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Reports: Mets deal for Diamondbacks OF Green — NEW YORK — Outfielder Shawn Green reportedly was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, giving the NL East leaders one more big bat as they gear up for the postseason. — Two team officials familiar …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Mets focusing on this season with Green — It's easy to understand why the Mets want right fielder Shawn Green for the rest of this season: With Cliff Floyd on the disabled list, they've been rotating Endy Chavez, Michael Tucker and rookie Lastings Milledge in their corner-outfield spots.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets finalize deal to land Green — Veteran outfielder waives no-trade clause for opportunity — NEW YORK — The Mets believe they have addressed their offensive shortfall that has developed since the trade of Xavier Nady 22 days ago. They have acquired left-handed-hitting veteran right …
Chris Haft / Contra Costa Times:
Byrnes re-establishes his value at a good time — Giants notebook — SAN FRANCISCO — Although it's questionable whether Eric Byrnes will return to the Arizona Diamondbacks next season, there's no question that he has re-established his value. — Byrnes entered Tuesday batting .277 batting …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
A bad deal for Sox: Front office caught in a mess with trade for Lopez — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Now, somewhat astonishingly, this is not solely about the deals that Red Sox officials failed to make at the annual trading deadline. It is also about a trade the Sox did make that has blown up in their face like a trick cigar.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Notes: Ramirez sits with sore hamstring — Sox don't want to play him and lose him for extended period — ANAHEIM — The one constant the Red Sox have had this season, through hot streaks and cold streaks, has been the lethal 3-4 lineup combo of David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez.
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The Feeding the Monster Blog
Jan Hubbard / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Millwood is at his best on road — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If the Rangers have something close to a sure thing, it will be displayed on the mound tonight at Tropicana Field. — Kevin Millwood gets another road start and although Rangers fans might not have the statistics memorized, any local baseball fan knows this:
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers GM talks to his future free agents — GM begins early discussions with club's impending free agents — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - General manager Jon Daniels has begun talking with agents representing the club's impending free agents but said he doesn't want it to become a distraction in the clubhouse.
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Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Phillies CF Rowand could miss rest of the year with broken ankle — CHICAGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand is hoping to emulate former Eagles receiver Terrell Owens by coming back from an ankle injury to shine in the postseason. — Rowand could miss the rest …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Girardi Doesn't Dodge Query On Hit Batters — Florida Marlins Manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday that he does not instruct his players to stay in the way of breaking pitches to get on base, an accusation levied by Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson following Monday night's 3-1 Florida victory.
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Steve Henson / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Loss Is Out of Sight — Padres' Peavy shuts them down and San Diego continues its dominance in the series with a 1-0 victory that cuts lead to two games. — SAN DIEGO — Jake Peavy took a seat in the dugout, looked at the scoreboard and saw nothing.
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Bob Secter / Chicago Tribune:
Inflation slows plan at Wrigley — Cubs still committed to build restaurant, museum and shops — Rising costs have delayed plans by the Chicago Cubs to begin construction this fall on a restaurant and parking garage facility adjacent to Wrigley Field, but the team remains committed to the project, a Cubs official said Tuesday.
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Gerry Everding / news-info.wustl.edu:
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test at Washington University — Baseball purists, especially those of Yankee allegiance, might argue that St. Louis Cardinals homerun-hitting superstar Albert Pujols is simply not in the same league as legendary New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth.
Charles F. Gardner / JSOnline:
Notes: View from the top — Hart adapting well to role as team's leadoff hitter — cgardner@journalsentinel.com — Corey Hart is getting his chance to play every day in the outfield, and the 24-year-old is trying out a new spot in the batting order. — Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Being Julio Franco — Were this story to start with my stomach doing a loop-de-loop, it would not sufficiently explain how I tried to stifle the aging process, so let's instead begin with the two-pound omelet and work from there. — Every morning, Julio Franco takes 20 or so eggs …
NY Daily News:
Looper hears familiar jeers — The setting and greeting were familiar for Braden Looper, only this time the uniform and result were different. — Last night Looper returned to the Shea mound for the first time as a St. Louis Cardinal and, much like in his two seasons as Mets closer, was roundly booed.
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NY Daily News:
Bill gives Mets the nod — Apparently, the National League's best team isn't exciting enough to keep a former president awake. — One inning before Carlos Beltran's walkoff homer in last night's 8-7 win, Bill Clinton was caught by television cameras napping in the front row behind home plate, with the Mets staging a rally no less.
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Hot Foot
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Sore hamstring or hurt feelings? — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nice lineup last night. On the heels of the Lost Weekend, the Red Sox attempted to rebound against the Angels with Kevin Youkilis hitting cleanup, and the trio of Doug Mirabelli (.200), Gabe Kapler (.219), and Dustin Pedroia (big league debut) at the bottom of the order.
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The Sporting Brews
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Eckstein put on 15-day disabled list — Eckstein to DL — NEW YORK — The Cardinals expect to put shortstop David Eckstein on the 15-day disabled list today and general manager Walt Jocketty said he is hunting for a veteran infielder to help the team through Eckstein's absence.
Metswalkoffs / Mets Walkoffs And Other Minutiae:
Oy Vey, What a Game — One of 2 posts on Wednesday, with the other celebrating Julio Franco's 48th birthday, which can be found here... http://metswalkoffs.blogspot.com/2006/ 08/me-and-julio-down-by-ballyard.html&n bsp; — Anyone know the Hebrew or Yiddish translation of Walk-Off Home Run?
