Top News:
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Church's return to Mets a good thing, Manuel says — Ryan Church's expected return to the lineup tomorrow creates some issues for manager Jerry Manuel. Issues he's more than happy to deal with because he views Church as “a great, great addition to us.” — Church went -for-4 …
RELATED:
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets sweep Braves, Delgado wins it — Carlos Delgado's game-ending drive to left field officially was scored his fifth hit of the game. Either way - error or single - the result allowed the Mets to open a season-high lead in the NL East. — Omar Infante lost Delgado's one-out …
Barbara Barker / Newsday:
Delgado has become one of Mets' reliable leaders — Carlos Delgado is running the show out there. So says manager Jerry Manuel, a guy who along with just about everyone else in the Mets organization wasn't terribly impressed with the way the first baseman was carrying himself earlier in the season.
Jay Cohen / Associated Press:Delgado's 5 hits help Mets sweep Braves
Discussion:
The Musings and Prophecies …
Newsday:
Hal Steinbrenner calls upon captain Jeter — Most weeks that the Yankees are at home, team co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner meets with general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi at Yankee Stadium. Last Friday, Steinbrenner added one to the invite list: captain Derek Jeter.
Discussion:
Sliding Into Home
RELATED:
New York Post:
HANK: MEDIA HATE THE YANKEES — 'THAT'S WHY I HAVE TO POINT OUT THE INJURIES' — Now it's the media's fault. — Hank Steinbrenner, who has gone out of his way to emphasize how much injuries have hurt the Yankees this season, told the new Sporting News magazine that he had to do it because …
Discussion:
WEEI Blogs, WasWatching.com, iYankees, New Jersey Online, IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS and Sliding Into Home
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Red Sox' time is now — Sox need to clinch early to have chance in October — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — The obvious priority, as David Ortiz [stats] recently noted, is to “win games, win games, win games.” But the more the Red Sox [team stats] can win now, the better their chances later.
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Cracked tooth can't stop Zambrano; Cubs beat Reds — Even baseball skeptics—and those who doubt the tooth fairy exists—would have a hard time denying this seems to be a special season for the Cubs. — Or, as manager Lou Piniella labeled the latest lunacy: — “That's just a little Cubbie Occurrence.”
Discussion:
FanHouse
RELATED:
From Sun-Times / Associated Press:Cracked molar, emotions can't stop Big Z, Cubs
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Duchscherer, Gallagher latest A's to go on DL — SEATTLE — All-Star right-hander Justin Duchscherer went back on the disabled list Thursday because of a strained hip, the latest in an epidemic of injuries for the fallen Oakland Athletics. — Duchscherer was placed on the 15-day disabled list …
RELATED:
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Gorzelanny returning; Bautista sent to Toronto — Tom Gorzelanny will join the Pirates today in Milwaukee, back from a month-plus of pitching with Class AAA Indianapolis, and will be added to the 25-man roster shortly thereafter. — Beyond that, though, plenty is unclear:
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout
RELATED:
George A. King III / New York Post:
NO LO CONTENDERS — YANKS PUT UP NO FIGHT VS. HALLADAY — TORONTO - The tombstone has been engraved, the caskets are ordered and members of the fan base have started the mourning process. — Now, The Post welcomes you to the Tragic Number Countdown. — There isn't a better time to begin …
RELATED:
Barbara Barker / Newsday:
Former Met great Tom Seaver not sad to see Shea go — There are memories everywhere for Tom Seaver at Shea Stadium. — When he looks out at the field, he sees the ghosts of teammates past. When he looks into the stands, he hears the fans who cheered him during his 11 seasons as a Met.
Discussion:
Bronx Banter
Alan Friedman / MLB.com:
Andino delivers PCL's fifth cycle — Goes 5-for-6 with two RBIs in Albuquerque's 16-8 rout of New Orleans — It's the year of the cycle in the Pacific Coast League. — Robert Andino became the fifth PCL player to achieve the feat this season, going 5-for-6 with two RBIs …
Don Ketchum / Arizona Republic:
Webb, D-Backs complete sweep — As his Diamondbacks teammates were lining up and giving each other high-fives Thursday night, Brandon Webb wanted to rip off his uniform and show them the battle scar that helped him earn his career-high 19th victory. — The shot off the bat …
Discussion:
Baseball Musings
RELATED:
ESPN:
“Outside the Lines” revisits the battle between Danny Almonte and Matt Cerda in the 2001 Little League World Series. — Two airplanes destroyed the Twin Towers, and two boys went back to the rest of their lives. — Nineteen days before, these boys had played a crisp Little League World Series ballgame …
Associated Press:
Lee wins 18th, Sizemore tallies 7 RBI to lead Indians sweep — CLEVELAND (AP) — Cliff Lee won his AL-best 18th victory and seventh straight decision, backed by Grady Sizemore's career-high seven RBI, as Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Thursday. — GAME REPORT: Indians 10, Royals 3
RELATED:
