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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 115: Yankees at Mariners (now with injury updates) — YANKEES (71-43) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (12-7, 3.76). — MARINERS (60-54) — Suzuki RF — Gutierrez CF — Lopez 2B — Sweeney DH — Branyan 1B — Johjima C — Hannahan 3B — Wilson SS — Saunders LF
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
CC, bats put a hurting on M's — SEATTLE - No A-Rod. No Jorge Posada. No problem. — Playing without two of their biggest stars, the Yankees turned to their big man on the mound and the rest of the lineup to take care of the Mariners. They did just that, handing Seattle an 11-1 beating …
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Sports Illustrated:
Sabathia … SEATTLE(AP) If Mr. August, CC Sabathia, keeps pitching like this - and if a healthier Hideki Matsui keeps hitting like this - A-Rod, Jorge Posada and the rest of the banged-up Yankees can afford to extend days off into mini vacations. — Derek Jeter homered before leaving early to rest …
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
THREE FOR THREE — At the start of the season, one reason to believe the Yankees would be a better team than last year had nothing to do with free agent signings or trades. Three of their hitters played poorly in 2008, Posada and Matsui due to injury, Robinson Cano due to an off year.
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River Avenue Blues
Joejanish / Mets Today:
The Dan Murphy Myth — Last year, a determined and serious young man leapfrogged over AAA into the big leagues and became a fan favorite for his hustle, energy, and line-drive bat. Perhaps most importantly, Danny Murphy was “home-grown” — a ballplayer drafted by the Mets and developed in their farm system.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets and Murphy May Benefit From Delgado's New Injury — When the Mets announced on Wednesday that Carlos Delgado's comeback attempt from hip surgery had been derailed by a right oblique strain, the impulsive reaction would have been to label it as bad news.
Daulerio / Deadspin:
Is This Person The Wrigley Beer-Tossing Hand Job? — I imagine that since we're very close to identifying the man who soaked Shane Victorino last night at Wrigley, that the Chicago PD are close as well. — One tipster claims that the man seen in the above photo — his “friend” …
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Scott Lauber / Philled In:VICTORINO: FANS SHOULD BE ‘ACCOUNTABLE’ (UPDATED)
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Associated Press:Fan charged for throwing beer at Philadelphia Phillies' Shane …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Clock ticking on Strasburg negotiations — $15M, $20M, $25M ... ? — ESPN.com — It's a story that's been stuck in time for two shockingly quiet months. — But not for long. — In a week, we might find Stephen Strasburg standing at a podium with a smile on his face …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Adrian Beltre to DL, could be lost for season with injured testicle — 4:30 p.m.: This is no laughing matter, despite the jokes that will inevitably fly after news of this breaks. It turns out that Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre injured his testicle last night after a groundball took a bad hop and hit him in the groin area.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
D'Backs Offered Davis An Extension? — The D'Backs appear to have offered Doug Davis a one-year extension, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Davis, who has been the subject of trade rumors since the Brewers claimed him on waivers, confirms that the D'Backs approached him with …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets lift Parnell's pitch limit — Jerry Manuel capped Bobby Parnell's first major-league start at 68 pitches last weekend in San Diego because the rookie had been working in relief since getting promoted last September. — Parnell managed to record only seven outs against the Padres …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kuo a marvel of persistence — Dodgers reliever is ‘pitch to pitch’ with battered elbow — PHOENIX — Here's what medical marvel Hong-Chih Kuo, with four elbow operations already on his resume, thinks after also overcoming a mysterious case of the yips earlier this year to land back in a pennant race with the Dodgers.
JSOnline:
Aaron's vote: Bonds is champ — Asterisks won't work, Braves great says — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — When introduced at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., a couple of weeks ago, Hank Aaron was announced as “the people's home run champ.”
David Lennon / Newsday:
What the Mets can do to help their chances in 2010 — So now what? — Despite Omar Minaya's proclamation last Friday at PETCO Park that he is a “glass-half-full guy” and his refusal to concede the remainder of this season, the year 2009, in a “meaningful-game” sense, is over for these Mets.
Tim Marchman / Sports Illustrated:
Curb your enthusiasm over Pedro … CHICAGO — Pedro Martinez has now been a spot artist for as long as he was a master with the three best pitches and the most precise command in baseball. Most of that time he's been fading or faded, injured more often than not. By his own account, the last time he felt good was 2001.
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