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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Chamberlain Most Likely to Start '09 in Bullpen — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It is all about the math with Joba Chamberlain, and the math does not add up for him to open next season in the Yankees' starting rotation. — Chamberlain is likely to finish this season with only 100 innings or so …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
SOURCE: BOSSES WANT BRIAN BACK — ST. PETERSBURG - Hal and Hank Steinbrenner agree they want Brian Cashman back as the Yankees' GM, The Post has learned. — According to a MLB source, the Steinbrenner family has decided Cashman is the man to lead the organization back from a nightmarish season …
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees' Joba Chamberlain will see his innings limited in 2009 — NOTEBOOK — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Joba Chamberlain, activated from the disabled list before Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay, doesn't believe his midseason transition from reliever to starter contributed …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba returns and could be back in pen in '09 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Joba Chamberlain returned from the disabled list last night, moving back to his old spot in the Yankees' bullpen. — He better get comfortable there. — Despite Chamberlain's desire to throw 200 innings next season …
Mike Puma / New York Post:JOBA ACTIVATED FOR 'PEN DUTY
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Not Willing to Give in Just Yet — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So many emotions have washed over the Yankees this season, most of them negative. They let August go by without much of a fight, but there is one last chance to make a push for the playoffs. They are hopeful now, because there is no other choice.
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Red Sox Monster:
Dustin Pedroia: ‘Jerry Remy stunk’ — I'll lead this one off this way: I love me some Dustin Destroya. — It is for this reason that the following video clip concerns me greatly, considering Red Sox Nation's affinity for the mustachioed one, Jerry Remy. Cue Dustin Pedroia signing autographs for a random admiring fan:
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
No Runs Over, So Nats' Run Is Over — Shutout Snaps Win Streak at 7; Flores Is Hurt: Phillies 4, Nationals 0 — The Washington Nationals lost by four and lost one last night. A streak snapped. An ankle bent. The old pattern of baseball from an earlier part of the summer …
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Paul Doyle / Hartford Courant:
Pedroia Has 5 RBI In Red Sox Win — BOSTON — The national anthem was about to start when Kevin Youkilis felt spasms in his lower back Tuesday night. So Red Sox manager Terry Francona tore up his lineup card. And Dustin Pedroia, penciled into the second spot in the original lineup, was shifted to cleanup.
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Slumping O's routed by Red Sox — Liz allows nine hits and nine runs in 3 1/3 innings; Orioles drop fifth straight — BOSTON - Dustin Pedroia had three hits and five RBIs, and David Ortiz went 3-for-3 while driving in four runs for Boston to help the Red Sox beat the slumping Orioles 14-2 on Tuesday night.
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Niese not ready for prime time — MILWAUKEE - Jon Niese showed plenty of guts and a world of potential. He just didn't show that he's quite ready to pitch in the big leagues, particularly in a September pennant race. — So what do the Mets do now?
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Chavez comes through in the end — Outfielder drives in winning run after heroic effort by Mets ‘pen — MILWAUKEE — The Mets’ bullpen, besieged, bedeviled and beleaguered, temporarily became a force on Tuesday night, believe it or not. After Jonathan Niese proved inadequate in his big league debut …
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
In a Perfect World, Lincecum Would Win Cy Young — Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants is perhaps the most stylistically unique starter to debut since Orlando Hernandez. Just as Jeff Bagwell's batting stance was something like the perfect inverse of everything you'd read in a book …
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays extend dominance of Twins, 7-5 — TORONTO (AP)—Locked in a tight AL Central race, the Minnesota Twins can't afford too many nights like this. — Jose Bautista and Alex Rios had four hits each, hitting back-to-back homers Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays erased a four-run deficit …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Indians add six September callups — Barfield, Aubrey, Mastny return; Meloan, Rundles get first look — CLEVELAND — The Indians' ongoing auditions for 2009 received a heavy dose of new participants Tuesday. — Six players were added to the Tribe's active roster from Triple-A Buffalo as part of September callups.
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Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays closer Percival healthy, ready to work — ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Troy Percival, activated from the disabled list Tuesday, will return to his regular closer role and said he's ready to resume pitching on back-to-back days if needed. — “I should be able to,” Percival said.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB.com Releases Major Update to “At Bat” for iPhone — MLB.com today unveiled its first major update to MLB.com “At Bat,” the dynamic application developed exclusively for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch and available in the Apple App Store. The highlight of the free upgrade is the addition …
Andrew Gribble / MLB.com:
Punchless White Sox fall to Indians — Chicago remains tied with Minnesota, which falls to Toronto — CLEVELAND — Ozzie Guillen didn't take much stock in Monday night's loss because Cliff Lee was “unhittable.” — The White Sox manager had a much different reaction after Tuesday night's setback …
