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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Posada suspended four games, fined $3K for role in brawl — Jorge Posada has been suspended four games and fined $3,000 for his role in Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl between the Yankees and Blue Jays, a baseball source told the Daily News. Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson received the same punishment.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 147: Blue Jays at Yankees (Update: Posada suspended four games) — YANKEES (93-53) — Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.42 with Yankees). — BLUE JAYS (66-79) — Lineup TBA — Pitching: LHP Brian Tallet (7-9, 5.26). — TIME/TV: 7:05, YES.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
“Unsportsmanlike” Posada could be suspended by MLB for role in brawl — Joe Girardi was not real thrilled with his team and held a meeting after the game to tell them that. — “We've already had a discussion,” he said. “I told them there is a lot at stake here and we can't afford …
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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News Blogs:Blogging The Bombers — Jorge Posada can say whatever he wants …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Posada should be above that — I realize this is largely …
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MLB.com:
New York Yankees announce 2010 full-season ticket pricing — Prices for 97 percent of tickets to remain the same or decrease — The Yankees today announced 2010 full-season ticket license pricing for regular season games at Yankee Stadium. Prices for 97 percent of tickets will either remain the same or decrease.
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Associated Press:
Yankees to cut ticket prices in 2010 … NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees are cutting the prices of some of their most expensive season tickets for 2010. — The price of the best field-level seats will drop from $325 to $250 or $235 as part of season plans, the team said late Tuesday night.
Darren Rovell / Sports Biz with Darren Rovell:
Exclusive: Yankees Ticket Prices Coming Down For '10 Season — The New York Yankees know the recession happened. — CNBC has exclusively obtained the 2010 ticket price list that the Yankees will send out to its season ticket holders in the coming days and prices for more than 80 percent of the stadium will remain the same.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Beltran glad to have chance to work on timing — were officially eliminated from contention on Sunday night, but don't tell Carlos Beltran the rest of this season is meaningless. Not for him, and not for the Mets if they plan on having their $119-million centerfielder in playing shape by the start of spring training next year.
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Associated Press:
Mauer, Cuddyer keep Twins in playoff chase with win — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Cuddyer (FSY) homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep. — Joe Mauer (FSY) singled twice, raising …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Holliday, Bay, Lackey look like best of intriguing group of free agents … Beyond hard-hitting outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay and superb starter John Lackey, the 2010 free-agent class isn't exactly filled with stars in their prime. Except for the bullpen and designated hitter spot, the class lacks depth.
Joe McDonald / Providence Journal:
Matsuzaka provides a shot in the arm for Red Sox rotation — BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka finally returned to the rotation Tuesday night, for the first time since June 19, after dealing with shoulder and strength problems for the majority of the season, and he put on a display of ambitious proportions.
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Justin Bopp / Beyond the Box Score:
Introducing DiamondView Composite Player Evaluation — The DiamondView Composite Graph tells you everything you need to know about the a batter's strength and weaknesses. — View full size photo uploaded September 16, 2009 — The last great goal of 20th Century science which continues …
Burton / More Hardball:
Mangled Mets — At the beginning of the season, the Mets were poised to be post-season contenders. However, a plague of injuries haunted the entire team and now they are 20 games behind the NL East leader, much to the delight of Phillies Phans everywhere.
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Flores Has Torn Right Labrum; Will Miss 3-6 Months — The Nats pulled off a rare feat Tuesday night, actually losing a nine-inning game in roughly two innings. They were down 5-0 at the end of the second; that was also the final score. Cliff Lee was dealin' the whole night, and the Nationals …
Tom Gage / Detroit News:
Thank you, too, Ernie — Think of it as a celebration. — Ernie Harwell will speak into a microphone tonight at Comerica Park. But it won't be like old times. It never again will be like old times. — He's not returning for an inning to the broadcast booth. — Advertisement
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Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
Just Say No to Zambrano — Yesterday there was talk about the possibility of the Cubs shopping Carlos Zambrano this offseason. Immediately, I thought of the Zambrano being a great #2 starter behind Johan Santana. That is until you dig deeper into Zambrano and realize that he is exactly what the Mets don't need.
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