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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Hicks: MLB not restricting Rangers' funds — Owner insists financial decisions aren't influenced by league — ARLINGTON — Rangers owner Tom Hicks said on Saturday afternoon that his ballclub is continuing to conduct business as usual under normal budgetary constraints …
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Lone Star Ball
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
RANGERS' FINANCES — Baseball Time in Arlington rounds up reports on the Rangers financial woes, and it appears MLB is calling the shots now. That makes Kevin Millwood's status very interesting: … One could argue that Feliz should be starting instead of Millwood based on how they've pitched since August 1st.
Joey Matschulat / Baseball Time in Arlington:Trouble In Texas: Rangers' Fiscal Plight Reportedly Worsening
Jim Reeves / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:Financial mess makes Rangers' future murky
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Fenway West
Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Kennedy activated in Tampa — Here's an email I didn't expect to receive this afternoon. The subject line was, SWB Yankees transactions 9/12. The body of the email consisted of three lines. — Reinstate Ian Kennedy from 7 Day DL - Scranton — Ian Kennedy transfer of option from Scranton to Tampa
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Kennedy makes surprise FSL start — Helps Yankees defeat Stone Crabs in Finals opener — The opening game of the Florida State League Championship Series featured a surprise guest. — Ian Kennedy tossed two scoreless innings for Tampa, making his first appearance since surgery …
Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
For Angels' Figgins, the attraction is mutual — The free agent-to-be acknowledges that he could flourish playing for Guillen and the White Sox. — Recommend — ANAHEIM - Chone Figgins' future boss might have been staring at him from the visiting dugout this weekend.
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MLB Rumors
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
No walk-off magic for Halos this time — Angels' late rally falls short in extra innings vs. White Sox — ANAHEIM — In typical Angels fashion, the club rallied back from a late three-run deficit against the White Sox on Saturday, but this time it didn't end in another walk-off win.
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6-4-2
Neil Best / Newsday:
Ex-Met Hernandez finally safe at home — It was near midnight on Tumbleweed Tuesday, the name East — Enders give the day after Labor Day, when they reclaim their towns from seasonal visitors. — But one celebrity resident was just returning home from work, a commuter completing another long ride …
Associated Press:
Joe Torre congratulates Derek Jeter on setting hits record — SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Torre offered his congratulations to Derek Jeter in the New York Yankees star's preferred form of communication: via text message. — Torre said Saturday he'd reached out to Jeter, who on Friday night broke …
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Joe Cowley / Inside the White Sox:
Oz being Oz — ANAHEIM, Calif. - The best of Ozzie from Saturday: — Guillen on his hitters failing to beat pitchers they have seen for the first time - “I mean you're not going to take anything away from the pitching staffs that we've faced, but we've been facing some pitchers this year it's like, 'Who the [expletive] is this guy?
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers leave Giants reeling in NL West — Division leaders push third-place SF to 8 1/2 games back — SAN FRANCISCO — Vicente Padilla, who came to the Dodgers with a reputation as a head hunter, officially became a Giants killer on Saturday night. — Padilla remained unbeaten …
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6-4-2
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Josh Beckett, Red Sox make short work of Rays — Eight-run 3rd gives pitcher boost in win — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — It took the Rays and Red Sox [team stats] more than two hours just to start last night's rain-delayed game. And then the Red Sox acted like they didn't want it to end.
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Yahoo! Sports
