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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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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sanchez has no-hitter; Red Sox have no clue — Anibal Sanchez, Bronson Arroyo, Cla Meredith. — Three right-handed pitchers the Red Sox have traded in the past 10 months. — Three breakthrough successes for their respective National League teams. — Sanchez, 22, threw a no-hitter …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Sanchez tosses no-hitter vs. D-Backs — Right-hander pitches fourth no-no in team history — MIAMI — Major League start No. 13 certainly proved lucky for Anibal Sanchez. — The 22-year-old rookie from Venezuela etched his place in baseball history Wednesday night by tossing the fourth no-hitter in Marlins history.
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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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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Bernie Wilson / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres win in 11 on a big Mac attack — SAN DIEGO - Rookie Paul McAnulty hit his first career homer, a two-run shot with one out in the 11th inning, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Wednesday night to remain within one game of the NL West lead.
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Ken Wright / Washington Times:
Vidro answers the call — Jose Vidro waited all season for a moment like this. — Nearly two months after his last RBI, Vidro singled home two runs in the ninth inning as the Nationals staged their latest rally to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 yesterday before 21,322 at RFK Stadium.
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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 …
Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Snyder can't complete sweep — After 1-2-3 first, right-hander manages only four more outs — BOSTON — The string of great Red Sox pitching ended with a bang Wednesday night. — Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye hit towering home runs while Jose Contreras limited Boston batters to four hits …
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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 …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Chronic cramping leaves Willis looking for answers — MIAMI GARDENS — For now, Dontrelle Willis will make his next start Sunday at home against the Phillies. — But that could change if he continues to feel lingering soreness from what has become almost chronic cramping when he pitches on muggy days.
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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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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rangers' Hicks spinning out of control again — You've insulted your players. You've undermined your manager and GM. You've turned former Rangers outfielder David Dellucci into Nelson Mandela. — Here's what Hicks, the Rangers' owner, should do in the wake of a radio interview …
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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