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Bobby Thomson, who hit the 'shot heard ‘round the world’ home run for the Giants, dies at 86 — The man who hit the most famous home run in baseball history is gone. — Bobby Thomson, whose “shot heard ‘round the world” capped a best-of-three playoff and the Giants’ miracle comeback to win …
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Bobby Thomson Dies at 86; Hit Epic Home Run — Bobby Thomson, who swatted the most famous home run in baseball history — the so-called “shot heard round the world” — for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds on Oct. 3, 1951 …
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ESPN:
Bobby Thomson dead at 86 … NEW YORK — Bobby Thomson, whose “Shot Heard 'Round the World” in 1951 has echoed through baseball history as perhaps the game's most famous home run, has died. He was 86. — Thomson had been in failing health for several years.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets put closer Francisco Rodriguez on disqualified list after surgery … HOUSTON — The New York Mets placed Francisco Rodriguez on the disqualified list and do not intend to pay him until he is physically able to perform, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon announced Tuesday.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mets Alter Rodriguez's Contract — Acting aggressively, and setting up an immediate battle with the players union, the Mets said Tuesday that they would not pay Francisco Rodriguez while he recovered from his torn thumb ligament and that they would no longer guarantee the remainder of his three-year contract, which runs through 2011.
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Stan Kasten says the system is broken — After the whipped cream and joy faded away, Nationals President Stan Kasten used the platform of signing Bryce Harper to once again reiterate his contempt for baseball's current system for signing draft choices. Three straight years …
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Associated Press:
Nationals, top pick Bryce Harper agree at $9.9M
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats, top pick Harper agree to five-year deal
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Guillen sidelined, but MRI shows no damage — NEW YORK — The cautious optimism the Tigers had about Carlos Guillen's left knee after his collision at second base on Monday's game-ending double play was considerably dampened Tuesday afternoon. But the Tigers, who lost to the Yankees, 6-2 …
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
A-Rod day-to-day with tight left calf
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Bob Timmermann / LA Observed:
The Dodgers in 2010: The Year of Crabbiness — On Monday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers ended another unpleasant trip to the East Coast, blowing a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning at Atlanta, as reliever Hong-Chih Kuo and Octavio Dotel could record but one out in a game the Braves won 4-3.
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Matt Kemp has a heart....and hustles too!
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Diamondbacks Set Loux Free — The 2010 draft keeps making news even after the signing deadline has passed, with the unprecedented step Tuesday of the Diamondbacks and unsigned first-rounder Barret Loux working with the commissioner's office to make Loux a free agent on Sept. 1.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Barret Loux To Be Granted Free Agency
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Jacoby Ellsbury has broken rib — BOSTON — Tests administered in Los Angeles on Tuesday show that Jacoby Ellsbury has another fractured rib, according to an industry source who also said the Red Sox outfielder “probably” will miss the rest of the season.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Injury ends Ascanio's rehab stint — PITTSBURGH — Jose Ascanio has ended his rehab assignment due to a right-hand injury he recently suffered in an accident in his home. — Ascanio will travel to Pittsburgh this week to be examined by hand specialist Dr. Mark Baratz.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: A strong favorite for Heredia
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Andy Martino / Surfing The Mets:
Will Saturday's scoreless inning complicate K-Rod case? — As we await word from the Mets about their handling of the Francisco Rodriguez situation, here are a few things to consider: —The “fact” that K-Rod suffered the torn ligament in his thumb during last Wednesday's alleged assault so far comes only from the Mets.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic A.L.S. — In the 71 years since the Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig declared himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” despite dying from a disease that would soon bear his name, he has stood as America's leading icon of athletic valor struck down by random, inexplicable fate.
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Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Thome's shot wins it for Twins over White Sox, 7-6 — MINNEAPOLIS—Jim Thome hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning against the team that decided not to bring him back this season, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night to stretch their AL Central lead to four games.
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Josh Willingham likely done for the season — With an injury to the meniscus in his left knee worsening rather than improving, Josh Willingham's season — the best of his career before the onset of knee pain — is likely over. — “It's almost a certainty he's going to have season-ending surgery next week …
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Sports Illustrated:
Hamilton leaving no doubt he is the best player in baseball … Just another night in the life of the best player in baseball went something like this, at least as far as last Friday the 13th: — • Smash four hits all over the park: a single to left, a 440-foot bomb to center, a single and double to right.
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