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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.
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 …
Dom Amore / On Baseball:
Red Sox on Nick Green, Tazawa and Penny
Discussion: Red Sox Monster and sox1fan.com
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Rockies in the midst of another unbelievable turnaround (cont.)
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Sox vs. Stripes
Buster Olney / MLB:
Trevor Hoffman unlikely to leave Milwaukee Brewers via waivers  —  Dozens of players have been pulled back from waivers after being claimed this month.  In all likelihood, all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman will be another on that list.  —  Hoffman was claimed by the San Francisco Giants …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and ESPN
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Four Brewers Clear Waivers
Discussion: JSOnline and The Fowl Balls
JSOnline:
Hoffman in waiting mode
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Polls / Brew Beat:
Hoffman responds to waiver rumors
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball and Brewers Bar
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 …
Discussion: Behind The Moat
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Associated Press:
Kinsler, clutch pitching help Rangers subdue Yanks
Discussion: USA Today and Yahoo! Sports
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
Discussion: Newsday and MetsBlog.com
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
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 …
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
A's play spoiler, shrink Angels' West lead  —  Oakland rookie Cahill shuts down Halos in series opener  —  ANAHEIM — Known as “Obama” to teammates for his popularity with the media, Torii Hunter takes his campaign promises seriously.  —  “We'll get it going — I promise you,” Hunter said …
Discussion: 6-4-2
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 …
Discussion: Redleg Nation and MLB Rumors
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Yahoo! Sports
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Oswalt falls, says Astros have ‘no fire’
Erika Gilbert / MLB.com:
Jays' ninth-inning win is wild one  —  Barajas' homer ties game; Scutaro scores on wild pitch  —  TORONTO — In a game in which both team's starters were locked in a scoreless battle for most of their time on the mound, the decisive pitch was a wild one.  —  With the bases loaded in the bottom …
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 …
Discussion: FishStripes
 
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