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Rick Sutcliffe / ESPN:
Furcal, Lofton leading the charge — The NL MVP should be unanimous this season: Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti. If you look back to when he was hired, there was a huge mess in L.A. that needed cleaning up. Within 58 days, Colletti hired a new coaching staff and manager, made three trades and acquired seven free agents.
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Park scratched after recurrence of intestinal bleeding — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right-hander Chan Ho Park was scratched from his start Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers due to a recurrence of intestinal bleeding that recently forced him to go on the disabled list.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Gagne focused on here and now — Former Cy Young closer deals with health before the future — SAN DIEGO — Eric Gagne knows there's a possibility he's thrown his last pitch as a Dodger, but for now, he can't worry about free agency or contracts or next year.
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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
Warning: These truths may hurt — You want the truth? — OK. Let's see if you can handle the truth. — The truth is that at present the Red Sox have two reliable pitchers, Curt Schilling and Jonathan Papelbon. — The truth is that, while you cannot blame everything on not having Jason Varitek …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
So far, Ramírez is the man for his team — If no other Red Sox has had a particularly memorable series against the Yankees, there's always Manny Ramírez. — And it's not just this series. When it's Manny vs. New York, Manny usually wins. — Like, say, in the first inning …
Providence Journal:
Sean McAdam: Sox lose games and perspective — BOSTON — There's bad, there's embarrassing, and somewhere, there's a level below to describe what happened to the Red Sox in their five-game self-immolation against the Yankees. — "Everything went about as wrong as it could," …
Associated Press:
Lilly-Gibbons argument leaves manager bloodied — TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons wound up with a bloody nose after tangling with Toronto pitcher Ted Lilly near the dugout during Monday night's game against Oakland. — It was not known whether any punches were thrown.
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Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:
Rookie race is a toss-up — Joe Girardi believes as many as five Marlins deserve serious consideration for the National League Rookie of the Year award. But that by no means assures the winner will be among them. — ''It's amazing how many young players there are right now,'' the Marlins manager said.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Willingham's hot streak defies explanation — · Josh Willingham hasn't spent much time looking for answers. He has resigned himself to the fact that streaks are part of the game and trying to explain them is counterproductive. — He's hot now and can't pinpoint why.
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Need a veteran lefty? Red Sox's Wells clears waivers — After suffering a five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, the Red Sox might have to begin looking toward 2007. If Boston does cut bait on this season, David Wells will be available to the highest bidder.
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Murray Chass / New York Times:Fans Talked a Good Game, but the Red Sox Never Played One
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' woes no mystery to Perez — Says rookie starters, injuries made it tough — DETROIT — Neifi Perez displayed the same joy Monday that he had during his tenure of almost two seasons with the Cubs. — But as he moved from a fifth-place team to the first-place Detroit Tigers …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Seat gets warmer for several managers — Rarely do teams fire managers in August, but the Mariners easily could justify the dismissal of Mike Hargrove. — The mounting case against Hargrove includes 20 consecutive losses to AL West opponents, highlighted by a just-completed 0-11 trip to Texas …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: GM in search of left-handed power bat — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — ATLANTA — The Pirates plan to search for a left-handed power bat to play first base or right field in 2007, preferably someone young enough that they can control his rights for several seasons.
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Rowand strains ankle in brutal collision — Phils awaiting X-ray results; Utley limping, but appears OK — CHICAGO — Sitting on the outfield grass in the seconds after his violent collision with Chase Utley, Aaron Rowand took quick inventory. — His neck felt OK, as did his left wrist and right leg.
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Dan Hickling / Providence Journal:
PawSox swept in Ottawa — OTTAWA — Sins of commission, sins of ommission. The Pawtucket Red Sox found a way to commit both in last night's doubleheader with the Ottawa Lynx, and paid for that with twin losses, 6-3, and 1-0, before 2,577 at Lynx Stadium. — In the opener …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs get in licks, can't get the KO — Phillies survive 16-hit barrage, improve to .500 — In what may be the worst wild-card race baseball has ever seen, Philadelphia is making a mockery of mediocrity. — The Phillies climbed to .500 on Monday night with a 6-5 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field …
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