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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Deal for starter almost came out of the blue — SEATTLE — Why wasn't Kason Gabbard, the rookie lefthander making his big league debut this afternoon, on the Red Sox flight here Thursday night, a plane loaded with family members and club officials because it's one of the team's designated family trips?
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Associated Press:
Red Sox starter Wakefield goes on disabled list — SEATTLE (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed starter Tim Wakefield on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a stress fracture in the area of his rib cage. — The move is retroactive to Tuesday, meaning Wakefield is eligible to return to the rotation on Aug. 1.
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The Griddle
David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:Francona To Start Young What's-His-Name: Gabbard
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The Joy of Sox
ESPN:
Cubs deal P Williamson to Padres for two prospects — SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres found the bullpen help they were seeking, acquiring right-hander Scott Williamson on Saturday from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for two minor league pitchers. — The Cubs received Class-A pitchers Fabian Jimenez and Joel Santo in the deal.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Projecting Pitching Prowess: More Alchemy Than Art — Listening to baseball's general managers, particularly this time of year before the nonwaiver trading deadline on July 31, you would think talented pitchers were so rare, so coveted, that they were harder to find than Fabergé eggs.
Associated Press:
Jays GM: Accardo 'No. 1' option in Hillenbrand trade — TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Saturday he was happy with what he got from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Shea Hillenbrand, a player he designated for assignment.
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Halo Herald
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Grant / McCovey Chronicles:The trade.... What I like about the deal: — Lance Niekro was terrible.
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Rubber Arm
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:Conditional situation — Trading Lee a strong possibility …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rangers targeting Luis Gonzalez — The Rangers are targeting Diamondbacks left fielder Luis Gonzalez, but have yet to make an offer good enough for the D-Backs to ask Gonzalez to waive his no-trade clause, FOXSports.com has learned. — Gonzalez, 38, would fit for the Rangers as a left-handed hitting outfielder and DH.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Marshall likely headed to DL — Cubs rookie lefty strained left oblique on Saturday — WASHINGTON — Cubs pitcher Sean Marshall appears headed to the disabled list because of a strained left oblique suffered in Saturday's game against the Nationals. — "It seems like it's contagious," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs loose, still lose — WASHINGTON — The most common misperception about the clubhouse of a losing baseball team is that everyone mopes around and feels sorry for themselves all the time. — In reality, as the Cubs prove on a near daily basis, the players know the show must go on and there's …
NY Daily News:
Jeter: Alex can defend self — TORONTO - Derek Jeter sighed when the question was posed to him yesterday. He first heard it a few weeks ago, but for the second time this season there was a buzz among talk radio and other Yankees observers as to why the captain hasn't "spoken out" in defense of his struggling teammate Alex Rodriguez.
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Associated Press:
Report: Feds obtained Bonds' medical records — SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors obtained Barry Bonds' medical files as part of their investigation into whether the slugger perjured himself when he said he never knowingly used steroids, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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...getting paid to watch
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:Bonds avoids indictment, then injures knee
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Baseball Musings
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Notes: Sheets return on horizon — Right-hander could make start Tuesday against Pirates — CINCINNATI — For those waiting to buy tickets to see Ben Sheets return to the Brewers' rotation at Miller Park, it appears Tuesday is the day. — The Brewers listed Doug Davis as the scheduled starter …
Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
The Braves' New World — PHILADELPHIA, July 22 — Of all the exotic reading material in the visitors' clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park — Celebrity Car, duPont Registry, Elite Traveler — Andruw Jones chose the magazine with the Mets on the cover. — Behind a laughing David Wright …
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Notes: Fasano sad to say good-bye — Veteran catcher designated for assignment on Saturday — PHILADELPHIA — Sal Fasano quietly packed his belongings into an expanding array of cardboard boxes while his now former teammates took part in the team's annual photo day.
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Phillies Nation
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Celebrate Stability With Comeback Win Over the Cubs — The night was supposed to feel good and, in the end, it did. Fans poured into old RFK Stadium in the early evening, shook hands with players, exchanged smiles, ate some new food, watched some new entertainment — yes …
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