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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Instant replay goes off without a hitch — Solomon calls two-minute, 15-second process ‘flawless’ — Instant replay was used in Major League Baseball for the first time on Wednesday night on the seventh day and in the 81st game since it became available to determine a contested home run.
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The Soxaholix, Where have you gone …, 24 Hours From Suicide and The House That Dewey Built
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:Instant replay used for first time
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Bronx Banter, MLB FanHouse, THE BOOK, Blue Collar Baseball, The Heater and It is about the money, stupid
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Sheppard hopes to return for Yankee Stadium finale — Everyone knows the only fitting way to close Yankee Stadium is with Bob Sheppard returning to be the public-address announcer for the final game. His health has kept him from doing a single Yankees game this season - which would have been his 58th …
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
RELIEF! WAGS PAIN-FREE — PASSES TEST, EYES REHAB START — MILWAUKEE - The Mets said they got good news on the Billy Wagner front yesterday when their veteran closer threw 20 pitches without incident off the mound at Shea Stadium. — Wagner, sidelined since early August by a swollen left elbow …
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Without Willie, Mets make sweeping changes — MILWAUKEE - The subject of Willie Randolph was raised indirectly, although not incidentally, here Wednesday by Mets VP Tony Bernazard. He was touting Carlos Delgado as a legitimate MVP candidate, ticking off the usual reasons - mechanics …
George A. King III / New York Post:
JASON LOSES BOUT WITH BATHROOM DOOR — ST. PETERSBURG - Jason Giambi wishes he had a sexier story to explain the gash on the corner of his right eyelid that cause discoloring and swelling. — “I would like to have something to tell you, something like a fight or anything else,” Giambi said.
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New York Times, Deadspin, With Leather, Walkoff Walk, MLB FanHouse, My Pinstripes, Fenway West and Sliding Into Home
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Andruw Jones has written off the season — With his knee still bothering him, he doesn't expect to break up the Dodgers' starting outfield. — With the Dodgers' outfield set, the regular season winding down and his knee swollen again, Andruw Jones said he had already started looking forward to next year.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Church's first-inning slam keys Mets' sweep — MILWAUKEE - For Team Tightrope, as Jerry Manuel has dubbed the Mets, completing a sweep of the Brewers yesterday at Miller Park had all the drama of a pleasant stroll along Lake Michigan. — After a week of heart-stopping twists and turns …
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John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Shoulder issue pains Rays' Upton — ST. PETERSBURG — One by one, players have disappeared from the lineup. A broken bone, a bum knee, a sore elbow. In a season that stretches from spring to fall, the accumulation of injuries is inevitable. — And, yet, B.J. Upton plays on.
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Outs Per Swing
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
After further review, why stop with HR calls? — Now that baseball's glorious era of instant replay is one whole week old, we'd like to let our good friend Bud Selig know exactly what we think of his latest innovation: — Bud, it's great. It's long overdue. We're grateful to you for making it happen.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Elias Ranking Update: NL Starters — By Tim Dierkes [September 4 at 1:36pm CST] — Once again we turn to Eddie Bajek at Detroit Tigers Thoughts, who has cracked the Elias formula. Today, National League starters have been added. Thoughts: — Four starters project to have Type A status …
Howard Megdal / New York Observer:
Finding Meaning in a Pointless Yankees September — The New York Yankees entered September seven games behind the Boston Red Sox for the wild card spot, and 12.5 games behind division-leading Tampa Bay. The last time the New York Yankees entered September more than the seven games …
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ShysterBall
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Jon Garland struggles as Detroit wins — Pitcher assesses his outing as ‘terrible,’ and the bullpen doesn't fare much better as Tigers come from behind. — DETROIT — Jon Garland has reviewed tapes of shutouts and found things he wasn't happy with, so you know his latest mediocre outing …
Bill Livingston / Plain Dealer:
CC Sabathia's ad sells nothing but hype, Bill Livingston says — Cabathia thanked the fans he left behind and paid newspapers for the privilege when the Indians chose to get something for him rather than get jilted for nothing. — Tribe General Manager Mark Shapiro says he could re-sign Sabathia …
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It is about the money, stupid
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Dodgers still have chance to fix mediocre season (cont.) — Red Sox probably stuck with Lucchino — It has been speculated here and elsewhere that Red Sox president Larry Lucchino might leave the Red Sox after the year, possibly for the Dodgers. But sources indicate Lucchino's bosses …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Dunn's double caps D-backs' comeback — Drew ignites ninth-inning rally against Cardinals with triple — PHOENIX — As he watched his team look listless in falling behind to the Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon, D-backs manager Bob Melvin sat in the dugout and began to jot down some notes.
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