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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 9: Yankees at Royals — YANKEES — Notes: Jorge Posada has been diagnosed with a shoulder strain according to the KC team doctor and should only miss a few days. It doesn't look like a DL. He had the MRI sent to Dr. James Andrews for confirmation and the Yankees will have their doctors look at it as well.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Offense Is All Wet in Kansas City — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Johnny Damon walked to lead off Wednesday's game, the Kansas City Royals' first baseman, Ross Gload, greeted him this way: “Man, you guys are dropping like flies.” — Damon bantered a little about the thigh injury …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
YANKS SUMMON GONZALEZ FOR SHORTSTOP — HE, NOT BETEMIT, WILL TAKE JETER'S PLACE — KANSAS CITY — The Yankees don't know how long Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada are going to be out with leg and shoulder problems, respectively. — What they do know is that Alberto Gonzalez, not Wilson Betemit …
Ben K. / River Ave. Blues:
An elbow injury, a one-inning pitcher and a rain delay that never came — When Joe Girardi was in Florida, his handling of his young pitching staff during a rain delay earned him quite a bit of criticism and potentially a one-way ticket out of his job. — The day was September 12, 2006 …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Indictment: Agents steered baseball players to doctor for performance-enhancing drugs — NEW YORK (AP)—A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charged that unidentified agents for baseball players steered clients to a California physician linked in media reports to supplying Troy Glaus …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Baseball Is Again Linked to Steroids — Player agents in Major League Baseball referred clients to a doctor in California who illegally wrote prescriptions for performance-enhancing drugs, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal authorities.
MLB.com:
Pujols, Backe quarrel during BP — Argument stemmed from play at the plate on Tuesday — HOUSTON — Apparently, Brandon Backe and Albert Pujols aren't the best of friends. They've never liked each other, but until Wednesday, that was one of the better-kept secrets surrounding …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Sisco undergoes Tommy John surgery — Left-hander will miss 12 to 24 months during recovery period — CHICAGO — Andrew Sisco underwent Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery on Monday in New York and will be out of action between 12 to 24 months during his recovery period.
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Phil Hughes' Mechanics: What's The Deal? — When you are the youngest pitcher in Major League Baseball and being touted as the future ace of the New York Yankees, I suppose that it is normal to be under the microscope at all times. And, boy has Phil Hughes been under the microscope.
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Seth Kolloen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
M's could use performance incentives — Editor's note: Seth Kolloen is executive editor of Sports Northwest Magazine. His work appears occasionally in the Seattle P-I. — WHO CHANGED THE calendar and put April right after September? — Just like last season, Mariners veterans are failing …
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Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
DETROIT TIGERS BASEBALL — Cruceta's visa finally gets approved — BOSTON — In what could be a significant piece of news for the Tigers, Francisco Cruceta's visa has been approved and he can now report to the Tigers. — Cruceta can pick up his visa Thursday morning in Santo Domingo …
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs — But Sammy Sosa, the Cubs' career home run leader, remains an outcast to many of the same fans who used to cheer his majestic blasts and animated chest-thumping routine. — Sosa, who reached 609 career home runs last season while playing for Texas, is considering retirement …
Mark Hale / New York Post:
METS POISED TO SIGN VARGAS — The Mets are on the verge of signing free-agent right-hander Claudio Vargas to a minor-league contract, and a deal could be done as early as tomorrow, The Post has learned. — Vargas' agent, Bean Stringfellow, told The Post today that the Mets have offered Vargas …
Associated Press:
Fans' actions may prompt Jays to scrap $2 seats — TORONTO — The Blue Jays are considering scrapping a promotion that offers fans upper deck tickets for $2 after several brawls broke out in the stands during a game Tuesday night. — Team president Paul Godfrey said Wednesday that no alcohol …
