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Buster Olney / MLB:
New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry reaches waiver wire — The rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox burns strongly even when it comes to waiver claims. — When the New York Mets and Red Sox worked out a trade for left-handed reliever Billy Wagner earlier this week …
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Yankees Blog:
Yankees have interest in Penny — The Yankees have an interest in veteran right-hander Brad Penny, who was released by the Red Sox late Wednesday night. — According to a person with knowledge of the Yankees' plans, the club doesn't know of an agreement between Penny and the Red Sox …
Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Report: Chris Carter Claimed By Yankees — 7:07pm: Buster Olney has some more color to this “he claimed, she claimed” story. — Olney writes in ESPN the Magazine, “The rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox burns strongly even when it comes to waiver claims.
Sun-Sentinel:
Coghlan dedicated to his role as leadoff hitter — MIAMI GARDENS - His responsibilities as leadoff hitter are never lost on Chris Coghlan, not even with his team down by six runs in the eighth inning. — No one would have faulted Coghlan had he swung for the fences Thursday in an attempt …
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Dom Amore / On Baseball:
Red Sox on Nick Green, Tazawa and Penny — Nick Green pitching? Two scoreless? Talk about something to smile about on a miserable night at Fenway. Let's break it down a bit. — Green should get a star for taking such a hit for the team, and giving one heck of an account of himself.
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:Sources: At least two National League teams interested in Brad Penny
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Reyes might be next to have surgery — MIAMI - Jose Reyes may be the next Met in line for surgery, joining Johan Santana and Oliver Perez on operating tables in the coming days. — Reyes, who has not appeared in a major-league game since pulling himself from a May20 game at Dodger Stadium …
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Reyes injury remains a mystery — As the Mets season dwindles away, our lasting image of Jose Reyes is, well, what exactly? And that's perhaps the most damning part of the shortstop's season. — The utter nothingness. — For the most part Reyes has been a ghost around the Mets recently …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Four Brewers Clear Waivers — Jason Kendall, Craig Counsell, Mike Cameron and Braden Looper all cleared waivers yesterday, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Now, the Brewers can trade those players to any team. Interested clubs will want to complete deals by Monday …
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NY Daily News:
Madden: Yanks show no direction — It was a rather bittersweet matinee at the Stadium Thursday for the Yankees, who failed in their mission to become equal opportunity wild-card spoilers against the pesky Texas Rangers. Actually, there was a whole lot more bitter (12 runners left on base …
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Closer Mike MacDougal Saves the Day as Nats Hold Off Cubs — Broken Hand Ends Morgan's Season: Nationals 5, Cubs 4 — Mike MacDougal is 6 feet 4, 190 pounds — maybe 175 if you give him a shave. He is not a huffing, puffing, big burly closer. He's the 2-D figure that kids draw …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:Morgan lost for year with broken hand
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Associated Press:
Keppinger hits clutch HR in ninth as Astros top Cards — ST. LOUIS (AP) — One big swing from Jeff Keppinger (FSY), hardly a long-ball threat, eased the Houston Astros' frustrations after getting worked over by St. Louis Cardinals pitchers. — Keppinger hit a tiebreaking homer …
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs should cut Milton Bradley — There's no good solution to mess he created — On Baseball — Milton Bradley? There are three possible solutions for the Cubs: continued patience and hope, endless headaches while hoping some team is silly enough to deal for him or pay him his money and send him home.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards, Franklin close to new contract — After spending last winter in a fruitless search for a closer, the Cardinals apparently have settled on one through 2011. — The club is expected to announce this weekend an agreement with Ryan Franklin on a contract extension that includes …
Associated Press:
Pirates do a number on Happ, Phillies in 3-2 victory — PITTSBURGH (AP) — J.A. Happ (FSY) looked like a rookie on the key pitch of the game, and Garrett Jones (FSY) didn't. The result was the National League's best first-year pitcher was beaten by arguably its best first-year hitter …
Jon Friedman / FOXBusiness.com:
Madoff Author Sees Sale Of N.Y. Mets Coming — NEW YORK — Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, will be forced to sell the baseball franchise as soon as 2010 after incurring heavy Bernie Madoff-related investment losses. — So says Erin Arvedlund, author of “Too Good to Be True …
Mark Sanchez / Yahoo! Sports:
Steroid leaks were government's fault — Buzz up! — The federal appeals court ruling against the government Wednesday in the long running Major League Baseball drug-testing case has several far-reaching ramifications. — The decision means that leaking the names of steroid-tainted players …
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R.J. Anderson / FanGraphs Baseball:
Matt Murton DFA — Without stealing Caron's shtick, let me say that if you enjoy undervalued players stuck in baseball purgatory, you probably have a soft spot for Matt Murton. For whatever reasons Murton has been stuck in Triple-A two years running and yesterday was designated for assignment …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:Matt Murton, the Mets' injuries, Derek Jeter and more on the “List” ruling
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