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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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.
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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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.
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.
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
For Dunn, a Return to Where It Started — Adam Dunn, back in 1998, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. He debuted in the majors with them as a 21-year-old. He played 1,087 games for them. — But last year, on Aug. 11, Dunn was traded by the only organization he ever knew …
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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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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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 …
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Mob Justice Prevails Again (UPDATE #2) — Sick of seeing his overly-manicured facial hair plastered up all over Chicago, the suspected Wrigley Field beer chucker has turned himself in. We'll stay with this story all night if we have to! God, I feel like Nancy Grace.
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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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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