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6:05 PM ET, August 21, 2011

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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees' A.J. Burnett visibly angry after Joe Girardi pulls him from 9-4 loss to Minnesota Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Joe Girardi might not have any problems with A.J. Burnett, but the righthander's struggles - not to mention his antics - may be starting to wear on the Yankees.
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Hank Waddles / BronxBanterBlog.com:
Much Ado About Nothing  —  Here's the recap: The Twins beat the Yankees on Saturday night, blitzing through A.J. Burnett and cruising to a comfortable 9-4 win.  —  Now here's the interesting part.  Burnett was bad.  Unspeakably bad.  He couldn't locate either his fastball or his curveball …
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Girardi must hold Burnett accountable
Associated Press:
Twins tag Burnett for seven runs, top Yankees 9-4
David Waldstein / Bats:
Alex Rodriguez Expected to Return on Sunday vs. Twins
David Waldstein / New York Times:   Burnett Leaves Early in Anger, and Girardi Heatedly Defends Him
Allen Barra / Runnin' Scared:
The Case for A.J. Burnett? You Mean There Really Is One?
Discussion: Sports Illustrated and THE BOOK
Associated Press:
Brewers sweep Mets  —  NEW YORK — Prince Fielder drove in the go-ahead run on a botched potential double-play grounder in the eighth and Yovani Gallardo shut down the Mets for seven innings, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory Sunday for their first series sweep in New York.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Jeff Bradley / New Jersey Online:
For Mets, moving in Citi Field fences is a good place to start
Discussion: MLB.com
Denver Post:
Ubaldo Jimenez's trade was spurred by downturn in success, right offer from Cleveland Indians  —  The fallout from a late May meeting at Coors Field between general manager Dan O'Dowd and pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez shook the Rockies' world.  —  O'Dowd called Jimenez into his office.
Discussion: Purple Row
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies' Pomeranz undergoes appendectomy
Associated Press:
Tigers sweep Indians, push lead to 4½ games  —  DETROIT (AP) — Center fielder Austin Jackson threw out Kosuke Fukudome at the plate to complete a game-ending double play and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a wild game Sunday.
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Associated Press:   Tigers rout Indians 10-1 in Inge's return
Associated Press:
Braves win 1-0, hand D-backs 5th straight loss  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Hudson combined with two relievers on a five-hit shutout, Alex Gonzalez homered and the Atlanta Braves beat slumping Arizona 1-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  The Diamondbacks have lost five straight to match their longest skid of the season.
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Associated Press:
Uggla, Beachy help Braves beat Diamondbacks
Discussion: Talking Chop
MLB.com:
Taillon's first pro season brings progress  —  PITTSBURGH — As this year's No. 1 Draft pick Gerrit Cole prepares to begin his tenure with the Pirates in Bradenton, Fla., this week, the club's previous first-rounder, Jameson Taillon, is nearing the end of his first professional season.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:   Cole thrilled to join up-and-coming Pirates
Philly.com:
ABOUT MATT GELB AND BOB BROOKOVER  —  Bob Brookover and Matt Gelb team up for their second straight season covering the Phillies for the Inquirer and philly.com.  —  This is Brookover's second stint writing about the Phillies, having joined the coverage team before last season after seven years as an Eagles beat writer.
Ian Casselberry / Yahoo! Sports:
Minor league outfielder uses head to make strange triple play  —  I'm guessing that Nashville Sounds manager Don Money didn't have his team work on this during the spring.  —  But if the skipper does have a page in his notebook devoted to the ol' off-the-glove, off-the-head, make-the-catch …
Discussion: Deadspin and Eye on Baseball
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Florida Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley thrilled to participate in pre-game ceremony to honor Trevor Hoffman  —  Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley has been asked to participate in today's pre-game ceremony when the Padres will retire the No. 51 worn by retired closer Trevor Hoffman.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Berkman willing to return  —  CHICAGO  • Pending free agent Cardinals right fielder Lance Berkman says he would entertain another one-year contract following this season but added that he would also be prepared to retire if not approached by one of a handful of contending teams.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
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Associated Press:   Garza, Ramirez Lead Cubs Over Cardinals 3-0
Jim Caple / MLB:
Big names on D-backs' coaching staff  —  Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell, Charles Nagy, among others, calling the shots in Arizona  —  During an interleague series against Arizona in June, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen sat in the visitors dugout while the Diamondbacks coaching staff took their team through batting practice.
Espn.Com / MLB:
Giants closer Wilson on DL due to ailing elbow  —  The San Francisco Giants placed closer Brian Wilson, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 15, on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with an inflamed right elbow.  —  Wilson  —  “We put him on the DL so we did not have the urge to push him,” …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
 
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