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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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Associated Press:
Fan charged for throwing beer at Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino at Chicago Cubs' game … CHICAGO — Chicago police charged a 21-year-old man with two misdemeanor counts Thursday in connection with a beer-throwing incident that showered Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino.
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Scott Lauber / Philled In:
VICTORINO: FANS SHOULD BE ‘ACCOUNTABLE’ (UPDATED) — CHICAGO — So, lost in all the Pedro Martinez hoopla last night was an incident in the fifth inning. By now, I'm sure you've seen it. Shane Victorino settled under a sacrifice fly on the warning track in left-center …
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Chicagosports / Hardball:Wrigley Field fan who soaked Victorino gets away
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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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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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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 …
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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.
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Epstein on trade deadline, Ortiz, and more — A few of Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein's more candid comments during his conversation with the hosts of WEEI's “The Dale and Holley” show this afternoon: — On whether this is the most hectic stretch he's ever been through during his time as Red Sox GM:
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB wants to ‘chat’ with Arroyo about his supplement use — Major League Baseball plans to schedule a meeting with Cincinnati Reds right-hander Bronson Arroyo, vice president Rich Levin said Thursday, to discuss his comments to USA TODAY about taking supplements not approved by MLB.
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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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Andy Martino / Philly.com:Money didn't affect Moyer decision, source says
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Jason Marquis solid as Rockies drub Pirates 10-1 — More photos. (AP | David Zalubowski) — Last season, the Rockies' starting rotation was about as stable as a Hollywood marriage. This season, it's been the Rock of Gibraltar. — Last season, the Rockies employed 12 different starters …
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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.
Fox News:
Kate Hudson Gets Cold Shoulder From Fellow Yankee Girlfriend Minka Kelly — She made it past third base with Alex Rodriguez, but Kate Hudson isn't getting a warm reception at the plate from Minka Kelly, longtime squeeze of Yankee captain Derek Jeter. — At home games in The Bronx …
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Bruce Jenkins / San Francisco Chronicle:
Lincecum: It Could Have Been Cool — Asked to pinpoint the highlight of the Giants' crucial win over the Dodgers yesterday, I wouldn't go with Juan Uribe's walk-off homer. He'd made way too many mistakes along the way, leaving a million runners on base and making a sloppy error in the field.
Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
When it comes to bad contracts, Jays' Ricciardi is hard to beat … I don't want this sound rude ... but I have never understood Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi. I mean that sincerely. I just don't understand. I have friends all around the game who will tell …
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Marlins recall RHP Chris Leroux from Jacksonville — If Sean West gets in trouble early tonight, you can bet Chris Leroux will be the first one out of the bullpen. Leroux was recalled today from Class AA Jacksonville, replacing RHP Tim Wood in Florida's over-worked bullpen.
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Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
DELGADO, WRIGHT INJURIES OVERSHADOW RARE METS ‘W’ — METS 6 D'BACKS 4 — PHOENIX — A brief bit of light at the end of this Western trip yesterday quickly was snuffed out by more injury darkness for the snake-bitten Mets. — HUBBUCH ON TWITTER — Despite averting a sweep …
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