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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.
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.
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 …
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.
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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 …
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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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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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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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Bruce helps Reds extend Cubs' skid to 6 — CINCINNATI (AP)—Jay Bruce hit his first career grand slam and Joey Votto added a two-run homer Friday night, an all-rookie power display that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-2 victory on a day when nothing went right for the first-place Chicago Cubs.
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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.
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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