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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Vicente Padilla is treated for a minor gunshot wound — Agent says the pitcher's right thigh was grazed by a bullet during a hunting accident in Nicaragua. — Vicente Padilla was treated and released from a Nicaragua hospital after being shot in a leg. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
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Dodgers' Padilla shoots himself in leg in Nicaragua — MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla (FSY) accidentally shot himself in the leg in Nicaragua. — Dr. Eduardo Reguera said Padilla didn't need surgery after spending time at Managua's Metropolitan Hospital.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
If New York Yankees need him, A.J. Burnett says he'll be available in relief — A.J. Burnett plans to be available out of the bullpen for the final two games of the Series, having thrown only 53 pitches on Monday night. Burnett has made four career relief appearances, the last coming in 2008 with the Blue Jays.
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Jenny Vrentas / New Jersey Online:NY Yankees heading into crucial Game 6 of World Series with …
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Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to) — More photos » by Gail Burton - AP — about 20 hours ago: FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts (not shown) during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:Official now: Pirates get Iwamura for Chavez
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Beckett, Sox to discuss hurler's future soon — Right-hander currently under club control through 2010 — BOSTON — When ace Josh Beckett arrives at Spring Training in February, he will be gearing up for his fifth season with the Red Sox. Will it be his last?
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Richardson an all-star in Arizona — We interrupt this World Series coverage — don't worry, it'll end soon enough — for some actual Red Sox news. — Lefty Dustin Richardson, who pitched three games in the majors, was named to the all-star game in the Arizona Fall League. It will be played on Saturday.
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New York Post:
Wells: Knock Utley down — Chase Utley needs to kiss the Yankee Stadium dirt tonight. — Enough is enough, already. I would never advocate throwing at somebody's head, but there comes a time when you've got to make an insanely hot hitter like Utley squirm.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A night at the theater — Script is perfect with Martinez in this off-Broadway production — Six years later, he is back in new Yankee Stadium, still pitching for the honor of Red Sox Nation. — Pedro Martinez gets the ball in Game 6 tonight of the World Series, and he is the only thing standing between …
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John Gonzalez / Philly.com:
Gonzo: Some jokes have truth to them — Maybe he was kidding. Maybe not. — You've no doubt heard what supposedly happened in the Phillies clubhouse after Game 5. Various media outlets reported that Brett Myers made a snide comment to Cole Hamels - something on the order of “what are you still doing here?
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Mark Zuckerman / The washington times Blogs:
Mattingly out of the running — The Nationals are expected to name their manager in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of the season.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fall League's in full swing, rumor mill's about to be — RH I'm sure Huddy's signed already, but they'll announce it after the WS is over — A few simple predictions for 2010 about the players we know will be here. Just for kicks. — Escobar will explode into one of the top offensive shortstops …
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MTV:
Lady Gaga Sees Herself In Yankees Star Mariano Rivera — 'I do feel like I have to top myself. But I feel like I'm Rivera. I'm a closer,' singer and Yankee fan says. — By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Sway Calloway — The New York Yankees are nine innings away from winning the World Series.
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David Biderman / Wall Street Journal:
Best Second Baseman Ever? Utley Makes a Case — Given that the New York Yankees are soaking up all the World Series oxygen, it's no wonder Philadelphia's Chase Utley isn't getting heaps of praise. But here's something to ponder while watching Game 6: Mr. Utley may be the best second baseman in baseball.
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Danks hopes to get deal done with Sox — Young left-hander has multi-year ambitions for South Side — CHICAGO — The words “job security” and John Danks probably won't come into play during the length of the left-hander's tenure on the South Side of Chicago.
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Mike Graham / TCPalm.com:
Pitcher Scott Proctor, a Martin County native, signs with Atlanta Braves — Pitcher Scott Proctor will return to the mound in 2010. — Proctor, the Martin County native, has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year contract for the 2010 season, according to Proctor's Palm City-based agent Mark Rodgers.
Sean Forman / Bats:
Pettitte Falls Short for the Hall of Fame — Sean Forman is the creator of Baseball-Reference.com, an online baseball encyclopedia containing statistics for every player and team in major league history, and box scores, splits and game logs back to 1954. — Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera …
