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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Fenway flop! Sox sweep Yanks — BOSTON - Derek Jeter always says that all losses feel the same. One has to wonder if he still feels that way after Thursday night's game at Fenway Park. — Six outs away from finally ending their season-long dry spell against the Red Sox …
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Maureen Mullen / The Daily Item:
Papelbon fined for pace-of-game violation — BOSTON n- Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who picked up his 16th save of the season in last night's 4-3 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park, tying him with the Angels' Brian Fuentes for the American League lead, was fined by Major League Baseball earlier …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 61: Mets at Yankees (with pre-game updates and the arrival of a new belt) — Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (3-1, 3.79). — METS (31-27) — Cora SS — Martinez LF — Beltran CF — Wright 3B — Church RF — Sheffield DH — Murphy 1B — Schneider C — Castillo 2B
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Maine's Start Is Pushed Back, but Mets Say It's No Cause for Alarm
Maine's Start Is Pushed Back, but Mets Say It's No Cause for Alarm
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Associated Press:
Bradley struggles in right, Cubs fall to Twins 7-4 — Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins felt loved at Wrigley Field while the home fans took out their frustrations on one of their own, mistake-prone right fielder Milton Bradley. — Mauer, batting .413 after getting two more hits …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Surprise performances (cont.) — 1. David Ortiz, Red Sox DH. Boston people remain worried despite Ortiz's improved hitting of late. And judging by his recent dugout fits, Ortiz remains worried, too. — 2. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees SP. Wang's ERA is the highest in history after five starts.
Jorge Arangure Jr / ESPN:
Friday's news and notes — An unintended consequence of the Washington Nationals' move out of Jose Rijo's complex near San Cristobal was the costs that would fall on the San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers, the two other teams that have academies near San Cristobal.
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R.J. Anderson / Beyond the Box Score:
A Q&A with Jonah Keri — Many of you know Jonah Keri form his time at Baseball Prospectus, or his time at ESPN.com, or .... well, everywhere else. He's everywhere nowadays and even has a book coming out next year covering the Tampa Bay Rays rise to prominence. He was also kind enough to answer a few questions from our staff.
St. Petersburg Times:
Washington Nationals and former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes still trying to get his life in order — TAMPA — Former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes returns to Tropicana Field tonight for the first time in nearly two years, when the then-rookie was placed on the inactive list amid swirling legal …
Matt Sisson / Baseball Daily Digest Blog:
Chien-Ming Wang is Doing Something Wrong — After another less than stellar performance last night, the Yankees have to be worried about Chien-Ming Wang. Wang, who entered the 2008 season fresh off back-to-back 19 win seasons, suffered a season ending sprain to his right foot while running …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Cubs, Rays eye Pedro — A source close to Pedro Martinez indicated tonight that both the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have watched Martinez throw in the Dominican and both teams have begun to at least explore how much money it would take to lure Martinez back to the mound.
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Associated Press:
Rehab stint around the corner for Rays' Kazmir … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir has thrown 44 pitches in a three-inning simulated game and hopes to begin a rehabilitation assignment next week. — Kazmir three 44 pitches on Friday, while also working on his mechanics.
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Beck / Beck's Blog:
Bonderman shut down, visits Dr. Andrews — The Tigers have shut down Jeremy Bonderman not just from pitching, but from throwing, until they can rid of a new soreness in his throwing shoulder. — The soreness popped up after his outing Monday against the White Sox, and it was concerning enough …
Polls / Brew Beat:
Brewers' first-rounder: ‘We just got a deal done’ — The Brewers and their first-round Draft pick have a deal. — Right-hander Eric Arnett agreed to terms on his first professional contract Friday, three days after the Brewers made him the 26th overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yanks will look for relief on trade market — 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
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MLB.com:
Phillies Minor League Player Ozuna Suspended — The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Philadelphia Phillies Minor League infielder Pablo Ozuna has received a 50-game suspension after showing an elevated Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio, a performance-enhancing substance violation …
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