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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Too many good starters? Oh, no! — You knew this would happen. You just knew it. — The Yankees lost four in a row and the fans wanted everybody fired. Then Phil Hughes pitched six shutout innings and now everybody wants to know what will happen when Chien-Ming Wang comes back.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Hughes and Melancon Could Have Staying Power
Hughes and Melancon Could Have Staying Power
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Hardball, New York Times, The Voice of Yankees Universe, Fack Youk and River Avenue Blues
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Strasburg's price tag doesn't turn off future (?) teammates — Miller: Stuff of legend — Yeah, they've heard of him. Of course they've heard of him. — Stephen Strasburg? Yeah, of course the Nationals know who he is. — “I know he throws a billion,” Adam Dunn said.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers edge past wild Giants — Ethier doubles home Ramirez for go-ahead run in ninth — SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Broxton blew his first save in the eighth inning. Will Ohman converted his first one in the ninth. — Late innings in close games for the Dodgers are becoming true adventures …
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Diamond Notes:
No, Andre Ethier will not take a photo with you — The Dodgers held their on-field photo day for fans at Dodger Stadium last Saturday, and Andre Ethier was a reluctant participant. — He walked onto the field and made the rounds with fans who were separated from him by short fences.
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Sons of Steve Garvey
Thom Loverro / Washington Times:
Bowden discovers his calling in La-La Land — The guy who left the dead fish to rot in the safe-deposit box and skipped town - you know, the general manager who built the Washington Nationals' bullpen - is on the rebound. — Jim Bowden has gone Hollywood. He loves L.A.
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Tavárez, Wells to Replace Hanrahan in Closer Role
Tavárez, Wells to Replace Hanrahan in Closer Role
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: I Don't Trust the Mets — Last night, David Wright had an RBI single, plus two more strike outs, yet is hitting .282 on the season with a .371 OBP. — Wright also made a ‘fielding error’ in the sixth, on a ball hit hard, that bounced off of his chest and in to the outfield, on which a run scored.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
‘Cincinnati, YOU have a problem’ — As Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talked to the media after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros, a member of the media relations department laid a copy of the stat pack on his desk - a box score, play-by-play and up-to-date statistics.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Dusty sees Phillips busting loose — Cincinnati (10-10) vs. Houston (9-12), 7:10 p.m. ET — CINCINNATI — Getting Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips into a groove isn't happening overnight, but manager Dusty Baker is convinced it will happen. — “Water seeks its own level all the time,” Baker said.
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Red Reporter
Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Let's Get Real — The Toronto Blue Jays have the best record in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have played well for three weeks. Both statements are true, but one carries greater impact. Unfortunately, it's the one most likely to lead you to the wrong conclusion.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
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Baseball Prospectus
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Guys like Figgins are hard to find — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. — add this
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 21: Yankees at Tigers (with A-Rod rehab updates) — YANKEES (10-10) — Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 3.94). — Chamberlain vs. the Detroit hitters. — TIGERS (11-9) — Granderson CF — Polanco 2B — Ordonez RF — Cabrera 1B — Guillen DH — Laird C — Inge 3B
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Uehara, O's fall to Angels — Orioles starter leaves game in 7th after getting hit in chest by a line drive — Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning off Koji Uehara to break a tie and push the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles and a two-game series sweep.
Jimmy Shapiro / Sports Radio Interviews:
Darryl Strawberry Was A Poor Man's Wilt Chamberlain — Darryl Strawberry was the most recognizable figure on the Mets 1986 World Series team. That team is one of those special teams that will always be remembered in baseball history. The fact they didn't win more than one World Series …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Cook back on top, shuts down Padres — With his sinker heavy as a cannonball and his pitch command precise for the first six innings, Aaron Cook returned to form Wednesday afternoon against the Padres. — Though Cook stumbled in the seventh, and reliever Matt Belisle got rocked in the eighth …
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Carlos Quentin, Jermaine Dye HRs lead White Sox past Mariners — CHICAGO — Slumping Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning Wednesday, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 6-3. — A.J. Pierzynski also homered as the White Sox …
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