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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Clemens to Be Indicted for Perjury in Doping Testimony — Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter. — An announcement is expected shortly.
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Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids. — Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury. — The former Major League baseball pitcher …
George Von Benko / MLB.com:
JJ returns to form as Marlins best Bucs — PITTSBURGH — Marlins right-hander Josh Johnson and Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf hooked up in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday night at PNC Park. The Marlins prevailed 3-2. — Johnson bounced back from his worst outing of the season …
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FishStripes
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Pedro Feliz — The Cardinals acquired Pedro Feliz and cash from the Astros for pitcher David Carpenter, according to Astros director of social media Alyson Footer (on Twitter). Feliz, 35, has a .221/.243/.311 line this season with four homers in 304 plate appearances.
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Yahoo! Sports, Viva El Birdos and The Crawfish Boxes
Chicago Breaking Sports:
Ozzie fires back at critics over Thome's departure — Jim Thome acknowledges the crowd's cheers. (REUTERS / Eric Miller) — MINNEAPOLIS — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen fired back at critics who still can't stomach the departure of Jim Thome, who hit a two-run walkoff home run Tuesday night …
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South Side Sox and A Fan's View
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Livan Hernandez's unique season rolls on — The statistical cocktail brewed up by Livan Hernandez this year is becoming more and more remarkable all the time. Last night, he allowed nine hits and walked two and struck out one. Of course, then, he surrendered two earned runs in seven innings …
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Washington Post, The Goessling Game, The Nationals Enquirer and SB Nation DC
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Franchise Player — A few weeks ago, I was asked …
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William World News, Baseball Daily Digest, SB Nation DC and ESPN
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates agree to terms with Mexican pitcher Heredia — The Pirates early this morning agreed to terms with 16-year-old pitching prospect Luis Heredia of Mexico on a $2.6 million bonus, the biggest payout in franchise history for an international amateur. — In Mexico, the team owning …
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Baseball America, MLB Rumors, Fanhouse MLB Blog and MLB Daily Dish
Jayson Stark / MLB:
It's time to fix dysfunctional draft — Slotting, signing pool, world-wide draft are some of the options MLB will address — Now that another action-packed episode of Last Minute Draft Pick Signing Theater is behind us, we can sum up our sentiments on the not-so-great American baseball draft in three words:
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MLB Rumors
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres recall reliever Webb from Triple-A — CHICAGO — When outfielder Tony Gwynn hit the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a fractured right hand, the Padres recalled reliever Ryan Webb from Triple-A Portland to add depth to their bullpen. — San Diego manager Bud Black acknowledged …
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Yahoo! Sports
TSN.ca:
BLUE JAYS SEND ARENCIBIA DOWN TO TRIPLE-A LAS VEGAS — The Toronto Blue Jays optioned rookie catcher J.P. Arencibia back to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday following their 5-4 loss to the Oakland A's. — The move had been planned to coincide with the return of catcher John Buck …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Open for discussion: Beltre's future — Adrian Beltre is on a pace that would see him finish the season with 31 homers and 112 RBIs. He is hitting .328 and has a Red Sox-approved OBP of .366. — The guy is a wizard at third base, plays hurt and plays hard every second he's on the field.
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Red Sox Monster, Full Count, Over the Monster and NESN.com
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External / ESPN:
Lackey, Red Sox look to stay perfect vs. Angels
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Fox Sports, Boston Globe, Yahoo! Sports and Halos Heaven
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Venezuela's Chávez Has Advice for Rodriguez — From one famous Venezuelan to another came a reassuring phone call this week. — Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, a fan and a friend of the embattled Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, said he reached out on Sunday to the pitcher known in his native country as El Kid.
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SPORTSbyBROOKS
Murray Chass / Murray Chass On Baseball:
THE NEWS KEEPS COMING — News Item: DOPE HEAD FORESEES BASEBALL'S DOOM Maybe that should be “head doper,” but John Fahey has said such dopey things “dope head” it shall be. John Fahey is the chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the body of steroids zealots who have appointed themselves …
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THE BOOK
Bernardo Fallas / Houston Chronicle:
Lindstrom placed on 15-day DL — Lindstrom goes on DL — The Astros placed righthander Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list following Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Mets. — “We need to get him right,” Astros manager Brad Mills said. — Lindstrom is coming off three rough outings …
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Mike Silva's … and Sliding Into Home
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards seek help at third base — The Cardinals are pursuing a third baseman or utility infielder with more urgency as the team gropes for offense and stability at a position left exposed by inconsistent play and injury. — General manager John Mozeliak said the team was involved in discussions …
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MLB Rumors
