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Zack / The Baseball Collector:
9/16/08 at Yankee Stadium — I attended this game with my friend Jordan (aka “hockeyguy1011” if you read the comments) and his friend Josh. They'd flown in from Florida just to see Yankee Stadium, and of course they were each hoping to catch a commemorative ball.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:Firing line (cont.)
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Ross / Yankee Stadium Insider Blog:Video of the same fan in the bleachers catching a Yankee homerun two nights in a row
Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Santana, Schneider power Mets over Nats — WASHINGTON (AP)—New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel joked he desperately wanted Johan Santana to throw nine innings, even if it took 170 pitches. No way Manuel could rely on much help from a bullpen that offered up seven relievers a day before.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
postGame: Mets 7 Nationals 2 — The Mets (85-67) defeated the Nationals (58-95) by the score of 7 to 2 in Washington, D.C., tonight. — For a recap, boxscore and stats from tonight's game, click here. — Lastings Milledge misjudged a hit by Daniel Murphy in the first inning, which allowed Jose Reyes to score the game's first run.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Nomar Garciaparra hopes to play soon — Knee injury in Wednesday's game isn't as bad as he feared. — PITTSBURGH — Waking up Thursday morning with his left knee feeling better than expected, Nomar Garciaparra decided to skip his scheduled visit to Jim Bradley, the Pittsburgh Steelers' orthopedic surgeon.
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LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, JR. BELOVED HUSBAND-SON NOV. 22, 1950-SEPT. 24, 1978 — “I used to go and kneel at his grave and cry,” she says. “And one day I went and I said — it was like a voice was speaking to me — I said, 'You know what? He's not here. Why are you doing this to yourself?'
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels hold on to beat A's — They take a 6-0 lead into the ninth inning and nearly give the game away before Francisco Rodriguez regains control. — OAKLAND—After a lackluster loss Tuesday night and a messy, error-marred defeat Wednesday night, the Angels regained their edge …
NY Daily News:
Drunk fan at Shea falls victim to fans' prank — If you are going to get drunk and pass out in a public place, Shea Stadium might not be the best place to do it. — One fan during the second game of a doubleheader in Queens learned this the hard way when he apparently passed out in his box seat …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
TBS Announces Broadcast Teams for MLB Postseason — TBS announced today its broadcasting roster for its exclusive coverage of all four MLB League Division Series (LDS) and the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The play-by-play voices for the ALDS and NLDS will be “Sunday MLB on TBS” …
ESPN.com:
Schilling: Manny's antics disrespected teammates — The media called Manny Ramirez's quirks “Manny being Manny.” Curt Schilling sees it differently. — In an interview Wednesday on Boston radio station WEEI-AM, the injured Boston Red Sox starter took his former teammate to task …
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Sports Illustrated:
Jays send Marcum's MRI results to Dr. Andrews — TORONTO (AP) -Blue Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum got an MRI exam Thursday, and the team said he won't pitch again this season. — Marcum, 9-7 with a 3.39 ERA in 25 starts, left Tuesday's game against Baltimore after two-plus innings with a sore arm and numbness in his pinkie.
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Steve Springer / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers-Giants rivalry crosses country, generations — The teams' three-game series this weekend at Dodger Stadium brings up the emotions, beanballs and brawls of a storied competition. — “Horse face!” — The insult, despite emanating from the distant outfield seats at the cavernous Polo Grounds …
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs score 4 in 9th, beat Brewers in 12 — CHICAGO (AP)—Geovany Soto and the Chicago Cubs can almost taste the champagne after one of their sweetest and most improbable victories of the season. — Soto hit a tying three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, Derrek Lee singled …
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Ken Davidoff / Ken Davidoff's baseball insider:
A Brian Cashman audit - and there's a live chat today — So I was watching The Show That Shall Not Be Named last week, and they were doing a bit, something like “The 5 Reasons Brian Cashman Shouldn't Be Brought Back.” One of the reasons was Jaret Wright. — And as I am prone to do sometimes …
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Associated Press:
Indians, Columbus reach four-year, Triple-A deal — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are ready to make Columbus, Ohio, the club's top minor league affiliate. — The Indians said Thursday they have agreed to a four-deal with the Columbus Clippers, who begin play next season in a new $55 million ballpark.
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Likely there's a Sabean in Giants' future — (09-18) 04:00 PDT Phoenix — William Neukom will have many important items on his agenda when he becomes the Giants' managing general partner Oct. 1, but it appears his to-do list will not include a general manager search.
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