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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
THE EYES HAVE IT — EXPERTS WHO'VE SEEN HIM PEG JOBA AS A TOP STARTER — WE HAD the stupid moment again in New York sports this week when people spoke en masse about a subject they truly knew nothing about and it wasn't even the NFL Draft. Though I remain enthralled that folks …
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Associated Press:
Pirates release struggling right-hander Morris — PITTSBURGH — Matt Morris, the veteran right-hander added by the Pittsburgh Pirates late last season to stabilize a young rotation, was released Sunday after failing to pitch past the second inning in his latest start.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Morris, Pirates could be parting ways — Van Benschoten to be recalled after 8-4 loss to Phillies — The Matt Morris matter, one way or another, should come to a head today. — The Pirates will recall starter John Van Benschoten from Class AAA Indianapolis this morning and, thus, must make another move to clear roster space.
Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates release Matt Morris — The Pirates this morning released Matt Morris and put left-hander Phil Dumatrait in the right-hander's spot in the rotation, meaning Dumatrait will start Thursday in Washington. — Releasing Morris means the Pirates will pay him a little over $10 million …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Count on it — ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright just had thrown 126 pitches, and his right arm did not fall off. It hung unencumbered, Wainwright eschewing standard postgame procedure where starting pitchers mummify their throwing arms in ice packs. He prefers going au natural with his appendage …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Heated rivalry nears boiling point — Houston's interpretation of Adam Wainwright's message fastball thrown behind the back of catcher Brad Ausmus on Saturday was about as subtle as the pitch itself. — “I thought it was intentional, yes,” Ausmus said. “Wainwright shook …
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Baseball Musings
Wayne Coffey / NY Daily News:
Davey Johnson tells of Mets days, steroids and Olympic dreams — The manager of the U.S. Olympic baseball team is a familiar, craggy-faced man whose life has known soaring triumph and unspeakable tragedy and who, across five decades in locales ranging from Baltimore to Atlanta, Tokyo to Flushing, has had a diamond life like few others.
The Journal News:
Baseball beat: Hall of Famer Palmer a big fan of Yankees' young pitchers — in focus, by peter abraham — Jim Palmer was 19 when the Orioles called him up to the majors in 1965, and he became a full-time starter a season later. He can relate to the experiences Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy …
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Mets' Molina not related to catching's 1st family — Gustavo Molina, who made his Mets debut yesterday, is not one of the catching Molina brothers. — Please stop asking. — “Everywhere I go, I get that question,” Molina said before going 1-for-3 with a walk in the Mets' 4-3 win over the Braves.
Akron Beacon Journal:
Tribe's cash flow better under Dolans — Forbes values franchise 15th in major leagues — Forbes Magazine has calculated that the Indians are worth $417 million, making the franchise the 15th most valuable in the major leagues. — So what? Why should a fan in Stow or Wooster or Medina care?
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
The man behind Manny — Agent Boras discusses the change in Ramírez — We start our report this week with a few questions for agent Scott Boras regarding the change in Manny Ramírez's personality, his conditioning, his desire to play at least four more years …
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MLB Rumors
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Games of the Day — Sometimes there's one matchup so outstanding, it just jumps to the top of games to watch. That game takes place in San Diego where Brandon Webb faces Jake Peavy. Consider: — Both pitchers are undefeated. — Both have ERAs in the low twos.
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Awful Announcing
