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Associated Press:
Offerman charges mound, hits two with bat — Associated Press, Updated 6 hours ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Former All-Star Jose Offerman was arrested Tuesday night after charging the mound and hitting the pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game.
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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.
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Metstradamus / The Musings and Prophecies …:
Quick! Name That Ex-Met: — If you said Jose Offerman, you're not only right, you're a keen observer of detail. If you're wondering why he has a bat in his hands while on the mound...well I'm not sure I know the answer to that myself. Ummm, he's a moron, perhaps? … Excellent.
Newsday:
Ducks' Offerman attacks mound wielding bat — Shortstop Jose Offerman charged the mound after being hit by a pitch. The result was a broken finger on the pitcher, the catcher suffering concussion-like symptoms and Offerman's arrest. — Bridgeport Bluefish catcher John Nathans, right …
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?
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Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
McGeary: Not done yet — Before we get to last night's game (Shawn Hill, Ryan Zimmerman), let me just make clear that this Jack McGeary situation is not over. The Nationals are in this, and the kid - refresher course: sixth-round pick from Roxbury Latin in Boston, a native of Newton …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Hill Picks Up Where He Left Off, but Nats Lose — When the fans at RFK Stadium last saw Shawn Hill on the mound, he was twirling five no-hit innings, making another step toward taking over the top spot in the Washington Nationals' rotation. Last night, it was as if Hill merely had pressed pause …
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
After minor difficulties, Pedro makes pitch for major move — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Pedro Martinez is very much aware that the Mets' lead in the NL East has grown precarious. When the righthander stepped on the mound for his second rehab start yesterday at Tradition Field …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Green adjusts as Willie gives Milledge shot — PITTSBURGH - Willie Randolph met with Shawn Green in the manager's office after the right fielder was left out of the lineup in favor of Lastings Milledge last night against the Pirates. Green wasn't told he lost his job, but it's clear his playing time is diminishing.
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
DIFELICE IS DIMAN — In his first start of the season, Mike DiFelice had one of the best games of anyone for the Mets last night. — DiFelice got the nod behind the plate in the 5-4 victory over the Pirates because Paul Lo Duca's on the disabled list and Ramon Castro's suffering from back arthritis.
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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 …
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Sun-Sentinel:
De Aza will get a chance to impress in center — MIAMI GARDENS Center fielder Alejandro De Aza has found his name in the starting lineup all six games since coming off the disabled list Aug. 8. — He'll undoubtedly get at least a game, perhaps two or three, off in the next few weeks …
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Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Tigers Stick It to the Man, and New York Teams Benefit — Yesterday, baseball had some good news. Yankees and Mets fans, especially, should be happy: They should even send flowers and gift baskets to Detroit. — The good news is that the Tigers signed New Jersey's Rick Porcello, their first-round pick in this year's draft.
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Orioles pound somber Yankees 12-0 — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are used to blowouts at home, just not this way. — After observing a pregame moment of silence in memory of Hall of Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto, the Yankees were taken out of the game early by Daniel Cabrera and the Baltimore Orioles' bats.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Game 119: Orioles at Yankees
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Gagné throws it into reverse — Eric Gagné lived the entire Boston experience in one short inning. He was the goat, the piñata, and the object of scorn. And then he was the greatest thing since sliced Yaz Bread. — He was booed and ridiculed. He heard words he never heard in the Bible.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
In time, knuckleballer could leave greats in his wake — In 1992, a 26-year-old Pirates rookie who had just become the first knuckleballer to win a postseason game since Tom Sturdivant of the Yankees in 1956 told reporters, "It's exciting to finally have a dream come true. I may not have a chance to do this again."
Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
This is going to hurt for a while — The ball bounced under Matt Kemp's glove and rolled toward the right-field wall, a shiny white mistake in an embarrassing sea of green. — Groans. — The ball flew off Matt Kemp's bat and drifted over the center-field fence, a shiny white souvenir in a triumphant sky of blue.
