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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Joba to go on regular rest, start Sunday — Yankees look ahead on young righty with eye on innings — NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced prior to Tuesday's game that Joba Chamberlain will make his next scheduled start on Sunday against the White Sox.
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
GARDNER HOPES TO RETURN IN A WEEK — Brett Gardner took another step toward returning to the lineup yesterday when he swung a bat for the first time in a month. — If Gardner feels good today, the Yankees will increase his activities. Besides taking some light swings, Gardner also threw and ran the bases.
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Gardner on mend, aims for next week — Outfielder takes swings, throws to test injured left thumb — NEW YORK — Injured Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner tested his left thumb for the first time in nearly a month on Tuesday afternoon, and if all goes well, he could be activated in the next week.
Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness:
Anyone Want Joe Torre? — Not 30 minutes ago, I wrote about how Jim Tracy screwed himself by going blindly by “the book” and choosing to pitch to Manny Ramirez rather than James Loney. But you know what makes baseball such an endlessly interesting game? The fact that no two games …
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New York Post:
OMAR KEEPS HURTIN' AMAZIN'S REP — FOR a little while, yesterday could have been classified as one of the finer days of the Mets' season. — SHERMAN ON TWITTER — Sure, Johan Santana needed surgery and all the Mets received for Billy Wagner were two players Boston considered non-prospects.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:For Mets, More Pain, Starting at the Top
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Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
Nats sign Hernandez to ease burden on young arms — Not wanting any of their young starting pitchers to pile up too many innings at this early stage of their development, the Washington Nationals turned to an old friend to help get them through the rest of the season.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Livan signs deal, returns to Nationals — Right-hander pitched with franchise from 2003-06 — CHICAGO — The Nationals signed right-hander Livan Hernandez to a Major League contract on Tuesday night, six days after the Mets gave the veteran his unconditional release.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels had interest in reliever Billy Wagner — General Manager Tony Reagins says he continues to explore waiver claims and trades. But Angels could face Red Sox in the playoffs. — Former Mets reliever Billy Wagner went to the Red Sox on Tuesday as the Angels continue to look for bullpen help.
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Jack Curry / Bats:
Would You Have Asked? — The Yankees were staging a dramatic comeback against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. They scored four runs in the ninth inning to trim their deficit to 10-9, and they had runners on first and second with no outs. Frank Francisco, the Rangers' closer, was aching to get an out.
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Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
The bunt that drove us all crazy — If you want to read our indictment of Joba Chamberlain's poor outing last night, head on down to Joe's recap. I'm not here to talk about Ol' Two-Out Run Joba. I want to talk about bunting and why it's generally a very bad idea. — Baseball is a game played without a clock.
Discussion:
THE BOOK
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Stairs wants to return to Phillies in 2010 — PITTSBURGH - Matt Stairs expressed two wishes yesterday, one obvious and the other newsworthy: to break out of an extended slump and return to the Phillies for one more season before retiring. — “I'll play one more year and I'm done,” …
Chicagosports / Hardball:
Bradley: I face hatred on a daily basis — Milton Bradley said after Tuesday's loss he's “never” comfortable playing at Wrigley Field. — “It's hard to be comfortable when you don't get a hit and get booed every time,” he said. “When I go home and look in the mirror, I like what I see.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Melvin not inclined to trade veterans — Milwaukee (61-64) vs. Cincinnati (53-71), 7:05 p.m. CT — MILWAUKEE — The metaphorical buzzards are starting to circle above Miller Park. — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he has been receiving calls from rival GMs interested …
Associated Press:
Court: Investigators wrong to seize MLB drug list … SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that investigators were wrong to seize a list of 104 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 season.
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Hardball Times
Tom D'Angelo / Florida Marlins news …:
Nick Johnson finally placed on disabled list — First baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday retroactive to Aug. 17. — Johnson, who has not played since injuring his right hamstring Aug. 16 against Colorado, cut short a jogging session Tuesday after feeling pain in his leg.
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