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12:45 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba to spend rest of season in pen  —  DETROIT - Joba Chamberlain is headed back to the bullpen.  —  The man Hank Steinbrenner recently called “the most dominant starting pitcher in baseball” will work the final month as a reliever after being activated from the disabled list before Tuesday's game.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Cashman Takes to the Road  —  Brian Cashman doesn't travel with the Yankees very often, so it was a bit startling to see him on the field at Comerica Park on Monday morning, chatting with Reggie Jackson and Kevin Long and - yes — hugging Gary Sheffield.  —  Cashman couldn't define his reasons …
Discussion: NJ.com and iYankees
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 137: Yankees at Tigers
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Kendrick chased in Phillies' defeat  —  WASHINGTON - There's a characteristic that managers and coaches love to see in players.  They call it “good face.”  Back in spring training in 1994, manager Jim Fregosi saw it in a young reliever named Ricky Bottalico.
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Phillies could change rotation so Hamels faces Mets  —  WASHINGTON - Of the 15 games the Phillies have played against the Mets this season, their top two pitchers have started just two.  But they could double that total this weekend if they decide to keep lefthander Cole Hamels …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs' Drew hits for cycle  —  Shortstop is third player in team history to achieve feat  —  PHOENIX — You will have to forgive some of the D-backs for not realizing that Stephen Drew was going for history when he stepped into the batter's box in the seventh inning Monday afternoon at Chase Field.
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Mike Heika / Associated Press:
Vicious cycle: Texas Rangers belted by Beltre, Seattle  —  mheika@dallasnews.com  —  ARLINGTON - Ron Washington said before Monday's game that he was worried his bullpen was wearing down.  —  The Rangers' manager couldn't have known how prophetic that was.
Steve Herrick / MLB.com:
Dominant Lee breaks 20-win mark  —  Shutout makes lefty first Tribe hurler to milestone since '74  —  CLEVELAND — On Sept. 1, 2007, Cliff Lee was one of the players the Indians called up from Triple-A Buffalo when the team expanded its roster.  —  The left-hander had struggled for most of the season …
Discussion: Blue Collar Baseball
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs C Hill returns after saw accident  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Koyie Hill may have been the happiest callup of all when the Chicago Cubs expanded their roster Monday for the final month of the season.  —  Just to be in a major league uniform—any baseball uniform really—seemed unlikely a little …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Hill's will never severed
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs drop third straight at Wrigley
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Mark Remme / MLB.com:
Fresh start to September for Red Sox  —  Byrd, big sixth ensure Orioles won't play spoilers in opener  —  BOSTON — It certainly wasn't the equivalent of Clay Buchholz's no-hitter when the Red Sox and Orioles met exactly one year ago.  But the way balls were flying in the cool Boston air on Monday …
GuelphMercury.com:
Ricciardi contemplates next season's moves  —  CATHAL KELLY  —  While Toronto's division rivals prepare for free-agent spending sprees, Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi is planning a quiet off-season of internal re-arming.  —  “I don't really know how much we're going to look to spend,” Ricciardi said over the weekend at Yankee Stadium.
Discussion: Walkoff Walk and ShysterBall
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Notebook: Promotions on tap  —  PHOENIX — The Cardinals will officially promote six players from Class AAA Memphis today after elevating lefthanded reliever Randy Flores on Monday.  —  Today's arrivals will include infielder Brian Barden, who starred for Team USA's bronze medal entry at last month's Olympics.
Discussion: C70 At The Bat
Josh Kalk / Hardball Times:
Anatomy of a player: Josh Beckett  —  Josh Beckett has become one of the premier postseason pitchers in the big leagues.  After winning a ring with the Marlins, he was traded to the Red Sox and was on a Series winner again last year.  Expectations were high for him this year …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
2008 Pirates minor league year in review  —  Despite many dramatic changes, talent pool still shallow  —  One must dig deep to uncover positives in the Pirates' minor league system for 2008, and that applies across the board:  —  • The six affiliates, with the top four having …
 
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