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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Red Sox DH David Ortiz blames media for being hit with pitch by Yankees' CC Sabathia, Beckett agrees — After David Ortiz was done taking out the Yankees in the three game series that concluded Friday morning, he turned his sights on the media. — The Red Sox slugger blamed the writers …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox wipe out Yankees — NEW YORK — The Red Sox waited three hours and 27 minutes for their game against the Yankees to start last night as passing thunderstorms soaked the Bronx. — But at a time when even the city that doesn't sleep was getting drowsy, the Sox discovered the energy to sweep their rivals away.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ortiz rips media after being hit by a pitch — NEW YORK — David Ortiz had gone 696 plate appearances and 160 games without being hit by a pitch by the Yankees until tonight when CC Sabathia drilled him in the fourth inning. — That fact had been widely publicized in New York and by ESPN before the game.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Hairston feeling better — SAN DIEGO — Third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. didn't start on Thursday against the Padres because of lower back spasms, but was able to take batting practice and expects to play on Friday. — Hairston said he feels much better than he did the previous two days.
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Will Beane stick with struggling A's? — I'm not all that curious about whether Bob Melvin will be the Athletics' interim or permanent manager. — But I sure would like to know if Billy Beane is sick of being the team's GM. — Beane fired his manager and close friend, Bob Geren …
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Sports Illustrated:
A's had to can Geren but not many other firings expected yet in '11 … When A's GM and part owner Billy Beane fired his very close friend Bob Geren as manager on Thursday, Beane was doing what was necessary for the organization. Geren had lost the clubhouse, according to people with A's ties who spoke anonymously on Thursday.
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Their ‘Free Agent Meter’ is running — Are five players who are franchise icons either helping or hurting their offseason value? — ESPN.com — Free agency may be five months away on a calendar near you. But thanks to warped perspectives that even modern medicine apparently can't cure, it's never far from our brains.
Craig Wolff / Wall Street Journal:
It's Time for the Sportswriters to Go — U.S. Media Sees Locker-Room Access as a Birthright, but It's Getting Harder to See the Point — The wait before a Knicks game earlier this season at Madison Square Garden began with me and five other reporters standing in a rough circle in the middle …
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Fox Sports:
Fielder's best year may earn big payday — MILWAUKEE, WISC. — Haven Fielder sat at a desktop computer in the Brewers' clubhouse Thursday afternoon, while his dad was busy preparing to play the Mets. Haven was smiling and chewing gum and sporting an impressive Mohawk haircut, as only a 5-year-old can.
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Alex Espinoza / Yuma Daily Sun:
Fielder hoping to mend relationship with son — Cecil Fielder was at the microphone to discuss the Cecil Fielder Elite World Series, an upcoming youth baseball tournament that will take place in Yuma, but the conversation eventually became personal. — The 47-year-old ex-Major League …
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Don't expect Phillies to make a power move — If the Phillies are going to advance to their third World Series in 4 years, they just might have to do it in a manner that defies precedent. — Ruben Amaro Jr. expressed a strong belief yesterday that he will not be making …
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Associated Press:
Tulowitzki drives in four runs as Rockies rally past Dodgers — DENVER — Troy Tulowitzki drove in four runs, including a tying two-run single in Colorado's five-run seventh inning, and the Rockies rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 Thursday night. — Tulowitzki delivered …
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Select Draft stars set for fast track to bigs — Hultzen, Rendon among players who could make it in short order — The whole objective of the First-Year Player Draft is to bring future big leaguers into every team's system. Developing that talent can often be a long process, requiring patience from both player and organization.
Associated Press:
Throwing error in 11th helps Cubs beat Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Geovany Soto hit a tying homer off Ryan Madson with one out in the ninth and Tyler Colvin scored from second on a throwing error in the 11th to lift the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Thursday night.
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Associated Press:
Cueto shuts down Giants to help Reds win series opener — SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto pitched seven scoreless innings and Jonny Gomes had three hits and an RBI to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. — Cueto (3-2) allowed just four hits …
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