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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Joba leaves with stiff right shoulder — Right-hander to undergo tests Tuesday, may miss next start — ARLINGTON — The Yankees have invested a good chunk of their time and hinged a large part of their future on Joba Chamberlain's health. It began last year with his bullpen debut and the long list of …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Chamberlain to go back to NY for tests — Joba Chamberlain will fly back to New York tomorrow for an MRI and other tests on his right shoulder. — Chamberlain said he was injured in the fifth inning while pitching. “It was something where it grabbed and popped and got stiff,” he said.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Joba leaves with stiff right shoulder — Yankees starter exits after 4 2/3 innings against Rangers — ARLINGTON — Joba Chamberlain left his start against the Rangers after 4 2/3 innings Monday with what the Yankees are calling a stiff right shoulder. — Chamberlain appeared to strain …
George A. King III / New York Post:
ALL-AROUND BAD JOBA FOR YANKS — CHAMBERLAIN INJURY OVERSHADOWS LOSS — ARLINGTON, Texas - Joba Chamberlain assumes he will enter the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI tube today at New York Presbyterian Hospital. — Has there been a more frightening sentence in the Yankees Universe this season?
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees lose to Rangers, 9-5; Joba Chamberlain leaves game in fifth inning with stiff shoulder — ARLINGTON, Texas — The triple-digit temperatures in Texas this week are oppressive. But losing Joba Chamberlain for an extended period could really make the Yankees melt.
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Associated Press:
Angels beat Orioles on bases-loaded walk — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Francisco Rodriguez and George Sherrill were teammates in the All-Star game three weeks ago. Neither closer pitched like a star Monday night. — Sherrill walked Chone Figgins with two outs in the ninth inning to force in the winning run …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
How the Manny trade went down … When the Red Sox originally offered Manny Ramirez in trade to the other 29 teams, they went 0-for-29. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein made tens of calls and found no takers. — Things were looking bleak. Ramirez was apparently being viewed as an active …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Young foursome of Marlins pitchers ready to shock baseball again — About the only thing missing was a clubhouse nestled on top of an oak tree with a sign reading: No Hitters Allowed. — They joked and jabbed with the freedom of kids who'd grown up together playing the same games in the same neighborhood.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
David Ortiz feels ‘click’ in bad wrist — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If the departure of Manny Ramirez [stats] didn't have him worried enough, David Ortiz [stats] sufficiently tweaked his ailing left wrist in the ninth inning of last night's 4-3 loss …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
MLB could punish White Sox's Ozzie Guillen for diatribe after fight — Manager Ozzie Guillen received an apology from umpire crew chief Gary Cederstrom after Sunday's tension-filled 14-3 loss at Kansas City. — Whether that apology supersedes strong comments made by Guillen will be determined …
ESPN.com:
MLB bonus probe targeting ‘handful’ of teams — Major League Baseball investigators are looking into accusations that several New York Yankees prospects from the Dominican Republic were forced to kick back portions of their signing bonuses to one or more team employees, several sources told ESPN.
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Alex Eisenberg / Hardball Times:
Why Jason Bay makes the Red Sox a better team — Let's start with this: — Hitting with runners in scoring position is not a repeatable skill. — In case you missed it, last Thursday Steve Phillips was challenged by Baseball Tonight host Steve Berthiaume when Berthiaume stated …
Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Delgado awaits his fate with Mets — It seemed like a simple decision just a few months ago. — Ignore the cries of the crowd to cut Carlos Delgado loose immediately, wait out the end of the season, the final guaranteed year of his contract, and wave goodbye - opening the door …
