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Chicago Tribune:
Twins are facing an arms shortage — Jim Souhan. Jim Souhan is a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune — Over the last few weeks, Brad Radke adapted to life as a one-armed man. He used his left hand to lather his hair and pour milk. He refused to throw a baseball with his right …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Dye heats up in third hole — Thome making small progress; Konerko starts at DH — CHICAGO — Call it a mere coincidence, but the White Sox posted a 13-1 record last season after Ozzie Guillen moved Jermaine Dye into the third slot of the batting order on Sept. 29 in Detroit.
Jason Williams / TwinCities.com:
A new deal for Reyes: Staying put — Vagabond pitcher gets first multiyear contract — BALTIMORE — Fed up with bouncing around so much in his career, Dennys Reyes packed his suitcase and brought it to the clubhouse on April 29. — "I was going to quit and go home to Mexico," he said.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Big scare humbles Big Papi: Stress caught up to slugger — SEATTLE - Ultimately, without exception, we all end up in the same place. And that is true of you, me, the insurance broker and the mail carrier. It is even true of someone as seemingly invincible as David Ortiz.
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Hartford Courant
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Reliever Rivera Gets Job Done — Ingrown Toenail Sidelines Cordero: Nationals 7, Braves 6 — Saul Rivera didn't know he would be the closer. Frank Robinson didn't know Rivera would have to try to save the game. Chad Cordero has been the person, the only person, that Robinson calls on in such situations.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Kearns homers as Nats snap skid — With Cordero unavailable, Rivera narrowly closes it out — ATLANTA — With a 7-4 lead in the ninth inning on Friday night, Nationals right-hander Chad Cordero did not come in to close out the game against the Braves. Instead, righty Saul Rivera entered …
C.J. Bowles / MLB.com:
Boomer to face Meche in Seattle — Boston (71-57) at Seattle (59-69), 10:05 p.m. ET — The Red Sox will turn to David Wells on Saturday to try to reverse their fortunes after stumbling against the Mariners in the opener of their three-game series in Seattle on Friday.
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The Joy of Sox
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Shoulder woes put Kazmir on DL … BALTIMORE - All-Star pitcher Scott Kazmir's season has been interrupted again by shoulder problems and possibly could be over. — The Rays placed Kazmir on the disabled list after Friday's game for what they said were precautionary reasons and don't know when he will next pitch.
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The Eddie Kranepool Society
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Michael Gluskin / MLB.com:
Devil Rays place Kazmir on DL — Howell to be recalled to fill in for southpaw Sunday — BALTIMORE — For the second time in a month, the Devil Rays have placed southpaw starter Scott Kazmir on the disabled list with left shoulder problems. Kazmir, who missed 16 games during late July …
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The Griddle
Tim Dahlberg / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Time to restore 61 as the gold standard in baseball — It was 45 years ago this week, and Roger Maris' hair had not yet begun to fall out. A bigger milestone awaited, but on Aug. 22, 1961, Maris hit a home run off of Ken McBride of the Los Angeles Angels that had its own place in history.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Wooden visits Yankees' clubhouse — Former UCLA coach still dishing out sage advice — ANAHEIM — The Yankees had a special visitor before Saturday's game, as Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden spent time in New York's clubhouse. — Wooden, who led UCLA to 10 NCAA basketball titles …
MLB.com:
Alex Escobar goes on 15-Day DL; Purchase Contract of Kevin Gryboski — The Washington Nationals today placed outfielder Alex Escobar on the 15-Day Disabled List with a right shoulder separation and purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Kevin Gryboski from New Orleans of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
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Associated Press:
Padres option Johnson to Triple-A Portland to make room for Branyan — DENVER (AP) — The San Diego Padres optioned outfielder Ben Johnson to Triple-A Portland on Saturday to make room for recently acquired infielder Russell Branyan on the 25-man roster. — The Padres also placed pitcher …
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The Griddle
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Associated Press:
Marlins owner Loria declines to endorse Girardi — MIAMI — Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria offered a curt assessment of his strained relationship with manager Joe Girardi, which may mean the two will soon part company. — "Everything is, you know, it's fine," Loria said Saturday.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Pavano says he's ready to return — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Carl Pavano, on the disabled list for more than a year, declared himself ready to pitch for the Yankees after his latest rehab start Friday night. "Yes, I'm ready," he told The Columbus Dispatch. "I felt good."
John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Band strikes out with Pirates fans — A four-run rally in the sixth for a big Pirates win, clear skies and a glorious fireworks display. — What could go wrong? — Thirty-two thousand fans found out Thursday night at PNC Park when a post-game entertainment extravaganza disintegrated into boos …
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Mondesi's House
