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Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
Manny media roundup — It's Aug. 1, 2008 A.M. (After Manny). Do you know who your left fielder is? — Jason Bay is heading to Boston and Manny Ramirez is expected to be suiting up for the Dodgers tonight at Chavez Ravine, where LA will take on the D-Backs.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Ultimately, Manny Ramirez wins — Slugger gets his way in end — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — The words don't exactly roll off the tongue, do they? — Jason being Jason. — And if you think they seem relatively ordinary now, just wait until October.
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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.
Chicago Sun Times:
Cub bats go cold in 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates — Jeff Karstens and the new-look Pittsburgh Pirates made a strong showing, beating Chicago 3-0 Friday and ending the Cubs' five-game winning streak. — Coming off a four-game sweep at Milwaukee that boosted their lead in the NL Central to five games …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Trade deadline winners and losers … The biggest winner at the trade deadline is an easy call this year. It's the team that dispelled the notion that it was incapable of mobilizing and making a monster trade, that established itself as the favorite in baseball's most winnable division …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats release Lo Duca, Estrada, Lopez — Dukes activated from disabled list; Bonifacio to be recalled — WASHINGTON — Late Thursday, the Nationals gave infielder Felipe Lopez and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada their unconditional releases. The team is expected …
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Washington Post:
Nationals Let López, Lo Duca Go — On the day of baseball's trading deadline, the Washington Nationals altered the complexion of their roster. But only the smallest part of that alteration came from a trade. A series of bold personnel moves made after yesterday's 8-4 loss …
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Baseball Crank, MLB FanHouse, The Nationals Enquirer, Nationals Journal, Walkoff Walk and Surfing the Mets
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
In Rodríguez's Debut, the Yankees Look as if They Need More Help — The Yankees did not meet the Los Angeles Angels this season until Thursday night, three hours past the nonwaiver trading deadline. After their first look at the best team in baseball, the Yankees might wish they had added a few more likely Hall of Famers.
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Associated Press:
Braves cut Miller after McCann gets doctor's OK — ATLANTA — Brian McCann was cleared for pinch-hit duty on Friday, opening the way for backup catcher Corky Miller to be designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves. — The Braves waited until after batting practice to clear a roster spot …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles on the clock with Matusz — Club has until Aug. 15 to sign No. 4 draft pick — SEATTLE - Though the trade deadline has come and gone, the Orioles remain on the clock in their efforts to sign Brian Matusz, the fourth overall pick in June's baseball draft.
Sabernomics:
Did the Braves Overvalue Ohman? — I was surprised yesterday when the trade deadline passed and Will Ohman was still a part of the Braves. Ohman is a lefty specialist capable of throwing a lot of innings, and he'll be a free agent after this season. He's a good candidate for deadline deal.
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Awful Announcing:
The Manny Sports Center Commercial You'll Never See Again — Obviously last night's Sports Center, when it wasn't airing a Mummy 3 preview, had a lot about Manny. All of it was very repetitive until the very end of the show when they decided to show a SC Commercial that Ramirez had taken part in.
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Daulerio / Deadspin:
Mike Nadel Got Your E-mail And Is Actually Quite A Reasonable Fellow — Yesterday's column by Mike Nadel caused a major stir in the sports blogatorium and sports media in general when he crucified America's favorite sideline princess, Erin Andrews, for her wardrobe and flirtatious reporting style …
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Daulerio / Deadspin:The Erin Andrews Backlash Has Officially Begun
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La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Liriano coming? Hernandez going? — The Twins wouldn't deal away a young starter, but their biggest pitching move could come from within. — As the league's nonwaiver trade deadline came and went on Thursday, the Twins just couldn't part with one of their quartet of young starting pitchers.
