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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Pujols punishes Padres — NL West lead is trimmed to a game over the Dodgers — ST. LOUIS - The Padres had vowed not to let Albert Pujols beat them during their three nights in St. Louis. On the third night, he did. — Punishing the Padres for allowing him the chance to decide the game …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
So much for Meredith getting the night off — ST. LOUIS - The Cla Meredith phenomenon has shifted into a new realm. — Even when Meredith is scheduled for a night off, he helps propel the Padres toward another win. — Manager Bruce Bochy, changing his pregame plan to rest the torrid rookie …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Prepare to Part Ways With Robinson — The Washington Nationals are preparing to tell Frank Robinson that he will not be asked back as manager next season, sources said yesterday. — Team President Stan Kasten declined to comment on the decision last night.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Source: Robinson won't return in 2007 — Nationals manager won't be retained after end of regular season — WASHINGTON — The Nationals are planning to tell manager Frank Robinson on Thursday that he will be not return to the club in 2007, a baseball source said after Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets' Rotation May Get Jolted After Martínez's Abysmal Outing — The 61st and final pitch Pedro Martínez threw Wednesday night was a breaking ball that barely broke. It floated through the strike zone, the kind of pitch begging to be sent screaming in the opposite direction …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Rays blast off against Beckett — Sox starter's exit is far from a hit — With all the questions that have flowed through Josh Beckett's initial season with the Red Sox — Why all the home runs? When is he going to live up to his potential? Why did Anibal Sanchez, and not Beckett …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Migraines end Otsuka's season — Rangers shut down closer because of severe headaches — ANAHEIM — On Sept. 10, Akinori Otsuka recorded his 32nd save in a 4-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. — Otsuka gave up a couple hits in the ninth inning …
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Mondesishouse / Mondesi's House:
Some required reading — Follow me for a second...Everyone in the free world hates Terrell Owens, probably more than Osama Bin Laden, as recently as yesterday. Then a report surfaces that he tried and failed to commit suicide. So everyone who hated him then felt sorry for him.
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Dave Studeman / Hardball Times:
Studes' Fielding Awards — It's not only postseason chase time, it's awards time. Lots of folks are proclaiming their choices for MVP (my picks: Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran; yeah, yeah, I have an East Coast bias) and Cy Young (my picks: Johan Santana and Brandon Webb) awards.
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals see Angel in the infield — GM Moore says the team still views struggling Berroa as a key player in the rebuilding plan. — Here's the official line: The Royals don't plan to address Angel Berroa's declining production and seasonlong struggles by shopping this winter for another starting shortstop.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Hurdle believes money available to aid wish list — A summer swoon not only spoiled the Rockies' season, but shaped their offseason wish list. Colorado will attempt to add an everyday center fielder, an eighth-inning reliever and a bat off the bench. More important, manager Clint Hurdle …
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David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners Notebook: Soriano wants to be a starter — Setup man eager to get back on mound after suffering concussion — Rafael Soriano not only wants to get back on the mound, he wants to get up there and stay awhile. — Speaking publicly for the first time since suffering …
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ESPN:
Agent: Bonds will play in '07, expects Giants to call — Barry Bonds, who is only 21 home runs behind Hank Aaron, will play in 2007, his agent told the Los Angeles Times. — "Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the paper on Tuesday.
Mike Phillips / Miami Herald:
Marlins' Olsen, Moehler will not be suspended — Major League Baseball will not suspend Marlins pitchers Scott Olsen and Brian Moehler, who were ejected last weekend in Philadelphia after hitting batters. — Moehler was ejected Saturday after he hit Ryan Howard.
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