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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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Arthur Staple / Newsday:
Yankees' Pavano won't need tests on his left hip — Carl Pavano said he won't need any tests on his left hip, which cramped up in the sixth inning yesterday and brought the medical staff out of the dugout. — Pavano, who won for the third time in five starts, said he didn't notice the boos …
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.
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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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Twins to name new stadium Target Field — The Target Corp. got the rights to name the field under a 25-year partnership agreement. — The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement in principle on a 25-year partnership with Target Corp. that includes the right to name the team's new ballpark Target Field, the team announced today.
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Associated Press:
On Target: Store buys naming rights to new Twins stadium — CBSSports.com wire reports — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins' new ballpark will be called Target Field. — The team and Target Corp. announced Monday an agreement in principle on an exclusive 25-year partnership …
Colleen Kenney / Lincoln Journal Star:
Joba's mother talks about her son and her life — Joba Chamberlain's mother talks about the pain of separation, her son and her life. — Apartment No. 1 in this brick building is a shrine to Joba Chamberlain. — Baseball jerseys from the Yankees and Huskers hang in a line on the living room wall …
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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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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays' Price cools Yankees in big-league debut — NEW YORK — His nerves were so bad he couldn't throw a strike in the bullpen, he was shaking so much he thought he might tumble off the hallowed mound, and he had trouble breathing throughout his first inning.
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Boston Globe
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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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 …
Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
A Eulogy for Adrian — Yesterday, Adrian Beltre played his final game of the season, as he's having surgery on both his thumb and his shoulder on Thursday. Because the Mariners seem resigned to a several year rebuilding process and Beltre's a free agent at the end of next season …
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.
Discussion:
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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.
