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5:30 PM ET, September 29, 2006

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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Pitcher to Miss Postseason With Injury  —  Pedro Martínez has missed much of this season with injuries and illness.  He will need four to six weeks to recover from his latest ailment.  —  The Mets had prepared themselves for the probability that Pedro Martínez …
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Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
MET FANS, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS  —  THERE is something you really should ponder if you are a Mets fan, if your teeth are chattering, if your knees are clattering, if you're convinced - in the time-honored way that Mets fans see the Apocalypse lurking around every corner - that the sky is not only falling, but already fallen.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Pedro finished for season
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Baker reflects on difficult season  —  Veteran skipper vows to manage somewhere in 2007  —  CHICAGO — Dusty Baker said he still doesn't know if he'll be managing the Chicago Cubs next season but he does expect to be managing somewhere in 2007.  —  Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has yet …
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
A heavy-wait hire for Hendry?
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Baker may enjoy the last laugh
Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Nixon: The Final Days?  —  Right Fielder Reflects On Past  —  BOSTON — Trot Nixon is not planning anything special this weekend.  Do not expect a reprise of Carl Yastrzemski's farewell victory lap in 1983, or even Nixon's own scamper out to the right field bleachers at Yankee Stadium during …
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Susan Bickelhaupt / Boston Globe:   It may be the last call for Trupiano
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Facing free agency, Nixon reflects on his stay
Discussion: Surviving Grady
MLB.com:
Red Sox to hold Fan Appreciation Weekend during final series …
Discussion: Boston Dirt Dogs
Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
D.C. faithful entertained during delay  —  Fans who waited treated to music, other ballgames  —  WASHINGTON — The crowd cheered when Nationals starter Mike O'Connor threw a ball high and outside to Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the game's first pitch on Thursday night.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Robinson Is Elusive After Meeting
Discussion: MLB.com and Sports Scope
Clark Spencer / Miami Herald:
Treanor ejected in loss  —  Matt Treanor was tossed in the first inning and the Marlins went on to assure themselves of their first losing season since 2002.  —  cspencer@MiamiHerald.com  —  He contends he didn't swear, and he swears he didn't turn around to eyeball home plate umpire Larry Young …
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel and FishStripes
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins won't promote rookies
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
'Mr. Angel' Has Earned His Wings  —  Tim Salmon looks back at his lengthy career, which will come to an end Sunday at home.  —  It is the first day of the last week of his distinguished career.  The weekend will come soon, and with it the pomp and circumstance of retirement, the ceremonies and farewells and standing ovations.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:   Angels' Super Saver Ties a Record
Baseball America:
South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects List  —  Subscribers can read scouting reports on all 20 players (Click here to subscribe)  —  The low Class A South Atlantic League usually has its share of standout teenage prospects, but 2006 was unusual because four of its brightest young talents played …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Cowher to Big Ben: Run more, puh-lease  —  By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  —  Bill Cowher delivered a message to his quarterback yesterday, borrowing a line from Forrest Gump: Run, Ben, Run!  —  Perhaps as a way to help his young quarterback out of a rare funk …
Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Feeling the heat?  Slay the messenger  —  Memo to Terrell Owens: If you have any of that extra-strength pain medication left over, please ship it to St. Louis.  —  In mass quantities.  —  The heat is really on, and so is the hurt.  By the time the first 19 Milwaukee hitters had stepped …
Discussion: Fungoes and The Sports Frog
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Playoff goal eludes Teixeira yet again  —  SEATTLE — The first-half numbers Mark Teixeira put up this season ranked as one of the biggest letdowns for Rangers fans, probably right behind the injury to Adam Eaton and the underwhelming year by Brad Wilkerson.
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Ichiro says he'll stay in center field  —  Decision allows team to pursue left or right fielder with power  —  Ichiro Suzuki in center field next season?  —  Count on it.  —  In a meeting in Mike Hargrove's office this week, Ichiro told the manager he is willing to be Seattle's full …
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
A Glove story — Gonzo eyes Gold nugget  —  In a season with enough twists and turns to dizzy Ricky Bobby, the Red Sox defense has been the steadiest working part of their disappointing season.  —  While a good debate could be held on who is the best defensive player on the Red Sox …
Scott Van Voorhis / Boston Herald:
Red Sox may sell season naming rights  —  For sale: The 2007 Boston Red Sox season.  —  Just be ready to ante up several million.  —  The Sox may have lost some of their luster on the field after the team's late-season crash landing.  —  But the franchise's front office is just hitting its stride.
Discussion: The Griddle
David Gassko / Hardball Times:
Does Size Matter (Part 5)  —  Over the past couple of months, we have looked in detail at how player size affects hitting performance.  Today, we move on to pitchers.  —  In a way, pitchers are more interesting to look at than hitters.  It seems intuitive that big hitters should do better than little ones.
Baseball America:
School's In  —  For the past four years, Alan Matthews has traveled across the country covering amateur baseball, specifically draft eligible high school talent, for Baseball America.  This month, he enrolled in the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau's annual scout development program, which is being held in Phoenix.
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Having swinging time  —  Padres hitters pummel D-Backs, keep Dodgers one game back  —  PHOENIX - The Padres are rightly known for their pitching, which leads the National League in ERA.  And San Diego's pitchers will get most of the attention should the team clinch a playoff berth - which it can do tonight.
 
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