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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 …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
MVP candidate Quentin breaks wrist hitting bat — AL-leader in HR hurts hitting own bat on Monday night — Carlos Quentin emphatically denied he slugged a locker in Boston, and he stressed he has slammed his right fist on the top of his bat after missing or fouling a pitcher “thousands” of times.
Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
Quentin Out? — WSCR in Chicago is reporting that Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist and is done for the season. I have been unable to confirm the specifics, but there is more going on than I was led to believe yesterday. Just last evening, I spoke with a trusted source who told …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
The MVP field thins — The surging MVP candidacy of Dustin Pedroia may have received an unfortunate boost today with the news that White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin could miss the remainder of the season with what the Associated Press is reporting is a broken right wrist.
ESPN.com:
Quentin breaks wrist hitting own bat; surgery's set — CHICAGO — American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season.
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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Associated Press:
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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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers sign Lamb for September race — Infielder will be ineligible for postseason if team makes it — MILWAUKEE — Add Mike Lamb's name to the list of Brewers third basemen. — Russell Branyan, Craig Counsell and Bill Hall have all spent significant stints as starters there and on Friday …
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Associated Press:
Orioles' Trembley to return as manager in 2009 — BALTIMORE — Dave Trembley will get another chance to coax a winning season out of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009. — The Orioles announced Friday that they will bring Trembley back next season, exercising an option that was in the contract he signed last year.
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 legendary Mike Schmidt. It surely will interest the Mets, as well. — The Hall of Famer e-mailed this note …
Joe Pawlikowski / MLB Rumors:
A Tale Of Two Second Basemen: Hudson, Castillo — By Joe Pawlikowski [September 5 at 10:41am CST] — Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News, via MetsBlog, notes that the Mets are looking to shop Luis Castillo this off-season. This comes just one year after the team signed him to a four-year, $25MM deal.
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Patrick McGeehan / City Room:
See Ya! Demolishing Yankee Stadium, Carefully — New York City is looking for demolition companies that think they can tear down Yankee Stadium without damaging any of the seats or other pieces that might be sold to collectors. — The razing of the famous ballpark is scheduled to start …
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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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League All-Star Team — Matt Wieters headlines our team of top prospect performers — C Matt Wieters • Orioles — In The Year of the Catcher, the 6-foot-5 Wieters rose above the rest. Sure, switch-hitting Carlos Santana (Indians) nearly led the minors in both runs scored and RBIs …
Newsday:
Pettitte's future up in the air — The smart money early this season would have been on the Yankees re-signing one of their veteran starting pitchers - Andy Pettitte - while saying thank you and so long to the other, Mike Mussina. — With just a few weeks left in the season, the odds have shifted.
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