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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox escape collision disaster — If the White Sox climb out of their early hole to make the playoffs, something that didn't happen Tuesday will be one of the keys. Gordon Beckham and Alexei Ramirez (right) narrowly avoided an ugly collision when Beckham reversed field to grab …
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MLB.com:
Chicago's Jermaine Dye, New York's Mariano Rivera named the American League Co-Players of the Week presented by Bank of America — Right fielder Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox and closer Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees have been named the American League Co-Players of the Week presented …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox hoping Lowell responds well to shot — Infielder could require DL stint if right hip doesn't improve — ATLANTA — The earliest that Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell will be back in the starting lineup would probably be Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards against the Orioles.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Inbox: Should Hughes stay in the 'pen? — Beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers fans' questions — Phil Hughes has been dominant in relief and seems to have found “something” that wasn't there as a starter. Maybe this is what he is and they found it by accident. What do you think?
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
BREAKING: Surgery for Beltran? — (UPDATED) MILWAUKEE — In a ominous-sounding move, Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran flew to Vail, Colo., today for a second opinion on his ailing right knee from the inventor of microfracture surgery. — The Mets confirmed that Beltran was in Colorado …
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Associated Press:
Rays ruin Halladay's return and top Blue Jays — TORONTO (AP) — Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered and the Tampa Bays Rays ruined Roy Halladay's return with their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. — Halladay (10-2) came in having won his past seven decisions …
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Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:
Jays may finally act on slumping stars — Ricciardi's all but at the bag of balls stage with Wells and Rios — Special Report: Salt - Weather - Globe editorials - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Globe Campus — Hey Alex Rios and Vernon Wells …
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Associated Press:
Angels extend AL West lead after sixth win in a row — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Juan Rivera and Kendry Morales hit back-to-back home runs that put Los Angeles ahead and the AL West-leading Angels won their sixth straight game, 5-2 over the struggling Texas Rangers on Monday night.
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Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Bumbling Diamondbacks lead the majors in errors — PHOENIX — When Arizona manager A.J. Hinch recently ordered extra fielding practice before games, he stressed that it was “maintenance,” not punishment. — Maybe it's time for punishment. — Even with the extra work …
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Ibanez unlikely to return from DL Friday — Left fielder to be re-evaluated before beginning rehab — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez said last week that his strained left groin feels much better. — But while it has improved, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said …
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Dodgers stretch out victory over Rockies in 13 — We didn't find out if Dodger Stadium would play God Bless America in the 14th inning. We just found out that Andre Ethier can be a blessed hero — again. — And in the end, all we had to fret over was whether another Dodger dogpile might leave someone trampled.
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Associated Press:
Giants' Lincecum dominates Cardinals with two-hitter — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tim Lincecum looked ready for a return trip to Busch Stadium in two weeks for the All-Star game. The St. Louis Cardinals could not touch him. — Lincecum threw a two-hitter for his third complete game of the season …
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Stephen J. Dubner / Freakonomics:
The Failure of Yankees Fans (and Mets Fans Too) — I took the family to last night's Yankees-Mets game at the new Citi Field. We had a great time despite the very late hour. (More on that later.) This was the final game of the season between the crosstown rivals.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Francoeur breaks out lucky ‘turkey underwear’ — Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur said he'll wear the same underwear to Turner Field Tuesday that he wore on Sunday. He claimed the Braves are 7-0 when he wears his Thanksgiving-themed “turkey underwear” to the ballpark.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Can the Florida Marlins win with Emilio Bonifacio? — Before delving into the topic du jour, another great outing from Ricky Nolasco. He gave up two early runs then retired 20 of the last 21 batters he faced. Since returning from his demotion to Triple-A, Nolasco has not allowed …
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Jimmy Shapiro / Sports Radio Interviews:
Darren Daulton: “I Can Assure You There's Probably No One In Any Sport That Has Taken More Drugs Than I Have.” — The new leader in the clubhouse for 2009 quote of the year, Darren Daulton. I'm guessing Todd Marinovich might want to argue with this claim. Man has Daulton lived an interesting life.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Twins have yet to provide us reason to believe — The talent on this team was unable to counter the efforts of a Kansas City Royals team that has allegedly gotten better. — Congratulations to the Minnesota Twins. Monday night, they lost to an older version of the Lansing Lugnuts.
