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Pete Aldrich / TEXAS RANGERS:
Eddie Guardado dealt to Twins — From Evan Grant ... Reliever Eddie Guardado has been traded to the Minnesota Twins, according to sources. — Update: The rest of the Rangers' moves today are on the jump in the official release from the team.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins bolster 'pen, bring back Guardado — SEATTLE — The Twins addressed their need for late-inning relief help on Monday, completing a trade with Texas for left-hander Eddie Guardado. — It marks the return for Guardado to Minnesota where he began his career, helping the Twins …
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Joe Christensen / Around the Majors:
Monday pregame: Lamb designated for assignment — SEATTLE — To make room on their roster for Eddie Guardado, the Twins designated Mike Lamb for assignment. — Lamb was in the first year of a two-year, $6.6 million contract, so the Twins are eating $3.8 million with this move.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Mike Lamb Designated — By Tim Dierkes [August 25 at 5:45pm CST] — According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, third baseman Mike Lamb was designated for assignment today to make room for Eddie Guardado. Lamb is owed another $690K this year plus $3MM in '09 and a $100K buyout for '10.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:Twins land Guardado in waiver deal with Texas
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Associated Press:
Youth league tells pitcher, 9, that he's too good … NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out. — The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told …
Associated Press:
Mets put Maine on DL … NEW YORK (AP) — John Maine was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a bone spur in his right shoulder Monday, leaving the Mets without their No. 3 starter as they head into September looking to erase the memory of last year's disastrous stretch run.
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Associated Press:
Reds' Cueto will miss start with strained elbow … CINCINNATI (AP) — Right-hander Johnny Cueto has a strained right elbow and will miss at least one start for the Cincinnati Reds. — Cueto lasted only three innings of a 4-3 loss to the Rockies in Colorado on Sunday, leaving with soreness in his pitching arm.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:Cueto leaves early during atrocious loss
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:Oh, my: Omar walks off a 12-inning hero
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New York Post:
YANKEES PONGED — IT would be tough for average Joes to beat a couple of Yankees at baseball, but slamming them in a game of beer pong was no sweat. Last week, Jason Giambi and Joba Chamberlain were celebrating their win against the Kansas City Royals at Southern Hospitality, on Second Avenue …
Chicago Sun Times:
Sox-fan Obama jokes that Cubs fans aren't serious — We all knew Barack Obama is a White Sox fan, but the presumed Democratic presidential nominee took it a bit further in an interview with ESPN. — Obama joked about the stereotype of Cubs fans, who probably are tired of being described …
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Associated Press:
Returning the favor: Phillies complete sweep over Dodgers — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Myers tossed seven gritty innings, Jimmy Rollins had three hits and two RBI, and the Philadelphia Phillies completed their first four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 23 years with a 5-0 win Monday night.
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Mound Mischief — Johnny Cueto (TBD) — Play my theme song, Jerome. One can only hope that a strained triceps tendon is as bad as it gets for Cueto. The young pitcher left Sunday's game with tightness in the back of his shoulder.
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Despite flaws, don't count Yankees out — It's so tempting to declare the Yankees' playoff hopes a lost cause because they've offered us no tangible reason to believe otherwise. — Their injury-plagued pitching staff is too thin. Their lineup of former All-Stars and future Hall …
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Associated Press:
Bonds seeks dismissal of most of perjury case … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds is asking a federal judge to throw out most of the government's perjury case against him that charges he lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use. — In a court filing Monday …
Associated Press:
Reynolds among 10 vets on Hall ballot — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP)—Allie Reynolds, Joe Gordon and Vern Stephens are among 10 players whose careers began before 1943 who will be considered by the Hall of Fame's constituted Veterans Committee when it meets on Dec. 7 .
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CBS SportsLine.com:
Look Ahead: K-Rod's talent in question as free agency looms — “He has one of those balls that just explodes on the hitter,” the AL coach said. “It's right on you before you know it.” — The other stories to watch this week: — A chapter (likely) closes in the rivalry: Yes, it's true …
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