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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) …
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Padres put LHP Estes on 15-day DL — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—San Diego Padres left-hander Shawn Estes broke the thumb on his throwing hand when he fell on the tunnel stairs between the team's clubhouse and dugout Friday night. — The Padres placed the pitcher on the 15-day disabled list Saturday …
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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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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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Associated Press:
Griffey ends homer drought with No. 599 … CINCINNATI (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th career homer Saturday off Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens, a two-run shot that left him one away from an elite mark. — Griffey's homer in the first inning was a breakthrough for the Cincinnati Reds outfielder …
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Tommy Rancel / Outs Per Swing:
Can David Price Be The 2008 Joba? — Let me start this off by saying this is complete speculation on my part and this is basically my mind wondering off into “What could be” land. — While sitting back thinking about the Rays possibly competing down the stretch, I was wondering how David Price would fit in the 2008 plans, if at all.
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Pat Borzi / New York Times:Chamberlain Will Make His First Start on Tuesday
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
