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Sports Illustrated:
Mets' Wright gets 6-year extension — NEW YORK (SI.com) — Third baseman David Wright has signed a six-year extension with the New York Mets worth $55 million, SI.com's Jon Heyman has learned. — The contract also includes an option for 2013, although no further details were immediately available.
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Chicks Dig The Pitchers' Duel, SportsWorldNY, Hot Foot, Can't Stop The Bleeding and Mike's Mets
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
All signs point to Soriano's D.C. departure — The Nationals say they intend to re-sign left fielder Alfonso Soriano, but their actions will speak louder than their words. — Three significant obstacles likely will prevent the Nats from keeping Soriano, who is a free agent at the end of the season:
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Lone Star Ball
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets' Wright gets contract extension — All-Star third baseman signs six-year, $55 million deal — NEW YORK — For years, and even when he was a primary part of their present, the Mets have referred to David Wright as part of the future. And now they have put their money where the mouth is and made it official.
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Take the "7" Train
TSN.ca:
HOMEMLBNEWS STORYMets sign Wright to six-year extension — Sports Ticker — FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The New York Mets officially have locked up the left side of their infield through the remainder of the decade. — Three days after signing electric shortstop Jose Reyes to a long-term deal …
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Baseball Musings
Associated Press:
Mets sign Wright to six-year, $55M extension — NEW YORK — David Wright became the latest young player on the New York Mets to get a longterm contract, signing a $55 million, six-year extension Sunday. — Wright joins Jose Reyes, who signed a $23.25 million, four-year extension on Thursday.
David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
Miller Gets Call; Corey Designated For Assignment — Injuries Forcing Plenty Of Moves — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Red Sox's catching situation is in disarray. Jason Varitek is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery and Doug Mirabelli has a sprained left ankle that will keep him out several days.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers rotation spins awry — Eaton ejected early in Sunday loss; Wells scratched Monday — ANAHEIM — The Rangers starting rotation, beginning to look so good a few days ago, ran into another mess on Sunday at Angel Stadium. — Turns out that Adam Eaton getting ejected after throwing 18 pitches …
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Baseball Musings
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Greg Wagner / MLB.com:
Full of mojo, Saunders baffles Rangers — Rookie now 3-0, aided by Anderson, Guerrero three-run belts — ANAHEIM — The Angels gave Joe Saunders plenty of support, though, it's not as if the rookie needed it. — Saunders was masterful, allowing three hits in seven scoreless innings …
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6-4-2
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Vargas grinds out win in series finale — Righty works past tough first inning to take down Astros — PHOENIX — Claudio Vargas didn't win any style points for his performance on Sunday, but his six-inning outing was good enough to win the game. — The right-hander battled through …
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AZ Snakepit
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Computers Are a Good Bet on Figuring Playoff Odds — One game a week left. Ten games in two months. Ballplayers' theories of what deficits can be overcome in August and September to reach the postseason vary almost as widely as their batting stances. But they usually boil …
Carol Slezak / Chicago Sun Times:
In a dayze — Is day baseball responsible for the Cubs' long history of losing? It's an issue that just won't die. Infielder Todd Walker became the latest player to revive the debate with his comments last week upon being traded to the San Diego Padres.
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
Associated Press:
Nationals-Padres Preview — The Washington Nationals have not won a series against the San Diego Padres in their last six attempts. Livan Hernandez may finally be the player who helps them get over that hurdle. — The Nationals right-hander looks to continue his strong play against the Padres …
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Ducksnorts
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Adam Rubin / NY Mets Blog:
Minor League Report - Perez Shows Promise — Rick Waits watched southpaw Oliver Perez's debut with the Mets organization Friday night for Triple-A Norfolk at Buffalo. And the minor-league pitching coordinator saw promise in Perez, despite lackluster numbers: seven earned runs on six hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Seth Mnookin / The Feeding the Monster Blog:
David Ortiz is not a clutch hitter: A primer in how to lie with statistics — In a blog entry posted yesterday, Matt Sussman — columnist for the Toledo Free Press and editor of The Futon Report — attemtps to show that David Ortiz is not a clutch hitter. Sussman's piece is for a site …
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Statistically Speaking
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