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1:40 AM ET, April 20, 2008

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Mark Feinsand / Blogging the Bombers:
Source: Farns to be suspended for throwing at Manny  —  Kyle Farnsworth may have said he didn't throw at Manny Ramirez intentionally Thursday night, but apparently, Major League Baseball believes otherwise.  —  According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Farnsworth …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 19: Yankees at Orioles  —  YANKEES  —  Notes: Joba is in the air and headed this way.  They hope he will arrive in time for the game.  Presumably, Edwar Ramirez will be sent back. ...  Kyle Farnsworth claimed he was surprised that he was suspended and denied any bad intentions when he threw at Manny Ramirez.
MLB.com:
New York's Farnsworth suspended  —  Pitcher Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Yankees has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox during the top of the seventh inning of the Thursday, April 17 game between the Clubs at Yankee Stadium.
Discussion: iYankees
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Joba to return tonight  —  Word here at Camden Yards is that Joba Chamberlain will rejoin the team in time for tonight's game against the Orioles.  —  He has not pitched since April 10 but did throw to a catcher twice while he was in Nebraska attending to his father.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
JOBA EXPECTED BACK FOR TONIGHT'S GAME  —  BALTIMORE — Joba Chamberlain is expected back from the bereavement list in time for tonight's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards and Jorge Posada was slated to play first base against lefty Brian Burres instead of the slumping Jason Giambi.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Thomas benched for time being  —  Designated hitter, mired in early slump, frustrated with decision  —  TORONTO — Frank Thomas received an unexpected call into Blue Jays manager John Gibbons' office on Saturday morning.  The message was that the omission of the designated hitter's name …
Discussion: Jays Nest
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ESPN.com:
Blue Jays' Thomas, in slump, angered by benching
Discussion: The Mockingbird
Associated Press:
Marlins sneak past Nationals  —  MIAMI - Wes Helms singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Saturday night.  —  Helms' one-out grounder up the middle off reliever Saul Rivera (1-1) scored Dan Uggla from second, ending the Marlins' two-game losing streak.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Joe Pawlikowski / MLB Rumors:
Free Agent Stock Watch: Ben Sheets  —  It looks like Ben Sheets made the right decision by signing a four-year contract with the Brewers after his spectacular 2004 season.  The then-25-year-old tossed 237 innings to the tune of a 2.70 ERA, striking out 264 to just 32 walks, with a WHIP below 1.00.
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Jeff Wallner / MLB.com:   Brewers unsure if Sheets will miss start
Associated Press:
Rays' Sonnanstine 3-hits White Sox  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Andy Sonnanstine threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Saturday night.  —  The White Sox had just three singles, including a bunt hit, and didn't get a runner past second base.
Discussion: South Side Sox
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Rays claim Johnson on waivers after release  —  (04-18) 21:18 PDT — The A's couldn't hang onto Dan Johnson any longer.  —  Though there hadn't been any opportunity for the first baseman/designated hitter to play this year, the team waited as long as it could before taking him off the big-league roster.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers drop second in a row at Atlanta  —  Andruw Jones homers and Billingsley strikes out nine, but the right-hander gives up four runs in the fifth inning and the Braves take a 4-1 victory at Turner Field.  —  Andruw Jones hit his first home run and Chad Billingsley struck out nine …
Discussion: Associated Press
Kevin T. Czerwinski / MLB.com:
Astros pick up right-hander Soler  —  Club, Cuban pitcher agree to terms on one-year contract  —  Houston continues to mine the free agent market, looking for any available, experienced arm.  To that end, the Astros have agreed to terms with right-hander Alay Soler on a one-year deal.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Hot Foot
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs win eighth straight over Pirates  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Derrek Lee's already three months ahead of his home run pace of last season.  So what's the deal?  —  Now that the power has returned to his swing, everybody wants to know what the difference is with the Chicago Cubs star.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bucs Dugout
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Cantu disputes woman's claim  —  MIAMI GARDENS - Third baseman Jorge Cantu and his agent both insist a domestic violence matter won't interrupt his season.  —  According to the St. Petersburg Times, Cantu has a Wednesday court date in Pinellas County stemming from a temporary protection order filed against him earlier this week.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins' Gardner placed on DL; Waechter promoted
Discussion: FishStripes
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Santana takes Mets to ‘different level’ … PHILADELPHIA — As you watched Johan Santana overmatch the Phillies on Friday in his first visit to Philadelphia as a Met, it was hard to resist asking this question:  —  Suppose he'd been a Met last year.  —  Suppose the Mets could have sent Santana …
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Santana brings his ace game as Mets down Phillies
Discussion: Phillies Nation
 
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