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Bradley suspended for rest of season — ST. LOUIS — For this season, it's game over for Milton Bradley. — The outspoken outfielder, who took shots at the Cubs in a Saturday interview with the Daily Herald, has been suspended for the rest of the season, according to general manager Jim Hendry.
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Cubs suspend Bradley for rest of 2009 — The Chicago Cubs have suspended outfielder Milton Bradley for the remainder of the season, following comments he made to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald about there being too much negativity playing for the Cubs. — “Recently it's become intolerable …
Bruce Miles / Associated Press:
Bradley enjoying Cubs? ‘Not really’ — ST. LOUIS - Milton Bradley was a late scratch from Saturday's Cubs lineup, and it appears he's scratching himself from the team's future plans more and more each day. — In a brief one-on-one interview Saturday with the Daily Herald …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yanks' Chamberlain gets ruled in Seattle — SEATTLE - Joba Chamberlain pitched only three innings against the Mariners Sunday, but it had nothing to do with any rules. — The righthander was roughed up for seven runs in the first two frames, as the Yankees dropped a 7-1 decision to Seattle …
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Paul White / USA Today:
Griffey, Mariners put Yankees' playoff party on hold — SEATTLE — The New York Yankees are one victory from returning to the playoffs, but a 7-1 loss Sunday to the Seattle Mariners created more suspense than celebration. — A Yankees victory, combined with the Texas Rangers' loss …
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Floyd Mayweather Jr / Associated Press:
Police: Giants' prospect a suspect in killing — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic(AP)—A Dominican baseball prospect for the San Francisco Giants is the main suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man, police said Sunday. — Angel Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the man …
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Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Wakefield returns to rotation — Boston (89-59) at Kansas City (61-88), 8:10 p.m. ET — BALTIMORE — Tim Wakefield will give his ailing lower back and left leg another shot Monday, when he takes mound for the opener of Boston's four-game series in Kansas City.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies defeat Arizona 5-1 — PHOENIX — A pair of aces showed up at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon. — Ultimately, Rockies baby-faced flamethrower Ubaldo Jimenez won out over Arizona's Dan Haren, moving the Rockies ever closer to a wild-card playoff berth.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
The trials and tribulations of Joba — Just received this from a reader: — As a parting gift, please take Joba with you. — That is very funny. This is not: Joba is 0-4 with an 8.42 ERA in his last eight starts and opponents have hit .331 against him.
Associated Press:
Bay, Ellsbury lead Bosox over O's, increase wild card lead — BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Bay (FSY) and Jacoby Ellsbury (FSY) both homered and drove in three runs to lead Daisuke Matsuzaka (FSY) and the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday. — Bay's 35th homer tied a career high …
Ken Belson / New York Times:
A Stadium as a Work of Art — When Jeffrey Loria says that the Florida Marlins' new stadium will be a work of art, he means it literally. Loria, the owner of the Marlins, who made his money as an art dealer, is overseeing many of the details of the design of the park …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Boof! Bam! Zowie! — Ill-timed as it was after a loss, the Yankees had their annual rookie hazing today. — The theme was the old Batman television show. — Mark Melancon was Batman. Ramiro Pena was a disturbing Catwoman and Mike Dunn was the Riddler.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ethier helps Dodgers derail Lincecum, Giants — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers not only received a huge confidence boost for the upcoming playoffs, beating one of baseball's elite pitchers Sunday, but also perhaps found a playoff ace of their own. — The Dodgers, behind Randy …
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