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New York Post:
CANO DOESN'T GET MEANING OF HUSTLE — WHEN Derek Jeter was asked about Robinson Cano getting pulled because of a lack of hustle in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 8-4 win over the Rays yesterday, his only comment was: “I'm sure it won't happen again.” — With all due respect to the Yankees' captain, he's wrong.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
GIRARDI: NO DEFENSE FOR CANO'S SHODDY ‘D’ — It may be too little, too late, but Joe Girardi finally took a stand with Robinson Cano. — Cano's lapses in attention and effort have been more evident this year, so much so, the second baseman was yanked from a game for the first time yesterday.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
In Game 149, Cano is disciplined — Joe Girardi pulled Robinson Cano out of the game today in the fifth inning after his latest half-speed effort in the field. — “Your job is to play hard,” said Girardi, who indicated that Cano might not be in the lineup tomorrow against the White Sox.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cano sent to bench by Girardi — Second baseman: 'I would say they're doing the right thing' — NEW YORK — Robinson Cano stopped in his tracks and stared at a rolling baseball, as it headed into the Yankee Stadium outfield. Joe Girardi punished him with more time to watch idly.
Houston Chronicle:
Justice: Astros might as well have played at Wrigley — MILWAUKEE — Neutral field? Are you kidding me? There's ridiculous and more ridiculous and whatever this was supposed to be. — Commissioner Bud Selig should be embarrassed to have thrown a team in the thick of playoff contention into this situation.
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Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Cubs' Zambrano no-hits Astros in 5-0 win — MILWAUKEE (AP)—All the elements were in Carlos Zambrano's favor. — 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.
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NY Daily News:
Pavano hurt again — Carl Pavano would be a late-night talk show writer's dream if he was important enough for David Letterman or Jay Leno to joke about. — Pavano earned his third win in four decisions after missing most of the past two years to injuries, but he was pulled with a cramp …
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David Just / MLB.com:
Vazquez notches 2,000th K in Game 1 — Righty near unhittable, puts White Sox alone in first place — CHICAGO — Javier Vazquez arrived at U.S. Cellular Field at 10 a.m. on Sunday like he always does for an afternoon game. — When rain delayed the game more than three hours …
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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 …
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
The grand national conversation — As any frequent THT reader may have already noticed, I have a considerable interest in the Hall of Fame's electoral process. — At the beginning of the year I wrote a column predicting how the BBWAA would vote in its 2008 election.
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Major pressure: Olson ‘nervous’ — Orioles manager Dave Trembley said he and pitching coach Rick Kranitz have thought about every possible reason Garrett Olson can't succeed at the majorleague level after doing well in the minors. — The conclusion is Olson simply isn't comfortable pitching in the big leagues.
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Villone ejected after on-field argument — Benches empty after Miles, Mientkiewicz exchange words — PITTSBURGH — It's probably good that the Cardinals and Pirates won't see each other again this year. — A dispute between the two teams over a play on the basepaths nearly turned into a full-on fight on Sunday afternoon.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers waste gem by Maddux — LA falls in 10 after veteran allows two hits in seven innings — DENVER — Greg Maddux and Aaron Cook performed a trick Sunday that would have freaked out even Criss Angel. — They turned Coors Field into a pitcher's park.
