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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Mariners Fire Don Wakamatsu — The Mariners fired manager Don Wakamatsu, tweets Brock & Salk of ESPN 710. They add that pitching coach Rick Adair, bench coach Ty Van Burkleo, and performance coach Steve Hecht were also let go. The Mariners confirmed the moves in a press release …
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Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
Why We Miss the Obvious (Mariners Edition) — Don Wakamatsu went 127-147 before being fired by the Mariners. (AP) — It all seems so obvious now, doesn't it? Bringing back Ken Griffey Jr.? Trading for Milton Bradley? Giving 32-year-old Chone Figgins (and his lifetime 99 OPS+) …
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Seattle Mariners fire manager Don Wakamatsu amidst miserable season
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Jim Edmonds traded to Reds — Jim Edmonds has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for outfielder Chris Dickerson. — The trade was first reported by ESPN's Eduardo Perez, who received a text message from Edmonds saying that he had been traded.
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Controlling Dickerson a key — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — I just talked to general manager Doug Melvin about the Jim Edmonds-Chris Dickerson trade and he told me a big reason behind the move was getting younger at an outfield position and being able to control Dickerson for four more years.
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Reds pick up Edmonds for playoff push
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Roberts homer lifts Orioles over White Sox 3-2 — BALTIMORE—Brian Roberts hit his first home run of the season leading off the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles continued their uncanny run of success under new manager Buck Showalter with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
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Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Izturis reaches 1,000-hit plateau — BALTIMORE — Cesar Izturis got career hit No. 1,000 on Sunday with his second-inning single off White Sox starter Mark Buehrle in the Orioles' 4-3 victory, and manager Buck Showalter took time on Monday to praise his shortstop.
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira may miss games to be with wife for birth of child — NEW YORK — The Yankees may be without first baseman Mark Teixeira for the start of the team's six-game road trip because he plans to be with his wife for the birth of their child.
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Associated Press:
CINCINNATI (AP) — Skip Schumaker watched the ball fly as he headed for first base, unsure whether it had enough to create a little personal history. — Just enough. — Schumaker hit his first career grand slam during the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest inning of the season Monday night …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Zambrano still the man in the middle — Whether he stays or goes, Zambrano remains a key to the Cubs' plans for next season — SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs' rebuilding effort for 2011 took one of its first and biggest steps Monday night when Carlos Zambrano stepped onto the mound …
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Burrell's sacrifice fly in 11th lifts Giants — SAN FRANCISCO—Carlos Zambrano matched his career-high with seven walks in his first start since a June 25 dugout blowup and ensuing banishment, and his short-handed Chicago Cubs lost to the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in 11 innings Monday night long after he left the game.
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
It's time for Jerry Manuel to go — The Atlanta-Philadelphia road trip was the summer's final gasp, but hardly shocking to anyone who's been paying attention. Actually, the six games were a microcosm of everything that's gone wrong, including a lack of timely hitting …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Jeff Francoeur will still get at-bats against righty pitchers …
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Daren Brown wins 1st game as M's manager — SEATTLE—Last-place Seattle welcomed new interim manager Daren Brown by getting its first triple play in 15 years in a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. — Brown moved up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier Monday when Seattle fired …
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Associated Press:
Price earns AL-best 15th win as Rays top Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — On a night the Tampa Bay Rays needed a strong start to rest their bullpen and snap a five-game losing streak, David Price could only go five innings. — Good thing he made them all count.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A mound of trouble now — NEW YORK — Josh Beckett has an interesting history with the Yankees. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 World Series when he was a 23-year-old Florida Marlin. He clinched that Series with a five-hit shutout in Yankee Stadium.
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