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Beckett suspended for 6 games by MLB — Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week. — Beckett also was cited for …
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Josh Beckett of Boston Red Sox suspended six games for pitch at Bobby Abreu's head — Josh Beckett has been suspended six games and fined for throwing a head-high pitch at Bobby Abreu of the Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. — MLB disciplinarian Bob Watson …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:Angels seeking respite on road, ‘still numb’ from Adenhart's death
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Milledge Optioned To Class AAA Syracuse [UPDATED] — Dissatisfied with his production and tired of waiting for it, the Washington Nationals today optioned Lastings Milledge to Class AAA Syracuse, indicating to their center fielder that long-term potential does not guarantee a short-term job.
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
It's Time To Get Serious — The Phillies, as might be expected of world champions and friends, bid farewell to their beloved broadcast voice of the last 38 years, Harry Kalas, who died yesterday, in the utterly inadequate but nevertheless appropriate way. They won a ballgame they hardly wanted to play.
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MLB.com:
Milledge optioned to Triple-A Syracuse — The Washington Nationals today optioned outfielder Lastings Milledge to Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Black tinkers with pitching rotation — NEW YORK - Manager Bud Black, exploiting Tuesday's open date, tweaked the pitching rotation so that No. 5 starter Shawn Hill will get two extra days of rest and Nos. 1 and 2 starters Jake Peavy and Chris Young will stay on normal rest.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Angels Unplugged:
Moreno to lead Angels contingent at Adenhart memorial service — SEATTLE — Owner Arte Moreno has secured a private jet to transport an Angels contingent from Seattle to the Baltimore area for Thursday's private memorial service for Nick Adenhart, the team's 22-year-old pitcher who was killed …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 8: Yankees at Rays — YANKEES (3-4) — Pitching tonight: RHP A.J. Burnett (1-0, 3.38) — RAYS (4-3) — Pitching tonight: RHP Matt Garza (1-0, 1.29) — A.J.Burnett vs. the Tampa Bay hitters. — Matt Garza vs. the New York hitters. — GOOD THING THEY HAVE A ROOF …
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Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
Mike Piazza Leaves Quickly, and Quietly, After Citi Field Ceremony — Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza entered Citi Field on Monday night the same way they closed Shea Stadium last fall — arms around each other's shoulders, bathed in camera flashes and thunderous applause.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Why not to worry — April lies. One month - let alone one week, which is what has elapsed in the Red Sox' season - is an inadequate measure of a team. If the Red Sox were playing an NFL season, they would be about halfway through the third quarter of the first game.
Lynn Henning / The Detroit News:
Former Tiger Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych dies at 54 — Mark Fidrych, a Detroit baseball icon who colorfully and forcefully burst upon the baseball scene in 1976, died Monday, according to the Worcester (Mass.) District Attorney's office. — Fidrych, 54, was reportedly found dead beneath …
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:Fidrych Remembered for Remarkable Season and Endearing Antics
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Florida Marlins lefty Dan Meyer faces Brave new world — Former top prospect for Atlanta trying to re-establish career in 'pen — Florida Marlins pitcher Dan Meyer (Tom Ervin, S-S / February 21, 2009) — MIAMI GARDENS - When Dan Meyer walks out of the visiting dugout late this afternoon …
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Associated Press:
Jays place Litsch on DL with strained forearm — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch broke Rule No. 1 in the pitching handbook — he tried to pitch through arm pain. — Litsch first felt pain in his right forearm after striking out Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau …
Sam Mellinger / Mellinger's Blog on the Royals …:
Just leave Joakim Soria alone, and let him become one of the game's great closers instead of, say, Dave Bush — Ron Mahay gives up consecutive singles to start the ninth inning, turning what should've been an easy end to a win over a struggling team into real, cover-your-eyes drama.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Free Agent Lineup — An attempt at crafting a lineup out of current free agents... C - Javier Valentin — 1B - Frank Catalanotto — 2B - Ray Durham — SS - Damion Easley — 3B - Mike Lamb — LF - Wily Mo Pena — CF - Jim Edmonds — RF - Geoff Jenkins — DH - Frank Thomas
