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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 133: Red Sox at Yankees — YANKEES (70-62) — RED SOX (76-55) — Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.45) vs. the Boston hitters. — Jon Lester (12-5, 3.49) vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: The Yankees start the day 10.5 games out in the division and seven out in the wild card. ...
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George A. King III / New York Post:
ANOTHER NAIL IN YANKEES' COFFIN — BOMBERS LEAVE HANK STEWING AFTER DEBACLE — The Steinbrenner family and Jack Nicholson saw last night what a lot of other people have been looking at for a while: The end of the baseball world as a generation of Yankees know it.
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The Times-Tribune:
Aceves called up … UPDATE: Sounds like Aceves is going to work out of the bullpen for now but may eventually make a big league start or two if all goes well. And David Robertson was sent back to Triple-A to make room for Aceves on the big league roster. Not sure how he got on the 40-man …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Hopes Are Going, Going ... The grand slam exploded like a gunshot Wednesday night, tearing out the guts of even the most naïve believers in the 2008 Yankees. — The eighth-inning bullet by Dustin Pedroia was like the opening scene of a documentary, many years from now …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
House party — Sox rout Yankees at Stadium — NEW YORK - When Jonathan Papelbon raised his arms as he watched Dustin Pedroia's grand slam soar into the netting above Monument Park, there was joy. There was excitement. — And there was the knowledge that, in one swing of the second baseman's bat …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:Requiem for the Yankees — The Red Sox defeated the Yankees …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
PAVANO AVAILABLE TO OTHER TEAMS AFTER ONE START — Could “The Idle” be moving? — Carl “American Idle” Pavano is scheduled to start tomorrow night against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium - unless another team wants him. — The Post has learned Pavano was put on waivers within …
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Sox on Mariotti's split: 'It's about time' — BALTIMORE — Word of Jay Mariotti's split with the Chicago Sun-Times reached the White Sox' clubhouse minutes after their victory Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and the reaction could be heard outside.
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Ramirez's flub: ‘It happens’ — ATLANTA - By Wednesday afternoon, Hanley Ramirez was more willing to discuss his ninth-inning trouble on a potentially game-ending double-play ball the night before. — But only slightly. — Asked if the ball simply got stuck in his glove before he could throw to first …
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Kevin Horan / MLB.com:
Phils lose game, ground in NL East — Bullpen allows Mets to stage a comeback of their own — PHILADELPHIA — Anyone looking for a clear-cut National League East favorite to emerge from this week's Phillies-Mets games at Citizens Bank Park may have to wait a little longer.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels looking for a backup shortstop — David Eckstein is among those mentioned for depth at the position. — Five days before Monday's trade deadline, the Angels continue to pursue a veteran shortstop as insurance in case Erick Aybar is injured. — The team has targeted three Toronto players …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Technology worthy for instant replay — Video headquarters equipped for making clear, efficient calls — NEW YORK — The baseball, as it flew, cued everything around it into action. Careening toward a formerly quiet corner of Yankee Stadium, it first forced two Orioles outfielders to converge …
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Main story: Arbiter to decide Alvarez's future with Pirates — Was it a minute before midnight? — A minute after? — The Pirates and first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez are publicly disputing precisely when the Vanderbilt University third baseman verbally agreed to a $6 million signing bonus …
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Delgado for MVP? — Wow. I can't believe I just typed that. — But with all the MVP debate focused on David Wright or Jose Reyes lately, look who just entered the discussion after smacking home runs No. 29 and 30 in last night's 6-3 comeback win over the Phillies. Take a look at the numbers:
Newsday:
Rollins again noticing Mets' celebrations — PHILADELPHIA - Don't look now, but it sounds as if the Phillies are acting like the fun police again. When asked about Tuesday's inspired comeback win over the Mets, which involved erasing a 7- deficit, Jimmy Rollins made yet another reference …
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Garza leads Rays to win over Jays — Tampa Bay earns 80th victory of the year in pitchers' duel — ST. PETERSBURG — It had everything: A dazzling mound performance backed by defensive wizardry and one very important power stroke. — Wednesday night's game played out like a classic postseason battle …
John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Return unlikely for injured Todd Jones — Detroit career over for would-be free agent? — Todd Jones' future with the Tigers looks limited, if that. — Joel Zumaya's future with the Tigers, based on the evaluation of pitching coach Chuck Hernandez, looks bountiful.
