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Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Back Pain Could Keep Manny Out Longer Than Expected — NEW YORK - The Red Sox discovered the source of Manny Ramirez's pain Wednesday, and it is potentially more serious than just a sore back. — Ramirez was diagnosed with a strained left oblique by team internist Dr. Larry Ronan …
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Jim Caple / ESPN:
Shut up, Red Sox Nation — After Game 7 of the 2003 American League championship series between the Red Sox and Yankees, I walked out of Yankee Stadium with a colleague. Just 48 hours earlier it had seemed very possible that the Red Sox and Cubs would meet in the World Series.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
44 Insurance — The Yankees defeat the Red Sox 4-3. Alex Rodriguez hits his forty fourth home run of the season to make the score 4-1 in the seventh, and it proves to be the game winner as Youkilis hits a two run shot in the eighth to bring the Red Sox within one.
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Boston Globe
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Notes: Rotation suddenly overflowing — Hamels' return would give Phillies six starting pitchers — PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels' pending Sunday return creates a pitching quandary. Suddenly, the Phillies will have six starters in the rotation. — Again. — "Decisions need to be made," said righty starter Adam Eaton.
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The Good Phight
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Dan Gelston / Associated Press:
Interference call helps Phils beat Mets — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Marlon Anderson went a little too wide with his slide. — Anderson's hard takeout attempt might have been enough to bust up a double play in the ninth inning and allow the tying run to score for the New York Mets.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
What a Way to Lose — The Mets' Marlon Anderson makes a huge mistake that costs the Mets a game. Down 3-2 in the top of the ninth, the Mets have men on first and third, Anderson on first. Green hits a slow roller to short. Rollins flips to Iguchi at second, and Anderson slides …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dodgers claim Loaiza off waivers from A's — FOXSports.com, Updated 21 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Dodgers have added another starting pitcher to their rotation, claiming right-hander Esteban Loaiza on waivers from the A's. — The teams did not complete a trade for Loaiza …
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Dodger Thoughts, The Griddle, True Blue LA, FanHouse, MLB Trade Rumors, 6-4-2, Babes Love Baseball and Baseball Musings
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ESPN.com:
Dodgers claim Loaiza from A's — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed right-hander Esteban Loaiza off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, assuming more than $8 million in guaranteed salary. — Loaiza, a two-time All-Star, had made only two starts after missing …
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Associated Press, Rumors and Rants, El Lefty Malo, Rockin' the Ravine, Washington Post, Bucs Dugout and True Blue LA
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Harang blanks Bucs for 14th win — Griffey Jr. goes deep in first inning for career home run No. 592 — PITTSBURGH — It was a shift from doubleheader debacle to singular bliss for the Reds. — Behind Aaron Harang's two-hit shutout in a smooth 8-0 win over the Pirates on Wednesday …
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Blue-Collar Baseball
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Associated Press:
Harang throws 2-hit shutout for Reds — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Harang threw a two-hitter for his fourth career shutout, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Brandon Phillips homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on Wednesday night. — Alex Gonzalez and Javier Valentin …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yankees' plan for future currently on display … Editor's Note: This story appears in the Sept. 10 edition of ESPN The Magazine. — The savior is summoned from the bullpen. As he begins his journey across the outfield grass, the crowd in Yankee Stadium rises to its feet.
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River Ave. Blues
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Notes: Bard becoming workhorse — Padres catcher getting more time with injury to Barrett — SAN DIEGO — Less is apparently more for Padres' catcher Josh Bard these days, except when it comes to the number of innings that he's been logging behind the plate.
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Tigers blanked, fall 4 1/2 out of 1st — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jim Leyland figures an inspirational speech is the last thing his struggling Detroit Tigers need. — More than anything, after getting shut out by Kansas City 5- on Wednesday night, the Tigers could use a strong performance …
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Bless You Boys
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
It's Time for MLB to Rethink the Marlins Stadium Strategy — Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard that the Florida Marlins are laboring to get into a new stadium. Current owner Jeffery Loria has been working to get into a new facility since purchasing the team in Feb. of 2002 …
Dallas Morning News:
It's tough to dislike Rangers' new crop — The logical part of the brain says it's too early — way too early — to evaluate how the Rangers did in their trading deadline deals. The number of players acquired in those deals was impressive. But most of those players are so far from the majors that any evaluation would be premature.
