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Cubs acquire A's Kendall — The Chicago Cubs, looking for help at catcher, acquired Oakland's Jason Kendall on Monday. — The Cubs will send catcher Rob Bowen and minor league pitcher Jerry Blevins to the A's for Kendall. — Before Monday's game against the Giants, Bowen was designated for assignment.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs acquire catcher Kendall from A's — Chicago deals backstop Bowen, Minor League lefty Blevins — CHICAGO — The Cubs shuffled catchers Monday, acquiring catcher Jason Kendall from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for catcher Rob Bowen and Minor League pitcher Jerry Blevins.
Associated Press:
Cubs strengthen catcher position, acquire Kendall from Oakland — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran catcher Jason Kendall on Monday in a trade with the Oakland Athletics for catcher Rob Bowen and minor league left-hander Jerry Blevins.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs acquire A's catcher Kendall — FOXSports.com, Updated 26 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Cubs have acquired catcher Jason Kendall from the A's for Rob Bowen and a minor leaguer, FOXSports.com has learned. — The A's are also including cash in the deal.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs acquire catcher Kendall from A's — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Cubs have acquired catcher Jason Kendall from the A's for Rob Bowen and minor league left-hander Jerry Blevins. — The A's are also including cash in the deal. Bowen was designated for assignment earlier Monday.
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Catfish Stew
Associated Press:
Bonds scratched from lineup against Cubs — CHICAGO (AP) — Barry Bonds needed a physical and mental break in a big way. — The slumping slugger was scratched from San Francisco's starting lineup Monday night, letting him rest his aching legs and giving him time to focus on something besides his latest funk at the plate.
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Mets OF Alou homers in 1st rehab game — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets outfielder Moises Alou homered in his first rehab game Monday and said he is only one or two weeks away from returning to the majors. — The 41-year-old left fielder has been out since tearing a quadriceps muscle in his left leg on May 12.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Mets' Alou scheduled to play rehab game today — Mets general manager Omar Minaya is hoping he will get a call sometime today telling him what he has waited two months to hear: — Moises Alou is ready to play in a baseball game. — Minaya said after yesterday's 5-2 Mets win over the Reds that Alou …
Associated Press:
Brewers place Sheets on disabled list … MILWAUKEE // The Milwaukee Brewers placed pitcher Ben Sheets on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a sprained finger on his pitching hand. — The right-hander was injured Saturday during his start against Colorado. Sheets, who turns 29 on Wednesday, said he "felt something pop, snap."
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Today — Grab Bag — Working through some of the stories listed on this page, word-that-rhymes-with-slog style... - Dodgers recall D.J. Houlton. I note this only because Houlton is a pitcher I've liked for some time, going back to when he was taken by the Dodgers in the 2005 Rule 5 draft.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Monday Morning Ten Pack — Matt Antonelli, 2B, Double-A San Antonio (Padres) — Antonelli was the Padres' first-round pick last year, and despite putting up a .412 on-base percentage in his pro debut, he was rarely mentioned as anybody's top prospect in a weak San Diego system, nor was he on anyone's Top 100 list.
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Lone Star Ball
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
'Tek takes seat to lick wounds — Jason Varitek hopes to return to the Red Sox [team stats] lineup tonight after sitting out yesterday following an adventurous Saturday night that saw him serve as a pinata with shin pads. — Varitek bit his tongue after he was struck by a deflected pitch …
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Millar doesn't want to be dealt from O's — BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Millar would rather help the Baltimore Orioles become a winner than join a club that already is one. — As the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline nears, it's a sure bet the Orioles will be fielding offers for Millar …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Mitchell getting Sheff special — LIKE THIS STORY? — When former Sen. George Mitchell interviews Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield, he should take two aspirin and keep stronger medication handy. — Sheff is going to give Mitchell and the rest of Major League Baseball's steroids investigators a headache.
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Michael Ventre / MSNBC:
Not for $35 million a year — Rodriguez not worth what agent is asking — but Yankees will pay — Is Alex Rodriguez worth all the trouble? Perhaps not, MSNBC.com contributor Michael Ventre writes. — Imagine for a moment that you're a multi-billionaire, and you have a craving for a candy bar.
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FIRE JOE MORGAN
USA Today:
Comeback trail painfully slow for Nats' Johnson — WASHINGTON — At 2 p.m. on a rainy Wednesday, Nick Johnson cuts a lonely figure inside RFK Stadium. It is still 5 1/2 hours before his Washington Nationals play the Chicago Cubs. As he runs the ramps toward the upper deck he dodges carts bringing …
