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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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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Ortiz returning for tests — He cites heart problem again; Red Sox get routed by Oakland — OAKLAND, Calif. — A season slipping away took another crushing turn last night, even before a ragtag team of Red Sox was beaten, 9-0, by the Oakland Athletics. — About 20 minutes before the first pitch …
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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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 …
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
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.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Yankees Fume After Pavano Fails To Disclose Most Recent Injury
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
A Whiff of Futility, and Rodriguez Can't Breathe Easy — Alex Rodriguez went 10 years without striking out four times in a game. Then he did it last month in Toronto, and again Friday night in Anaheim. Naturally, Rodriguez's inner competitor did not take this well.
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NY Daily News:
Jax sees A-Rod upside — There figures to be plenty of boos waiting for Alex Rodriguez at the Stadium tonight. That is what happens to players who struggle the way A-Rod has, going 2-for-20 with 14 strikeouts during the Yankees' six games against Seattle and Anaheim last week.
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The Feeding the Monster Blog
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Teacher Crowley a hit with O's pupils … When Orioles rookie Nick Markakis popped out of the dugout for a curtain call after his third home run of the night last Tuesday, Terry Crowley remained in the background, exactly where he wanted to be. — Leaning against a partition a couple of yards away …
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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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
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals' Escobar out for season — Outfielder expected to be ready for start of Spring Training — WASHINGTON — Nationals center fielder Alex Escobar had an MRI on his right shoulder on Monday and it revealed that he has a tear in his right labrum and will have surgery within the next seven to 10 days.
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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 …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Zimmerman for Gold Glove — Beat writer Bill Ladson answers Nationals fans' questions … Comparing Ryan Zimmerman to Brooks Robinson needs to stop immediately. How on earth can you compare 16 Gold Gloves to a rookie year in the bigs? You can't, I can't and even as much as I respect manager Frank Robinson, he can't.
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The Nationals Enquirer
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.
