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Associated Press:
Red Sox return to scene of 2007 World Series win — DENVER — The last time the Boston Red Sox [team stats] came to Coors Field, they wore goggles to keep the champagne out of their eyes while the Colorado Rockies retreated to their clubhouse to cry. — For two hours, the Red Sox celebrated …
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Calgary Herald − Breaking news …:
Vipers rookie signs with Red Sox — Jay Broughton spent $3,000 in borrowed money on a last chance at playing professional baseball in the winter and is now on his way to join the Boston Red Sox organization. — The Calgary Vipers rookie pitcher was signed by the Red Sox Thursday night following …
Fox Sports:
Big Papi's giving Red Sox a dilemma — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — One Red Sox official offers a novel solution if the team chooses to re-sign designated hitter David Ortiz:
TSN.ca:
BUCHHOLZ, RED SOX COMPLETE SWEEP OF DODGERS — Sports Network — Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Clay Buchholz pitched effectively into the seventh to pick up his 10th win of the season, and the Red Sox shut down the Dodgers, 2-0, to complete a three-game interleague sweep.
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Rob Biertempfel / PittsburghLIVE.com:
GM: Clubs show interest in Iwamura — • GM Neal Huntington said “a handful of clubs have expressed some level of interest” in trading for Aki Iwamura, though most teams have turned down the Pirates' overtures. “We'll put some closure to it, one way or another, hopefully early this week,” Huntington said.
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Pirates rally to beat Indians 5-3 for 2nd in row
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Let's Go Tribe!
Associated Press:
Clemson knocks off top-seeded Ariz. State with 6-3 win at CWS — OMAHA (AP) — Clemson roughed up Arizona State ace Seth Blair for five runs on seven hits and went on to a 6-3 victory over the top-seeded Sun Devils in the College World Series on Monday. — Casey Harman pitched six strong innings …
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Associated Press:
Oklahoma edges South Carolina at rain-soaked CWS — OMAHA (AP) — Caleb Bushyhead homered and drove in the winning run, and Jeremy Erben and Ryan Duke worked out of bases-loaded situations in the eighth inning to lead Oklahoma to a 4-3 victory over South Carolina in the rain-plagued College World Series on Sunday night.
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Baseball America
Ted Berg / TedQuarters.net:
A victory for reason — By now you know that the Mets returned Jenrry Mejia from whence he came, dispatching him to Binghamton to start games. — Good. — All things considered, Mejia's stint with the big-league club didn't go as terribly as it could have.
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Mike Silva's …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
McDonald's emotional homer eases Jays' loss — After losing dad to cancer, infielder goes yard on Father's Day — TORONTO — There are days when it does not seem to matter whether the end result is a win or a loss. Given the emotional magnitude of the moment that took place in the ninth inning Sunday …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Debuts and Departures — Some people end up writing for THT because they come up with brilliant ways of analyzing the contemporary game. Others add to our historical knowledge. Still others use cutting edge analytical tools (re: pitch F/X stuff) to enhance our understanding of players. — Me?
Dallas Morning News:
Rangers eye division-rival Seattle's pitcher Cliff Lee — By ANTHONY ANDRO and JEFF WILSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News — HOUSTON - The Rangers' pursuit of a starting pitcher before the July 31 trade deadline might not be hampered by the concern of striking a deal with a team in their division.
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MLB Rumors
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Man, this was one strange weekend! — In a brief conversation before last night's game, the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez said he appreciated the cheers he received at Fenway Park over the weekend. While the ex-Red Sox slugger wanted no direct quotes put in print, since he hasn't talked to the media all season …
