Jeremy Hermida's run-scoring single to right made it 3-0. It was soon 5-0 for the Marlins with Boston not scoring until the sixth inning. MLB Baseball fans can get 10c Moneylines at Canbet.com on each and every game of the MLB regular season. More...

01 Jul 06No stopping Red Sox

Canbet.com customers enjoying the 10c moneylines on MLB Betting on the Boston Red Sox are making a tidy profit on their Baseball Betting with the Red Sox on a 12 game winning streak that has them four games clear of the New York Yankees in the AL East standings. The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Thursday night improving to 48-28 ahead of their three game series against Florida on the road. It was the 10th win of the season for star pitcher Curt Schilling who pitched for eight innings before being relieved by Jonathan Papelbon who recorded his 24th save from 26 attempts. MLB Baseball Betting is available at Canbet.com with 10c Moneylines available on each and every game throughout the regular MLB Season. More...