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Alex Eisenberg / Baseball-Intellect:
Manny Ramirez Traded to LA: Scouting the New Dodger — Not often do you see a franchise in the middle of a heated pennant race actively try to trade their best hitter—a hitter that is amongst the best in the game today. A hitter that is amongst the best in that franchise's history.
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Ramirez traded to Dodgers in three-way deal — Slugger Manny Ramirez's stormy relationship with the Boston Red Sox appears to be over. — A baseball source has confirmed Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN.com has learned. The Red Sox will pay remaining $7 million …
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: Big day for Torre, bigger for Yanks — There have been other trade-deadline days in baseball, but never one like Thursday, even if the only way the Yankees' fortunes improved was because Manny Ramirez got traded out of Boston and out of the American League and out of their face.
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Jim Banks / MLB.com:
Surprise! Manny to LA, Bay to Boston — Dodgers land slugger, Bucs get four players, Marlins shut out — The day began with rampant rumors of a three-team deal that would free Manny Ramirez from Boston and net the Red Sox a replacement in the form of Pirates left fielder Jason Bay.
Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers can't beat Brandon Webb — The Arizona pitcher wins his 15th game of the season as L.A. can't come up with enough offense on a day the team trades for Manny Ramirez. — Booed throughout his brief time with the Dodgers, Andruw Jones brought the fans to their feet in the bottom …
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John Nadel / Associated Press:Ramirez headed to Dodgers in 3-way deal
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David Lefort / Boston Globe:Manny traded to Dodgers; Bay coming to Boston
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks hurt by long balls vs. Angels — Pettitte allows 11 hits, two of them home runs, in opener — NEW YORK — Torii Hunter, Juan Rivera and Vladimir Guerrero each hit three-run homers as baseball's best club turned Andy Pettitte's night into a brief exercise in frustration …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 108: Angels at Yankees (and Manny) — YANKEES (59-48) — Andy Pettitte (12-7, 3.76) vs. the Los Angeles hitters. — Jon Garland (9-6, 4.30) vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: The Yankees are 9-3 since the break, the Angels 10-2. ... The Yankees are 15-23 against the Angels since 2004. ...
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Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
Angels hit 3 3-run HRs, rip Yankees — NEW YORK (AP)—Angels manager Mike Scioscia knew his team was due to break out. The stats were on his side. — Torii Hunter had a more primal explanation for Los Angeles' recent surge. — Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera each hit a three-run homer …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats acquire shortstop Gonzalez — Washington sends Minor League pitcher Nunez to New York — WASHINGTON — The Nationals acquired shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the Yankees in exchange for Minor League pitcher Jhonny Nunez on Thursday afternoon. — Gonzalez is expected to report …
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Sun-Sentinel:
S. Florida to host WBC games — MIAMI GARDENS - Dolphin Stadium and the Marlins will play host to second-round games of the 2009 World Baseball Classic. — Six games will be played here March 14-19. The four teams that will compete will be the winners and second-place finishers …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Cabrera suspended six games for throwing at A-Rod — SEATTLE - Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera was fined and suspended for six games by Major League Baseball two days after being ejected and accused of intentionally throwing at New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
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MLB.com:
Yankees to celebrate 62nd — and largest — Old-Timers' day with six Hall of Famers and 18 first-time attendees — Widows of legendary Yankees to join festivities — The New York Yankees announced today that more than 70 Old-Timers, including 18 first-time Old-Timers …
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Matt Porter / Boston Globe:
The Jason Bay file: (More than) 30 things to know about the newest Sox slugger — Who is Jason Bay, besides the Red Sox' new left fielder charged with filling the shoes of a future Hall of Famer? — The 29-year-old Bay is a career .281 hitter who gets on base (.375 career OBP) and hits to all fields.
Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
Ricciardi: M's shot down Ibanez deal — Here are the details on that three-way deal that sent Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers, Jason Bay to the Red Sox and four players (all pretty good) to the Pirates. Now, on to the teams that didn't deal, namely the M's. Except for that gimme with Arthur Rhodes …
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Mike Phillips / MiamiHerald.com:
One need not filled by Marlins before trade deadline — With all the fanfare about the possibility of Manny Ramirez becoming a Marlin, one thing almost was forgotten: The Marlins didn't fill their greatest need: adding a catcher. — The Marlins talked to teams about six catchers, including Ivan Rodriguez, but couldn't make a deal.
Bill Chastain / Trade Talk:
Rays to Acquire Bay — With the three-way deal between the Pirates, Red Sox, and Marlins falling through, an MLB.com source says that the Rays are going to acquire right-handed hitting outfielder Jason Bay for Minor League prospects including shortstop Reid Brignac and right-hander Jeff Niemann.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox land Griffey from Reds — Move to South Side official after nine years in Cincinnati — MINNEAPOLIS — Business has suddenly picked up for White Sox general manager Ken Williams. — After telling the Chicago media as recently as Saturday night in Detroit that there appeared …
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