...the crowd of 64,898 hanging on every pitch, Leyritz hit his third homer in as many games and 27-year-old Sterling Hitchcock was dominating in his first playoff start, using a devastating split-fingered fastball to strike out 11 in six...
...are moving into a new downtown ballpark this spring and have improved their roster, adding pitchers David Wells, Sterling Hitchcock and Ismael Valdes Bochy is 694-746 (.482) in nine seasons as Padres manager. He has the most wins of any manager...
...two. John Smoltz got four outs for his 30th save in 32 chances. Chipper Jones hit a full-count fastball off Sterling Hitchcock that bounced off the second deck of the Western Metal Supply Co. building beyond the left-field fence to give...
...New York Yankees. Tossing right next to him were pitchers Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, Orlando Hernandez and Sterling Hitchcock. "It's a wonderful feeling," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "When you watch those guys go out to the mound...
...Commissioner Bud Selig, however, announced Tuesday that owners would not lock out players or freeze signings. Sterling Hitchcock and Luis Sojo became the sixth and seventh players from the AL champion New York Yankees to file. Former Yankees...
...when San Diego's Jim Leyritz, still mad that he was hit by a pitch from Greg Maddux in the 1998 NLCS, had Sterling Hitchcock hit Maddux in a game last year. "I played for them for a year; we had to love each other last year, now I can...
...tinkered to complete their Kevin Brown-for-Jeff Weaver trade with Los Angeles and worked on signing Kenny Lofton. Sterling Hitchcock and Kent Mercker were among the middle-level pitchers hoping to soon find out where they'll play in 2004. Hitchcock...
...These two teams played in the season opener Sunday night in Monterrey, Mexico, with the Rockies winning 8-2. Sterling Hitchcock, MVP of San Diego's NL championship series win over Atlanta, pitched a steady 5 1-3 innings for the win...
...averaged under his last deal. Cashman has tried to trade outfielders Rondell White and Raul Mondesi, and pitcher Sterling Hitchcock. "The mindset is still for me to reduce payroll," Cashman said. "Obviously, when the opportunities to sign...
...Yankees until they nixed the deal last year. Not to mention the other former New Yorkers playing for the Padres -- Sterling Hitchcock, Brian Boehringer and also Ruben Rivera, whose cousin is Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. And even Homer Bush...
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