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MLB.com:
Weaver signs five-year extension with Angels — The Angels secured a big part of their present and future on Sunday, signing All-Star starter Jered Weaver to a five-year, $85 million contract, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com. — The extension will be announced in a news conference Tuesday …
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Dan Mennella / MLB Rumors:
Angels Extend Jered Weaver — The Angels have signed ace Jered Weaver to a five-year, $85MM contract extension, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (via Twitter). The deal includes a full no-trade clause, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter), and various “significant” …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Angels, Weaver sign five-year, $85M extension — Jered Weaver signed an $85 million, five-year extension with the Angels through 2016. He will receive a full no-trade clause with the deal. — Weaver, who is 14-6 with an AL-leading 2.10 ERA, would have been a free agent after the 2012 season.
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets broach Mike Pelfrey to bullpen, R.A. Dickey gets little support as Mets fall to Brewers, 6-2 — Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey gives up two runs on six hits Sunday. The Mets ask Mike Pelfrey (below) is he would be open to closing next year - an indictment of the current bullpen.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Timetable for Duncan's return unknown — CHICAGO — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and general manager John Mozeliak could not say whether pitching coach Dave Duncan would rejoin the club in time for tonight's opener of a three-game series against the Dodgers. — Duncan left the club Friday night for personal reasons.
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Pitching coach Dave Duncan away from Cardinals due to personal reasons — St. Louis was without Dave Duncan all weekend after the pitching coach left the team due to an undisclosed personal matter. — Duncan's son, Cleveland bench player Shelley Duncan, also left the Indians for the same reason.
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
McKeon rips Marlins after they're swept by Padres — SAN DIEGO (AP)—Manager Jack McKeon had some harsh words for his staggering Florida Marlins. — “You have to start using your brain and figuring out how to get hitters out,” McKeon said after the Marlins lost 4-3 on Sunday as the San Diego Padres completed a four-game sweep.
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Dan O'Neill / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Larry Jaster: Dominating the Dodgers like no other — The iconic Los Angeles Dodgers come to town on Monday, defaced by a messy divorce and ownership dispute. It wasn't always this way. — Back in 1966, it was perfectly clear who owned the Boys in Blue.
Associated Press:
Pujols homers, Molina goes deep twice as Cardinals top Cubs — CHICAGO — Albert Pujols hit his 31st home run and Yadier Molina homered twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Sunday night. — Pujols had four hits and took the National League lead in homers.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Casey Blake worries about pinched nerve in neck — The 38-year-old, who has missed the last four games, says his long-term health is a concern and he is proceeding with caution. He says doctors have warned him his condition could worsen. — Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cardinals belt 4 HRs in victory over Cubs — Ricketts says hiring new GM will be most important decision he has had to make as club chairman — Starlin Castro strikes out against Cardinals' Jake Westbrook in the first inning. (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune / August 21, 2011)
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