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Nate Taylor / Boston Globe:
Surgery on Youkilis set for tomorrow — loading video... (please wait a moment) — Requires Adobe Flash Player — Terry Francona said Kevin Youkilis will have season-ending surgery tomorrow on his right thumb tomorrow in Cleveland. Dr. Thomas Graham, who examined the first baseman today, will perform the surgery.
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Ian Begley / ESPN:
Bucky Dent: Yanks-Red Sox lack hatred — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry just isn't what it used to be. — Sure, fans will show up in the Bronx for this weekend's four-game series between the Yankees and Red Sox ready to cheer, but they will not be treated …
Steve Lombardi / Bats:
Keeping Score: An Ace, and Some Hope, Return for Red Sox — On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will arrive at Yankee Stadium for a four-game series. When Boston came to New York last August, they were only two and a half games out of first place. In 2008, they were four and a half out of first when they made the August trip.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: White Sox eye Carlos Delgado
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Youkilis to have surgery; likely done for year
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John Tomase / Clubhouse Insider:
Sox to work out Delgado
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Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Bad call helps Phils beat Marlins 5-4 — MIAMI—The sharp grounder in the ninth inning skipped over the third-base bag, an apparent game-winning hit for Gaby Sanchez and the Florida Marlins. — Third-base umpire Bob Davidson saw things differently. He ruled the ball foul …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Foul call, then game, goes against Marlins — Inches from walk-off victory, Florida watches Phils prevail in 10 — MIAMI — Near-elation turned into more frustration for the Marlins on Thursday night. — Carlos Ruiz belted a homer off Will Ohman in the top of the 10th inning to lift …
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daynperry.com:
Interview: Pedro Martinez — Photo by dbking, used with a Creative Commons license — Future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, who enjoyed one of the great peaks of any pitcher in baseball history, recently agreed to take a few questions from me. He did so as part of the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Summer Job program.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Greinke doubts Royals' rebuilding plan will bear fruit soon — Zack Greinke isn't sure he wants to endure the growing pains he knows are coming as the Royals gear up for another youth-based rebuilding plan. — It matters little that growing optimism surrounds numerous prospects currently …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Maddon: This is why Rays need “a real baseball field” — After the Rays lost Thursday's game due in part to a ball hitting a Tropicana Field catwalk, manager Joe Maddon quickly made it a stadium issue, saying it showed why “there's a crying need” for a new stadium, a “real baseball field” to be built:
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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
Yankees not very bossy — They're in first, but fire is lacking — Team Checkbook — and I say that with all due respect — has not had as easy a time maneuvering itself into its current spot in the American League East a half-game ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays as you might imagine.
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
SABR 2012: in Twin Cities — News from this week's SABR convention, at the annual business convention, SABR big wigs decided that the 2012 convention will be in Minnesota. Start planning, people. We can all stay at Aaron Gleeman's House That Blog Built. — (Wait, 2012? What about 2011?
Tom Saladino / Associated Press:
Hinske snaps 0-for-17 streak with homer — ATLANTA—Eric Hinske snapped an 0-for-17 hitless streak with a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Tim Lincecum to help the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. — Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run homer …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves take series win, but Medlen injured — Chipper, McCann, Melky homer; starter hurts right elbow — ATLANTA — Releasing some of the frustration created by his club's recent offensive woes, Brian McCann extended his mastery of Mike Pelfrey and homered in the same game as Chipper Jones for the first time in more than a year.
