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Maureen Mullen / Boston Herald:
Sox have full count of knuckleballers — PAWTUCKET, R.I. - With three knuckleball pitchers in the organization, it would appear the Red Sox [team stats] have become a breeding ground for the flutterball hurlers. — "We get a lot of phone calls from guys that are like, 'Well …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Buchholz to pitch Game 1 — Clay Buchholz will be pitching the first game of tomorrow's doubleheader against the Angels. He will be flown into Boston today, from Ottawa, where the PawSox are playing, and is expected to be at Fenway Park this afternoon at 3 p.m. — He will be sent back down to Pawtucket after the game.
MLB.com:
Commissioner announces no discipline for Giambi — Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that he will not take any disciplinary measures against Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees given his cooperation with Senator George Mitchell's investigation and his off-field charitable activities.
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Joseph White / Associated Press:
Phils' Hamels ties NL lead with 14th win — WASHINGTON (AP) — With their ace on the mound against a last-place team, the Philadelphia Phillies got the kind of victory they need to stay in a pennant race. — Cole Hamels pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings for his 14th win, tying for the NL lead …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Don't forget about these remarkable performances … It has already been a great year to be a historian. Or at least it's been a better year to be a historian than to be, say, Neifi Perez. — Well, historic homer No. 756 may have come and gone. But that doesn't mean there isn't lots …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Wells drawing interest from Rockies, Dodgers … Within hours after David Wells cleared waivers and became a free agent Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies were the first teams to express interest in possibly signing the veteran left-hander.
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Associated Press:
DeRosa helps Cubs crush Reds — LIKE THIS STORY? — CHICAGO (AP) - Mark DeRosa went 5-for-5 with four RBIs and the Chicago Cubs scored seven times in the seventh Thursday to beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4 for just their fifth win in the last 15 games. — Jacque Jones added four hits for the Cubs …
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Associated Press:
After 69 years, Puerto Rican Winter League folds — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Puerto Rican winter baseball league, where the likes of Roberto Clemente, Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez once starred, canceled its upcoming season Thursday because of financial problems.
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Bucs rally from 5 down, stop Mets sweep — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Even during a 162-game season that lasts six months, there are losses that hurt far more than others. Losses that a few innings before were certain wins. Losses that gnaw at a team's confidence. For the New York Mets, this could be one of those very bad defeats.
Associated Press:
Johnson out for season — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have been waiting all year for first baseman Nick Johnson's broken right leg to heal. Now they'll have to wait until next year. — General manager Jim Bowden said Thursday that Johnson will have another surgery on the leg and will not play in 2007.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Bonds' legal team might sue Schilling — Responding to verbal fastballs hurled at him from Red Sox ace Curt Schilling in a recent TV interview, Barry Bonds has bolstered his legal team with two Bay Area attorneys who may be preparing to slap a lawsuit on the righthander.
Big Daddy Drew / Kissing Suzy Kolber:
KSK Mini-Gamebook: KSK Keeper League Fantasy Draft — Some highlights from last night's KSK keeper league draft. You can take a look at the results here if you are so inclined. —Last night's draft (pictured above!) was done entirely via conference call, with 6 of us in DC calling …
Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Mets notebook — HBP battle? — When the Mets were piling on five runs in the ninth inning, they pounded out five straight hits — and then Damaso Marte plunked Shawn Green with a pitch. — Willie Randolph wasn't pleased. Home plate umpire Paul Nauert had words with Marte.
Mark Hale / New York Post:
DELGADO INJURES LEFT KNEE — Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado said he hyperextended his left knee when chasing a foul pop near the first-base stands in the second inning of the Mets' 10-8 win over the Pirates last night. — Delgado stayed in the game but left before the bottom of the eighth.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats agree to terms with McGeary — Lefty was club's sixth-round pick of 2007 First-Year Player Draft — WASHINGTON — A day after it appeared he would not play professional baseball, left-hander Jack McGeary, the sixth-round pick from the 2007 First-Year Player Draft signed with the Nationals late on Wednesday night.
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