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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Boss issues new order — Says Yanks will go 'all the way,' downplays health concerns — George Steinbrenner has stayed relatively quiet this season, but with October looming the once bombastic Boss is back. — "We're going to win (the World Series)," Steinbrenner told The Associated Press in a recent phone interview.
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Giambi might need surgery — Jason Giambi is the latest Yankee to miss time with a left wrist injury and while the Bombers hope to have the slugger back in action next week, there is a possibility that he'll need offseason surgery. — Giambi was examined yesterday by team doctor Stuart Hershon and hand specialist Melvin Rosenwasser.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks' Boss Says That His Health Isn't Failing — A day after the Yankees clinched their ninth consecutive American League East title, the principal owner George Steinbrenner followed yesterday with his usual statement praising the team and its fans. — More surprising was the release …
Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins' Girardi not coming back, source says — Joe Girardi, who guided the surprising Marlins into playoff contention despite baseball's lowest payroll, will soon be out as manager after just one season. — On a scale of 1 to 10, Girardi's chances of returning next year are "zero," …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Strain sidelines Cabrera — · Third baseman Miguel Cabrera missed his second consecutive game Thursday with a sore left shoulder. — An MRI revealed a strained rotator cuff. Cabrera, who is unsure of how the injury occurred, is day-to-day. — Cabrera's best guess is he suffered …
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Firing unfair but necessary for everyone — Joe Girardi's firing will be silly, nasty, unseemly, unfair, costly for a franchise that picks up pennies off the ground and sure to blow up on the Marlins like an exploding cigar when he's picked as Manager of the Year. — It's also something which trumps all that.
David Ginsburg / Houston Chronicle:
Orioles protesters walk out on team — BALTIMORE — Nearly a thousand disgruntled Orioles fans walked out of Baltimore's game against Detroit en masse on Thursday, culminating a demonstration aimed at team owner Peter Angelos. — A majority of the protesters wore black T-shirts that read …
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Hartford Courant:
Scranton A Yankees Town — In the Subway Series for a new Triple A city, it's "Yankees win." — The Yankees said Thursday they are moving their Triple A operations to Scranton, Pa., where they signed a two-year agreement to play at Lackawanna County Stadium, after 28 years in Columbus, Ohio.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Consider This the Beginning of What Will Be a Grind to Finish — Now that was a miracle. — The Dodgers finally beat the mighty Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, maintaining both their tenuous playoff spot and their slipping sanity. — OK, so their starting pitcher barely lasted half the game.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Cry no tears for Martinez — Looks sharp in Met loss to Marlins — There wasn't a wet eye in the house this time. — Driven to tears in Pittsburgh after his disappointing return to the mound last week following a one-month absence to mend a right-calf tear, Pedro Martinez breezed through four …
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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
A broken record? … The "natural" home run king. That's what some would call Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard should he pass Roger Maris' pre-1998 record for home runs in a single season. — The title implies that Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds were fueled …
Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Pads tab Williams to work rubber game — Arizona (72-79) at San Diego (79-72), 7:05 p.m. PT — The rubber match between the Padres and Diamondbacks takes place Thursday night, when San Diego will try to hold its ground in a tight division race and take the three-game set from Arizona.
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Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
A Change Has Done Him Good — "I can see now the benefits of change," Thomas said of his move to Oakland. "It's like a shot of adrenaline. It made me hungry to be the player I want to be." — The television in the Oakland Athletics' clubhouse was tuned to a mini-drama that Frank Thomas had seen many times before.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
From Arizona, to Columbus, to the Bronx — The first inning Brian Bruney pitched for the Yankees, he struck out the side. The next night, in a game in which 25 runs scored, he allowed no runs in the heat of a pennant race at Fenway Park. — The third day, Bruney was on a plane to Ohio …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Freel out for season with broken thumb — Milton also done, will undergo season-ending surgery — CINCINNATI — Another Reds player is done for the remainder of the season. — Tests performed on Thursday revealed that outfielder Ryan Freel suffered a hairline fracture of his left thumb.
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