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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
No setbacks, but Desmond remains out — WASHINGTON — Ian Desmond remained out of the Nationals' lineup for the second consecutive game on Sunday, when he and manager Jim Riggleman originally said he would likely return. — But Desmond said he did not have any setbacks from the quad injury …
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Nix on a roll at plate — WASHINGTON — Manager Jim Riggleman wrote Laynce Nix's name into the Nationals' starting lineup for the 18th time this season, and 11th consecutive game Sunday against Florida. — Nix, who is 10-for-20 with two homers and six RBIs in the past five games …
Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Struggling with bat, Ramos gets breather — WASHINGTON — After a torrid start to the season at the plate, Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos cooled considerably, and gave way to Ivan Rodriguez behind the plate for Sunday's matchup with the Marlins. — Ramos hit .373 through the first 16 games, but is just 4-for-35 in his past 10 games.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada asks out of Yankees lineup vs. Boston Red Sox after DH was initially listed 9th — Jorge Posada sat in the dugout next to bench coach Tony Peña during the first inning Saturday night, a blue sweatshirt over his jersey and a glum look on his face.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding, New York Post, joy of sox, Faith and Fear in Flushing and ESPN
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MLB.com:
Posada asks out of lineup to ‘clear my head’ — Veteran has sore back, but didn't inform club about stiffness — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada eyed his name listed ninth on a lineup card, and in passing through the doorway of his manager's office, the veteran Yankee walked into the latest franchise firestorm.
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It's About The Money, New York Post, MLB Daily Dish, MLB Rumors and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
GM: Yanks DH Posada asked to be out of lineup — NEW YORK — After being dropped to the No. 9 spot in the lineup, the struggling Jorge Posada went into manager Joe Girardi's office and asked out of Saturday's lineup, according to New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Yankees: Start to finished — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — NEW YORK — Usually it takes a couple of months to figure out what needs to be fixed on a baseball team. — There's no need for the New York Yankees to wait that long this season.
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DRaysBay and Associated Press
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Fox Sports:
Bonilla begins earning $30M from Mets — NewsCore — NEW YORK — The beleaguered New York Mets — hammered by Bernie Madoff's fraud, free-agent flops and ballpark tumbleweeds — will soon start forking over $1.2 million annually for 25 years to the paunchy 48-year-old ex-slugger Bobby Bonilla …
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New York Post and baseballmusings.com
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Baseball's unbreakable record — Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak turns 70 years old — It started innocently enough. Hitting streaks always do. — You think the great Joe DiMaggio ever imagined that seven decades later, we'd still be talking about a first-inning single …
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ESPN and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Giants Top Cubs 3-0 in Rain-Shortened Game — CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched six scoreless innings in a rain-shortened game for his first career shutout and Buster Posey hit an RBI single to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose questioned why he hasn't gotten a second chance from Major League Baseball to get back into the game on Saturday, saying he'd still like to manage. — The 70-year-old hits king told an audience that he deserves another chance after acknowledging that he bet on baseball, something he denied for years.
Globe and Mail:
Bautista homers in 11th, Blue Jays beat Twins 9-3 — Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their fourth straight game by beating Minnesota 9-3 Saturday. — Bautista's two-run shot off reliever Jim Hoey broke a 3-all tie.
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baseballmusings.com, Associated Press, Twinkie Town, Bluebird Banter and TSN.ca
