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Boston Globe:
Beckett on disabled list — Josh Beckett's bad back has landed him on the disabled list. — Joe Nelson was called up. — Beckett on disabled list
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Nick Collias / MLB Rumors:
Maya Unblocked, Yankees Interested — The latest model from Cuba is now officially on the showroom floor. Nine months after defecting, pitcher Yunesky Maya* has been cleared to sign as a free agent, reports Jorge Ebro at El Nuevo Herald (link in Spanish).
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Beckett on DL; Wakefield in rotation — Josh Beckett's bad back has landed him on the 15-day disabled list. Righthanded reliever Joe Nelson was called up from Triple A Pawtucket. — Tim Wakefield will take Beckett's place in the rotation and start against the Phillies Sunday.
New York Post:
Girardi protests Yankees loss — The Yankees filed a protest after the Red Sox took Josh Beckett out in the fifth inning without notifying the umpires he was injured. — Boston pitching coach John Farrell came out for a mound visit with Beckett but he was not accompanied by a trainer.
Tom D'Angelo / Florida Marlins news …:
Reports: Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez to apologize, will be in lineup tonight against Cardinals — Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez told ESPN Deportes he's sorry the last couple of days have gotten so “ugly” and that he is prepared to apologize to his teammates …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez gets stern advice during an intervention by Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Tony Perez — The door closed, and Andre Dawson looked directly into Hanley Ramirez's eyes. — “I'm not going to say a lot, because if you say the wrong the thing to me …
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox GM: Relax, focus on details — Williams calls team meeting before series opener — CHICAGO — Where the topic of team meetings is concerned, Ozzie Guillen has followed one basic mantra since taking over the White Sox managerial reigns in 2004. — “Good teams win games …
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Konerko's big bat could help a contender — Paul Konerko has hit 13 home runs this season, the most in the major leagues. — That may surprise you. Maybe it shouldn't. — Konerko is coming off a season in which he clubbed 28 and didn't spend a day on the disabled list.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 41: Twins at Red Sox — The Sox are home for two days. Here are the lineups for tonight's game: — RED SOX (20-20) — Drew RF — Pedroia 2B — Martinez C — Youkilis 1B — Ortiz DH — Beltre 3B — Hermida LF — Hall SS — McDonald CF — Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.46).
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Don't make Epstein face the music for this — NEW YORK — No, Theo Epstein was not with the Red Sox last night. — The general manager was seen at the Pearl Jam concert at TD Garden Monday night, which led some to question where his priorities are. Well, relax.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Season is suddenly ripe for gripes
Season is suddenly ripe for gripes
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Rodney McKissic / Buffalo News:
Herd tallies losses: one game, four players — To say it was a painful evening for the Buffalo Bisons might be an understatement. — Four players were injured during the team's 8-6 loss in 11 innings to the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday, the most serious being lead-off man Jason Pridie …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Pridie, Tejada, Thole and Green Injured at Buffalo
Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman>DAILY SCOOP — More ColumnsEmail Jon HeymanFollow Jon Heyman on — Inside the mess with the Marlins (cont.) — Of Mets' M and M boys, Manuel's the one under review — Mets manager Jerry Manuel is under the gun, whether it's deserved or not.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera let Boston Red Sox come back on New York Yankees for 7-6 win — Joe Girardi played Tuesday night's game under protest after watching Boston conduct what he felt was a questionable pitching change, but there were plenty of things for the Yankees' manager …
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: One-more-day kind of thing — Nick Swisher said he feels better today than he did yesterday, and he felt better yesterday than he did the day before. He acknowledged this afternoon that the initial problem was a little worse than he indicated back in Detroit.
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CastroTurf, River Avenue Blues, Bronx Baseball Daily, Sliding Into Home, Fack Youk and Yankees Daily
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia on overcoming yips: ‘I know I can do it’ — OKLAHOMA CITY — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia still is having trouble making an accurate throw back to the pitcher's mound, and he knows he won't return to the major leagues with the Texas Rangers until he figures it out.
Michael Hunt / JSOnline:
Should Brewers fire Macha? Maybe, but on performance, not personality — When a team goes as sour as a three-month-old carton of milk, a faction either wants the manager fired or it wants him to suddenly start shooting fire out of every available orifice.
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External / ESPN:
Rubin: Wright's all wrong — Mets' Manuel planning Wednesday rest for struggling third baseman … ATLANTA — David Wright bears the weight of an entire organization's struggles, whether he admits it or not. That burden appears particularly heavy these days.
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