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5:55 PM ET, August 28, 2008

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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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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
House party  —  Sox rout Yankees at Stadium  —  NEW YORK …
Discussion: WasWatching.com and NY Daily News
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 …
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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. ...
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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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Roberts fills in for Cintron, helps lift O's to gutsy win  —  Latter's stomach ailment forces regular 2nd baseman into action  —  The Orioles were looking for something, anything to break a five-game losing streak and end a terrible homestand with a positive last night.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Oriole Post
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 …
Discussion: Angelblog
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Angels Eyeing Backup Shortstops
Discussion: Drunk Jays Fans
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock  —  And in This Corner...  friendly  —  It really was the statement heard 'round the world, as from the time of its release until the end of the day, my phone has been burning in non-stop discussions with teams, agents, players, and other members of the media all looking to talk about the Pedro Alvarez situation.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Main story: Arbiter to decide Alvarez's future with Pirates
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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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Rhodes ready for playoff push
Discussion: Bottom9 Baseball
MLB.com:
“There's Only One October” says Frank Caliendo, Randy Jackson and Stewie from Family Guy  —  Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Timothy Hutton and other celebrities join largest ever Major League Baseball postseason ad campaign; television partner personalities appear for first time in ads promoting Major League Baseball's postseason
Discussion: Walkoff Walk
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kotsay gone; Schafer won't be up in Sept.  —  Game's approaching and I've got a bunch of stuff to lay on you, so let's just dive right into this.  —  Just talked to the GM, Frank Wren, about the Mark Kotsay trade and the prospect they got for him, Luis Sumoza.
Discussion: MLB FanHouse and Rain Delay
Associated Press:
MLB's replay central resembles NASA  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District that's crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA's Mission Control.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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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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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:
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and The 'Ropolitans
NY Daily News:
Hank has eye on Sabathia, Burnett  —  Hank Steinbrenner is keeping his glimmer of hope for the postseason alive.  But that's not about to stop him from peeking ahead to some valuable pitchers he could pursue during the offseason - namely, CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett.  —  Live Blog: Clock approaches midnight in Bronx
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.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Bless You Boys
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 …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
 
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