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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
MLB, union meet over maple bats — Next step is gathering information about remedies — The recent explosion — literally — of maple bats has forced representatives from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association to evaluate the threat of injury …
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Associated Press:
Plate ump Brian O'Nora hit in head by broken bat — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Plate umpire Brian O'Nora was hit in the head by a shattered piece of Miguel Olivo's broken bat, forcing him out of Tuesday night's game between the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals.
Baltimore Sun:
MLB to begin testing of bats — Major League Baseball will start testing bats after a meeting yesterday of a player-management safety committee but made no decision on the contentious issue of banning maple models. — Along with conducting field and laboratory tests …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Maker of maple bats gives opinion — Sam Holman tells a safety committee that teams and players need to pay considerably more for maple bats, which are breaking at a high rate and flying onto the field and into the stands, to ensure that — The most prominent manufacturer of maple bats …
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Associated Press:
Reds' Dunn denies phone call with Jays' Ricciardi — TORONTO — The dispute between Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn and Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi took a strange twist Tuesday. — Last week, Ricciardi criticized Dunn on a Toronto radio station, accusing the slugger of lacking passion for the game.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Dunn denies phone call with Ricciardi — Outfielder says he never reached out to talk with Jays' GM — TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said his feud with Reds left fielder Adam Dunn was finally settled via a phone call between the two over the weekend. — Not so, says Dunn.
George A. King III / New York Post:
PITT-IFUL YANKS HEAR IT FROM JOE — GIRARDI TO TEAM: WE STUNK — PITTSBURGH - After watching the Yankees waste multiple scoring chances, the Pirates spank his pitchers and the fielders not make plays, manager Joe Girardi told his players what he thought of last night's debacle.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:Night to forget in Pittsburgh
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:Bucs beat Yanks for first time since '60
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Only the third worst? — I'm honored to post this clip of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann nominating me as the third-worst person in the world for my Monday story (along with an uncredited David K. Li) on Jerry Manuel's fertilizer comment. — Pretty pompous stuff for somebody who ditches …
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:Mariners defeat frustrated Mets 11-0
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers to try out pitching experiment — Class A Brevard County looks to switch up starters' mindsets — ATLANTA — Brewers ace Ben Sheets believes the extinction of the Major League complete game can be traced to the Minors, where strict pitch counts protect prospects from injuries …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
It's Treanor's time behind the plate — Florida (40-36) vs. Tampa Bay (45-31), Wed., 7:10 p.m. ET — MIAMI — The starting catcher job seems to be all Matt Treanor's — at least for now. — Throughout the year, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez has said Treanor and Mike Rabelo would probably …
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Carlos Frías / Palm Beach Post:
Marlin' bullpen blows lead in eighth in loss to Rays — MIAMI GARDENS — These are the games that try managers' patience. — What if, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez might wonder, he had not pulled left-hander Scott Olsen after the seventh inning with just 86 pitches and the young pitcher cruising along …
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FishStripes
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Bad blood hits series — Rockies boiling after pitches buzz catcher — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Even before the Royals' Ramon Ramirez suddenly couldn't find home plate with MapQuest in the ninth inning, there was something very different about Tuesday night's game.
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Purple Row
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Home streak over — Cubs try to rally in the ninth inning but leave the bases loaded — The best deal the Cubs never made? Don't tell that to Brian Roberts or the Cubs after a monthlong home winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Cub Who Might Have Been and his Baltimore buddies.
Los Angeles Times:
They're not-so-artful Dodgers when it comes to a deal — From trades to free-agent signings, a look back is far from a good thing but one major front-office voice disagrees. — You might want to hold your nose. — Angel Berroa. Mark Sweeney. Scott Proctor. Thomas Perez. Brady Clark.
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