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Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
MLB disciplines Rizzo, fines Rodriguez — MILWAUKEE — Nationals' general manager Mike Rizzo was disciplined and catcher Ivan Rodriguez was fined for their roles in a dispute with umpires last week in New York, a Major League Baseball source said on Monday.
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Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
Strasburg takes first step toward return — MILWAUKEE — Stephen Strasburg threw his first bullpen session on Monday since undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Sept. 3. — “First bullpen in the books,” Strasburg wrote on his Twitter account after throwing off a mound …
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Joe DiGiovanni / MLB.com:
Cardinals take back reliever Broderick — MILWAUKEE — The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday took back reliever Brian Broderick, who had been selected by the Nationals in the Rule 5 Draft. — The Cardinals paid the Nationals $25,000 and assigned Broderick to Triple-A Memphis.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
MADOFF'S CURVEBALL … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN - COMMENT - THIS WEEK'S ISSUE - THE FINANCIAL PAGE - NEWS DESK - THE POLITICAL SCENE
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets Players Respond to Wilpon's Comments — CHICAGO — The embattled co-owner Fred Wilpon's criticisms of his Mets players and the team published in the latest issue of The New Yorker were received with a mixture of surprise and disappointment Monday. — Scott Boras, the agent for Carlos Beltran …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Wilpon's candid comments (and Toobin's insight)
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Associated Press:
Tigers rally late, hold on to beat slumping Rays — DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers leaned on two of their newest players to win a second straight game. — Charlie Furbush won in his major league debut and Andy Dirks hit his first career homer, helping Detroit beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Monday night.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Reid Brignac goes on bereavement leave
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Associated Press:
Phillies Break Out vs. Reds as Utley Returns — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Rollins, Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez homered to back Cole Hamels, and the Philadelphia Phillies handed the Cincinnati Reds their sixth straight loss, 10-3 on Monday night. — Chase Utley returned to Philadelphia's lineup …
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Dave Caldwell / New York Times:
Yankees Are Latest to See Bautista Bash — Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson broke into a sprint to catch the latest handiwork of Toronto's Jose Bautista, the only major league player with more home runs. Granderson made it only as far as the fence, where he watched Bautista's blast sail into the bullpen.
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Associated Press:
AL MVP Hamilton, Cruz Return to Rangers Lineup — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers were struggling to score runs, there was always the anticipation that AL MVP Josh Hamilton and slugger Nelson Cruz were close to coming back. — Finally on Monday, both big boppers were activated …
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MLB.com:
Nationals place ailing LaRoche on DL — First baseman gets second opinion on shoulder injury — MILWAUKEE — First baseman Adam LaRoche on Monday was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Washington Nationals to rest a torn labrum in his left shoulder. — The move is retroactive to Saturday.
Steven Goldman / Baseball Prospectus:
The Annotated WARP Leaders — Our collection of BP-flavored single-season WARP scores currently goes back to 1950. Now that we've added fielding runs to the sortable choices, you can easily see the combination of offense and defense that made the top players during this period so valuable …
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Colin Fly / Associated Press:
Hart hits 3 HRs for streaking Brewers — MILWAUKEE—Corey Hart hit his first three home runs this season and drove in seven to tie both club records, lifting the surging Milwaukee Brewers past the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Monday night. — Hitless in his previous 11 at-bats …
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