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Garcia to sign with Tigers … Freddy Garcia has agreed to a contract with the Tigers, SI.com has learned. Garcia had been a free agent, and has not pitched since June of 2007 with the Philadelphia Phillies, when shoulder problems limited him to just 11 starts.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox get Byrd — Both the Red Sox and Indians have issued press releases announcing the deal ... here's an Associated Press story on the trade ... BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have acquired pitcher Paul Byrd in a trade with Cleveland. — The Red Sox will send either a player to be named or cash to the Indians.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox, with pitching concerns, acquire Byrd from Indians — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd from Cleveland on Tuesday, hoping to boost a rotation hurt by an injury to Tim Wakefield and the struggles of Clay Buchholz. — The Red Sox will send either a player to be named or cash to the Indians.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Byrd flies from Cleveland to Boston — Red Sox acquire experienced starter for player to be named — CLEVELAND — Paul Byrd is going to have to reschedule his book signings. Perhaps a store in the Boston area will take him in. — The Indians traded the veteran Byrd to the Red Sox for a player to be named or cash on Tuesday.
Associated Press:
Freddy Garcia agrees to deal with Tigers — DETROIT (AP)—The Detroit Tigers will give Freddy Garcia a chance to prove he can still pitch. — Out of the majors since June 2007, the two-time All-Star agreed to a minor league contract with the Tigers on Tuesday.
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Steven Goldman / New York Sun:
Yankee Lineup Card Signals Dark Omens for Season — With the Yankees entering last night's action having gone 2-5 on their current road trip, including being swept by the Angels in Anaheim, it's difficult not to look for and find signs that the end is nigh.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Damon Sits, and Rest of Yanks Might as Well Have
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Steinbrenner not writing off season, says Yanks ‘going to win it next year’ — TAMPA, Fla. — Hank Steinbrenner blames injuries for the New York Yankees' slide from contention. — The Yankees are in danger of missing of the playoffs for the first time since 1993.
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Matsui to play in New York Yankees minor-league game Thursday — Hideki Matsui's last-ditch effort to come back without surgery on his left knee will take a major step forward Thursday. — General manager Brian Cashman said Matsui will begin a minor-league rehabilitation assignment Thursday either …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets' loss prompts changes in bullpen — Kunz to get chance to close; Maine could later fill role — NEW YORK — The disabled list and the turn of the pitching rotation stand in the way of what Jerry Manuel now swears he would do if those obstacles didn't exist — use John Maine as the Mets' closer until Billy Wagner returns.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Owings to Reds in Dunn deal — DENVER - Right-hander Micah Owings is one of the players to be named later in the deal that brought Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks on Monday. — It's unclear if Owings has yet to be placed on waivers. He will have to clear waivers if he is to be traded before the end of the season.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Tigers put disgruntled Sheffield on waivers … One day after Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he was “flabbergasted” by Gary Sheffield's complaints about playing time, Sheffield was among several Tigers placed on waivers by the club Tuesday, according to a major league source.
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Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
Manny being hairy, and Torre won't budge — There's a showdown coming between the fairly-new manager and his brand-spanking-new superstar outfielder, and it's nothing a tree surgeon or a guy with a hedge clipper couldn't settle. — Call it the Dreadlock Deadlock, and it is playing nightly at Dodger Stadium until further notice.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: Melky, Kunz and Dunn — 1. The Yankees were held scorleess against the Twins to open a three-game series. It marked the 38th time that the Yanks scored two or fewer runs. That is the second most in the AL. This was the team that... Cabrera began the game with a .221 average against southpaws.
Jonah / JonahKeri.com:
14 Years Ago Today, My Heart Was Ripped Out... ...by the start of the 1994 baseball strike. That labor stoppage would ultimately wipe out the rest of the regular season, as well as the entire playoffs. — For a Montreal Expos fan like me, it was especially painful.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays' Kazmir says mechanical tweak should improve performance — OAKLAND, Calif. — LHP Scott Kazmir said a small adjustment in his stride should result in a big improvement in his pitching tonight. — Kazmir has been a mess lately, struggling to throw strikes due to problems with mechanics.
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