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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Making tracks — Red Sox get out of scary Safeco with series win — SEATTLE — Finally, it seemed, the Red Sox had put the "safe" back in Safeco. They'd throttled Ichiro, cracked the Mariners' vaunted bullpen, pounded out 13 extra-base hits in two days, including eight in yesterday's 9-2 win …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Their only close call was a moose on the loose — SEATTLE — Watching the Red Sox these days makes me impatient. I just want the playoffs to start. — This is the way it felt with the Patriots the last few years. We endure the regular season thinking about first-round byes, home-field advantage, and potential playoff matchups.
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Chris Hester / MLB.com:
Beckett, Red Sox cruise past Mariners — Right-hander becomes fourth pitcher to 14 wins in baseball — SEATTLE — Josh Beckett moved to the head of the class with his 14th win of the season as the Red Sox won Sunday afternoon's rubber match 9-2 over the Mariners on Sunday afternoon.
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I'm Writing Sports:
Is Glavine the Last 300 Game Winner? — I know everyone's attention is shifted to the left coast right now, but something special is happening in Chicago tonight. Barry Bonds assault on baseball's most hallowed mark is absolutely something to marvel at, but with Alex Rodriguez …
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Glavine wins No. 300, bests Cubs — CHICAGO (Ticker) - New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine became the 23rd player in baseball history to win 300 games Sunday night after defeating the Chicago Cubs, 8-3. — The 41-year-old lefthander tied Lefty Grove and Early Wynn for 21st place on the all-time list.
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Glavine may be last to reach 300 wins — CHICAGO (AP) — Tom Glavine knows exactly why his 300th win should be savored. — "If I was the last one, I guess it would be pretty cool to be the last one to do something in the game," he said Sunday night after leading the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 8-3.
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The Musings and Prophecies …
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Moss called up: Filling in for Hinske — SEATTLE - One new outfielder will join the Red Sox [team stats] this week, and another may be on the not-so-distant horizon. — Brandon Moss will be with the Sox in Anaheim for the three-game series with the Angels, potentially replacing Eric Hinske.
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
CASTILLO CAN'T BEAT THE HEAT — For a moment last night, it looked as if the Mets might again need to shop for a second baseman, but Luis Castillo's exit from their 8-3 victory over the Cubs was simply due to heat exhaustion. — Castillo - who had a phenomenal game with four hits …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Paul to Willie: &#%* play me! — CHICAGO - Paul Lo Duca was thrilled to catch Tom Glavine's 300th win. It nearly didn't happen, though. — Lo Duca talked his way into last night's lineup during an intense conversation with Willie Randolph in the visitors' dugout before batting practice …
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New York Post:
HERE'S JOBA! — Yankees fans are dying to see Joba Chamberlain pitch, but Joe Torre would simply like to meet the young man first. — He'll get that chance today. — After yesterday's game, Mike Myers was designated for assignment and did not make the trip to Toronto.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Breaking news: Yankees designate Myers
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Doug Padilla / L.A. Daily News:
Lackey gets mad, help Angels beat Athletics — OAKLAND - If this is the way the Oakland Athletics go about getting revenge, they might want to rethink their tactics. — Whether or not the A's tried to hit Vladimir Guerrero with a first-inning pitch, it did have one lingering effect …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Edmonds is open to a trade — WASHINGTON — Jim Edmonds assumed when he signed a two-year extension with the Cardinals last November that he would finish his potential Hall of Fame career in St. Louis. — This year has challenged that notion. — Edmonds, who enjoys the right to veto any deal …
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Sean Forman interview — Recently I had the honor and pleasure of picking the brains of Sean Forman, the man behind the best site on the internet, Baseball-Reference. So here are his thoughts about himself, his website, and getting into bar fights with firefighters.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: Tejada, Piazza placed on August waivers … Baltimore's Miguel Tejada and Oakland's Mike Piazza, two major stars mentioned in trade rumors during the summer, hit the waiver wire in the last week — and one is now in a position to be dealt in August, while the other is not.
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Randball, Signal to Noise, Bless You Boys, MLB Trade Rumors, Catfish Stew, Oriole Post and 6-4-2
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Nats can be part of history — Acta plans to pitch to Bonds in series beginning Monday — WASHINGTON — Giants left fielder Barry Bonds will get the chance to break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record against the Nationals, as manager Manny Acta plans to have his team pitch …
