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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets won't have Wagner back Monday — Closer doesn't respond well to simulated game conditions — PITTSBURGH — The Mets' problems with the bullpen will persist into next week. Their expectation of having Billy Wagner return to active duty Monday will not come to fruition because he still feels tightness in his left arm.
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Associated Press:
Pedro's season-best 7 innings lift Mets — PITTSBURGH (AP)—On a day when he got bad news about his closer and watched his bullpen struggle again, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel preferred to talk about something positive. — “Pedro was outstanding tonight,” he said.
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The Musings and Prophecies …
Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Alonso: more than $4.55 million — OK, so here's the scoop, the breakdown of the contract the Cincinnati Reds gave No. 1 pick Yonder Alonso. — Mama, do let your babies grow up to be first basemen. — Alonso's contract is worth a little more than $4.55 million, with incentives. — The breakdown:
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Bottom9 Baseball
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Jim Callis / Baseball America Draft Blog:
Breaking The $10 Million Barrier — The Red Sox spent in excess of $10 million on their draft, which may be a first in draft history. — Records for yearly expenditures by clubs are incomplete. But while an exact total isn't available yet, it's certain that Boston's draft spending exceeded eight figures this year.
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Ryan the Soothsayer Sees Great Things for the Cubs — ATLANTA — Ryan Dempster cradled the card deck as deftly and lovingly as he does baseballs. He took the ace of spades from the top, shuffled it into seeming oblivion and removed a two of clubs off the top as proof.
Chris Duncan / Associated Press:
Montero, Young slams power Diamondbacks — HOUSTON (AP)—Adam Dunn still hasn't homered for Arizona, but the rest of the Diamondbacks are hitting plenty since he arrived. — Miguel Montero and Chris Young hit grand slams—the first time Arizona has hit two in the same game …
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AZ Snakepit
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Associated Press:
Chamberlain throws again; Matsui also rehabbing — NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi was optimistic Saturday that injured right-hander Joba Chamberlain could be back soon, but a timetable still hasn't been set. — The same goes for designated hitter Hideki Matsui, who homered in Class A Tampa's doubleheader Friday.
John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Silva going on DL; Feierabend to start Sunday — In the wake of Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Twins, the Mariners confirmed that right-handed starter Carlos Silva is going on the disabled list. — Silva, who lasted just 3.1 innings Friday while giving up nine runs to Minnesota, is 4-14 overall and 0-5 in his last eight starts.
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U.S.S. Mariner
Associated Press:
Rays OF Upton benched again for lack of hustle — ARLINGTON, Texas — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton was benched for the second time in less than two weeks for failing to run hard on a double-play grounder in the sixth inning of Friday night's 7-0 victory over the Rangers.
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Outs Per Swing
Dave Skretta / Associated Press:
Yankees win on Gardner's single in 13th — NEW YORK (AP)—Brett Gardner didn't feel any pressure stepping to the plate in the 13th inning, the game tied and fans restlessly booing each failure by Alex Rodriguez and the rest of the Yankees' high-powered hitters. — Why should he?
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MY BASEBALL BIAS
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates sign Alvarez at last minute for $6 million — Franchise-record bonus part of $10 million spent on draft — It ticked to the final seconds, but the Pirates signed first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez before Major League Baseball's deadline at midnight last night — at 11:59 p.m. …
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FanHouse, Mondesishouse.com, Bugs & Cranks, Can't Stop The Bleeding and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves Tom Glavine quickly returns to DL — Veteran's season, career possibly over — Tom Glavine's comeback bid took an abrupt turn when the 42-year-old Braves left-hander went back on the disabled list Friday with recurring elbow pain, casting doubt on his ability to pitch again this season or beyond.