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George King / New York Post:
ROCKET MISFIRE HASM'S WITHIN 1 — CLEMENS HURTS ELBOW IN A LIFELESS LOSS TO SEATTLE — After sliding in and out of the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI tube late yesterday, Roger Clemens attended Alex Rodriguez's Labor Day bash at Rodriguez's rented Rye mansion on the water he has an eye on buying if he remains a Yankee.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Mariners beat Yankees as Roger Clemens leaves early for elbow MRI — Losing a game to the Mariners yesterday might turn out to be the least of the Yankees' problems, as Roger Clemens left the ballpark during the game to undergo an MRI on his $28 million right elbow.
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Jeremy Cothran / New Jersey Online:
Returns are in: Average performance from Pedro — CINCINNATI — Pedro Martinez admitted the quality of his pitches was not anywhere near his best. Nor were the Reds overly impressed from what they saw from the right-hander. — Martinez allowed five hits and three runs (two earned) …
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Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Artist Returns to Mound — Part of appreciating genius is witnessing its ruin. Anyone who loves Billie Holiday for the tenor of her voice and effortlessness of her phrasing is pained when listening to the worst of her last recordings, when her voice was cracked and broken.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Pedro records 3,000th strikeout — Mets right-hander sets down Harang to join exclusive club — CINCINNATI — The baseball moved untouched past the bat of Aaron Harang and popped into the catcher's mitt of Paul Lo Duca for the third strike of the third out of the second inning.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Pedro's legend continues to grow — Right-hander becomes just the 15th pitcher with 3,000 Ks — In the 32 months since Pedro Martinez signed on to pitch for the Mets, so much of the news he has generated has involved his anatomy. First it was his big toe, then his hip; then one calf, then the other; and finally his right shoulder.
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Peavy wants it now — PHOENIX - Thirty minutes after Greg Maddux won for the first time in 11 career starts here, after the San Diego Padres moved into the National League West lead by themselves for the first time in two months, after they'd put a 10-2 beating on the Arizona Diamondbacks …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Ramirez's shoulder may need surgery — WASHINGTON — Shortstop Hanley Ramirez gave the Marlins a scare Monday when he grabbed his shoulder and fell down in pain after swinging at and missing a high fast ball.. — Ramirez stayed in the game and doubled twice, but he said he is considering having surgery …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
A-Rod, Ordonez, Utley and Wright pushing to be MVPs … September isn't just a month when pennants are won. It's also a month when MVP trophies are won. — So let's take a look at the most prominent MVP candidates in each league — and where they stand with four weeks left in a sensational season.
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Dice makes own bad luck — Poor pitching to blame for fans' lack of patience — Red Sox fans were encouraged to be patient with Daisuke Matsuzaka, this being the right-hander's first season in the big leagues. — For the most part, the good citizens of Red Sox [team stats] …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Bullington caps long road back — ST. LOUIS — Bryan Bullington already had lost enough time. — He and his family were in Louisville, Ky., yesterday afternoon when he received the word he has been awaiting for two years: He was being called up by the Pirates …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:Notes: Pirates recall three from Minors
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Detwiler, others on fast track to DC — Lefty will be third Nats pick to make MLB debut in draft year — WASHINGTON — The Nationals are expected to purchase the contracts of pitchers Ross Detwiler, Jonathan Albaladejo and Arnie Munoz, and outfielders Justin Maxwell and Ryan Langerhans on Tuesday.
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Carlos Gomez / Hardball Times:
First impressions: Buchholz vs. Kennedy — Clay Buchholz has made two major league starts. In case you haven't heard, one was pretty good. Ian Kennedy has made one major league start. In a Draft Review I wrote last year, I said this about Kennedy:
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats' Bullpen Comes To Rescue Once Again — Yesterday afternoon, long after Jason Bergmann worked seven impressive innings and Wily Mo Pe?a homered, Brian Schneider watched the final out fall into the glove of right fielder Austin Kearns and walked directly toward the mound. Chad Cordero strode toward Schneider.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Dodgers rip Zambrano, he rips Cubs fans — Carlos Zambrano bit the hand that feeds him Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field, ripping Cubs fans for booing him off the mound after another in a series of erratic outings. — As he walked to the dugout after being removed in the fifth inning …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Six starters, two weeks — Manager Tony La Russa said the club plans to use a six-man rotation for at least the next two weeks, a stretch that includes a day-night doubleheader Sept. 15 with the National League Central Division-leading Chicago Cubs. — That means that righthander Joel Pineiro …
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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Hunter reportedly turned down $45 million — Before Torii Hunter announced that he would wait until season's end to negotiate a new contract, he had discussions with the Twins that quickly hit a roadblock. — Before Torii Hunter announced that he would wait until season's end to negotiate a new contract …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Astros to interview Amaro for GM job — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Astros are accelerating the search for their next general manager. — Phillies assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. will be in Houston on Thursday to interview for the Astros' GM position, according to major-league sources.
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