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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox interested in Billy Wagner — According to a Major League source, the Red Sox would like to work out a trade for Mets reliever Billy Wagner, who was placed on waivers Wednesday, the day before he made his first appearance in nearly a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
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Howard Ulman / Yahoo! Sports:
Matsui, A-Rod lead Yanks to 20-11 win over Red Sox — Buzz up! — BOSTON (AP)—The Yankees' best offensive game in more than two years began with another leadoff hit for Derek Jeter — . It ended with four runs in the ninth inning. — Slugging from start to finish …
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Billy Says No, Phillies Say No — Billy Wagner doesn't need the Phillies, and the Phillies don't need Billy Wagner. — The Mets, who are practically eliminated from postseason contention, put Wagner on waivers Wednesday for the possibility of trading him before the end of the season.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Wagner, 38, claimed; Mets now have next move … Mets reliever Billy Wagner has been claimed, SI.com has learned. — It is not known which team claimed the 38-year-old. The Mets now have three days to work out a deal with the claiming team. By making the claim, the claiming team shows …
Buster Olney / MLB:Source: Boston Red Sox claim reliever Billy Wagner from New York Mets off waivers
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:Billy Wagner Claimed On Waivers By Red Sox
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John Harper / NY Daily News:Harper: Yankees can bury Red Sox
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Associated Press:
At Little League World Series, Hall of Famer Jim Rice says major league players are not good role models for youngsters — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jim Rice's advice to Little Leaguers: Don't use today's major leaguers as role models. — Speaking to players before the start …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Problem with Penny is hammered home — Penny for your thoughts. Penny Hardaway. Penny Marshall. Three-penny opera. Penny wise, pound foolish. Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. — Brad Penny. — Enough. No need to pile on the guy. Brad Penny is, after all, almost a .500 pitcher (7-8).
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 122: Yankees at Red Sox (updated with Girardi pre-game audio) — YANKEES (76-45) — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (9-6, 4.09). — RED SOX (69-51) — Ellsbury CF — Pedroia 2B — Martinez C — Youkilis 1B — Bay LF — Ortiz DH — Lowell 3B — Drew RF — Gonzalez SS
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Evan Drellich / Newsday:
Sheffield: I never asked for a contract extension — problem making his mind known, be it to Mets management or the umpiring crew. He'll get his money's worth somewhere. — Sheffield, who started in leftfield in Friday's 4-2 win over the Phillies, went 1-for-4 before getting thrown …
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:Francoeur's three hits lift the Mets over the Phillies
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:Mets' Wagner May Go to Boston; Sheffield Stays, This Year
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The Good Phight
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Crasnick: Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer has clinical depression — Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer has been diagnosed with clinical depression and will miss the rest of the 2009 season as he undergoes treatment for the condition, his agent said Friday. — Duchscherer
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Sanchez … DENVER(AP) Jonathan Sanchez tossed five solid innings, Aaron Rowand hit a three-run homer and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Friday night in the opener of an important four-game series. — Sanchez (6-10) allowed an unearned run and two hits to win …
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Wolf, Dodgers one-hit Cubs, 2-1 — Tonight's Dodgers-Cubs game was so tight, you could be excused for forgetting that there was nearly a no-hitter. We were living in the moment, not contemplating posterity. — In fact, there was fine pitching on both sides.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Ricketts primed to purchase Cubs — Tribune Co. agrees to approximately $900 million deal — The sale of the Cubs to Tom Ricketts, chief executive of Chicago investment back Incapital LLC, is drawing near, Major League Baseball confirmed on Friday. — “We are pleased at the progress …
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PEDROIA'S EFFORT LEVEL LEAVES ROBBIE IN DUST — BOSTON — I formed a seven- man committee comprised of one NL GM, one AL GM, and five assistants — three NL and two AL — and posed this question: — If you could have Robinson Cano or Dustin Pedroia for the next five years, who would you take and why?
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Angels' ninth-inning rally comes up short — Napoli's three-run homer not enough in loss to Blue Jays — TORONTO — Second baseman Aaron Hill got the Blue Jays started with his bat and saved them not quite three hours later with his glove. — Hill's diving stab, robbing Juan Rivera …
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6-4-2
JSOnline:
Melvin not in selling mode — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Washington, D.C. - Despite the Brewers' free-fall out of the playoff race, general manager Doug Melvin told me Friday he has no plans to sell off players before September. — In a period of only 12 days …
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