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Bill Shaikin / Angels Unplugged:
Angels trade for Rays' Scott Kazmir — The Angels took a dramatic step toward revamping their starting rotation for this season and next, acquiring left-hander Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for two minor leaguers. — The trade is expected to be announced later today.
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Los Angeles Angels acquire left-hander Scott Kazmir — The Los Angeles Angels, looking to bolster their rotation for the last five weeks of the season and in October, acquired left-hander Scott Kazmir of the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. — The Angels and Rays had extensive conversations …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Angels Acquire Scott Kazmir — 9:31pm: The deal was as expected, according to Bill Shaikin of The LA Times. The Angels get Kazmir in exchange for minor leaguers Torres and Sweeney, plus a PTBNL. The 25-yr old Kazmir is under contract for two more seasons, plus a team option for 2012.
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John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays secure a brighter future at cost of present — The Rays just got better in 2010. And 2011, for that matter. — And all it may have cost them was a chance for the playoffs in 2009. — That's pretty much what this Scott Kazmir trade means.
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Angels add Kazmir, bolster rotation — Halos send three players to Rays in exchange for lefty — ANAHEIM — After it appeared as though the trade fell through earlier in the day, the Angels officially announced during Friday night's game that the club acquired left-hander Scott Kazmir …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 128: White Sox at Yankees (updates with Joba news) — YANKEES (79-48) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59). — WHITE SOX (64-64) — Nix 2B — Beckham 3B — Thome DH — Konerko 1B — Dye RF — Quentin LF — Rios CF — Ramirez SS — Castro C
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Sports Illustrated:
Bruney … NEW YORK(AP) Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. — Cano hit a 2-2 pitch from Randy Williams (0-1) into New York's bullpen in right-center, delighting what was left of a soggy crowd at Yankee Stadium.
Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
The amazing, disappearing Phil Hughes — You remember Phil Hughes, right? That great young pitcher the Yankees have decided is more valuable out of the bullpen? Well, have you seen him lately? It seems that the team, or at least manager Joe Girardi, has decided that the best way to utilize …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Wilpon Addresses Doubts Over Madoff Losses and Mets — Fred Wilpon, the Mets' principal owner, tried Friday to temper concerns that he and his team had been scarred financially by the losses caused by a vast Ponzi scheme run by his former friend Bernard L. Madoff. He said he had no intention of selling the team.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Steinbrenner Faces Suit Over Idea for YES — A former president of Madison Square Garden says that it was his idea to create what became the Yankees-run YES Network, and on Friday he sued George Steinbrenner, the team's principal owner, in Manhattan federal court for fraud and breach of contract.
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Sox rally round Jason Varitek play — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — Jason Varitek is considered the rock of the Red Sox [team stats] for his intangibles. — Last night that label applied literally. — With the Blue Jays about to score the go-ahead run …
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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MLB.com:
Twins acquire Jon Rauch from Arizona — Outright Philip Humber To Triple-A Rochester — Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired righthanded pitcher Jon Rauch from the Arizona Diamondbacks, in exchange for a player to be named later.
Associated Press:
Twins' rookie P Duensing dominates Rangers — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As the powerful Texas Rangers continued to whiff at the soft-throwing Brian Duensing (FSY), Minnesota Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson asked the rookie left-hander if he was turning into a strikeout pitcher.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Again Alter Chamberlain Script — When the Yankees gave Joba Chamberlain extra rest around the All-Star break, he responded with three strong starts in a row. When they gave him extra rest last week, he responded with a poor start on Tuesday. — It was Chamberlain's fourth ragged start …
Associated Press:
Soriano makes amends, slugs Cubs past reeling Mets — CHICAGO (AP) — His left knee aching, Alfonso Soriano (FSY) limped to the plate with one thought: Win the game, and then they'll have to cheer. — Soriano, who heard boos earlier in the game for several fielding miscues …
Eric Ortiz / NESN.com:
Martinez's Presence Bringing Out the Best in Big Papi — David Ortiz is happy again. — Look at his seven home runs and 16 RBIs since Aug. 14 as proof. — Look at his sprint down the first-base line to leg out an infield single during the bottom of the fourth inning of the Red Sox' 9-5 loss to the White Sox on Thursday.
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