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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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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.
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).
Associated Press:
Clay Buchholz dominates in 3-2 win over Twins — Clay Buchholz gave Boston's struggling rotation another lift and David Ortiz [stats] hit a two-run homer as the Red Sox [team stats] beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on a rainy Wednesday night. — Buchholz (5-3) allowed both runs on five hits …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Season is suddenly ripe for gripes
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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 …
Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Yankees owner Steinbrenner is pillar of Tampa community — LUTZ, Fla. — High schools often carry the name of a church saint, president or other historical figure, so in this northern Tampa suburb there is George Steinbrenner High, a nod to “The Boss,” the principal owner of the New York Yankees …
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Associated Press:
Rays beat banged-up Yankees for fifth straight victory — NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Bartlett (FSY) hit his latest leadoff homer in New York to begin a beating of the banged-up Yankees, and the streaking Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 10-6 victory Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game series between baseball's top two teams.
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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Associated Press:
Heyward's RBI double helps Braves end Reds' four-game win streak — ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward hit an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Atlanta Braves their answer to another Cincinnati comeback Wednesday night and lifting them over the Reds 5-4. — GAME REPORT: Braves 5, Reds 4
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.
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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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies' offense asleep at the wheel in loss to Astros — HOUSTON — Rockies fans didn't need to witness the first leg of this road trip to cough up the exhaust fumes. — By the time the players arrived in their hotel rooms at 3 a.m., the week had already taken on a sense of urgency.
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Purple Row
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
David Wright out of New York Mets lineup vs. Washington Nationals … New York Mets third baseman David Wright will sit out Wednesday's game against the Nationals. — Manager Jerry Manuel says his struggling star needs a break. — “We have to make decisions at times to give people a break here or there.
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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, Sliding Into Home, Fack Youk, Bronx Baseball Daily and Yankees Daily
Associated Press:
Strasburg overpowers again in third Triple A start — ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Stephen Strasburg had another dominant outing, giving up just three hits and striking out nine in 6 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night. — Strasburg, the top pick in the 2009 draft …
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Hardball Times
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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