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Julian Garcia / NY Daily News:
Green now a real toe-tapper — Shawn Green was in the batting cage in Houston last week trying to find the power stroke he used to hit 192 home runs between 1998 and 2002, when teammates Carlos Delgado and Julio Franco and Mets hitting coach Rick Down approached him with some strange advice - start tapping his toes.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Humber settles in with Mets — Rookie set to enjoy atmosphere, will be ready if called upon — NEW YORK — Philip Humber has a Major League locker and a New York Mets uniform at Shea Stadium, though he admits it hasn't all set in just yet. — But as Pedro Martinez told the 23-year-old right-hander, "It's all official now."
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Mike's Mets
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Deep In the Heart of...Hartford — I'm deep in the woods of West Hartford, dealing with a record number of phone calls and text messages while prepping for this week's "The Fantasy Show." With a ton of football stuff happening with Thursday's kickoff game, I'm making sure that you keep getting …
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Cincinnati Reds Blog
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Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
Player Profile — Bill Hall — Looking back, Bill Hall's minor league career and his initial major league playing time suggest that his success the past two years seemingly came out of nowhere. After all, he was almost completely disregarded during his time in the minors.
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Beyond the Box Score
sports.yahoo.com:
Florida 2, Arizona 0 — MIAMI (AP) — Anibal Sanchez was standing behind the mound when the scoreboard caught his eye, confirming what he already knew: He was one out from a no-hitter. — He froze. For a couple of seconds, the Florida Marlins' rookie didn't move. — "I said, `Wow.
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Associated Press:
Sanchez pitches majors' first no-hitter in two years — Anibal Sanchez restored a forgotten feat to major league baseball: a no-hitter. — The rookie ended the longest period without a no-hitter in major league history, leading the Florida Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Wednesday night in just his 13th career start.
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Metsblog.com
Bernie Wilson / San Diego Union-Tribune:Padres win in 11 on a big Mac attack
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The House That Dewey Built
Mark Gonzalez / Chicago Tribune:
Chat, vroom: Hitters respond to Guillen — Hitters respond to Guillen's talk, head home on a winning note — BOSTON — Never has a pregame talk looked so effective. — Behind the rebirth of first-half ace Jose Contreras and a retooled offense, the White Sox snapped a three …
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Lester is prepared to fight — Rookie pitcher's spirits are high as he gets set to begin chemotherapy treatments — Red Sox rookie pitcher Jon Lester paid a visit to Fenway Park yesterday afternoon after calling to say he was coming, and spent about an hour visiting with teammates …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
He seems to be the real deal — Sanchez shows right stuff with no-hitter — The trade was made back in the days of the gorilla suit and Pearl Jam concerts in South America, when Jim Beattie was being courted by Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino as Theo Epstein's possible successor …
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Sports Scope
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Bruney Shakes Past a Pitch at a Time — Brian Bruney knows the pattern from experience. When a pitcher loses confidence in himself, he nibbles around the strike zone. Then he gets behind in the count, throws a ball down the middle, and gets hit. The confidence takes a hit, too.
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
No-hitter just the latest in Marlins' season of surprise — MIAMI GARDENS — The biggest baseball story of the year doesn't concern the Yankees and Red Sox or Barry Bonds and steroids. — It's right here in South Florida, the tale of The Little Team That Could — and the market that couldn't care less.
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Sports Scope
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
No save, no dice, no win — WASHINGTON — If this was indeed a true pennant race, what happened to the Cardinals on Wednesday at RFK Stadium might wreck a season. Instead, it reinforced a 5-month-old concern. — With Cy Young candidate Chris Carpenter working opposite a September call …
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NY Daily News:
Atlanta fades, but Smoltz's anger only grows — It comes with the territory of a 15-game Mets lead that there should be such a decided absence of both passion and people for this September series with the Atlanta Braves. — And yet, if the Mets and their fandom were looking …
Chris Girandola / MLB.com:
Wright a finalist for NL Aaron Award — Mets third baseman one of six finalists for offensive honor — NEW YORK — The votes are in, and the finalists have been announced for the 2006 Hank Aaron Award. — Count David Wright in. — The Mets third baseman is one of six National League players still …
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Always Amazin'
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Hicks clarifies radio comments — OAKLAND, Calif. - Rangers owner Tom Hicks attempted in a phone interview Wednesday to clarify some comments he made in a radio interview on KTCK/1310 AM (The Ticket) on Tuesday. The most important clarification Hicks made is that he never meant to criticize shortstop Michael Young.
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Lone Star Ball
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Hall nominated for Clemente Award — Shortstop tireless in spending time in Milwaukee community — MILWAUKEE — Up-and-coming Brewers infielder Bill Hall will be honored on the field Wednesday for the work he has been doing off it. — Hall is the team's nominee for the 2006 Roberto Clemente Award …
