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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Outfielder's mother says there's more to story than we know — Sensing he had reached new depths Saturday night in the bottomless pit of frustration this baseball season has become, Milton Bradley left a voice mail with his hometown pastor in Carson, Calif.
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Chicagosports / Hardball:
Report: Players Union considers challenge to Bradley suspension — MILWAUKEE- The Milton Bradley saga took another turn on Monday with an ESPN.com report that the Players Association may challenge Bradley's 15-game suspension by the Cubs for detrimental conduct.
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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
Jayson Stark / MLB:
MLB Players Association considering grievance for Chicago Cubs' Milton Bradley — The Major League Baseball Players Association is considering filing a grievance to challenge the Cubs' suspension of outfielder Milton Bradley, the union's general counsel, Michael Weiner, told ESPN.com Monday.
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Jimmy Scott's High & Tight
Ted Keith / Sports Illustrated:Bradley headlines worst free-agent signings; Teixeira tops best
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Jorge Says No!
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Wakefield stint? Pain, suffering — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The game was lost after Tim Wakefield had retreated to the Red Sox clubhouse, sanctuary from the rain and the aching in his left leg after he had thrown all 103 of his painful pitches. That he was an observer when the members …
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Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Jacobs helps rally Royals past Red Sox 12-9 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Jacobs (FSY) hit a three-run homer, and Alberto Callaspo's (FSY) two-run double keyed Kansas City's biggest inning in almost a year, rallying the Royals past the Boston Red Sox 12-9 on Monday night.
Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:
Sox place Tazawa on 60-day DL — The Red Sox today placed righthander Junichi Tazawa on the 60-day disabled list with a mild left groin strain, ending his remarkable first season in the United States with the Red Sox. — Tazawa tweaked his left groin Sept. 4, while covering first base as a reliever against the Chicago White Sox.
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Saunders puzzles Yanks to lead Halos — Lefty's methodical win pulls Angels closer to AL's top record — ANAHEIM — If there was any doubt that Joe Saunders is back to his All-Star form from a season ago, the left-hander erased it with a superb performance against the Yankees on Monday.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Wade: Right time for Astros to make managerial change — Cecil Cooper was fired Monday as Astros manager, falling victim to an underachieving, injury-plagued team with a bloated payroll and one of the worst starting rotations in baseball. — Dave Clark, who will be a candidate for the job …
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Associated Press:
San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona charged with murder — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants was charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old man last weekend at a bar in his Caribbean homeland. — Angel Villalona …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Millwood's gem locks up deal for 2010 — Rangers righty stymies A's, secures $12 million next season — OAKLAND — Apparently Kevin Millwood wasn't too tired, injured or obsessively worried about his contract for 2010. — Turns out he really did just need a little extra …
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Associated Press:
Blackburn breezes for surging Twins in rout of White Sox — CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Blackburn (FSY) pitched seven innings and Orlando Cabrera (FSY) led the offense Monday night as the Minnesota Twins continued their late surge with a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Torre Makes His Team Worse — If you haven't been following the Dodgers of late, there's an interesting development down in LA - Joe Torre has decided to give a significant chunk of the playing time at second base to Ronnie Belliard, sending Orlando Hudson to the bench in the process.
Jorge Arangure Jr / ESPN.com:
Aroldis Chapman awaits ruling on MLB free-agency status — Aroldis Chapman, the Cuban defector considered to be one of the top pitching prospects in the world, petitioned Major League Baseball for free-agency status recently and is likely only weeks from becoming a free agent, according to his agent.
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Mike Silva's …, Federal Baseball, NESN.com, Pinstripe Alley, It's About The Money and iYankees
MLB.com:
Bradley, Ethier linked by notable trade — Cubs, Dodgers outfielders now going in different directions — On the very day the Chicago Cubs decided they had seen enough of Milton Bradley and sent him home, the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans just couldn't get enough of Andre Ethier.
Andrew Baggarly / Boston Herald:
Giants score sloppy win over Diamondbacks, pull closer to Rockies — PHOENIX — The San Francisco Giants are a playoff contender and the Arizona Diamondbacks are not. — But you couldn't discern the difference with a program and a spyglass at Chase Field on Monday night.
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