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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Wilson waives no-trade clause — Shortstop Jack Wilson has informed the Pirates he will accept a trade to any of the six teams named in his limited no-trade clause, including the Detroit Tigers. — The Pirates and Tigers continue to discuss a multiplayer deal …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Snell rocked early in Pirates' latest meltdown — Another Colborn dugout incident, poor defense mar 13-4 loss to Reds — It was two weeks ago in New York that Ian Snell declared, "I'm starting to break." — It would appear, particularly after the Pirates' 13-4 thumping by the Cincinnati Reds …
Associated Press:
White Sox hit 3 HRs, top slumping Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — The White Sox finally got the combination of power and pitching that has been so elusive this season. — Juan Uribe hit his third career grand slam, and Jermaine Dye and Josh Fields added solo shots as Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Friday night.
Bob Smizik / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Needed: Exorcist for Pirates' woes — Forget about the CEO, what Pirates need most is an exorcist — The most difficult challenge facing the Pirates' next CEO will not be upgrading the team's current talent level or expanding the Latin American base of operation or persuading owner Bob Nutting to increase the payroll significantly.
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Between the Lines
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
It's Another Happy Ending for the Nats — Zimmerman Delivers Winning Hit in Ninth: Nationals 3, Cardinals 2 — He pumped his right fist, and then waited for the pummeling to come. Ryan Zimmerman is accustomed enough to providing the Washington Nationals with game-ending victories that he knows what follows.
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William World News
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Logan gets center field job — Outfielder's hot bat gives him edge over Langerhans — WASHINGTON — It appears that the Nook Logan/Ryan Langerhans platoon is over — at least for now. Manager Manny Acta, going with the hot hand, has decided that Logan will be the everyday center fielder.
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DC Pro Sports Report
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
A Seattle slew of Sox miscues — SEATTLE — You can't blame the city, the ballpark, the novelty choo-choo, Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, Pike's Market, the coffee, or the sushi for the way the Red Sox play here. You can't even claim they were sleepless, not this time.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Alex McPhillips / MLB.com:Lester, Sox take on Mariners in Seattle
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Associated Press, Boston Globe, seattlepi.com Mariners blog, The Joy of Sox and Union-News
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:No safety in Safeco — It's overcast and a little drizzly …
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The Joy of Sox
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
'Wally' roughs up shocked Lucchino — SEATTLE — For a few minutes, onlookers must have wondered if Wally the Green Monster was attempting career suicide. — Name another Red Sox employee with the gall to treat CEO Larry Lucchino the way the team mascot did Thursday on one of the hottest days of the year at Fenway Park.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bad-luck Milton Bradley strains right hamstring — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres left fielder Milton Bradley left Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants because of a strained right hamstring — yet more bad luck for the injury-plagued Bradley. — The switch-hitting Bradley …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Mets score 4 in 9th to defeat Cubs 6-2 — CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Delgado and the Mets were walking all over Wrigley Field, courtesy of the Chicago Cubs. — But when it came time to swing the bats Friday, the Mets were ready in the ninth inning. — Delgado walked four times before hitting …
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The Musings and Prophecies …
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
A-Rod stays at 499 HRs, Yanks rip Royals — NEW YORK (AP) — Melky Cabrera put one into the seats — behind the dugout, that is. Yep, the New York Yankees are doing just fine without any homer help from Alex Rodriguez. — Cabrera hit a bizarre two-run double and Robinson Cano homered …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
No respect for Ryan Ludwick — Ryan Ludwick is no rookie. He has been with the Cardinals since May 6 and entered Friday night's game against the Nationals leading the team with nine pinch hits, three pinch home runs and averaging one RBI every six at-bats. — Yet "Brian Ludwig" gets no respect.
Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Robinson Steps In for Selig on the Bonds Watch — The official representative of the commissioner's office at Thursday night's Barry Bonds Traveling Home Run Circus Show arrived in his suite at Dodger Stadium literally seconds before first pitch, his expertise with freeway traffic patterns, as a resident Angeleno, in full evidence.
DCScrap / Epic Carnival:
EC Survivor Series: What's the Coolest Jersey in All of Sports? — There are many debates in sports. Who was better: Jordan or Chamberlain? Which NFL dynasty is the greatest: the 49ers or the Cowboys? Did Tom Brady really sleep with Tara Reid? These are all great questions, but I have yet another one for you to ponder.
John Klima / L.A. Daily News:
Same conclusions can be drawn with Bonds, Gagne — This is a story of love and hate in the age of the asterisk. — As Barry Bonds waltzed into Dodger Stadium, former Dodger Eric Gagne packed his bags in Texas and headed to the bullpen at Fenway Park, traded to the Boston Red Sox …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
