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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 114: Yanks at Rangers (Joba on DL) — YANKEES (61-52) — Sidney Ponson (6-2, 4.23) vs. the Texas hitters. — Tommy Hunter (0-0, 10.80) has never faced any of the New York hitters. — JOBA ON DL: Joba Chamberlain has been placed on the 15-day DL. RHP Chris Britton was recalled from AAA Scranton.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Rotator cuff tendinitis sends Joba to DL — Injury is same as Posada's; Yanks to start Kennedy on Friday — ARLINGTON — Though their worst fears have not been realized, the Yankees must proceed under imperfect conditions. The team officially placed Joba Chamberlain on the disabled list Wednesday …
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Yanks to Place Chamberlain On Disabled List — There is still no word from the Yankees on the exact nature of Joba Chamberlain's shoulder injury or the findings of Dr. James Andrews. But I can tell you for certain that Chamberlain will be placed on the disabled list today.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Britton on his way to Texas — RHP Chris Britton is on his way to Texas and presumably will be added to the roster tonight. — That means somebody (Joba Chamberlain) is headed to the disabled list as Britton was optioned down on Friday and can't be recalled this soon otherwise.
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 …
Associated Press:
Joba on DL with shoulder injury — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees, who had not yet revealed details about his injured pitching shoulder. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Wednesday night's …
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Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Bucs' Karstens near perfect in 2-hitter — PHOENIX (AP)—Jeff Karstens has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a perfect start. — Almost a perfect game, too. — The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters before Chris Young's two-out double in the eighth inning and finished …
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Charlie / Bucs Dugout:
Jeff Karstens Takes Perfect Game Into Eighth Inning, Pitches Two-Hitter — This was my first look at Jeff Karstens as a Pirate, and it was certainly a pleasant introduction, as Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning. — Karstens was hardly dominant—he kept too many of his pitches …
Evan Grant / TEXAS RANGERS:
Why the C.J. Wilson incident matters — Last night's game coverage could have been about Matt Harrison and his ability to get strike one, command the outside corner and to keep a very good offensive team off balance. Or it could have been about Marlon Byrd following up his walk-off grand slam …
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Kendrick pitches Phillies by Marlins 5-0 — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Kyle Kendrick doesn't have overpowering stuff and he doesn't light up the radar gun. Somehow he keeps finding ways to win. — Kendrick pitched six scoreless innings, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 5-0 on Wednesday night.
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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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Cubs score 8 in 3rd to beat Astros 11-4 — CHICAGO (AP)—Now that Alfonso Soriano is back from the disabled list and feeling fine, the hits are coming at a healthy rate. — Soriano launched a three-run homer after Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam during an eight-run burst in the third inning …
Associated Press:
Yanks' I-Rod leaves game after collision — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—New York Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez left Wednesday night's game against Texas after bruising his right knee on a collision at home plate to end the second inning. — Rodriguez winced and writhed on the field …
Newsday:
Mets rookie Murphy making immediate impression — Jody Gerut cracked a Mike Pelfrey pitch, chasing Daniel Murphy to the wall. The Mets' rookie leftfielder and converted infielder got a read on it, leaped at the wall and snared the fly ball for the first out in a 6-5 win over the Padres last night.
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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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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.
