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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
A-Rod has slight tear in knee, could miss a month — NEW YORK—New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a slight tear in the cartilage of his right knee and was deciding on the best course of action heading into the All-Star break. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi revealed details of the injury at a press conference Saturday.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
A-Rod Facing Knee Surgery — We interrupt the Derek Jeter 3,000 watch for some news with potentially much more importance for the 2011 Yankees: Alex Rodriguez has a meniscus tear in his right knee. — Manager Joe Girardi characterized the tear as “slight,” and said Rodriguez has two options.
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Braves:
Braves place Jones on DL, scheduled for surgery today - updated — Chipper Jones has played for nearly two months with a torn meniscus in his right knee, but the pain has gotten to the point where he can't manage it any longer. — The Braves placed Jones on the disabled list Saturday …
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Associated Press:
Alex Rodriguez Out of All-Star Game
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter, A-Rod to skip All-Star Game
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Boggs: “I pretty much expected it - because he's Derek Jeter” — Wade Boggs welcomed Derek Jeter as the only other player to reach his 3,000th hit with a home run. — “I pretty much expected it,” Boggs told the Times from Tampa. “Because he's Derek Jeter.”
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Associated Press:
As Derek Jeter nears 3,000, Johnny Damon eyes milestone, too — NEW YORK — Johnny Damon has his eye on 3,000 hits, too. — With former teammate Derek Jeter closing in on the milestone, Damon said he's already started to think about his own chances of reaching the plateau.
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Matt Fortuna / MLB.com:
Jeter's quest on hold as Rays-Yanks postponed — NEW YORK — Rain will put Derek Jeter's pursuit of 3,000 hits on hold for at least one more day, but the absence of baseball Friday at Yankee Stadium did not necessarily mean the absence of two teams facing off against one another.
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baseballmusings.com, New York Times and Pinstripe Alley
Fox Sports:
Dodgers fire Steve Garvey — NewsCore — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers great Steve Garvey openly called for owner Frank McCourt to give up the team, hours after he was fired from his role with the franchise, apparently because of his efforts to buy the club.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers eke out a 1-0 win, but Steve Garvey appears to be out of a job — Garvey, a former All-Star player with the Dodgers, says he has been dismissed from his job as a team executive, a move he attributes to his public interest in buying the troubled franchise. He calls for owner Frank McCourt to let go of the club.
Discussion:
True Blue LA
Mike Petraglia / Full Count:
Nick Markakis calls David Ortiz swinging 3-0 ‘a little bush league’ — There are loads and loads of unwritten rules in baseball, especially in blowouts. — Nick Markakis thinks David Ortiz broke one of those Friday night in the swing off a 3- pitch from Kevin Gregg that precipitated …
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Jason Mastrodonato / MLB.com:
Papi, Gregg involved in Fenway fisticuffs
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Mark Townsend / Yahoo! Sports:
Fan requires stitches after being struck by Josh Hamilton foul ball — One day after the unspeakable tragedy that left all of us saddened and shaken, Josh Hamilton(notes) was involved in another scary incident during the Texas Rangers 8-5 win over the Oakland A's.
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Hamels suffering from poison oak — PHILADELPHIA — For a guy in extreme discomfort, Phillies All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels pitched pretty well while suffering from poison oak on both his legs. — Hamels told FOXSports.com Friday night that he contracted poison oak while fishing …
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Rick Telander / Chicago Sun Times:
Gordon Beckham sorry for gay slur, but he should know better — Gordon Beckham (right) scratched “GETZ IS GAY” in the dirt Monday at U.S. Cellular Field as a goof on his friend Chris Getz of the Kansas City Royals. Beckham apologized on Friday. Getty Images
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Benjamin Hoffman / New York Times:
With Suzuki, There's Less Than Meets the Eye — It was April 2001, and I had gone to Oakland Coliseum to see what the big deal was with the new Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. — In the eighth inning, I found out. On a single to right field by Athletics catcher Ramon Hernandez …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Olney's Latest: Choate, Bell, Isringhausen, K-Rod — In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney notes that while the market for right-handed relief pitching is bountiful, the market for lefties is pretty thin. The Nationals will talk about Sean Burnett but the Cubs …
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