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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Pads get Wells for stretch, playoffs — 'Boomer' due to start Sunday against Reds — General Manager Kevin Towers says yesterday's trade for pitcher David Wells will help push the Padres over the top in the National League West and enhance the team's chances of postseason success.
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Sports Scope
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Fluto Shinzawa / Boston Globe:
Sox get helping hand from Rios, Jays — Yesterday was an upside-down day for the Red Sox that saw the following: — David Ortiz released from Massachusetts General Hospital. — Jon Lester, also at Mass. General, being diagnosed with enlarged lymph nodes.
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Surviving Grady
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Padres add Wells for stretch run — Veteran acquired in time to be put on postseason roster — SAN DIEGO — You can go home again — and again — if you're David "Boomer" Wells. — The Padres on Thursday believe they made the big stretch-run move their fans have been yearning …
ESPN:Slumping Red Sox send Wells to San Diego
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Pinstripe Alley, 12eight, Hot Foot, Can't Stop The Bleeding, Over the Monster and Baseball Musings
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers acquire Anderson from Nats — Loney, Kemp to be recalled when rosters expand Friday — LOS ANGELES — After announcing the promotions of infielder James Loney, outfielder Matt Kemp and catcher Einar Diaz, the Dodgers on Thursday attempted to further bolster their roster for September …
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Dodger Thoughts
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats deal Anderson, Ward for prospects — Club receives two right-handed Minor League pitchers — WASHINGTON — Since Stan Kasten took over as president of the Nationals, he said that he wanted to stockpile the farm system with pitchers. The team took steps in doing just that as it made two trades late Thursday night.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
After Celebration at Home, Anderson Is Sent Packing — He's Traded to Dodgers After Wild Win; Ward Also Dealt: Nationals 6, Phillies 5 — On the diamond, Marlon Anderson said he was prepared for anything, and as soon as the slider hit the dirt, he showed it, breaking for home like a veteran should …
Associated Press:
After acquiring Nevin in May, Cubs trade him to Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins acquired first baseman Phil Nevin and cash from the Chicago Cubs on Thursday for a player to be named, a deal made on the final day players must be in an organization to be eligible for postseason play.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins add veteran bat Nevin — Cubs to receive player to be named in deal — MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have been seeking a strong bat in their lineup to flourish in the designated hitter slot all season long. — Now they may have found that bat — on the waiver wire.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Cabrera protecting elbow — ST. LOUIS — All-Star third baseman Miguel Cabrera said he expects to return to the lineup today after sitting out Thursday with a bruised left elbow. — Manager Joe Girardi left Cabrera's return open until his left elbow is healed.
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FishStripes
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Cabrera may play tonight — · Marlins fans can exhale. — The pitch Miguel Cabrera took off the left elbow, knocking him out of Wednesday's game, will not sideline him for an extended period. Cabrera underwent another set of X-rays Thursday that did not reveal any damage.
Mark Gonzales / Associated Press:
Sox's power trip hits road — Sox hit 200th HR but exit Cell launching pad for bulk of stretch run — The game ended Thursday with Jermaine Dye on deck. — "I actually was tired," said Dye, the White Sox's hottest hitter who didn't get a chance to hit a game-tying homer in Thursday's puzzling 10-inning, 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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ESPN:
Thursday, Aug. 31: Honorable Mention — In a land of big names, some players can easily get overshadowed. Jerry Crasnick puts a stop to that, however, by pointing out eight underappreciated players who deserve recognition. Story — • Baseball Tonight: Who are the top under-the-radar players?
John Smallwood / Centre Daily Times:
Philadelphia Phillies — IT WILL BE interesting to see what Major League Baseball does next season with Barry Bonds. — As much as baseball would like him to just go away, it can't force Bonds to retire, and it doesn't have the goods to suspend him for doing what a lot of people …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' roster needs radical surgery — GM Jim Hendry should make no small plans when reshaping the Cubs roster for '07 — The Cubs look to be playing out the string in September, but general manager Jim Hendry's to-do list figures to keep him busy. — Besides going over his list …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets can't sweep Rockies — DENVER — This is shaping up to be a pivotal weekend for the Mets in determining the status of their playoff rotation. — Tom Glavine, coming off a blood clot scare, starts tonight in Houston. Pedro Martinez, slowly healing from a calf strain, is expected to take the mound in Port St. Lucie.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Burnitz can smile at his fate — Jose Bautista had circled the bases, his two-out, two-run home run Aug. 15 having put the Pirates ahead of Milwaukee by a run in the seventh inning at PNC Park. — As Bautista, 25, joyfully stepped into the Pirates' dugout, jubilant high-fives surrounded him.
