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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 119: Orioles at Yankees — Here is the lineup: — YANKEES — Cabrera CF — Jeter SS — Abreu RF — Rodriguez 3B — Matsui LF — Posada C — Giambi DH — Cano 2B — Betemit 1B — Karstens (0-2, 10.13) — Pregame chatter: The Yankees have won four straight and 9 of 10. ...
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Jack O'Connell / MLB.com:
'Scooter' Rizzuto dies at 89
'Scooter' Rizzuto dies at 89
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Garciaparra goes on disabled list — He is put on the sideline by a strained left calf. Hillenbrand is expected to get most of the playing time while Garciaparra is out. — Nomar Garciaparra was put on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a strained left calf.
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Inside the Dodgers:
Another transaction — I know the Hillenbrand move confused some people yesterday, but there was certainly reasoning behind signing him and then bringing him up. Nomar Garciaparra, who has been dealing with a strained left calf for a while, has finally had to go on the disabled list …
USA Today:
Voting begins for 2007's top minor leaguer — Every year since 1988, USA TODAY has selected a Minor League Player of the Year from among the game's top prospects. Previous winners include Carlos Delgado (1992), Cliff Floyd (1993), Andruw Jones (1995 and 1996), Josh Beckett (2001), Prince Fielder (2003) and Francisco Liriano (2005).
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D.J. Short / MetsBlog.com:
preGame: Mets at Pirates (Game One) — The Game: — The first-place Mets (65-52) kick off a three-game series with the Pirates (49-67) tonight at PNC Park, starting at 7:05 pm EDT. — The Lineup: — SS Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by 2B Luis Castillo, 3B David Wright …
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Rich Elliott / The Connecticut Post Online:
Offerman arrested after attack with bat — BRIDGEPORT — Long Island Ducks shortstop and former major league All-Star Jose Offerman attacked Bridgeport Bluefish starting pitcher Matt Beech with a bat in the second inning of Tuesday's game at Harbor Yard, delaying the game 17 minutes.
ESPN:
Draft pick signings: Tigers ink Porcello for $7.28M — This year, under a new baseball rule, draft picks have until Wednesday at midnight ET to agree on deals. After that, they are not eligible to sign. — Among the first-round picks who have yet to sign are No. 1 overall selection David Price …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
September vacation looming for Danks — OAKLAND — The latest option in the White Sox's wacky rotation plans could involve skipping several of rookie John Danks' starts in September. — Manager Ozzie Guillen and pitching coach Don Cooper were scheduled to present a plan to general manager Ken Williams …
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Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants notes: Bonds' new legal team `directed at Schilling' — Schilling's statements prompted move — PITTSBURGH - Barry Bonds has expanded his legal team, retaining Bay Area attorneys Todd Schneider and John Burris to defend him against potentially false and defamatory statements, according to a news release.
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Bonds Threatens to Sue, Says 2008 Likely Last Season
Bonds Threatens to Sue, Says 2008 Likely Last Season
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Associated Press:
Record-setting ejection for Cox — ATLANTA (AP) — After going 7½ weeks without getting tossed, Bobby Cox finally passed John McGraw for the most ejections in baseball history Tuesday night. — The Atlanta Braves manager was thrown out by home-plate umpire Ted Barrett for arguing …
Drew Davison / MLB.com:
Notes: Murray optioned to Oklahoma — Southpaw reliever sent down to make room for Padilla — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have sent left-handed reliever A.J. Murray back to Triple-A Oklahoma. — Murray was optioned after the Rangers 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to make room for pitcher Vicente Padilla.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves have major opportunity this week — They had a chance to make up ground on their East rivals in head-to-head games last week, and the Braves fell a bit short of their goal, coming away 3-3 on their six-game trip to pastoral Shea Stadium and Philly. — But they sent a message to the Mets …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Saunders settles, but Halos stall in loss — Starter gives up four runs to Blue Jays in first inning — TORONTO — Pitching like a man with a Cy Young Award on his mantle and the desire to add to his collection, Roy Halladay showed the Angels why the Blue Jays still have something to chirp about.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats' sixth-round pick to attend Stanford — McGeary was seeking first-round money from Washington — NEW YORK — With pitcher Josh Smoker signed to a professional contract with the Nationals, what does that mean for left-hander Jack McGeary, the team's sixth-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft?
Associated Press:
Willis ends skid, Marlins rout Arizona — MIAMI (AP) — Mired in the longest winless streak of his career, Dontrelle Willis was desperate for run support. — So the Florida Marlins scored 14 times Tuesday night. — Willis earned his first win since May 29, striking out 11 in seven innings …
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Rookie quiets M's as Twins pound Ramirez — There is nothing the Mariners need right now so much as to see the good side of Horacio Ramirez. — The trouble lies in the fact that it's August, and Ramirez's pitches are getting crushed. — Seattle is a pennant contender …
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Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Tigers dump Tribe to reclaim AL Central lead — CLEVELAND (AP) — The staggering Detroit Tigers have the AL Central all to themselves — for at least one day. — Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run homer in Detroit's four-run 10th inning as Detroit moved one game ahead of Cleveland …
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Christina Kahrl / Baseball Prospectus:
TA: Breakout — NL West Moves — National League — Placed RF-R Carlos Quentin on the 15-day DL (strained hamstring); purchased the contract of OF-R Justin Upton from Mobile (Double-A). [8/2] — Claimed 1B/3B-R Jeff Cirillo off of waivers from the Twins; claimed RHP Byung-Hyun Kim off …
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