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Phil Rogers / ESPN:
MVP voters prefer run producers — Deductive reasoning will get you only so far with baseball writers. I know. I am one. — I have voted for baseball's top awards since 1984. I can't say I've always seen the winners coming. — Juan Gonzalez over Alex Rodriguez for the American League MVP in 1996?
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Jeter won't return Papi blast — Ortiz: I'm MVP, Derek unworthy — BALTIMORE - Derek Jeter didn't seem particularly moved by David Ortiz's argument that the Yankee shortstop's season isn't MVP-worthy because he's got so many talented hitters around him. A day after Ortiz said that Jeter should …
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Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Notes: McPherson faces surgery options — Angels third baseman has been limited by several injuries — ANAHEIM — Dallas McPherson was supposed to help fill the power void, but the problem has been getting him on the field. — A bone spur in his left hip that required surgery a year ago took a sizable chunk out of last season.
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Greg Wagner / MLB.com:
Angels top White Sox on Figgins' single — Halos move within 4 1/2 games of Oakland in AL West — ANAHEIM — Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Angels a 4-3 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday. — Figgins' second walk-off hit …
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Notes: Kendrick's kryptonite is curve — But Angels still want infielder to maintain his aggressiveness — ANAHEIM — Howie Kendrick already had his welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment and now he's getting the refresher. — If his skills take him as far as many predict …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Mailbag: What's next year's plan? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers fans' questions — I think the Red Sox have lost a crucial part of the ball club: fun. Manny Ramirez doesn't seem to be Manny as of late, and everyone looks like they are more depressed with the game than having fun.
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Associated Press:
Crisp, Youkilis help BoSox snap six-game road skid — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — BALTIMORE — Even when they're struggling, the Boston Red Sox can count on beating the Baltimore Orioles. — Coco Crisp drove in three runs, Kevin Youkilis had two RBI in the pivotal sixth inning …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Notes: Big Papi unhappy over comments — Slugger Ortiz says he has nothing but respect for Yanks' Jeter — BALTIMORE — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz made it known to Derek Jeter — perhaps through intermediaries — that he has nothing but respect for him as a player, and was not singling …
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Notes: Radke plays catch without pain — Twins reflect on Mauer beaning; club loses coin flips — MINNEAPOLIS — Pain had become such a part of throwing for Brad Radke that he almost didn't remember what it felt like to throw without it. — But on Tuesday, Radke played catch …
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Coins flipped in case of ties — Home-field advantage decided for one-game playoffs — Twenty-two coin flips later, the only ones flipping for joy were the Los Angeles Dodgers. — According to results of a series of coin flips conducted by conference call Tuesday to determine sites …
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Beinfest: No regrets about standing pat — · If Larry Beinfest knew then what he knows now, he still wouldn't have done anything differently. — Tuesday, the Marlins' general manager said he has no regrets about standing pat at the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Cost of business in Latin America soars — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Early this month, the San Francisco Giants paid a $2.1 million signing bonus for a 16-year-old Dominican third baseman, Angel Villalona. — And that came not long …
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StatsGuru / Baseball Musings:
Sharing the Wealth — The Dodgers took a 7-0 lead on the Cubs after three innings. Seven different Los Angeles players scored. A nice socialist game. — Update: The Cubs are convinced to the validity of the socialist system as they score five in the bottom of the fifth.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Nats ponder Johnson's spot — Manager unsure if cleanup is best suited for slugger — PHOENIX — Nationals left fielder Alfonso Soriano isn't the only one on the Nationals that is putting up nice offensive numbers. First baseman Nick Johnson is having the best season of his career.
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Tavarez is in tip-top form — Pitcher salutes fans this time — Long before he — yes — tipped his cap to the fans saluting his performance in yesterday's 9-3 Red Sox win over the Kansas City Royals, Julian Tavarez could be seen frequently making a gesture of another sort …
Craig Brown / Hardball Times:
Mark Teahen Steps Up — Mark Teahen was a marvelous young prospect who was already at Triple-A. — Billy Beane — Athletics Nation (9/20/2004) — Tuesday night, when the Royals announced Mark Teahen would undergo shoulder surgery, ending his season, it marked the end of one of the more amazing seasons I can remember.
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Baseball America:
Gordon Wins Minor League Player Of The Year — WICHITA, Kan.—Kansas City Royals fans have salivated over the thought of watching Alex Gordon, the No. 2 overall pick in 2005, play at Kauffman Stadium. They've dreamed of how he'll turn around the organization, become a mainstay at third base, lead the team to the playoffs.
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Starters' troubles dried out the pen — MIAMI - Past sins could be coming back to haunt the Phillies. — Their bullpen is 3-5 with one save, four blown saves, and a 5.94 ERA in its last 11 games, having allowed 24 earned runs in 361/3 innings. — The Phillies are 5-6 in that stretch …
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