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Jim McLennan / AZ Snake Pit:
Buster Posey and Schadenfreude … I'm not sure how many times I've watched the collision between Scott Cousins and Buster Posey from last night's Marlins-Giants game, but it's not something that gets any easier to view. Ankles are just not supposed to bend that way, and I get a queasy feeling …
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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Star catcher Buster Posey likely out for year — SAN FRANCISCO—Giants star catcher Buster Posey is likely out for the season with a fractured bone in his lower left leg suffered during a collision at home plate with Florida's Scott Cousins. — The Giants announced Thursday that Posey …
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Agent wants rule change after Posey's injury … Buster Posey is waiting for word of just how serious he is hurt, after he apparently suffered a significant leg injury while blocking home plate in the 12th inning of the Giants' game Wednesday night. But his agent is not going to wait …
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Surgery likely for Posey's torn ankle ligaments — Giants catcher, cleanup hitter involved in collision; Belt called up — SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Buster Posey has torn ligaments in his left ankle which probably will require surgery, along with a broken bone in his lower left leg, the Giants announced Thursday.
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Robneyer / Baseball Nation:
Blame MLB And Players Association For Buster Posey's Injury
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Baseball Prospectus, El Lefty Malo and THE BOOK
ESPN:
A mental block in baseball
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Getting Blanked, San Francisco Chronicle and Extra Baggs
New York Times:
Hedge Fund Manager Negotiating Minority Stake in Mets — By RICHARD SANDOMIR and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN — David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, is in exclusive negotiations to buy a minority stake in the Mets, the team confirmed Thursday. — The Mets have settled on selling less …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Recap: Einhorn talks Mets investment on conf. call
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ESPN:
Mets to sell $200M stake in franchise to Einhorn
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Report: The Mets finally have a minority owner. And Fred Wilpon's days could be numbered
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Teams Looking at Reyes, Who Remains on a Roll
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MLB.com:
New York Mets select David Einhorn as preferred partner
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MLB Daily Dish and USA Today
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Mets Seem to Settle on Buyer Who Will Own Less Than Half
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Deal Journal, Wall Street Journal, Mets Merized Online and MetsBlog.com
Associated Press:
Red Sox beat Tigers 14-1 for 11th win in 13 games — DETROIT - Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] hit a three-run homer in a five-run second inning, and the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox [team stats] went on to rout the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game Thursday.
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Associated Press:
Owings Leads Diamondbacks to 6-3 Win Over Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Micah Owings pitched five effective innings for his first win in more than a year and Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Thursday night.
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Joe DeLessio / New York Magazine:
David Cone on Advanced Stats, the End of His Playing Career, and Riding on David Wells's Motorcycle — David Cone won five World Series rings in his seventeen seasons in the majors — his career included time with both the Yankees and Mets — and this year, he returned to the YES broadcast booth …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Bailey leaves start early with shoulder spasm — PHILADELPHIA — Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey was headed back to Cincinnati Thursday afternoon after he suffered a right shoulder spasm during a 10-4 loss to the Phillies. — Bailey allowed four runs and five hits with one intentional walk and two strikeouts for a no-decision.
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Angels' Kendrick to DL; team signs Russell Branyan — The Angels placed infielder/outfielder Howie Kendrick on the 15-day disabled list because of a right hamstring strain before Thursday's game against the Oakland Athletics. — In a corresponding move, the Angels signed free-agent …
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Fox Sports:
Speculation about Bautista is unfair — It's pretty much understood that mainstream baseball writers botched the early coverage of players' steroid use. Some of my columns for The (Baltimore) Sun in the late 1990s were downright embarrassing — not willfully ignorant, but sadly naïve.
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Drunk Jays Fans and HardballTalk
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Bryce Harper's journey in its early stage — Nationals' 18-year-old phenom attracting a lot of attention at Class A Hagerstown — LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The fans who gather along the dugout railings, with their Sports Illustrated covers and souvenir baseballs in hand, are hell-bent on getting a signature …
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ESPN and MLB Rumors
Patrick Reusse / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Want a secure job? Apply with hapless Twins — The Twins front office seems more concerned about not hurting anyone's feelings than it does about making people accountable for their failures. — Matt Tolbert reached on an infield hit with one out in the first inning.
