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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Wright's New Stats: 6 Years, $55 Million — David Wright and José Reyes achieved full-scale fame together this season and were named to their first All-Star Game together. So it seemed appropriate that only three days after the Mets locked up Reyes with a long-term contract extension …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Cairo out 3 weeks; — Cano back — BALTIMORE - Yankees infielder Miguel Cairo is headed for the disabled list after straining his left hamstring Saturday and could miss up to three weeks, Joe Torre said. Luckily for the Yankees, Cairo will be replaced at second by the man he was filling in for, Robinson Cano.
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George King / New York Post:BOBBY LAUDS — Add Bobby Abreu to the list of Yankee hitters who adore Don Mattingly.
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Replacement Level …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Long shots — Devil Rays cash in as Red Sox relievers fade at the finish — Winning pitcher Shawn Camp (left) was part of the welcoming party for Greg Norton (14), who ended things in the 10th with a one-out homer. (AP Photo) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This Torture at the Trop …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Bullpen is able to share the blame — Failure to protect lead a group effort — Rookie Ben Zobrist was a pest to Red Sox pitchers, hitting a solo homer in the third and a two-run double in the seventh. (AP Photo) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There they were, lined up in perfect order for the win.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Club mark for errors threatened — MIAMI GARDENS - The young Marlins are making errors at a record pace. — Shortstop Hanley Ramirez muffed Rafael Furcal's grounder on the first play of the game in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Two outs later, Scott Olsen's pitch got away from catcher Paul Hoover.
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FishStripes
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Nationals tab Traber for callup — Left-hander to work out of bullpen until likely Aug. 12 start — SAN DIEGO — The Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Billy Traber from Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday. He is expected to work out of the bullpen during the early part of the week …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Wells to miss a start — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Right-hander Kip Wells, the lone Rangers' pitching acquisition at the trade deadline, will miss at least one start with a right shoulder problem. — After feeling some soreness behind his right shoulder, Wells left the Rangers Sunday …
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Lone Star Ball
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Maine extends streak, Mets take series — Rookie right-hander has not allowed a run in 23 straight innings — NEW YORK — The day in 1987 when the Cardinals experienced the Mets' newest acquisition, David Cone, slugger Jack Clark noted Cone's stuff and his presence in the Mets' stable.
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Metsblog.com
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Maine man is zero hero — John Maine's Met career got off to an inauspicious start. The 25-year-old righthander, whom the Mets acquired in January in the deal that sent Kris Benson and his outspoken wife Anna to Baltimore, felt the middle finger on his right hand pop as he was warming up for his first Mets start back on May 2.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Don's tweak helps make Abreu a hit — BALTIMORE - Don Mattingly watched video of Bobby Abreu's swing before the outfielder became a Yankee and thought he was jumping at pitches instead of "letting the ball just come to him." — So when Abreu arrived last week after a trade with the Phillies …
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
And Sometimes, Trades Do Work Out Best for Everybody — A PAIR of young first basemen forced their teams to make critical decisions last off-season, and neither the Philadelphia Phillies nor the Milwaukee Brewers have any reason to regret the decisions they made.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
From Small Field to Major Leagues — JUAN BARÓN, Dominican Republic, Aug. 3 — The town's only baseball field sits at the back of a dead end. Pigs, goats and chickens wander near a cement wall that surrounds the field. Small trenches mark the basepaths on the field, and rocks and trash are strewn on the grass.
Conor Nicholl / MLB.com:
Mulder tosses five innings in rehab start — Cardinals southpaw pitches for first time since June 20 — Mark Mulder took another step on his road back to the Major Leagues. — Pitching in a game for the first time since June 20, the tall left-hander allowed two runs on two hits …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hoping to re-sign Pierre — The Cubs are desperately hoping to re-sign center fielder Juan Pierre, who has rebounded from a slow start to become the team's most consistent leadoff man since Kenny Lofton in 2003. — Whether they can is a question no one can answer.
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CubsNet.com
