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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Padres' Giles vetoes waiver deal with Red Sox … San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles officially exercised his veto power and blocked a waiver deal Friday that would have sent him to the Boston Red Sox. — Giles, 37, was claimed on waivers by the Red Sox, and Boston and San Diego had 48 hours to make a deal.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Brian Giles nixes deal to Red Sox — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — CHICAGO - The Brian Giles era with the Red Sox [team stats] never even got started. — Giles exercised his no-trade clause earlier this afternoon, nixing the waiver claim the Red Sox …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Manny Mania takes over LA — LOS ANGELES - Manny Mania is all the rage in Southern California. — Manny Ramírez is crushing the ball. He says he wants to finish his career in California. The Dodgers are getting ready to market Manny caps complete with dreadlocks. The local media love Manny.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Bud Selig questions Dodgers' Manny Ramirez trade — The baseball commissioner's office says it is reviewing issues in the deal that brought Ramirez from the Red Sox. — The Dodgers are in no jeopardy of losing Manny Ramirez, but the baseball commissioner's office is reviewing issues surrounding …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
“Sometimes, they come in bunches” — UPDATE: Less than an hour after publishing this article, two more players were announced as suspended. New York Mets Minor League pitchers Leandro Geremy and Jose Valentin have received 50-game suspensions after each tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance …
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Yahoo! Sports:
Two Mets minor leaguers suspended — NEW YORK (TICKER) —Leandro Geremy and Jose Valentin, a pair of pitchers in the New York Mets' minor league system, were suspended 50 games Friday for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. — Geremy and Valentin both were with the organization's Dominican Summer League Team.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins bringing back catcher Lo Duca — Club inks veteran backstop to Minor League contract — NEW YORK — The Marlins signed veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca to a Minor League contract on Friday. — Lo Duca will report to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, and will likely catch and serve as a designated hitter.
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Craig Brown / Hardball Times:
The Mussina renaissance — For Mike Mussina, 2007 qualified as an annus horribilis. — After getting cuffed around for six runs over four innings in his first start, Mussina left start No. 2 in the third inning with a strained left hamstring. A trip to the DL kept him out for the rest …
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MLB.com:
Bill Bavasi joins Reds front office — Named Special Assistant to Walt Jocketty — CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Reds President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty today announced the hiring of former Anaheim Angels and Seattle Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi as a special assistant.
The Times-Tribune:
Postgame notes: Hughes set for 85 pitches Tuesday … The slider I thought I saw in the third inning was just a cutter with a lot of movement. — My own ignorance of the Phil Hughes arsenal aside, the guy pitched pretty well tonight. His fastball touched 95 four times in the first inning, and regularly sat 93-94 most of the night.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Pirates endure short-term groans to achieve long-term gains … Pirates general manager Neal Huntington is 39 years old and looks young enough to have a MySpace page. The keys to staving off the aging process? Eat sensibly, get plenty of exercise and listen to sports talk radio in moderation.
David Laurila / Unfiltered:
Lambo Lambasting Lefties: Reverse Splits for a Future Dodger — Andrew Lambo is making a name for himself with the Great Lakes Loons. Rapidly emerging as one of the top prospects in the Dodgers organization, the 19-year-old Lambo has been one of the best players in the Midwest League this summer …
Manny Navarro / MiamiHerald.com:
‘50-50 chance’ Alonso could return to UM … Yonder Alonso could still be a Cane. — Alonso, a first-round pick whose contract negotiations with the Cincinnati Reds has have a snag, told The Miami Herald on Thursday he has signed up for fall classes at UM, and there is “a 50-50 chance” …
