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2:10 PM ET, August 12, 2010

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NY Daily News:
Mets' Francisco Rodriguez arrested after allegedly punching father-in-law, charged with assault  —  Francisco Rodriguez is arrested after allegedly punching his father-in-law Wednesday night.  After the tussle, an unidentified family member is taken from Citi Field (below) in an ambulance.
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ESPN:
Police: New York Mets' Francisco Rodriguez charged with assault on father-in-law … NEW YORK — Police say New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after an altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field.
ESPN:
Francisco Rodriguez expected in court … NEW YORK — New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was to appear in court Thursday, a day after he was charged with assaulting his father-in-law at a Citi Field family lounge following a game.  —  Rodriguez was arrested and held at the ballpark …
New York Times:
Mets' Closer to Be Arraigned in Assault  —  Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez will be arraigned Thursday morning on third-degree assault charges after an altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field on Wednesday.  —  Rodriguez was in custody overnight after the altercation …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Rodriguez to be charged with assault
Wall Street Journal:
Francisco Rodriguez Arrested After Dispute Following Game
Sports Illustrated:
Mets closer Rodriguez charged with assault
Discussion: Fanhouse MLB Blog
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Rockies 6 Mets 2
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
TSN.ca:
Burrell's homer lifts Giants over Cubs  —  The Sports Network  —  San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell hit the tie-breaking solo homer off Jason Berg leading off the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting San Francisco to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.
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Chicago Sun Times:
CUBS IN BRIEF: In-season housecleaning seems likely to continue  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs' trade of Mike Fontenot to the San Francisco Giants a few hours before the teams played Wednesday night might not be the last of the in-season deals the Cubs make.  —  “It's hard to say if it'll …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Giants Acquire Mike Fontenot  —  San Francisco is 2,100 miles away from Chicago, but Mike Fontenot didn't have to go far at all when the Giants acquired him today.  The Cubs are in San Francisco, so all Fontenot had to do was walk from the visitors clubhouse to the home clubhouse.
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Cueto, Baker, La Russa hit with suspensions  —  Reds starter gets seven games, skippers two games apiece  —  Major League Baseball handed Reds starter Johnny Cueto a seven-game suspension and also suspended Reds manager Dusty Baker and Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa for two games each …
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Kentucky Post:
200 treated for heat-related issues Wednesday  —  CINCINNATI - Around 200 fans were treated for heat problems Wednesday during the Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals game at Great American Ball Park.  —  The game time temperature was 93 degrees, but it was much hotter in the concrete stands.
Associated Press:
Take that: Cardinals sweep Reds, take over first
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Byron Kerr:
Harper is “begging to play”  —  With less than a week remaining until the August 16 deadline, Tim Chambers, Bryce Harper's college coach, remains confident that Harper will sign with the Washington Nationals before midnight Monday and said it would be “silly” if both sides don't figure it out in time.
ESPN.com:
Chipper Jones has torn ACL  —  The Atlanta Braves confirmed third baseman Chipper Jones has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and needs surgery.  —  But Jones' agent, BB Abbott, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jones might seek a second opinion before having surgery that would end his season.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Correia, Hairston Jr. lead Padres to 8-5 win  —  SAN DIEGO—Kevin Correia took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning and Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a two-run home run to lead the San Diego Padres to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Ducksnorts and Gaslamp Ball
ESPN:
Notes, Stats, and Trends … ARLINGTON, Texas — Once Marcus Thames finally put the New York Yankees ahead, there was no way Mariano Rivera was going to have a repeat performance.  —  One loss in Texas was enough for the longtime Yankees closer.  —  Thames hit a long homer in the eighth inning …
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Rays have a shot and they better take it  —  DETROIT  —  Jeremy Hellickson carved up the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.  It was his second big-league start.  He allowed three hits in seven shutout innings.  He threw 86 pitches.  —  And he's 23 years old.  —  A pitcher like that is the reason …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Jeremy Greenhouse / Baseball Analysts:
WAR and the Rule 5 Draft  —  The Rule 5 Draft dates back over a century, and Retrosheet has a fair chunk of Rule 5 data.  The Rule 5 draft as we know it began somewhere around 1965, so I took all drafted players since then and their WAR in the following years.
Discussion: THE BOOK
TSN.ca:
Marcum, Blue Jays take another shot at solving Red Sox  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox try to continue their recent mastery of the Toronto Blue Jays when the teams resume their three-game series this evening at Rogers Centre.
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Danks dominant as White Sox down Twins
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The Brewers' 2011 Rotation
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Braden goes the distance to help A's down Mariners
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Sports Illustrated:
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