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Signs of trouble in Toronto — The Blue Jays deny they're stealing signs — evidence may lead to another conclusion … “Not too easy, is it?” — From the visitors bullpen at Rogers Centre in Toronto, an American League pitcher screamed at Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista as he took …
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Associated Press:
Lawrie Hits Grand Slam as Blue Jays Beat Athletics — TORONTO (AP) — Brett Lawrie hit his first career grand slam and the feisty Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday night. — Before the game, Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos, manager John Farrell …
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Bluebird Banter
Matthew Pouliot / HardballTalk:
MLB announces postseason schedule, eliminates off days — Except for travel days, there will be no off days in this year's postseason schedule. MLB announced the postseason dates today, with the ALDSs beginning on Friday, Sept. 30, followed by the NLDSs on Saturday, Oct. 1.
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MLB Announces 2011 Postseason Schedule — Major League Baseball today announced the schedule for the 2011 Postseason, which will open on Friday, September 30th. Game One of the 107th World Series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th in the ballpark of the National League Champions.
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Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Nation
Associated Press:
Curtis Granderson's 2 HRs lift Yankees over Angels 9-3 — NEW YORK - Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer off Garrett Richards before the rookie got his first major league out and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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Sam Miller / Angels blog:
Happy Garrett Richards day. Here's what to expect. — “The former supplemental first-rounder has the highest ceiling in the Angels' system and could be knocking on the door to the majors before his 24th birthday.” — Baseball Prospectus, 2011 — You're an Angels fan …
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6-4-2 and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Garrett Richards' road to big leagues can be traced to Angels' former scouting director
Garrett Richards' road to big leagues can be traced to Angels' former scouting director
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Halos Heaven, Baseball Nation and HardballTalk
JSOnline:
Freak accident shelves Narveson — By Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel — St. Louis — A freak accident in the clubhouse during their 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night has knocked one the Milwaukee Brewers' starters out of his next turn in the rotation.
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MyYESNetwork.com:
It's simple: Burnett needs to sit — Joe Girardi has supplied the same answer numerous times to explain why he made a particular lineup decision with the Yankees. He is starting the players that he thinks will give the Yankees the best chance to win. It is a simple answer, a way to seemingly throttle any follow up questions.
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River Avenue Blues and Pinstriped Bible …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees Blog — Jorge Posada was on the Yankees bench again …
Yankees Blog — Jorge Posada was on the Yankees bench again …
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River Avenue Blues
Associated Press:
Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez wins home debut — CLEVELAND - Ubaldo Jimenez showed why Cleveland traded for him, winning his home debut and rookie Jason Kipnis went 5-for-5 with four runs and three RBIs as the Indians shaved another game off Detroit's lead in the AL Central by beating the Tigers 10-3 on Wednesday night.
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Sports Illustrated:
Latest injury may not hurt Reyes' chance at big free-agent payday … Jose Reyes' big goal this season, his last before his contract expires, was to prove he can stay healthy and sound for a full season. And now that the Mets' star shortstop has gone on the disabled list with a hamstring injury …
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Pirates Prospects, MLB Rumors and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Reimold leads Orioles past White Sox with walkoff homer — BALTIMORE — Nolan Reimould hit a two-run homer off Jason Frasor in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the White Sox 6-4 Wednesday night to end Chicago's five-game winning streak. — J.J. Hardy went 4-for-5 with a home run …
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South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Votto takes newly-signed Millwood deep; Reds beat Rockies — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Toronto's Joey Votto hit the last of Cincinnati's three solo homers, spoiling Kevin Millwood's return to the majors, and the Reds turned a season-high four double plays Wednesday night, holding on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Associated Press:
Gardenhire: Morneau to rejoin Twins on Friday — MINNEAPOLIS — After wearing out Triple-A pitching, and general manager Bill Smith's cell phone, Justin Morneau has finally received the green light to return to the Minnesota Twins. — Manager Ron Gardenhire said Wednesday that Morneau …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals release Kyle Davies to clear space for Perez — Time ran out Wednesday morning on the Royals' willingness to wait for right-hander Kyle Davies to develop into a reliable starting pitcher. — The Royals requested unconditional release waivers on Davies, 27, in order to clear space …
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MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review and MLB Rumors
Jeff Caplan / ESPN:
C.J. Wilson rips A's fans, mound — ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson made it clear that he won't have the Oakland A's on his list of potential free agent destinations this winter. — The lefty is slated to open a three-game series at Oakland on Friday night …
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MLB and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs manager sticking with vets in rotation — Quade isn't too eager to give Coleman another shot — Rodrigo Lopez wipes the sweat off of his face between pitches against the Pirates. (Jared Wickerham/ Getty / August 4, 2011) — Though he struggled in his last two starts …
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Bleacher Nation
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Angels Tag Rivera and Granderson, Handing Yanks Third Straight Loss — The Yankees and Mariano Rivera had a full day to recover from their upsetting loss to the Boston Red Sox late Sunday night, when Rivera blew a save opportunity in the ninth inning and the Red Sox went on to win in the 10th.
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Runnin' Scared, Pinstripe Alley and Halos Heaven
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Associated Press:
Lee throws eight scoreless, homers as Phillies top Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Cliff Lee pitched eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and hit his second career home run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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The Good Phight, True Blue LA, Associated Press and Yahoo! Sports
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