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Jack Curry / New York Times:
A Mound of Trouble, and Beckett Is No Help at All — Red Sox starter Josh Beckett gave up nine runs and seven hits in five and two-third innings, walking nine. "It was brutal,'' he said. — Josh Beckett is supposed to be the cool, brash pitcher who fits into this passionate city as snugly as a skintight Larry Bird jersey.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
These performances difficult to watch — You've heard of the twi-night doubleheader and the day-night doubleheader? Say hello to the day-night-morning doubleheader. — Make that day-night-mourning doubleheader. — In one of the ugliest and most painful twin bills in the long history …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
A-Rod needs to lighten up in Big Apple — The solution for Alex Rodriguez isn't that complicated. — Play great. — Play great, and everything else will go away. — Rodriguez alone can silence his critics and restore his reputation as the best player in the game.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Doubleheader forces moves — Farnsworth getting better; Clippard throws no-no for Trenton — BOSTON — With their bullpen drained following Friday's grueling day-night doubleheader, the Yankees made a couple of roster moves to help get them through the rest of the weekend at Fenway Park.
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Pinstripe Alley
Howard Kussoy / MLB.com: Beckett to take on Johnson — New York (72-48) at Boston (69-52), 1:20 p.m. ET
MLB.com:Red Sox recall right-hander Jermaine Van Buren from Triple-A Pawtucket
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The Griddle
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Guillen dismisses cheating allegations — White Sox manager covers a range of topics with media — MINNEAPOLIS — Don't get Ozzie Guillen started on ... well, pretty much any topic. — But Guillen's 14-minute rant prior to Saturday's contest with the Twins was befitting of a top routine performed …
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants honor retired lefty Rueter — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants honored former pitcher Kirk Rueter on Saturday night, paying tribute to the winningest left-hander in San Francisco history who retired before this season. — Rueter received a standing ovation during a pregame ceremony …
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Yahoo! Sports:
Phillies acquire veteran LHP Moyer from Mariners — PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - In less than three weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies suddenly have gone from sellers to buyers. — The Phillies acquired veteran lefthander Jamie Moyer and cash from the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Wild Dempster hears it from angry crowd — Ryan Dempster's streak of 12 straight saves ended in the ninth inning Saturday, and Cubs fans booed him off the field as he left the mound. But after the Cubs came back to beat St. Louis in 10 innings, Dempster was off the hook.
Associated Press:
Police: L.I. teen posed as journalist to get into stadium — NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Leli loves the Mets. — The Suffolk County teenager loved the Mets so much that authorities say he posed as a reporter to get into Shea Stadium and talk with players. — Police arrested the 18-year-old …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Jan Hubbard / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Opportunity awaits Tejeda — DETROIT - Robinson Tejeda is aware the Rangers did not trade David Dellucci for 19 1/3 innings, a 1-3 record and a 9.78 ERA. — But he also believes the adversity he has encountered this year and the time he has spent at Triple A Oklahoma will help him rediscover …
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Edmonds returns, but all isn't well — Outfielder had been out since Tuesday in Cincinnati — CHICAGO — Jim Edmonds returned to the field on Saturday, but that doesn't mean he's ready to get back in the Cardinals' starting lineup. — Edmonds walked as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Rodriguez recalled; Backe sent to DL — Left-hander returns to Astros to make start against Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Wandy Rodriguez, not Dave Borkowski, will start for the Houston Astros on Saturday against the Brewers at Miller Park. — Rodriguez was recalled when right-hander Brandon Backe …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Greg Stoda / Palm Beach Post:
Commentary: Girardi unable to speak above Loria's silence — MIAMI GARDENS — Joe Girardi is twisting in the South Florida breeze. — It's no fun to watch, and almost certainly going to get worse. — That it has come to this ridiculousness in Girardi's first season as a baseball manager at any level …
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Sweaty Men Endeavors
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Ricciardi blogged down by Wells rumour — GM says ex-aide is `officially an idiot' — Aug. 19, 2006. — BALTIMORE—Clearly it is not as easy as it looks, leaving the employ of a major-league ballclub to become a baseball columnist. Ask Keith Law. — In last night's blog posting on ESPN.com …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
After Shea, Life Diverges for Two Mets — Twenty years ago, Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman were the pesky twins at the top of the Mets' championship lineup. They wreaked havoc on the basepaths, and like many of the other players on that team, partied hard off the field.
