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Deadspin:
So ... We've Got Some Affidavit Names — Everyone's guessing about who the blacked-out names in the Jason Grimsley report are, and it has been a fun parlor game so far. But we all knew eventually the names would get out. And we've been digging around ... and some sources have given us some names.
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ESPN:
Anti-aging movement fuels interest in HGH … One of the more intriguing things that Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley allegedly told federal agents when they served a search warrant on his home in April is that major league players might be getting human growth hormone through …
USA Today:
Redactions offer clues in Grimsley case — PHOENIX — The other night, Arizona Diamondbacks General Partner Ken Kendrick pursed his lips, cocked his head ever so slightly and, like the shrewd executive he is, summed up succinctly the Jason Grimsley circus: — "This is a black mark on a great game," Kendrick said.
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Drug revelations a grim situation for baseball — NEW YORK — So much for the idea that baseball's drug problem would go away when Barry Bonds does, or that the tougher steroid-testing program adopted by Major League Baseball under intense pressure from Congress would clean up the game.
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The Joy of Sox
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Names change, drugs remain — Affidavit starts witch hunt — So by now you're probably familiar with the Jason Grimsley affidavit regarding human growth hormone. Pretty shocking stuff, even in a sport synonymous with steroids. He names names, and lots of 'em.
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Grimsley — When I heard the Jason Grimsley story on Tuesday afternoon, the first thing that came to mind was...no, the first is unprintable. The second thing that came to mind was "good people are going to get sucked into this." Logic escapes the performance-enhancement zone with perfect consistency.
Associated Press:
Sheffield to have surgery; out until at least September — NEW YORK — Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist but is not expected to miss the rest of the season, general manager Brian Cashman said on Thursday.
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Sheffield likely out until September — Yankees right fielder to undergo surgery on left wrist — NEW YORK — With Hideki Matsui out until September with a fractured wrist, the Yankees were hopeful that therapy would be enough to get Gary Sheffield and his ailing wrist back on the field before too long.
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Bronx Banter
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Sheffield likely out until September — Yankees right fielder to undergo surgery on left wrist — NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield will undergo surgery to repair his injured wrist on Tuesday, and the outfielder isn't expected to return to the Yankees until September.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:With Sheffield Still Injured, Cabrera Makes a Case to Stay
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Bronx Banter
David Lennon / Newsday:
Errors don't mean Valentin's a mistake at 2B — LOS ANGELES — The Mets knew it would be a calculated risk to use Jose Valentin as their everyday second baseman, so the two costly errors he made during the sixth inning of Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Dodgers didn't come as a surprise.
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the metropolitans
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Injuries dim A's victory Harden back on DL, Crosby hurt — Cleveland — Oakland's optimism as players began to trickle back from the disabled list is over. Thursday, before the team's 4-1 victory over the Indians, the A's placed one of their most important players back onto the DL …
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At Home Plate
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Harden back on DL, this time for elbow ligament — CLEVELAND (840 PDT) — Just as the A's were beginning to get players back off the disabled list, they had to place a key figure back on the DL on Thursday. — Rich Harden, one of the top young starters in baseball, will miss an undetermined amount …
Hal Bock / Associated Press:
Schilling stymies Yankees for 9th win — NEW YORK —For Curt Schilling, his ninth victory of the season Thursday night was another strange outing. Eight innings pitched, four hits allowed, three of them home runs in a 9-3 Boston victory over the New York Yankees. — It left him pleased but puzzled.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers sign top pick Jeffress — Club's 16th overall selection agrees to Minor League contract — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers did not waste any time in funneling their top pick into the professional ranks. — A day after making him the 16th overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft …
