Mark Sweeney

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  GAME USED GLOVE BY MARK SWEENEY OF THE DODGERS

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  "They wanted to go in a different direction," said Dodgers' pinch-hitting specialist Mark Sweeney, who played with the Giants for nearly two years before being traded to Los Angeles last August.

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  Sweeney is hopeful that he'll be able to do something that Bonds won't this season - be a playoff participant.
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  The Giants are languishing in last place in the NL West, but every game for Sweeney now has playoff implications.In the first trade between the heated rivals since 1985, Sweeney was moved from San Francisco to the Los Angeles Dodgers 11 days ago for a player to be named later or cash.
  
  "I was in a situation where I wasn't going to get that much playing time with the Giants," Sweeney admitted."They are going to be evaluating players during the remainder of the season.It's exciting to be joining a team that has the opportunity to be in the playoffs.We have some ground to make up, but we still have enough time to do that."
  
  The Dodgers have been floundering, particularly on offense, during the last three weeks.They've fallen 6 1/2 games back in the NL West but were still only 2 1/2 games behind the wild-card leaders entering yesterday's action.Los Angeles acquired the 37-year-old Sweeney in an effort to generate more runs.
  
  During the second half of the season, Sweeney has been among the most productive role players in the major leagues.He's batting a torrid .444 since the All-Star break, which has improved his batting average to .263.Sweeney was batting .208 at the break and was only hitting .172 when the Giants visited Fenway Park in June.He's hit a pair of home runs and driven in 12 runs.
  
  "Things have been going well for me," said Sweeney."Earlier in the season I was having some good at-bats, but the hits just weren't falling.That's why I was optimistic that I could turn things around."
  
  Sweeney leads the major leagues in pinch hits with 18, and he's added two to his total since joining the Dodgers.Sweeney is second on the all-time pinch hit list with 157.Earlier this season, he passed current Los Angeles coach Manny Mota for second place on the all-time pinch hit list.Mota gave Sweeney an autographed jersey for his accomplishment.
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  I really appreciated Manny doing it, and now he's one of my coaches," said Sweeney.
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  When Sweeney joined the Dodgers he became a member of a team that has strong New England ties.Dodgers owner Frank McCourt hails from Boston.
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  "We have a great group of guys," said Sweeney.

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  Published on: 3/14/2008    Last Visited: 3/14/2008  

  There is no timetable for his return. . . . Mark Sweeney, sidelined since March 4 because of a sore left knee, made a painful return to the lineup when he was hit on the foot in his first at-bat.Sweeney, the Dodgers' designated hitter, had two singles and an RBI in three subsequent at-bats.

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  The team has invited speedy utility man Damian Jackson to spring camp and has begun talks with free agent Mark Sweeney.
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  The Padres have also shown interest in free agents Mark Sweeney, a pinch-hitting specialist, and utilitymen Geoff Blum and Ramon Martinez.

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  Published on: 8/9/2007    Last Visited: 11/9/2007  

  Dodgers acquire Sweeney from Giants
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  LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that they have acquired veteran first baseman Mark Sweeney from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later or cash, according to Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti.
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  "Mark provides us with another experienced bat off the bench and from time to time he may be called on in a starting role," said Colletti.
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  Sweeney, 37, is one of the best pinch-hitters in baseball history and recently surpassed Dodger coach Manny Mota for second place all-time with 155 pinch-hits.
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  In 17 career postseason contests, Sweeney is hitting .357 (5-for-14) with three runs scored, a double and an RBI.The 1991 graduate of the University of Maine went 2-for-3 with an RBI in three games during the 1998 World Series for the Padres.
  
  The Dodgers originally selected Sweeney in the 39th round of the June 1990 First-Year Player Draft out of Maine, but he returned for his senior season and was drafted by the Angels the following year.

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  Holliston's Sweeney dealt to Dodgers
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  When Mark Sweeney was a junior at the University of Maine he was selected in the 39th round of the 1990 draft by the Dodgers.Instead of signing with Los Angeles, Sweeney returned to Maine for his senior season and was picked by the Angels a year later.
  
  It's taken 17 years, but the Holliston native will finally get an opportunity to wear Dodger Blue.
  
  San Francisco traded Sweeney to the Dodgers yesterday for a player to be named later or cash.Two days after watching Barry Bonds set the home run record from the Giants' dugout, Sweeney goes from a last-place club to one which has been struggling, but is still only 4, games behind first-place Arizona in the NL West.
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  The 37-year-old Sweeney has been on a tear since the All-Star break.Sweeney batted just .208 during the first half of the season and was only hitting .172 when the Giants visited Boston in June.Since the All-Star break, Sweeney is hitting .444, which has raised his batting average to .256.
  
  Sweeney, who had a pinch hit in San Francisco's loss to Washington yesterday, leads the major leagues in pinch hits with 16.He has 156 lifetime pinch hits and recently surpassed Dodger coach Manny Mota for second place on the all-time pinch hit list.Sweeney leads all active players in pinch-hit home runs (15) and pinch-hit RBI (96).
  
  The trade between the heated NL West rivals is the first since December, 1985.
  
  Sweeney's role with the Dodgers will be similar to how he was used by the Giants.
  
  "Mark provides us with another experienced bat off the bench and from time to time he may be called upon in a starting role," said Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti.
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  Sweeney signed a two-year contract with the Giants prior to last season that expires this year.

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  Published on: 7/23/2007    Last Visited: 7/24/2007  

  San Francisco Giants' Mark Sweeney makes a curtain call from the dugout following his 150th career pinch hit he made in the seventh inning of their baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in San Francisco, Monday, July 23, 2007. Atlanta won the game 4-2.
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  Bonds issued a public apology that Sweeney became involved.
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  For Sweeney, getting the hit off Smoltz meant a lot.

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  Published on: 8/9/2007    Last Visited: 8/11/2007  

  Dodgers acquire Sweeney in a pinch
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  CINCINNATI - The Dodgers finally added a reliable piece to their struggling offense Thursday, acquiring veteran Mark Sweeney from San Francisco after the pinch-hitting specialist cleared waivers.
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  Sweeney, 37, has spent 13 seasons in the majors, almost entirely as a bench player.He has been a part of three division-winning clubs and played in a World Series with San Diego in 1998.
  
  He leads the majors with 16 pinch hits, 10 pinch-hit walks and six pinch-hit doubles.In his past 28pinch-hitting appearances, he is 10 for 22 with three doubles, a home run, five RBIs and six walks.
  
  Sweeney has 155 career pinch hits and recently passed Dodgers coach Manny Mota (150) for second place on the all-time list.
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  "Baseball-wise, (this) is a better opportunty for me," said Sweeney, who has spent time with six other major-league clubs, including three separate stints with the Padres."It's just a different rainbow to my rainbow of colors for major league uniforms."
  
  Sweeney, in the final season of a two-year, $1.8 million contract, is making $950,000 this season and will be eligible for free agency in the fall.

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  LOS ANGELES (7) -- Luis Gonzalez, of; Mike Lieberthal, c; Ramon Martinez, 2b; Rudy Seanez, rhp; Mark Sweeney, 1b; David Wells, lhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.

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