Top News:
Michael O'Keeffe / NY Daily News:
Fred Wilpon tells Sports Illustrated that Mets are ‘bleeding cash’ in article to appear this week — The Mets are ‘bleeding cash’ and could lose as much as $70 million this year, Fred Wilpon said in a story that will appear in this week's Sports Illustrated.
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Mets Merized Online, Baseball Nation and New Yorker
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets, and Boras, Respond to Wilpon's Zingers — 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 …
Discussion:
ESPN, Subway Squawkers, Amazin' Avenue, Getting Blanked, Bleacher Nation, New Jersey Online, Mets Merized Online and HardballTalk
Sports Illustrated:
Sabathia figures to use opt-out clause to extend his contract
Discussion:
The Yankee Analysts
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Wilpon's candid comments (and Toobin's insight)
Discussion:
Subway Squawkers, Amazin' Avenue and Kranepool Society
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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Yahoo! Sports
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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 …
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish
Tom Krasovic / MLB.com:
Boggs sent down to work as a starter — SAN DIEGO — Needing a roster spot, the Cardinals chose to option reliever Mitchell Boggs on Monday so that he could get regular work as a starter and thus develop his secondary pitches, manager Tony La Russa said. — “I expect him back this year …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Schumaker activated; Boggs sent down
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Brew Crew Ball
NY Daily News:
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista converts some doubters but not all in MLB drug-testing era — Nearly two months into the season, it seems safe to say that Jose Bautista is not Brady Anderson, the ultimate one-year wonder. But who is Bautista, exactly?
Discussion:
HardballTalk, baseballmusings.com and It's About The Money
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Dave Caldwell / New York Times:
In Battle of Unlikely Sluggers, Jays' Bautista Bests Yanks' Granderson — Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson broke into a sprint to catch the latest fireworks display from Toronto's Jose Bautista, the only major league player with more home runs. Granderson made it only as far as the fence …
Discussion:
Bluebird Banter, Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo! Sports
John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
After A's lose, Brian Fuentes blasts Bob Geren — Brian Fuentes has been the A's closer all season. Now he doesn't know what he is. Thanks to manager Bob Geren. — “The games in San Francisco were unorthodox managing,” said Fuentes, who criticized Geren after Monday night's 4-1 loss …
Discussion:
HardballTalk and The Knobler Blog
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
More loose lips: Fuentes rips A's manager after picking up 7th loss
Discussion:
Major Lee-ague, baseballmusings.com and Athletics Nation
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 …
Discussion:
boston.stats.com, Brew Crew Ball and HardballTalk
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Mark Thompson / MLB.com:
Black: ‘Room to talk’ on moving PETCO fences — SAN DIEGO — For whatever reason, the Padres have struggled to hit since returning home after scoring 55 runs in an eight-game road trip. — The problem for the Padres is, they aren't quite sure what's causing the offensive deficiency.
Discussion:
HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Mariners Rally Past Twins in 10 for 6th Straight — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luis Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied to win their sixth straight game, beating Jim Thome and the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Monday night. — Carlos Peguero's single …
Discussion:
Lookout Landing and Twinkie Town
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La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Team hints it will move Slowey
Discussion:
1500 ESPN Twin Cities, AaronGleeman.com, MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Indians Slip by Red Sox 3-2 — CLEVELAND (AP) — For the first time this season, a national TV audience finally experienced the Indians' late-inning karma. — Funny enough, Cleveland's manager watched it on the tube, too. — Asdrubal Cabrera's two-out RBI double in the eighth inning …
Discussion:
The House That Dewey Built and Boston Globe
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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.
Discussion:
DRaysBay, Bless You Boys, Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
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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Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
