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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Cano benched for lack of hustle on fielding play — NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano was benched Sunday after manager Joe Girardi became upset with his lack of hustle on a fielding play against the Tampa Bay Rays. — Cliff Floyd led off the fourth inning with a hard grounder between …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Pavano expects to make next start — Righty left Sunday's game against Rays with left hip injury — NEW YORK — Carl Pavano landed awkwardly after throwing a pitch in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays and departed with what was diagnosed to be a stiff left hip.
Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
Jeter Helps the Yanks Forget Woes for a Moment — For a while on a hot, late summer afternoon Sunday, the Yankees seemed like the Yankees of old. They hit three towering home runs, and the fans were chanting Derek Jeter's name when one of those home runs tied him with Lou Gehrig for the most career hits at Yankee Stadium.
Chicago Sun Times:
Big Z's reaction — Carlos Zambrano was grabbed for an interview on WGN TV immediately after firing his no-hitter. Here are his comments: — “I can't believe it. It's exciting. — “I'm tired, man. I'm tired from jumping up and down on the mound with my teammates. This is great.”
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Cub Town
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ESPN.com:
Cooper bothered by ‘neutral’ game against Cubs — MILWAUKEE — The Houston Astros were officially the home team Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs, the first of two games relocated to Miller Park in the wake of Hurricane Ike. — But with his club chasing the NL wild-card spot …
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Cubs' Zambrano no-hits Astros in 5-0 win — MILWAUKEE (AP)—Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. — “I guess I'm back!”
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Zambrano Through Eight — Carlos Zambrano downs the Astros 1-2-3 in the eighth, picking up another strikeout. That gives him 9 strikeouts and 99 pitches. — I don't think Astros fans are going to be happy about this at all. — Update: ESPN will be going live to the game in the bottom of the ninth.
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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
Associated Press:
Vasquez leads White Sox over Tigers — CHICAGO — Javier Vazquez took a shutout into the eighth, Alexei Ramirez homered and the Chicago White Sox hung on to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on a soggy Sunday after two days of rainouts.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Ed Bouchette on the Steelers: Tom Brady is out. Matt Cassel is in — A weekly look inside the team, the issues & the questions — Bill Belichick, this is your time to shine. — Or not. — An interesting scenario will play out in New England over the course of the next 15 games …
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Don't Look at Us Now — About the best thing that the Royals have to say about themselves is that they aren't the Pirates. The Pirates matched one of the most inglorious records in baseball history a week ago today when they clinched their 16th consecutive losing season, matching the 1933-48 Phillies streak of futility.
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MLB Rumors
Thunderbaseball / Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts:
Champions! — More in a bit. The Thunder are the 2008 Eastern League Champions! — Humberto Sanchez to the big leagues. Kevin Russo and Ramiro Pena to Scranton. — Tony Franklin also up in the bigs and will be in uniform. — I will have videos, photos, quotes and everything …
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Girardi is as delusional as ever — Another day, another couple of games mercifully knocked off the schedule for the Yankees, who'd like nothing more than a fast, under-the-radar exit to 2009. But it won't be that easy for the $200 million Bombers, who are doing the equivalent of a September perp walk.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Associated Press:
Figgins' hit in 9th gives Angels sweep — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and Mark Teixeira hit his 200th career homer as the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 4-3 Sunday for a four-game sweep.
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The MLB Source
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Rodriguez needs a ring to make things complete — The Yankees third baseman puts up the numbers every season, but until he wins a championship it will leave a void in his career. — By Bill Shaikin, SUNDAY REPORT — Alex Rodriguez had a few moments to spare before the New York Yankees took …
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Niese cruises, Mets shut out Braves to earn split — Rookie Jonathon Niese threw eight scoreless innings as the Mets beat the Braves, 5-0, to earn a doubleheader split. (Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. / September 13, 2008) — When you combine what happened to the Mets last September …
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24 Hours From Suicide
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