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Conor was never right all year ... He didn't feel right in Spring Training, and it worsened when the season opened. We tested him for swine flu. That wasn't it. He had two negative tests for Valley Fever, but as it turned out, they were false negatives. He was really sick. He'd be bundled up in the clubhouse, his color was terrible.
- MLB.com
- 49 m ago
He's back at full strength ... He's about 238 or 240 pounds, knowing he'll lose some during the season. What we saw were those towering shots that made the Home Run Derby. We didn't see them last year at any time, but he put on a show every time he stepped in the cage. Moving him to left field will probably help, as well. I really think we're going to see the same Josh Hamilton we saw in 2008.
- MLB.com
- 49 m ago
Josh never was the same person physically last year ... There were some mechanical changes he tried to make, but that wasn't the most important thing. He had played at 235 pounds in 2008; he was down to about 216 last season. He was hurt.
- MLB.com
- 49 m ago
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Crushed and gashed, dozens in Haiti now lose limbs
...rooms, suffered quake damage.Doctors performed 45 amputations at Renaissance in three days, said Dr. Olga Maria Delgado of Havana . Most were done outside on a white-tiled counter under a tin roof in the hospital gardens. She said sterility was less of an... |more
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US denies detained American in Cuba is a spy
...diplomat on the island to formally protest the country's inclusion on a list of countries whose citizens will be subjected to increased scrutiny when flying to the United States.___Associated Press writer Paul Haven contributed to this report from Havana.... |more
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Tropicana turns 70, feathers, dancing gals and all
...(AP) â When the Tropicana nightclub and casino opened its doors in a leafy Havana garden on Dec. 30, 1939, World War II was raging in Europe , "Gone With the Wind" had just hit U.S. theaters and a rebellious youngster named Fidel Castro had just turned 13.So... |more
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Cuba reports more tourists, less revenue in '09
...(AP) â Cuba says more than 2.4 million tourists will come to the sun-kissed island by the end of the year, up 3.3 percent from 2008's record, though deep discounts and shorter stays mean vacation industry revenues are down overall.The country will break the... |more
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Kool & the Gang gives rare US concert in Havana
HAVANA (AP) â American R&B pioneers Kool & the Gang helped Cuba get its funk on, bringing their eclectic mix of sounds Sunday to an open-air stage a stone's throw from the sparkling waters of the Caribbean .Robert "Kool" Bell," his brother Khalis |more
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Gammons: Men on a mission for 2010
...Industriales has had to make social, cultural and physical adjustments since I first saw him when he was 15 at an academy outside Havana in March 1999. He was long, loose and looked like he could grow into another Andre Dawson; when he finally got to the U.S.,... 49 m ago |more
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Guess Who Hates Avatar? Communists, Fidel Castro
...Unmentioned in the review is how Betancourt managed to catch the 3-D spectacle. Are there state-of-the art IMAX theaters in Havana we haven't heard about? Was it a gift from James Cameron to Fidel Castro, from one trend-bucking iconoclast dictator to another? One... |more
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D. Rodriguez Cuba opens at Hotel Astor
...dining room, which with dark woods, subdued lighting, and linen-draped tables on terrazzo floors seems like the vision of a swank Havana supper club. The outdoor patio, lushly secluded from Washington Avenue by tall, thick hedges, is a romantic garden of jasmine... |more
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CCE Miami features poster art for books and films that use sex to sell
...by Cuba's René Azcuy, a master designer and illustrator. It was displayed at Mexico City's Museo Mexicano del Diseño in 2007 and Havana's Casa de las Américas in 2008. Next year, it will travel to Madrid. Divided into two sections, highlighting established... |more
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Age no barrier to evergreen golfer Jimenez!
...pony tail that has been likened to a ferret darting up the back of his baseball cap. And then there is the penchant for the best Havana cigars and vintage Spanish Rioja wines that he always compares himself to with a big, cheesy grin. However, Jimenez is aware... |more
