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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Sore knee sends Manny for an MRI — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Manny Ramirez' return to the Red Sox lineup last night was a brief one and the team may now be without him for an extended period of time due to a sore right knee. — Ramirez, who was restricted to a pinch-hitting appearance in Tuesday's loss …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox put an end to skid — Papelbon shuts door on Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The anxiety was supposed to come to an end when Coco Crisp squeezed Robb Quinlan's liner for the final out of a 5-4 Red Sox win last night that ended the team's six-game losing streak.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
'Frustrated' Nationals Irk Bowden — The door to the visiting manager's office at Dolphin Stadium swung open late Wednesday night, and the entire coaching staff of the Washington Nationals marched in. There, they met General Manager Jim Bowden, blue blazer on his back, a piercing gaze emanating from his eyes.
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Chris Needham / Capitol Punishment:
Stack 'Em Up — It's been a few months since I've done one of these, so let's see how our batters compare position by position to their friends around the league. — All stats are by players at that respective position and don't necessarily reflect their total stats. 40 AB minimum
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Green Glad to Have Postseason Chance — A West Coast guy through and through, Shawn Green had a no-trade clause in his contract that prevented him from being dealt to every team but three: San Francisco, San Diego and the Los Angeles Angels. But Green was willing to waive it and move his wife …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Green excited about playing in front of Jewish fans in New York — NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Green is looking forward to playing in front of the large population of Jewish fans in New York. — Traded Tuesday to the Mets by the Arizona Diamondbacks, the outfielder planned to be at Shea Stadium …
Bryan Tsao / Hardball Times:
Mets Spin Wheels With Green Trade — Being a recent college graduate whose family supported him through college, I am acutely aware of how lucky I am that my parents worked hard and saved for my college education. So I like it when the things I do—like, say, writing for a cool baseball site …
NY Daily News:
Deck seems stacked against Cards — Upon seeing the St. Louis Cardinals this week, the team that was supposed to be best the National League had to offer this year, baseball fans here in New York should feel truly blessed. Not because the Mets and Yankees are comfortably in first place …
Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
WILD HORSES — Myers, Howard, Rollins help close gap in race — CHICAGO - Even before the first pitch was thrown and the sun began to set on the ancient bricks and ivy of Wrigley Field and the azure expanse of Lake Michigan several blocks beyond the bleachers in right …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Rollins keeps Phils in mix, Cubs on skid — 9th-inning hit tops Cubs, moves team nearer wild-card lead — Juan Pierre and Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins are considered two of the best leadoff hitters in the game. — Now the Cubs must consider whether Pierre deserves a Rollins-type contract to keep him in town beyond September.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Some advice: Don't look now — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Going into last night's game, the Red Sox had lost six straight, the most since Joe "The Nutty Professor" Kerrigan manned Boston's Southbound Train in 2001. — The 2006 Sox had lost 10 1/2 games in the standings since July 4.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Lack of key hits puts heat on Espy — Milwaukee - In the end, the Rockies' playoff hopes will likely RIP because of RISP. — Colorado has hit .244 with runners in scoring position since May 1, second-worst in baseball. No team has a lower average (.227) after the seventh inning.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Pedro's boot not kicked yet — Pedro Martinez temporarily gave his fashionable footwear the boot yesterday to play catch with bullpen coach Guy Conti in the outfield grass. — But the Mets' ace revealed that doctors have told him he'll have to keep his strained right calf immobilized for at least another week.
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Chan Ho Park has surgery to stop internal bleeding — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right-hander Chan Ho Park had surgery on Wednesday to stop bleeding in his small intestine and is expected to be out for at least four weeks. — "He's going to be just fine," trainer Todd Hutcheson said before the Padres …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Doumit faces challenge to reclaim job — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — ATLANTA — Only a few months ago, Ryan Doumit was seen as the Pirates' catcher of the present and future. — Much has changed. — Yesterday, when he rejoined the team …
USA Today:
Willis' mother receives Little League parent award — Joyce Guy has a favorite Little League moment, compliments of her son, Dontrelle Willis. — Willis, then 11 years old, had just scored a run in an important playoff game in the Alameda (Calif.) Little League in 1993 when he caught mom off guard.
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