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Offerman goes off — Jose Offerman has been suspended indefinitely today for going wild during a minor league game last night. The former Red Sox infielder hit the opposing pitcher and catcher with his bat after he got hit by a pitch. — The catcher sustained a concussion and the pitcher …
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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.
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.
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 …
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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 …
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?
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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Rany Jazayerli / Baseball Prospectus:
Different Rules. Same Outcome. by Ran... 08-13 — Jenks Blanks by Nate Silver — 08-13 — The Futures at Fenway by David Laurila — August 15, 2007, 10:33 AM ET — Different Rules. Same Outcome. — by Rany Jazayerli — At this point, if Major League Baseball had enforced …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Grand night for O's, Huff — Slam sparks biggest rout of season; Cabrera cruises — NEW YORK - If nothing else, Orioles manager Dave Trembley assures that his team will not lie down over the final two months of the season. There will be no countdown to the season's final day …
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
PEDRO BETTER IN 2ND REHAB OUTING — With one rehab outing already done, the key issue is what was better about Pedro Martinez's second test yesterday afternoon. — "What we hear," Mets VP of development Tony Bernazard said, "is that his command was better."
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:After minor difficulties, Pedro makes pitch for major move
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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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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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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Upper Cust — Jack Cust homered twice last night as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3. That gives Cust twenty home runs in eighty three games. With a .404 OBA and a .550 slugging percentage, Cust is having a great half season. As I've said many times …
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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Anthony Rieber / On the Yankees beat:
All right (nearly) — Whoops. Let's try that again. — Almost an all righthanded lineup for today's day game against lefty Erik Bedard: — Melky CF — Betemit 2B — Jeter SS — A-Rod 3B — Matsui LF — Posada DH — Phillips 1B — Duncan RF — Molina C — Hughes P
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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."
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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