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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 …
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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 / MLB:
Sources: At least two National League teams interested in Brad Penny … As Brad Penny, who was officially released by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, is being moved through waivers, National League playoff contenders San Francisco and Florida have expressed interest in the veteran right-hander, sources said.
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:Rockies express interest in RHP Penny, but it's mild
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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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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.
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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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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yanks waste solid effort from A.J. — For three innings, A.J. Burnett was perfect. By the time the day was over, it was anything but perfect for the Yankees. — The Bombers lost the rubber game of their three-game set with the Rangers, dropping a 7-2 decision to Texas that snapped their streak of six straight winning series.
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Hoffman in waiting mode — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Trevor Hoffman has not been in this position for quite some time. — “I've been a 10-and-5 guy for a long time,” said Hoffman. — Hoffman referred to his previous status with the San Diego Padres, for whom he played 16 years.
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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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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 …
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 …
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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.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Matt Murton, the Mets' injuries, Derek Jeter and more on the “List” ruling — Yeah, that's right, Matt Murton. — On Twitter last night, FireJerryManuel wrote to me, “Can you write something on how dumb the Mets would be to not claim Murton and to pay Frenchy 5 million instead of him?”
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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 …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Jayson Stark picks his MVP, Cy Young and rookie award winners — NL MVP is all but locked up, but the rest of the award races are still up for grabs — Is it too soon to mail Albert Pujols his National League MVP trophy right now? — Seriously. With all due respect to the fabulous work …
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Guillen, Jacobs bury the hatchet — Royals players engage in scuffle on Wednesday — SEATTLE — Things have been smoothed over after a confrontation between Royals players Mike Jacobs and Jose Guillen as the team arrived in Seattle. — Guillen and Jacobs went nose-to-nose outside …
Michael Hunt / JSOnline:
Another dank day of despair for our '09 Brewers — Even when the showers and the gloom were pressing on the roof like Thursday, it never seemed to rain on 2008 where the Milwaukee Brewers were concerned. — It did, of course, but that's the beauty of selective memory.
