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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
'Cheap' slide by A-Rod irks Pedroia — NEW YORK - It doesn't take Alex Rodriguez long to make enemies. — The New York Yankees infielder drew the ire of rookie Dustin Pedroia [stats] in the eighth inning of the Red Sox [team stats]' 7-3 win last night at Yankee Stadium by throwing an elbow at him as he slid into second base.
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George King / New York Post:
1ST OF MANNY DOOMS YANKS — CAN'T OVERCOME MOOSE'S ROUGH START — After three games of administering the Dead Bats Society barbituites, the Yankees used sticks made of soggy scrolls last night against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. — Starting Saturday and Sunday against the Mets …
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
ROCKET THUNDER — CLEMENS WANTED IN TRENTON, NEEDED IN THE BRONX — THE Yankees need Roger Clemens for so many reasons. — In many ways, the Yankees have been sleepwalking through this season. Clemens never sleepwalks through anything. When he is working with minor-league pitchers …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Sox calling A-Rod dirty — Alex Rodriguez is drawing ire from the Red Sox clubhouse, this time for a slide that Boston perceived as less than professional. — Rodriguez was trying to break up a double play after Jorge Posada hit a grounder to third with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
Fred Goodall / Sentinel:
Report: D'Rays' Dukes Threatened Wife — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay rookie Elijah Dukes was held out of the lineup Wednesday night against Seattle following a published report that his estranged wife sought a restraining order after being threatened by the 22-year-old outfielder.
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Baseball Musings
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St. Petersburg Times:
Ballplayer's wife: He threatened me, kids … Elijah Dukes looks on from the Rays' dugout. He has a history of domestic disputes with his wife, a middle school teacher in Ruskin. — TAMPA - In late April, Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes barged into his wife's middle school classroom at lunchtime.
T.J. Quinn / NY Daily News:
Giambi is unsafe at any speed — Sorry about steroids, Jason fails test for amphetamines — Jason Giambi failed a Major League Baseball-administered amphetamines test within the last year, which has subjected him to additional drug testing, sources told the Daily News.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Giambi meets with MLB officials — Meeting does not address report of failed amphetamine test — NEW YORK — Jason Giambi met with Major League Baseball officials on Wednesday over remarks he made in an interview last week that implied former use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Discussion:
The Biz of Baseball
Pat Tabler / The DiaTribe:
Baseball? Not Tonight — With the Indians just rolling, winning every which way, it's time to go a little off-topic to address something that's been bothering me since Opening Day of 2007. The bothersome development is the sad state of ESPN's Baseball Tonight.
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Al's Ramblings
Screech's Best Friend / Nats320:
I understand that each and every Fan of Our Washington Nationals wants to cheer for a winner. Desires to see them drub The Mets & Phillies each and every time we play them. Hopefully soon, be competitive. Win Division Titles. And Eventually, WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!
Joe Starkey / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Questions dog Bucs' Bullington, Van Benschoten — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — BUFFALO, N.Y. — Typical Pirates? — That might be too harsh, but it's perfectly legitimate to question how this franchise handled the eighth pick of the 2001 draft and the top pick in 2002.
Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
Player Profile — John Buck — Despite another poor start in Kansas City—Joe Posnanski has already written his annual end of the season column for the Royals—there are a few bright spots on the team. Gil Meche has managed to pitch much more effectively than many analysts thought he would …
Jamie Campbell / Sports News Canada:
BEDARD A BLUE JAY? — Let's consider the future of the Blue Jays' rotation looking two years ahead. — In 2010, the Jays' top two men, Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett, will be entering the final year of their respective contracts. Halladay is a company man, so as long as there is money …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Justin Inaz / Hardball Times:
The Hamilton Saga — Josh Hamilton, the new Cincinnati Reds center fielder, has been one of the best stories of the season. The first overall selection of the 1999 amateur draft looked destined for stardom during his first few seasons in pro ball, but a back injury in 2001 resulted …
