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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Myers arrested, charged with assault — BOSTON — Brett Myers didn't say much on Friday afternoon following his arrest earlier in the morning on charges of domestic abuse. — "My lawyer has advised me not to comment on the issue," Myers said. — The right-hander spent the rest …
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The Sports Frog
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Jwalsh / Local News Updates:
Phillies pitcher Brett Myers arraigned for allegedly beating his wife — Brett Myers, a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, was arraigned this morning after being arrested shortly after midnight for allegedly beating his wife in front of a small crowd of witnesses on Boylston Street, authorities said.
Associated Press:
Phillies' Myers charged with assaulting wife in Boston — BOSTON — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers was arrested Friday and charged with hitting his wife in the face on a street not far from Fenway Park. — Myers, who was scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Red Sox …
J. Weitzel / Beerleaguer:
Myers arrested and charged with assaulting wife
Myers arrested and charged with assaulting wife
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Associated Press:
Mariners-Padres Preview — Their longest winning streak in nearly two years is over, but the Seattle Mariners are suddenly feeling a lot better about their season. — The Mariners look to bounce back from their first loss in six games when they open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres Friday at Petco Park.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Peavy takes aim at Mariners — Seattle (36-38) at San Diego (38-34), 7:05 p.m. PT — Jake Peavy figures it's about time his luck changes. The Padres' ace also figures there's no time like the present, as he launches a 10-game homestand against Seattle and San Diego nemesis Gil Meche on Friday night at PETCO Park.
Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Bank on Hank: Blalock keys Rangers' 5-3 win
Bank on Hank: Blalock keys Rangers' 5-3 win
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Lone Star Ball
ESPN:
Current, former BoSox deny Crawford's story — Former Boston Red Sox teammates of Paxton Crawford are criticizing Crawford's account of steroid use in his brief stint with the team in 2000 and 2001. — Crawford told ESPN The Magazine's Amy K. Nelson that he was introduced to steroids …
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Ex-Sox players deny steroids were in clubhouse — Former teammates of Paxton Crawford closed ranks yesterday, denying to a man they ever witnessed steroid use in the Red Sox clubhouse, one day after Crawford described a rampant drug culture in an interview with ESPN.
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Notes: Pujols in, Mulder out — Slugger starts Thursday as southpaw heads to DL — CHICAGO — The eagerly anticipated and vaguely dreaded both arrived at once for the Cardinals on Thursday. — While National League MVP Albert Pujols was activated from the disabled list and played …
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Viva El Birdos
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Was camera tipping off White Sox to pitches?
Was camera tipping off White Sox to pitches?
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Sweaty Men Endeavors
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Reyes throws one-hitter, Sox still win
Reyes throws one-hitter, Sox still win
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Sensitive issue: Testy Guillen wants English training … CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen doesn't know what a sensitivity course is about, and he doubts he'll ever attend one, even though commissioner Bud Selig ordered the Chicago White Sox manager to attend sensitivity training and fined …
ESPN:
Power Rankings: All Oz on the No. 1 White Sox — ESPN.com — All the focus lately has been on Ozzie Guillen. His highly inappropriate comment about Jay Mariotti. His one-game suspension. His recent blowup at rookie pitcher Sean Tracey. His candid view on retaliation. All Ozzie, all the time.
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Bless You Boys
Winter Olympics / Chicago Sun Times:
Baker's days appear numbered — MINNEAPOLIS — The clock is close to officially ticking down what a growing number of close observers now suspect will be the final weeks of Dusty Baker's tenure as Cubs manager. — It might be perceived more correctly as a time bomb.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Mueller holding out hope — But third baseman's knee has yet to improve after May surgery — LOS ANGELES — Bill Mueller flew in from his Arizona home to consult with Dr. Frank Jobe and the Dodgers' medical staff, but there's little about the condition of his right knee that he doesn't already know.
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Dodger Hill
NY Daily News:
Wilpons getting it all right — Dolans could learn from Mets owners — The Mets are many things: infectious, innovative, fun to watch and built to survive the postseason. They also happen to be the most stable sports franchise in town, and if you don't think that matters …
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Hot Foot
Terence Moore / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves are apathethic city's just desserts — In case you haven't noticed, the Braves are an embarrassment, but this is only a momentary thing. They'll rebound sooner than later after the disaster that is this season, and you know what? — That's really too bad.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Howard Kussoy / MLB.com:
Beckett aims to keep Sox on a roll — Philadelphia (35-37) vs. Boston (42-28), Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET — After sweeping the Braves and Nationals, the Red Sox will set their sights on another National League East team, the Phillies, for their second head-to-head series of the season beginning Friday night at Fenway Park.
Deadspin:
The Closer: How Not To Intentionally Walk Someone — Notes from a day in baseball ... • 1. Where Have You Gone Kelly Leak, A Nation Turns It's Lonely Eyes To You. Well, it's Friday, the day we ask the musical question: Can't the Orioles do anything right?
Darren Everson / NY Daily News:
Delgado first, then Pedro — Before Pedro Martinez visits Fenway for the first time since leaving the Red Sox, the Mets' reunion tour has another stop to make. — The Mets are at Toronto tonight through Sunday, meaning Carlos Delgado will face his former team for the first time.
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Michael Morrissey / New York Post:
DELGADO IS HOPING FOR TORONTO CHEERS
DELGADO IS HOPING FOR TORONTO CHEERS
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