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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title>News on Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/topic/Baseball" rel="alternate"></link><id>http://www.grandslamnews.com/topic/Baseball</id><updated>2010-03-19T05:01:31Z</updated><entry><title>WADA MLB HGH Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2201609" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-19T05:01:31Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-19:/photo/2201609</id><summary type="html">FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2009, file photo, Australian &lt;a title="John Fahey" href="/topic/John+Fahey" &gt;John Fahey&lt;/a&gt;, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, speaks during a WADA Media Symposium at the &lt;a title="Olympic Museum" href="/topic/Olympic+Museum" &gt;Olympic Museum&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Lausanne" href="/topic/Lausanne" &gt;Lausanne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Switzerland" href="/topic/Switzerland" &gt;Switzerland&lt;/a&gt;. WADA president John Fahey has called on &lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+L...</summary><category term="Endocrinology"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Drugs in Sports"></category><category term="Spectator Sports Sector"></category><category term="Sports Teams and Clubs"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="John Fahey"></category><category term="Lausanne"></category><category term="Olympic Museum"></category><category term="Major League Baseball Players Association"></category><category term="Laurent Gillieron"></category><category term="Scandals"></category><category term="Sports Scandals"></category></entry><entry><title>WADA president calls on MLB to test for HGH</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/WADA%20president%20calls%20on%20MLB%20to%20test%20for%20HGH" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-19T05:00:59Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-19:/article/WADA%20president%20calls%20on%20MLB%20to%20test%20for%20HGH</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;WADA president Fahey calls on MLB leaders to test for human growth hormone&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="World Anti-Doping Agency" href="/topic/World+Anti-Doping+Agency" &gt;World Anti-Doping Agency&lt;/a&gt; president &lt;a title="John Fahey" href="/topic/John+Fahey" &gt;John Fahey&lt;/a&gt; called on &lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" &gt;Major League Baseball&lt;/a&gt; and its players' union to start testing for human growth hormone.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;F...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Drugs in Sports"></category><category term="Biotechnology Sector"></category><category term="Pharmaceuticals Sector"></category><category term="Medical Diagnostic Products and Services"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="John Fahey"></category><category term="Major League Baseball Players Association"></category><category term="Rob Manfred"></category><category term="Michael Weiner"></category><category term="World Anti-Doping Agency"></category><category term="Scandals"></category><category term="Sports Scandals"></category><category term="UK Anti-Doping Agency"></category></entry><entry><title>Hamilton homers again for Texas</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Hamilton%20homers%20again%20for%20Texas" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T21:15:45Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Hamilton%20homers%20again%20for%20Texas</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Josh Hamilton (Baseball)" href="/topic/Josh+Hamilton+(Baseball)" &gt;Josh Hamilton&lt;/a&gt; hits third homer in five days; Rangers beat Brewers 6-4&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Josh Hamilton hit his third home run in five days and the &lt;a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" &gt;Texas Rangers&lt;/a&gt; beat the &lt;a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" &gt;Milwaukee Brewers&lt;/a&gt; 6-4 Thursday night.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Elvis Andrus" href="/to...</summary><category term="Cocaine"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Milwaukee Brewers"></category><category term="Texas Rangers"></category><category term="Elvis Andrus"></category><category term="Ron Washington"></category><category term="Josh Hamilton (Baseball)"></category><category term="Matt Harrison (Baseball)"></category><category term="Tommy Hunter"></category><category term="Psychoactive Drugs"></category><category term="Surprise (Arizona)"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="AL West"></category></entry><entry><title>Bay, Francouer homer to lead Mets past Marlins 5-2</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Bay%2C%20Francouer%20homer%20to%20lead%20Mets%20past%20Marlins%205-2" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T19:30:16Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Bay%2C%20Francouer%20homer%20to%20lead%20Mets%20past%20Marlins%205-2</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Jeff Francoeur" href="/topic/Jeff+Francoeur" &gt;Jeff Francouer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Jason Bay" href="/topic/Jason+Bay" &gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt; each hit 2-run homers to lead Mets to 5-2 win over Marlins&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Jeff Francouer and Jason Bay each hit a two-run home run to lead the &lt;a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" &gt;New York Mets&lt;/a&gt; to a 5-2 win over the &lt;a title="Florida Marlins" href="/topic/Florida+Marlins" &gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt; on Thurs...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Mets"></category><category term="Pedro Feliciano"></category><category term="Florida Marlins"></category><category term="Atlanta Braves"></category><category term="Oliver Perez"></category><category term="David Wright (Baseball)"></category><category term="Jerry Manuel"></category><category term="Dan Uggla"></category><category term="Jason Bay"></category><category term="Mike Stanton"></category><category term="Jeff Francoeur"></category><category term="Hanley Ramirez"></category><category term="Jorge Cantu"></category><category term="Ricky Nolasco"></category><category term="Renyel Pinto"></category><category term="Jai Miller"></category><category term="Brett Hayes"></category><category term="Mike Jacobs (Baseball)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL East"></category></entry><entry><title>Rays Yankees Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2201404" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T19:16:48Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/photo/2201404</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; shortstop &lt;a title="Derek Jeter" href="/topic/Derek+Jeter" &gt;Derek Jeter&lt;/a&gt; hits a double sending in two runs in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the &lt;a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" &gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;/a&gt; Thursday March 18, 2010 in Tampa, &lt;a title="Florida" href="/topic/Florida" &gt;Fla.&lt;/a&gt; (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2010  &lt;a href=...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Tampa Bay Rays"></category><category term="Derek Jeter"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL East"></category></entry><entry><title>Crawford hitless in Rays' loss to Yankees</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Crawford%20hitless%20in%20Rays%27%20loss%20to%20Yankees" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T19:15:48Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Crawford%20hitless%20in%20Rays%27%20loss%20to%20Yankees</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Crawford hitless for Rays, New York's Curtis hits 3-run homer as the Yankees beat &lt;a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" &gt;Tampa Bay&lt;/a&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Carl Crawford" href="/topic/Carl+Crawford" &gt;Carl Crawford&lt;/a&gt; went 0 for 2, walked and stole a base in the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-4 loss to the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; on Thursday night.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Crawford is set to earn $...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Tampa Bay Rays"></category><category term="Carl Crawford"></category><category term="Derek Jeter"></category><category term="Javier Vazquez"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL East"></category></entry><entry><title>Manny uses bat, glove to help Dodgers top Cubs 7-3</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Manny%20uses%20bat%2C%20glove%20to%20help%20Dodgers%20top%20Cubs%207-3" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T17:30:17Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Manny%20uses%20bat%2C%20glove%20to%20help%20Dodgers%20top%20Cubs%207-3</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Manny Ramirez" href="/topic/Manny+Ramirez" &gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt; hits 2-run homer, makes tough catch in left field to help Dodgers top Cubs 7-3&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Manny Ramirez used both his bat and his glove Thursday to help the &lt;a title="Los Angeles Dodgers" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Dodgers" &gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&lt;/a&gt; to a 7-3 victory over the &lt;a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" &gt;Chicago Cubs&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ramirez got things goi...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="East Asia"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Taiwan"></category><category term="Chicago Cubs"></category><category term="Joe Torre"></category><category term="Los Angeles Dodgers"></category><category term="Manny Ramirez"></category><category term="Aramis Ramirez"></category><category term="Carlos Marmol"></category><category term="Ryan Dempster"></category><category term="Ted Lilly"></category><category term="Chad Billingsley"></category><category term="Cactus League"></category><category term="Geovany Soto"></category><category term="Camelback Ranch"></category><category term="Hong-Chih Kuo"></category><category term="Reed Johnson"></category><category term="Bobby Scales"></category><category term="Tyler Colvin"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL West"></category><category term="NL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Washington: I also used marijuana, amphetamines</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Washington%3A%20I%20also%20used%20marijuana%2C%20amphetamines" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T16:30:44Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Washington%3A%20I%20also%20used%20marijuana%2C%20amphetamines</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Rangers' Washington admits he used marijuana, amphetamines when he was a player&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, &lt;a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" &gt;Texas Rangers&lt;/a&gt; manager &lt;a title="Ron Washington" href="/topic/Ron+Washington" &gt;Ron Washington&lt;/a&gt; admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;"When you're young you make mistakes," Washington said ...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Nolan Ryan"></category><category term="Texas Rangers"></category><category term="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"></category><category term="Jon Daniels"></category><category term="Michael Young (Baseball)"></category><category term="Ron Washington"></category><category term="Josh Hamilton (Baseball)"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL West"></category></entry><entry><title>Hammel goes 5 innings as Rockies beat Mariners 9-2</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Hammel%20goes%205%20innings%20as%20Rockies%20beat%20Mariners%209-2" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T16:15:49Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Hammel%20goes%205%20innings%20as%20Rockies%20beat%20Mariners%209-2</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Jason Hammel" href="/topic/Jason+Hammel" &gt;Jason Hammel&lt;/a&gt; strikes out 6 over 5 innings to lead Rockies to 9-2 win over Mariners&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Carlos Gonzalez" href="/topic/Carlos+Gonzalez" &gt;Carlos Gonzalez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Ryan Spilborghs" href="/topic/Ryan+Spilborghs" &gt;Ryan Spilborghs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Eric Young" href="/topic/Eric+Young" &gt;Eric Young&lt;/a&gt; had two hits each, and &lt;a title="Colorado Rockies" href="/topic/Colorado+Rockies"...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Michael Saunders"></category><category term="Colorado Rockies"></category><category term="Seattle Mariners"></category><category term="Jason Giambi"></category><category term="Mike Sweeney"></category><category term="Carlos Gonzalez"></category><category term="Jason Hammel"></category><category term="Jonathan Herrera"></category><category term="Ryan Spilborghs"></category><category term="Tacoma Rainiers"></category><category term="Mike Koplove"></category><category term="Eric Young"></category><category term="Levale Speigner"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL West"></category><category term="AL West"></category><category term="Cole Garner"></category></entry><entry><title>Reds Indians Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2200542" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T16:01:17Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/photo/2200542</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" &gt;Cincinnati Reds&lt;/a&gt; starting pitcher &lt;a title="Homer Bailey" href="/topic/Homer+Bailey" &gt;Homer Bailey&lt;/a&gt; pitches to the &lt;a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" &gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;/a&gt; in the first inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 18, 2010, in &lt;a title="Goodyear (Arizona)" href="/topic/Goodyear+(Arizona)" &gt;Goodyear, Ariz.&lt;/a&gt; (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2010...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Cincinnati Reds"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Goodyear (Arizona)"></category><category term="Homer Bailey"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="AL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Hafner powers Indians over Reds</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Hafner%20powers%20Indians%20over%20Reds" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T16:00:27Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Hafner%20powers%20Indians%20over%20Reds</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Travis Hafner" href="/topic/Travis+Hafner" &gt;Travis Hafner&lt;/a&gt;'s first homer of spring leads &lt;a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" &gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;/a&gt; past &lt;a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" &gt;Cincinnati Reds&lt;/a&gt; 6-2&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Jeremy Sowers" href="/topic/Jeremy+Sowers" &gt;Jeremy Sowers&lt;/a&gt; had a better day than his beloved alma mater.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Sowers, whose spring debut was dela...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="College Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="College Athletics"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Ohio Valley Conference"></category><category term="Murray State Racers"></category><category term="Jeremy Sowers"></category><category term="Cincinnati Reds"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Travis Hafner"></category><category term="Jonny Gomes"></category><category term="Vanderbilt Commodores (Basketball)"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="AL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Blue Jays hit Guthrie hard in 13-3 rout of Orioles</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Blue%20Jays%20hit%20Guthrie%20hard%20in%2013-3%20rout%20of%20Orioles" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T15:45:52Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Blue%20Jays%20hit%20Guthrie%20hard%20in%2013-3%20rout%20of%20Orioles</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Snider and Buck each hit 2 homers as Blue Jays tee off on Guthrie in 13-3 rout of Orioles&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;For &lt;a title="Baltimore Orioles" href="/topic/Baltimore+Orioles" &gt;Baltimore&lt;/a&gt; right-hander &lt;a title="Jeremy Guthrie" href="/topic/Jeremy+Guthrie" &gt;Jeremy Guthrie&lt;/a&gt;, this spring is looking very much like last year's, just as his performance Thursday looked a lot like his previous one.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Guthrie gave up three of &lt;a title="Toronto Blue...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Baltimore Orioles"></category><category term="Kissimmee"></category><category term="Las Vegas 51s"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Washington Nationals"></category><category term="Koji Uehara"></category><category term="Toronto Blue Jays"></category><category term="Cito Gaston"></category><category term="Jeremy Reed"></category><category term="Vernon Wells"></category><category term="Brandon Morrow"></category><category term="Travis Snider"></category><category term="Jeremy Guthrie"></category><category term="Ricky Romero"></category><category term="Adam Jones (Baseball)"></category><category term="John Buck"></category><category term="Brian Dopirak"></category><category term="Chris Lubanski"></category><category term="Brian Matusz"></category><category term="Aaron Hill (Baseball)"></category><category term="Jarrett Hoffpauir"></category><category term="Craig Tatum"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL East"></category><category term="AL East"></category><category term="Zech Zinicola"></category><category term="Frank Mata"></category><category term="Lyle Phillips"></category></entry><entry><title>Mariners Diamondbacks Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2200506" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T15:47:29Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/photo/2200506</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Arizona Diamondbacks" href="/topic/Arizona+Diamondbacks" &gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title="Mark Reynolds (Baseball)" href="/topic/Mark+Reynolds+(Baseball)" &gt;third baseman Mark Reynolds&lt;/a&gt; throws to first for the out after fielding a grounder in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 15, 2010, in &lt;a title="Tucson" href="/topic/Tucson" &gt;Tucson&lt;/a&gt;, Ariz. (AP Photo/&lt;a title="Arizona Daily Star" href="/topic/Arizona+Daily+Star" &gt;Arizona Daily Star&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a tit...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Arizona Diamondbacks"></category><category term="Arizona Daily Star"></category><category term="Mark Reynolds (Baseball)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL West"></category><category term="Jill Torrance"></category></entry><entry><title>Thome homers to lead Twins to 5-4 win over Pirates</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Thome%20homers%20to%20lead%20Twins%20to%205-4%20win%20over%20Pirates" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T15:16:47Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Thome%20homers%20to%20lead%20Twins%20to%205-4%20win%20over%20Pirates</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Jim Thome" href="/topic/Jim+Thome" &gt;Jim Thome&lt;/a&gt; hits first homer of spring, helping Twins to 5-4 victory over Pirates&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Justin Morneau" href="/topic/Justin+Morneau" &gt;Justin Morneau&lt;/a&gt; and Jim Thome returned to the lineup for the &lt;a title="Minnesota Twins" href="/topic/Minnesota+Twins" &gt;Minnesota Twins&lt;/a&gt;, each following four days of rest.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Thome didn't take long to shake off the rust.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Brendan Harris"></category><category term="Minnesota Twins"></category><category term="Justin Morneau"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Carl Pavano"></category><category term="Pittsburgh Pirates"></category><category term="Joe Mauer"></category><category term="Jim Thome"></category><category term="Luke Hughes"></category><category term="Octavio Dotel"></category><category term="Clay Condrey"></category><category term="Delwyn Young"></category><category term="Jeff Clement"></category><category term="Jack Taschner"></category><category term="Ross Ohlendorf"></category><category term="Rochester Red Wings"></category><category term="Jason Jaramillo"></category><category term="Rick Anderson"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL East"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="AL Central"></category><category term="Rob Delaney"></category><category term="Alex Burnett"></category></entry><entry><title>Toyota sign could loom over Wrigley</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Toyota%20sign%20could%20loom%20over%20Wrigley" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T15:01:11Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Toyota%20sign%20could%20loom%20over%20Wrigley</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Toyota Motor Corporation" href="/topic/Toyota+Motor+Corporation" &gt;Toyota&lt;/a&gt; sign would hover above &lt;a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" &gt;Wrigley Field&lt;/a&gt; bleachers&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The &lt;a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" &gt;Chicago Cubs&lt;/a&gt; owe much of their identity to two things — their 101-year drought without a World Series title and Wrigley Field.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The team's new owners are working with automake...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Chicago Cubs"></category><category term="Wrigley Field"></category><category term="Harry Caray"></category><category term="Hayward"></category><category term="Fenway Park"></category><category term="Tom Ricketts"></category><category term="Cactus League"></category><category term="Tom Tunney"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="Wally Hayward"></category><category term="Department of Zoning and Land-Use Planning"></category><category term="Curt McAllister"></category></entry><entry><title>Hill struggles again as Cards lose to Braves 5-3</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Hill%20struggles%20again%20as%20Cards%20lose%20to%20Braves%205-3" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T14:17:05Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Hill%20struggles%20again%20as%20Cards%20lose%20to%20Braves%205-3</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Rich Hill struggles again, allows 3 runs on 2 hits as Cardinals lose to Braves 5-3&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" &gt;St. Louis&lt;/a&gt; manager &lt;a title="Tony La Russa" href="/topic/Tony+La+Russa" &gt;Tony La Russa&lt;/a&gt; wanted &lt;a title="Rich Hill" href="/topic/Rich+Hill" &gt;Rich Hill&lt;/a&gt; to throw more than the two innings the left-hander had given him in his first two outings of the spring.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Hill gave L...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Atlanta Braves"></category><category term="St. Louis Cardinals"></category><category term="Matt Holliday"></category><category term="Tim Hudson"></category><category term="Chipper Jones"></category><category term="Tony La Russa"></category><category term="Felipe Lopez"></category><category term="Colby Rasmus"></category><category term="Dave Duncan"></category><category term="Rich Hill"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL East"></category><category term="NL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Lidge pleased with 1st outing against live batters</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Lidge%20pleased%20with%201st%20outing%20against%20live%20batters" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T13:30:59Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/article/Lidge%20pleased%20with%201st%20outing%20against%20live%20batters</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Phillies closer Lidge, coming off knee and elbow surgery, pleased after facing live batters&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt; closer &lt;a title="Brad Lidge" href="/topic/Brad+Lidge" &gt;Brad Lidge&lt;/a&gt; gave up three hits and a run in an inning of work Thursday, and the right-hander was very encouraged with the results of his first action against live batters this spring.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Houston Astros"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Ryan Madson"></category><category term="Brad Lidge"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL East"></category><category term="NL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Orioles Jays Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2200363" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T13:18:05Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/photo/2200363</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Toronto Blue Jays" href="/topic/Toronto+Blue+Jays" &gt;Toronto Blue Jays&lt;/a&gt; manager &lt;a title="Cito Gaston" href="/topic/Cito+Gaston" &gt;Cito Gaston&lt;/a&gt; walks off the field at &lt;a title="Dunedin" href="/topic/Dunedin" &gt;Dunedin&lt;/a&gt; Stadium after warm ups before a spring training baseball game against the &lt;a title="Baltimore Orioles" href="/topic/Baltimore+Orioles" &gt;Baltimore Orioles&lt;/a&gt;, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Dunedin, Fla.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyr...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Dunedin"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Baltimore Orioles"></category><category term="Toronto Blue Jays"></category><category term="Cito Gaston"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL East"></category></entry><entry><title>Rangers Mariners Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/photo/2200112" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-18T01:45:29Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-18:/photo/2200112</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" &gt;Texas Rangers&lt;/a&gt; manager &lt;a title="Ron Washington" href="/topic/Ron+Washington" &gt;Ron Washington&lt;/a&gt;, left, watches his team play with Rangers pitching coach &lt;a title="Mike Maddux" href="/topic/Mike+Maddux" &gt;Mike Maddux&lt;/a&gt; at a spring training baseball game against the &lt;a title="Seattle Mariners" href="/topic/Seattle+Mariners" &gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt; Wednesday March 17, 2010 in &lt;a title="Surprise (Arizona)" href="/topic/Surprise+(Arizona)" &gt;Su...</summary><category term="Cocaine"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Seattle Mariners"></category><category term="Texas Rangers"></category><category term="Ron Washington"></category><category term="Mike Maddux"></category><category term="Psychoactive Drugs"></category><category term="Surprise (Arizona)"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL West"></category></entry><entry><title>Carmona sharp, Indians beat Reds 8-2</title><link href="http://www.grandslamnews.com/article/Carmona%20sharp%2C%20Indians%20beat%20Reds%208-2" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-17T22:45:22Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.grandslamnews.com,2010-03-17:/article/Carmona%20sharp%2C%20Indians%20beat%20Reds%208-2</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Fausto Carmona" href="/topic/Fausto+Carmona" &gt;Fausto Carmona&lt;/a&gt; has second solid performance, Indians rough up Arroyo and beat Reds 8-2&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Fausto Carmona had his second strong outing of spring training Wednesday night, allowing only a pair of hits over four innings of the &lt;a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" &gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;/a&gt;' 8-2 victory over the &lt;a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" ...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="Cincinnati Reds"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Fausto Carmona"></category><category term="Manny Acta"></category><category term="Micah Owings"></category><category term="Dusty Baker"></category><category term="Bronson Arroyo"></category><category term="Mark Grudzielanek"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL Central"></category><category term="AL Central"></category></entry></feed>