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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks' Joba has ligament tear; year likely over — NEW YORK — Yankees setup man Joba Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his right elbow, manager Joe Girardi announced Thursday. He is likely going to miss the remainder of the season. — “My guess is he probably is going to have to have surgery,” Girardi said.
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YFSF
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
So far, Bombers are second-rate against rival Red Sox — NEW YORK - The Yankees' official descent into second place was anything but a controlled landing - given how they've been embarrassed by the Red Sox this week, it felt more like a full-blown collapse, even if it is only June.
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Boston Globe and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Ortiz to Girardi on bat flip: Take it like a man — NEW YORK — David Ortiz on Wednesday night had a message for New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who had said he didn't care for the way the Boston Red Sox slugger had flipped his bat after hitting a home run Tuesday: “Take it like a man.”
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Pinstripe Alley and Surviving Grady
Mike Mazzeo / ESPN:
A.J. Burnett sick of hearing about past
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Over the Monster, Red Sox Monster, HardballTalk, Pinstripe Alley and New York Times
Associated Press:
Jurrjens leads Braves to rare sweep of Marlins — MIAMI — Jair Jurrjens threw seven solid innings and drove in a run as the Atlanta Braves handed the Florida Marlins their eighth straight loss with a 3-2 win Thursday night. — Alex Gonzalez also drove in a run with a double as the Braves completed …
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Talking Chop
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Sports Illustrated:
Assessing the new managers … Wednesday night was a rough one for a trio of managers in one of the largest and best classes of managers in their first full year with new teams. Terry Collins' Mets relief corps blew a 6-2 lead late in a 7-6 defeat to the Brewers, the Braves' Fredi Gonzalez …
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Mets Fever and Orioles Insider
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox wait to hear on Dustin Pedroia — NEW YORK — Dustin Pedroia's appointment with Dr. Tom Gill was at 4:30 p.m. today. Terry Francona is waiting to hear the result. — Francona expressed confidence that Pedroia would be in the lineup tomorrow. But a few seconds later admitted …
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joy of sox
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Associated Press:
A's fire manager Geren amid nine-game skid — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have fired manager Bob Geren in the midst of a nine-game losing streak that has sent them tumbling to the bottom of the AL West standings. — Oakland general manager Billy Beane immediately announced Thursday …
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Yahoo! Sports
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Bob Melvin / Associated Press:
A's dump Geren, name Melvin interim
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Washington Post, AZ Snake Pit and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Royals calling up 3B Mike Moustakas — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For three years Kansas City Royals fans have waited to see Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer, their heralded first-round picks of 2007 and '08, on the field together in Kauffman Stadium. — Now it's about to happen.
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MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Young homers as Diamondbacks shut out Pirates — PITTSBURGH — Chris Young hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, four Arizona pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout and the Diamondbacks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
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Bucs Dugout
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Associated Press:
Alex Avila, Justin Verlander lead Tigers past Mariners — DETROIT - Alex Avila hit two triples and Justin Verlander pitched eight strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday night. — Verlander (7-3) struck out a season-best 10 while allowing one run on five hits.
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Lookout Landing and Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Casilla's single in ninth lifts Twins to win over Rangers — MINNEAPOLIS — Alexi Casilla laced a single to left field to drive in the winning run with two outs in the ninth and lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on a windy, chilly Thursday night at Target Field.
Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 4 Brewers 1 — The New York Mets (30-32) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers (35-28) tonight by a score of 4-1. — For a complete box score and recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Jon Niese (5-5) tossed 7.2 innings and held the Brewers to three hits …
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Yahoo! Sports
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Even rally can't get monkey off Angels' backs — Manager Mike Scioscia grows more frustrated after Angels waste chances and lose fifth in a row. — The longer the postgame interview went on, the more Mike Scioscia's voice filled with ire. — The Angels manager has stressed patience during …
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Lone Star Ball, USA Today and HardballTalk
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JSOnline:
Morgan didn't know he won game — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Does it count as a walk-off if you don't know you won the game? — The answer is yes but Nyjer Morgan wasn't sure at first why his teammates were running onto the field to mob him.
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Nyjer Morgan doesn't realize it's 9th inning until he wins game
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Deadspin and Patrick Flood
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Jim Northrup career highlights — Yesterday, sad news broke in the baseball world: Former Tigers outfielder Jim Northrup died at age 71 of Alzheimer's disease. — Though he was no one's idea of a Hall of Famer and never an All-Star, he did have a rather impressive career.
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TigerBlog
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Never too early to look ahead to Class of 2012 — College pitchers, high school hitters look to be strengths of Draft — Now that the 2011 First-Year Player Draft is over and done with, it's time to look ahead to the Class of 2012. — It might seem too far in the future …
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Minor League Ball
