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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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Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Padres' Maddux gets 1st win in Arizona — PHOENIX (AP) — Greg Maddux no longer has to explain his drought in the desert. — The future Hall of Famer won for the first time in Phoenix and extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts in leading the San Diego Padres …
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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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Prospects to remain in Minors — Florida refrains from rushing young arms to Major Leagues — WASHINGTON — Relief help is starting to filter in, but during the September call up period, the Marlins are not expected to promote several of their top young pitchers.
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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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Where have you gone …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Notes: Pirates recall three from Minors — Team has not yet named starters for Wednesday and Thursday — ST. LOUIS — Following the conclusion of Triple-A Indianapolis' season on Monday, the Pirates announced that three more Indians will be joining the club on Tuesday, rounding out the Pirates' September callups this year.
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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.
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:Pedro leads Mets to win in season debut
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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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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
YANKS' STATS LIE — THE most misleading statistic in baseball belongs to the Yankees. — They went into yesterday's game with 801 runs scored, and having allowed 663 runs. That's 138 runs on the plus side. Any team with that kind of a positive run differential should be sitting pretty.
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Alex and Victor Rodriguez Are Worlds Apart — Very few people call him V-Rod. Hardly anyone does, actually. Those who use that nickname with Lt. Col. Victor M. Rodriguez do so cautiously. — "They do it in a very respectful way," Rodriguez said. "They find the right occasion and the right context."
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Pitch count: more than just a number? — To some coaches, fans, pitch count is more than a number, but to others it just doesn't add up — "You really learn a lot about yourself when you pitch late into ballgames," said Hall of Famer Jim Palmer (right), shown with manager Earl Weaver and catcher Rick Dempsey in 1982.
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.
Brian Hamilton / Chicago Tribune:
Dodgers GM Colletti: Luck and pluck — From a garage home in Franklin Park to the Dodgers' front office and a house with an ocean view, Ned Colletti sometimes can't believe his good fortune — LOS ANGELES — Outside, a baseball Sunday at Dodger Stadium emerges in a delightful cliché.
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:
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.
Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Indians beat Santana for 5th time in '07 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — If the Cleveland Indians avoid a colossal collapse and finish with the AL Central title at the end of this month, they can count their mastery of Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins as one of the reasons for the success.
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