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Rick Morrissey / Chicago Tribune:
Quentin has only himself to blame — Without ever cracking a joke or smiling, Carlos Quentin was funny. — Watch the crazy baseball player work himself into a lather over a strikeout. Look at him want to smash his helmet after a groundout. See those eyes glaring.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Quentin needs surgery on wrist, likely done for '08 — Carlos Quentin's season appears to be over as the White Sox left fielder and MVP candidate suffered a fractured right wrist that will require surgery Monday, according to sources. — It's not certain how Quentin suffered the injury …
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
So far, so good: No Quentin, no problem — Uribe hits two of White Sox three homers in romp over Angels — CHICAGO — There's not a player on the White Sox roster, or an individual working as part of this particular organization, who wouldn't rather have Carlos Quentin in the lineup …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks deny Morrow a no-no in opener — Betemit picks up Bombers' first hit in eighth with RBI double — SEATTLE — Brandon Morrow's first Major League start was one that he will never forget. Neither will anyone who was present at Safeco Field, though the Yankees certainly will try.
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Morrow flirts with no-no, wins first start — Righty gives up first hit to Yankees after 7 2/3 sterling innings — SEATTLE — The last pitch he threw on Friday night cost right-hander Brandon Morrow a possible no-hitter, but not his first Major League win as a starter, as the Mariners beat the Yankees, 3-1, at Safeco Field.
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils blank Mets, shrink gap in East — Myers masterful in three-hit, 10-strikeout performance — NEW YORK — Music played, but at a reasonable volume. Other than Shane Victorino offering high fives to Scott Eyre's two sons, there were no fist bumps or energetic celebrations of any kind.
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Voice From Phillies' Past Tries to Unsettle Mets — Mike Schmidt's message to the Philadelphia Phillies was posted on the clubhouse door around 5 p.m. Friday. Schmidt probably never thought anyone outside the Phillies' organization would read his slight of the Mets, but several reporters spotted it.
Ken Davidoff / Ken Davidoff's baseball insider:
Mike Schmidt's message to the Phillies — Before the Phillies took pre-game batting practice this afternoon, they could help themselves to an interesting message from Phillies legend Mike Schmidt. It surely will interest the Mets, as well. — The Hall of Famer e-mailed this note …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Skid hits six as pitching hit hard — Reds rookies tee off on Lilly, Lieber for nine runs by fourth — CINCINNATI — All the Cubs need is one win to be happy again. — Ted Lilly lasted two innings Friday in his shortest outing of the season as the Cincinnati Reds roughed up the Cubs, 10-2, to hand them their sixth straight loss.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ethier, Lowe carry Dodgers — LA pulls within half-game in NL West after sixth straight win — LOS ANGELES — Andre Ethier homered and drove in a career-high five runs and Derek Lowe pitched eight scoreless innings as the Dodgers pulled to within a half-game of first place with a 7-0 rout of over Arizona on Friday night.
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Red Sox get Beckett, Lowell back from 15-day DL — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Boston Red Sox got three key players back Friday, activating right-hander Josh Beckett, third baseman Mike Lowell and first baseman Sean Casey from the 15-day disabled list. — Beckett, who had last pitched Aug. 17 due …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Reyes exits with sore right elbow — Indians right-hander optimistic about making next start — KANSAS CITY — Anthony Reyes said he's confident he'll make his next scheduled start Wednesday in Baltimore. — Manager Eric Wedge, on the other hand, was a little more guarded with his predictions …
Amanda Comak / MLB.com:
Duchscherer shut down for the season — A's starter to be evaluated by doctor on Monday — BALTIMORE — The news was not good for the A's and right-hander Justin Duchscherer on Thursday, when he was scratched from his scheduled start in Baltimore on Saturday night.
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Deposed Cardinals closer to undergo elbow surgery — ST. LOUIS (AP)—Jason Isringhausen, twice demoted from the St. Louis Cardinals' closer role last month before landing on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain, will have season-ending surgery next week.
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David Singh / MLB.com:
Missed opportunity costs Rays — Tampa Bay's division lead trimmed to 2 1/2 games — TORONTO — As the Rays head to the end of the season in a tight battle for their first playoff berth in franchise history, there is the assurance that every single play of each game will take on added importance.
Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
No big free agents in '09 — ADDITIONAL NOTE (9:51 a.m.): Some of you are shocked and accused me of burying the lede when I mentioned lower down that Chuck Armstrong had blocked the Washburn deal. I guess this just didn't surprise me, since Armstrong said the day of Bill Bavasi's firing …
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Pat Borzi / New York Times:
Overworking the Workhorse: Risk or Reward? — With every pitch Mike Pelfrey throws Friday night against the Phillies at Shea Stadium, the pitching coach Dan Warthen will be one of the more fidgety people in the Mets' dugout. Even if the 24-year-old Pelfrey pitches effectively, with little stress …
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