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Paul DePodesta / It Might Be Dangerous:
Baek for Wells — This is precisely why this forum exists! — I've gotten a number of questions/comments about this trade already, so I'll provide a quick view into our thinking. — Cha Seung Baek is a 6'4", 225 lb, 28-year old (turns 29 tomorrow) RHP from Pusan, Korea.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 53: Yankees at Orioles — YANKEES — ORIOLES — Andy Pettitte (4-5, 4.27) vs. the Baltimore hitters. — Jeremy Guthrie (2-5, 3.62) vs. the New York hitters. — and just for kicks ... Jobamania vs. the Baltimore hitters — Notes: RHP Chris Britton is here.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Ian injury could mean Joba start
Ian injury could mean Joba start
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds option Patterson to Minors — Infielder Phillips promoted from Triple-A Louisville — CINCINNATI — Struggling center fielder Corey Patterson was optioned to Triple-A Louisville by the Reds on Wednesday. — The contract of infielder Andy Phillips was selected from Louisville to replace Patterson.
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Associated Press:
Reds send slumping Patterson down to minors … CINCINNATI (AP) — Slumping Reds center fielder Corey Patterson was optioned to Triple-A Louisville Wednesday, with Cincinnati hoping he will work the kinks out of his swing. — Patterson pinch hit and flied out Tuesday night in a 9-6 win over Pittsburgh …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Some familiar faces still looking for work … Craig Biggio left Major League Baseball on his own terms. He joined the 3,000-hit club last June, took a farewell tour with the Astros and retired at the end of the 2007 season. Now he's ready to embrace a new role as coach of his son Conor's baseball team …
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN.com:
Reports: Sosa plans to retire after 2009 WBC … ORLANDO, Fla. — Sammy Sosa, still without an offer to play in the major leagues, intends to retire from baseball after the next World Baseball Classic, according to published reports. — “It's part of the plan.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie's patience tested, Cabrera should take note — CLEVELAND — Ozzie Guillen's baby-sitting service is officially closed. — Are you listening, Orlando Cabrera? — The never-boring world of the White Sox manager was yet again filled with one drama after another on Tuesday …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Dice-K to be examined Friday — SEATTLE - Daisuke Matsuzaka will likely accompany the team to Baltimore tonight and then shoot off to to Boston Friday to visit with team physician Dr. Thomas Gill and also be given a precautionary MRI in his ailing right shoulder.
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Sean McAdam / Projo SoxBlog:
Matsuzaka leaves game because of shoulder ‘fatigue’; next start uncertain — SEATTLE — Daisuke Matsuzaka left last night's start after four innings, the result of what the Red Sox termed “fatigue” in his right shoulder. — After giving up two runs in the first to the Seattle Mariners …
Jon Blau / MLB.com:
Wagner only concerned about winning — New York (24-26) vs. Florida (30-21), Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET — NEW YORK — As if he was rocking back for another high-90s fastball, just like he did to sit down Jorge Cantu and seal his 368th career save on Tuesday night, Billy Wagner is quick to answer the importance of records.
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Fans to pick games for Yankees DVD — Voting for Yankee Stadium tribute is under way — The mission: Vote now to decide which games should be included in the “Essential Games of Yankee Stadium” DVD that will come out later this year. — The problem: You can choose only five.
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John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Guillen battling painful case of hemorrhoids; Fearless Dolsi impressing Leyland — There's a reason Carlos Guillen had a rough game — including two errors — Monday night at third base. “He can hardly move — he's got hemorrhoids so bad,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks squander leads in loss to O's — Extra-innings defeat adds insult to starter Kennedy's injury — BALTIMORE — Of all the balls that soared over outfield fences in Tuesday's slugfest at Camden Yards, it was Alex Cintron's late fly ball that carried the most momentum, safely landing in plenty of right-field real estate.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Bret Boone calls it a career — this time for good — Bret Boone, a three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner in 14 major league seasons, has decided to retire after a comeback attempt with the Washington Nationals failed to lead to a big league job.
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Crystal ball: Projecting the first round — Slipping college arms could shake up Draft selections — Here it is, the entire first round. — It seems like I say this every year, but trying to project all 30 picks, especially picks 21-30, at this juncture, is no easy task.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Johan Santana stops Mets' skid, tops Marlins — NEW YORK — When it comes to beating the Marlins, the Mets are getting their money's worth out of Johan Santana. — Santana, New York's $137.5 million ace, became the first pitcher to beat the Marlins twice this season …
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