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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Ortiz sent home for more heart tests — OAKLAND, Calif. - Slightly more than a week after being admitted to Mass. General Hospital with an irregular heartbeat, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz suffered a recurrence of the problem last night and will return to Boston today for additional testing.
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Empyreal Environs
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Ramirez, Ortiz sit against Athletics — Manny unlikely to play until Thursday at the earliest — OAKLAND — The short-handed Red Sox were hit with the ultimate double whammy at the outset of this three-game series against the red-hot Oakland Athletics on Monday.
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Athletics Nation
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Bad knee puts Manny back on bench: Injuries to Ramirez, Pena force Youkilis into left — SEATTLE - Manny Ramirez' return to the lineup lasted exactly one game. — The Red Sox left fielder, who was -for-3 in Saturday night's 4-3 loss to the Mariners, told manager Terry Francona yesterday …
Associated Press:
Ortiz leaves BoSox, returns to Boston with irregular heartbeat — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — OAKLAND, Calif. — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was scheduled to leave the team Tuesday and return to Boston to be examined again for an irregular heartbeat.
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Baseball Musings
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Piecemeal lineup no match for A's — Ailing Red Sox missing Ortiz, Ramirez and several more — OAKLAND — It was a lineup that would be fitting for a Spring Training exhibition at some sunny outpost in Florida. — But at this exceedingly rough patch the Red Sox are enduring …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Pavano suffers possible rib fracture in car accident … Carl Pavano, the Yankees' oft-injured free agent pitcher, was hurt in a car accident on Aug. 15 but informed the club of the injury only in recent days, and he was examined in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday for a possible rib fracture.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pavano reveals details of a car accident — Brian Cashman has just informed the media via conference call that Carl Pavano cracked two ribs in a car accident on Aug. 15 while in Florida on a rehab assignment. Pavano did not inform the organization until late Saturday night. That is in violation of his contract.
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Pavano has two broken ribs from accident he hid from Yankees — NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano has a pair of broken ribs, sustained in a mid-August car accident that the oft-injured right-hander didn't tell the team about until Monday. — Pavano, who hasn't played …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Yankees Fume After Pavano Fails To Disclose Most Recent Injury
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Associated Press:
Padres-Diamondbacks Preview — If the San Diego Padres want the chance to defend their NL West crown, they will have to win in a place they've not had much success in. — San Diego (66-64) meets the Arizona Diamondbacks in the start of a three-game series at Chase Field on Monday, wrapping up a 16-game stretch against NL West foes.
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Ducksnorts
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates place Gorzelanny, Gonzalez on DL — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Pirates today placed pitchers Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list, each because of tendinitis in his left elbow, but each said he expects to pitch again this season.
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Bucs Dugout
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Marlins, families brace for storm — Tropical Storm Ernesto is heading for South Florida — MIAMI — A year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the Marlins, their families and the state of Florida again are bracing for possibly another devastating storm.
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FishStripes
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Chávez Finds a Home in the Mets' Outfield — The Mets had Endy Chávez for five seasons before deciding in 2000 that they did not want him anymore. They did not want him in 2001. Or in 2002, either. — Now Manager Willie Randolph cannot imagine life without him.
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Mike's Mets
ESPN:
Judge finds Reardon not guilty on robbery charge — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former All-Star relief pitcher Jeff Reardon was found not guilty by reason of insanity Monday for robbing a jewelry store in December. — Two court-appointed psychiatrists, along with two defense psychiatrists …
USA Today:
Power surge: Slew of sluggers taking aim at 50 — The 50-home run season is on the verge of a comeback. And, at a time when there's tougher penalties for using steroids, baseball could have a 60-home run season for the first time since the San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001.
Fox Sports:
Gibbons must go ... and Ricciardi too — At present, the Toronto Blue Jays are a respectable 69-61 on the season, and they're only two games out of second place in the AL East. As a result, it's difficult to say it's a state of emergency north of the border.
MLB.com:
Allen, USA storm Mexico in Olympic qualifier — Grand slam, Segovia's performance help Americans to 15-3 rout — Not even the threat of an impending hurricane could stop Chad Allen and Team USA's offense on Monday. — Allen's second-inning grand slam paced the United States to a 15-3 victory …
