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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: With Joba, Yanks use silent treatment — Joba Chamberlain and the Yankees now get a second opinion on Chamberlain's right shoulder before we even know about the first opinion, provided by an MRI machine in New York City Tuesday. It doesn't mean we will get bad news on Chamberlain today …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Late surge not enough for Yankees — Pettitte ‘extremely disappointed’ after lasting just five innings — ARLINGTON — What the Yankees needed more than anything from Andy Pettitte on Tuesday was length. Pettitte had the unenviable task of following Joba Chamberlain, whose injury-shortened Monday outing lasted only 4 2/3 innings.
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George A. King III / New York Post:JOBA ON WAY TO SEE DR. ANDREWS — INJURED SHOULDER NEEDS SECOND LOOK
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Waters runs deep in O's debut — Starter allows one hit in eight innings in first major league start — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Chris Waters wasn't even the Orioles' first choice. They had wanted to give the ball to Triple-A Norfolk's Hayden Penn before a piece of a broken bat bloodied …
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Waters baffles Angels in debut — Left-hander comes out of nowhere to one-hit AL West leaders — ANAHEIM — Nobody saw this coming. — Chris Waters, a last-minute emergency replacement for the unfortunate Hayden Penn, shined in his Major League debut Tuesday night, when he easily handled the best team in baseball.
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Associated Press
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Ranking the Top 10 Markets for Relocation or Expansion — 30. For the most part, it's a number that seems to suit major league sports in America. The NBA has it. Ditto for the NHL. And yes, MLB has it. Currently, only the NFL is the exception at 32. — The number of markets at 30 is manageable.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets feeling good about Maine — The Mets were so encouraged by the bullpen sessions John Maine threw Sunday and yesterday that he is slated to throw a simulated game Friday at Shea, the injured pitcher said before Tuesday night's game against San Diego. — That would keep Maine …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Wilson proves worrisome in Texas Rangers' win — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - On Monday, the Texas Rangers had a dramatic win over the New York Yankees. On Tuesday, they won a game that included a whole lot of drama. — And when the 8-6 win was over, the Rangers' third …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Webb talks about deal that wasn't done — Right-hander says he and team had agreed on years, money — PHOENIX — Brandon Webb wanted to set the record straight. — The right-hander heard on the radio driving to the ballpark Tuesday night — a start he made and won in a 3-1 complete …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Kasten: Nats not likely to sign all picks — Front office probably will adhere to pre-ranked values — DENVER — Of the Nationals' top five picks in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, four of them — right-hander Aaron Crow, shortstop Daniel Espinosa, left-hander Graham Hicks and catcher Adrian Nieto — are unsigned.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glavine could rejoin rotation soon — Veteran to have one more rehab start — San Francisco — Reports on Tom Glavine were all good after the veteran lefty pitched four solid innings Monday in an injury-rehab start for Class A Myrtle Beach, his first minor-league appearance in 22 years.
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Talking Chop
Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com:
Cardinals sign infielder Lopez — St. Louis options Ryan to Triple-A Memphis — ST. LOUIS — Following the Cardinals' game on Tuesday night, the club announced it had signed free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez. — “It's something that we've been paying attention to,” general manager John Mozeliak said.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Manny lifts spirits, inspires fear — Teammates enjoy scaring opposition with new acquisitions — ST. LOUIS — Dodgers reliever Brian Falkenborg has never faced Manny Ramirez or Albert Pujols. But he's been teammates with both. Having seen what Pujols means to the Cardinals …
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Mets end four-game slide despite Heilman's flop — Fernando Tatis celebrates his second home run of the game in the sixth inning (Newsday photo/Paul J. Bereswill / August 5, 2008) — The Mets survived their first Billy Wagner-less game Tuesday night. Barely.
Los Angeles Times:
Apparently, that is just Juan being Juan — Fast forward to the ninth inning, the Dodgers down, 4-0, and Jones comes up as a pinch-hitter and hits a ball more than 400 feet for a home run. — You can also imagine the terror gripping those in the Cardinals' dugout, Ron Villone throwing …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Treanor activated, Hoover demoted — Veteran able to catch back-to-back Minor League games — PHILADELPHIA — All the benchmarks the Marlins have been looking for before clearing Matt Treanor to come off the disabled list have been reached. — On Tuesday night, the 32-year-old catcher was put to another test.
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FishStripes
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Swisher's 14th-inning HR lifts ChiSox — CHICAGO (AP)—Nick Swisher figured he had the night off. The Chicago White Sox are glad he got in the game. — Swisher, who entered in the 11th to play first base, hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 14th and Chicago rallied …
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