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Steve Kornacki / MLive.com:
DETROIT TIGERS BASEBALL — Leyland tinkering with Tigers: Guillen headed to outfield, Willis to get start in Oakland — SEATTLE — The status quo is being shaken. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said prior to Friday night's game with the Mariners that changes are coming.
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John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Guillen to left field to make room for Inge at 3B? It's a possibility, Leyland says — SEATTLE - Carlos Guillen in left field? — It's the most unusual of the moves that manager Jim Leyland is thinking of as he tries to warm up the Tigers. — “This is how I can get (Guillen) …
Pat Borzi / New York Times:
Chamberlain Will Make His First Start on Tuesday — MINNEAPOLIS — Joba Chamberlain will make his highly anticipated first major league start Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Joe Girardi said he made the decision after weighing “a ton of factors,” among them keeping Andy Pettitte on normal rest.
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Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: Ross on home run roll — PHILADELPHIA - Cody Ross was running off the field at the end of the seventh inning Wednesday when Mets third baseman David Wright turned and said: “Don't be afraid to hit a single.” But why hit a single when home runs are coming just as easily?
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Book on Ross is changing — PHILADELPHIA - Tough to fault Cody Ross for feeling type-cast at times. — When you hit .385 and homer once every 10.8 at-bats off left-handers, like Ross did in 2007, it's hard not to be known foremost as a lefty killer. Ross reaffirmed that reputation earlier …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Rotator cuff strain lands Matsuzaka on DL — BALTIMORE - The Red Sox, as expected, are taking no chances with Daisuke Matsuzaka, placing him on the 15-day disabled list with what the team is calling a mild rotator cuff strain after the Japanese righthander underwent an MRI yesterday in Boston.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins draw best TV rating since '06 — Wednesday's game against Mets drew Nielsen rating of 5.2 — PHILADELPHIA — The turnstiles may not reflect it, but the television ratings indeed are showing there is interest in the Marlins in South Florida. — Wednesday's 7-6 loss in 12 innings …
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Royals claim catcher Pena off waivers — Former Brave expected to join club before Friday's game — KANSAS CITY — Catcher Brayan Pena was claimed off outright waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Friday by the Royals. — Pena was to join the Royals before Friday night's game against the Cleveland Indians.
Associated Press:
Giants turn triple play — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—The San Francisco Giants turned a triple play in the eighth inning of their game against the San Diego Padres on Friday night, the second in the majors this year. — Pitcher Keiichi Yabu had just entered with runners on first and second …
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Mike Lee / Hardball Times:
Neal Huntington interview — ML: One of the first questions I would like to ask you, Mr. Huntington, is the practice of holism you installed with the Indians. In your time with the team, you instilled a philosophy focusing on the development of the person, or player.
ESPN.com:
‘Aware’ Pedro rejoins Mets, slated to start Tuesday — NEW YORK — Pedro Martinez figures the New York Mets would be in much better shape if he had been around more often this season. — The three-time Cy Young Award winner rejoined the Mets on Friday and is scheduled to return …
Thunderbaseball / Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts:
Eight Minutes With Mark Melancon — I promised that I would post the entire interview I did with Yankees prospect and Trenton Thunder reliever Mark Melancon a couple weeks ago. — So now, in its entirety, is my chat with Melancon, which took place in the Thunder dugout.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
ModernTube: Red Sox fan gets leveled by security — I'm not exactly sure which Red Sox game this clip is from or if it's made the blog rounds before. Still, for a quick Friday laugh, check out Fenway Park security laying out a running-on-the-field fan with a hit more suited for Shutdown Corner or Puck Daddy.