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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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Eric Wilbur / Eric Wilbur's Sports Blog:
Return engagement — Last week, in a trade deadline deal, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein made the best bullpen in baseball even better by landing closer Eric Gagne from the Texas Rangers. Tonight, he and the Red Sox work on the other end of the pitching staff, as the best starting rotation …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
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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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 …
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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MLB.com:
Cubs place Alfonso Soriano on 15-day disabled list; Select infielder Eric Patterson from Iowa — Cubs designate infielder Brian Dopirak for assignment; Place pitcher Wade Miller on waivers for his unconditional release — HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano …
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Sports Illustrated:
Cubs' Alfonso Soriano out 2-to-4 weeks after injuring quad running the bases against the Mets — CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago Cubs star left fielder Alfonso Soriano strained his right quadriceps during Sunday's 8-3 loss to the New York Mets and will be sidelined 2-to-4 weeks.
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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Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:Their only close call was a moose on the loose
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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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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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Catfish Stew
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Wells gets Bonds' signature on rare ball — Padres pitcher now has top three homer hitters' autographs — SAN DIEGO — Padres left-hander David Wells is a baseball collector of sorts and one of his prize possessions just grew a lot more valuable. — Wells has an old, grainy …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Umpires reject MLB request for background checks — The Major League Baseball umpires union said Monday that it is refusing to cooperate with a request for background checks from commissioner Bud Selig's office, calling the initiative a "knee-jerk, misguided witch hunt" …
Michael Witte / Editor and Publisher:
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Bonds' Home Run Record Tainted by Mechanical Device? — NEW YORK (Commentary) Beyond his alleged steroid use, Barry Bonds is guilty of the use of something that confers extraordinarily unfair mechanical advantage: the "armor" that he wears on his right elbow.
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 …
D-Mac / Philadelphia Will Do:
Philly To Welcome Russians With, Uh, Vodka — Hey, guess who's in town later this week! The Russian national baseball team! And guess who they're playing! An adult men's [softball] baseball team from Philly! And... oh, just read the item from Inqlings.
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The Postmen
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.
John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Grit your teeth and give Young his due … Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Delmon Young connects for an RBI double. — ST. PETERSBURG - He is not a particularly patient man, which makes him something of a revelation on a team that is forever talking of tomorrow. — He wants to hit - this next pitch.
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