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Ben Bolch / LA Times Sports Blog:
Prince Fielder tries to force his way into Dodgers clubhouse — Prince Fielder apparently wanted to deliver a message late Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in the wake of the Dodgers' 17-4 thrashing of the Milwaukee Brewers. — With a number of his teammates in pursuit …
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Associated Press:
Angry Fielder mars Dodgers' 17-4 rout of Brewers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prince Fielder (FSY) was stopped by security at the Dodgers' clubhouse door after the furious Milwaukee slugger attempted to challenge reliever Guillermo Mota, (FSY) who hit him with a pitch in the ninth inning …
Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Beanie babies — I checked around the Internet this morning and was pleased to see that the Dodgers' highest scoring Dodger Stadium performance in 30 years didn't get lost in the postgame shuffle. Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A. has a good wrap-up, excerpted here:
Kansas City Star:
Posnanski to Sports Illustrated: Going ... but not really leaving — This is a strange column to write. It's a goodbye but not a goodbye. It's a thank you but not a thank you waved through the window of a departing plane. It's a farewell, only I'll probably be around more than you want.
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Joe Posnanski:
Yuni Watch ... and, yes, my life — Yuniesky Betancourt ... and my professional future. All in one blog post! — Yes, true, I had put the Yuni Watch away ... but I thought it would not be fair to allow Yuniesky Betancourt's back-to-back two-hit days — which included a double …
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Aaron: Release 2003 list of positive tests — Former home run king wants all 104 names made public — JUPITER, Fla. — Hank Aaron said Tuesday that he wants the list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing substances in 2003 to be released.
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Associated Press:
Longoria's homer in 13th leads Rays past Red Sox 4-2 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston could only keep Evan Longoria's (FSY) bat silent for so long. — Tampa Bay's All-Star slugger struck out four times, yet continued his torrid hitting against the Boston Red Sox with two homers Tuesday night …
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Sting Rays — Longoria makes it hurt as Tampa outlasts Sox — Takashi Saito felt the heat after walking Michel Hernandez to open the 13th. (Scott Audette/ Reuters) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Earning a playoff spot in the American League East may be baseball's most arduous challenge this year.
Mike Scott / MLB.com:
Tigers promote Lambert, Avila to Majors — Ramirez, Ryan sent back to Triple-A Toldeo — DETROIT — Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski announced after Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Orioles that the Tigers have recalled 26-year-old pitcher Chris Lambert from Triple-A Toledo and purchased …
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Ian Casselberry / Bless You Boys:The Alex Avila Era Now Begins
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals' Pujols slams his way out of slump — St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) celebrates with teammates Colby Rasmus, second from left, and Julio Lugo (12) after Pujol's grand slam, as New York Mets catcher Omir Santos, left, looks on during the 10th inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, in New York.
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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
First Round Update — Twenty of the 32 first-rounders remain unsigned today, 13 days before the Aug. 17 deadline. At the same point last year, all but 11 of the 2008 first-rounders had agreed to terms. — No first-rounder has signed since Louisiana State outfielder Jared Mitchell …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Reyes may be done for the rest of 2009 — Don't count on Jose Reyes returning this season. The shortstop flew from Port St. Lucie to New York to be examined Tuesday by team doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Reyes is experiencing continued discomfort with his troublesome right hamstring tendon.
Los Angeles Times:
Bats cool off as Angels lose to White Sox — Angels have only five hits, but defense and the bullpen also have a hand in defeat. — Reporting from Chicago — We interrupt this offensive onslaught to bring you a dose of reality for the Angels: Their booming bats came tumbling back to earth Tuesday night …
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Jays unfairly ripped by media for Halladay negotiations; more notes … The Blue Jays came out of the trading deadline with the best pitcher in baseball, not only for the rest of this season but also next, and yet the consensus among media pundits was to assign them to the “losers” column in their unofficial scorekeeping.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Atkins leads Rox past Philly — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies, those big bad bullies of the East Coast, those defending champions, seemed intent on putting a big hurt on the little team from the Mountain time zone. — More than 45,000 Philly fans were roaring at the first pitch …
