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Posada out at least five weeks with shoulder injury — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada stood in front of his locker, his right shoulder wrapped in bandages following treatment. — The good news was the New York Yankees catcher didn't need an operation now. The bad news was that he will be sidelined for at least five weeks.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 31: Mariners at Yankees — YANKEES — MARINERS — Chien-Ming Wang vs. the Seattle hitters. — Erik Bedard vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: Wang has pitched twice to Molina this season. He has allowed one earned run over 16 innings. ... Seattle has lost two straight. ...
Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
Yankee lineup and Hughes, Posada updates — * On Jorge Posada, they still haven't heard back from the Reds team doc because the MRI got lost in the mail or something. So they resent it yesterday. But all of the other docs have prescribed rest. If that's the plan, Girardi says Posada …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hughes to wear glasses upon return — NEW YORK — Phil Hughes was not even 3 years old when the movie “Major League” was released, but now the Yankees right-hander has something in common with Charlie Sheen's fictional Rick Vaughn character. — Hughes visited a Connecticut optometrist …
Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Gallardo has torn ACL — Houston - As it turns out, Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo did not escape serious injury Thursday in a collision at first base in Chicago. — Far from it. — An examination in Milwaukee this morning revealed Gallardo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Gallardo tears ACL in collision — No word yet on possible surgery for Brewers right-hander — HOUSTON — The relief expressed by Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo on Thursday was painfully short-lived. Gallardo has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that likely will require surgery and could end his season.
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Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
It's Time To Fire Willie Randolph — It's time for the Mets to fire Willie Randolph. They should fire him if his team sweeps the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend. They should fire him if his team wins all three games by a total score of 27-0. They should fire him if his team puts …
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
On air, Mets' Wagner continues criticism of Perez — Billy Wagner expanded on his blunt criticism of Oliver Perez Thursday during his weekly radio spot, saying the Mets will go nowhere this year if the enigmatic lefthander doesn't learn how to battle through his own troubles.
Sports Illustrated:
Murcer ready to begin broadcasting Yankees games again — NEW YORK (AP) -Bobby Murcer is feeling better and ready to begin broadcasting New York Yankees games again. — The longtime announcer and former All-Star outfielder was at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and plans to resume …
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Paul Nyman / Baseball Digest Daily:
Phil Hughes and Mystery Meat Mechanics: Part I — While preparing a series of articles on Barry Zito's lost fastball I received the following e-mail: … Carlos is Carlos Gomez a.k.a. Chadbradfordwannabe. I'm happy to say that I did have some influence on Carlos in terms of how he blossomed …
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Mike Drago / Reading Eagle:
Phillies moving Castro, Outman to the bullpen — The Phillies organization hopes Reading left-hander Josh Outman can help at the major league level this season. — The left-handed reliever that Philadelphia Phillies general manager Pat Gillick has spent months searching for?
Jonah Keri / ESPN:
The failure dynasties — It's really tough to build a winning dynasty in Major League Baseball, this much we know. Reeling off a streak of winning seasons is hard enough, never mind stringing together multiple World Series victories. So many teams came close to achieving immortal status …
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Associated Press:
Brewers cut ex-All-Star closer Turnbow — HOUSTON (AP)—Former All-Star closer Derrick Turnbow was cut Friday by the Milwaukee Brewers. — Turnbow was 0-1 with a 15.63 ERA in eight games this season and gave up six runs in two-thirds of an inning at Chicago Wednesday.
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Fluto Shinzawa / Boston Globe:
After a pause, Ryan pulls out a complete stop — At the moment Toronto's 3-0 victory had seemingly ended last night, A.J. Burnett was standing in the clubhouse, waiting to congratulate his teammates on a much-needed win. — The only man he saw, however, was manager John Gibbons.
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Leitch / Deadspin:
Sadly, Julio Franco Cannot Play Forever — One wouldn't think that this would be classified as “news,” necessarily, but we still find it noteworthy, and kind of sad: Julio Franco has officially announced his retirement. — Well, we think so, anyway; the story has only been reported …
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Zito put in a holding pattern — With Barry Zito banished to the bullpen — at least for now - - and the Giants still owing him nearly $108 million for six years, the comparisons immediately were drawn to the Rockies' situation with Mike Hampton. — They are similar in some ways, very different in others.
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