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Tigers INF Perez suspended 80 games — DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers' infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant, a penalty that finishes his season. — Perez was suspended for 25 games on July 6 when he tested positive for a second time.
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Tigers' Perez Suspended 80 Games for 3rd Drug Violation — The Detroit Tigers' Neifi Perez created history less than a month ago by being the first player to be suspended for using a banned stimulant in Major League Baseball.Now, he's created history, again.The Office of the Commissioner …
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.
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Bless You Boys
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Triple Shot! — Neifi Perez becomes the first player to test positive not twice, but three times, for a banned substance. In this case, Perez's 80 game suspension is a dead giveaway that he was caught again for using a substance under the "Amphetamine" portion of the Drug Agreement.
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Mack Avenue Tigers
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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Alex McPhillips / MLB.com:
Lester, Sox take on Mariners in Seattle — Boston (66-42) at Seattle (59-47), Friday, 10:05 p.m. ET — Once again, the scheduling gods have denied Jon Lester a hero's welcome. — Or, rather, a hero's welcome in Boston, Lester's adopted home. There will certainly be no shortage …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
No safety in Safeco — It's overcast and a little drizzly here in Seattle, where the Sox have come to play the Mariners to open a three-city, nine-game trip that also includes stops in Anaheim and Baltimore. The Sox will be spending a lot of time living out of suitcases this month.
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The Joy of Sox
Associated Press:
Delgado double spurs Mets' big ninth — LIKE THIS STORY? — CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off Ryan Dempster in a four-run ninth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 Friday to extend their winning streak to three. — Delgado's double off Dempster …
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:Mets score 4 in 9th to defeat Cubs 6-2
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Yahoo! Sports:
Braves place SS Renteria on 15-day DL — Shortstop Edgar Renteria was put on the disabled list by the Atlanta Braves on Friday, one day after he sprained his right ankle while trying to field a hard grounder. Renteria, hitting .336 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs, was put on the 15-day DL after he was found to have a high ankle sprain.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Tempers flare as Brewers drop finale — Capuano's difficult outing includes minor scuffle in dugout — MILWAUKEE — A dugout scuffle in early June seemed to spark the Chicago Cubs. Could the same happen in early August to the team that now narrowly trails them?
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs claim Cirillo, Kim off waivers — LOS ANGELES — The D-backs picked up a pair of veterans Friday, bringing former closer Byung Hyun Kim back to Arizona on a waiver claim from Florida and claiming infielder Jeff Cirillo from the Twins. — Kim began his professional career …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Cliff Corcoran / Sports Illustrated:
Wild Card: Low on Rocket Fuel? — On May 6, when Roger Clemens announced to a sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd that he had just signed a deal to return to the Yankees, the team was 13-15 (.464), five-and-a-half games behind the Red Sox in the American League East and in eighth place in the Wild Card race.
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ESPN:
Dukes in trouble again after violating court order — Elijah Dukes faces the prospect of jail time after being charged Thursday with a single count of violating a domestic violence injunction. — Dukes, optioned to the minor leagues in June by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and placed …
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 …
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Bronx Banter
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.
