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Sports Illustrated:
Source: Glaus received steroids — Pipeline pharmacy provided drugs to All-Star 3B — Former World Series MVP and four-time All-Star Troy Glaus, currently a third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, received multiple shipments of performance-enhancing steroids through an allegedly illegal …
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ESPN.com:
Report: Pharmacy shipped Glaus steroids by mail — Former World Series MVP and four-time All Star Troy Glaus received multiple shipments of performance-enhancing drugs via a Florida pharmacy and a California anti-aging clinic, Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site Friday.
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Report: Ankiel linked to HGH — PHOENIX — Rick Ankiel, the St. Louis pitcher turned hitter who has been pounding the ball since he was brought up by the Cardinals late this season, received a 12-month supply of human growth hormone in 2004 from a Florida pharmacy that was part …
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NY Daily News:
Rick Ankiel received 12-month supply of HGH, News learns — PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel, baseball's feel-good story of the season, received a 12-month supply of human growth hormone in 2004 from a Florida pharmacy that was part of a national illegal …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates fire GM Littlefield; interim replacement is Graham — The Pirates this morning fired general manager Dave Littlefield near the end of his seventh losing season. — He will be replaced on an interim basis by Brian Graham, the team's director of player development.
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MLB.com:
Pirates relieve GM Dave Littlefield of duties — Official press conference to be held at 2 p.m. — The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that General Manager Dave Littlefield has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Pirates Senior Director of Player Development Brian Graham …
MLB.com:
Chariman Nutting's letter to fans — Dear Pirates Fans: — Today I announced that I have made the decision to relieve Dave Littlefield of his general managerial duties effective immediately. Brian Graham, our Senior Director of Player Development, will serve as interim General Manager …
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Coins flipped for tiebreaker scenarios — The Arizona Diamondbacks, one of the Major League's hottest teams in the second half of the season, proved as capable making calls as making plays on Friday afternoon. — The National League West leaders — by the slimmest of margins …
Mark Hale / Mets Blog:
Delgado out, while Gomez is here — Carlos Delgado spoke today for the first time since the diagnosis of his strained right hip flexor, and the first baseman doesn't have a sense yet of how long he'll be out. — "I don't know the when," he said. — Delgado was originally listed …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox wear down Orioles — Uniform change can't alter familiar outcome — BALTIMORE - He may not have to shave yet, but the legend has legs. — There can be little doubt of that after 23-year-old Clay Buchholz, in the encore to his no-hitter in his second big league start, made his first relief appearance one to remember, too.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:Buchholz didn't buckle — Rookie structures a victory in relief
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Baseball America:
All-Around Game Leads Reds' Bruce To Player Of Year Award — DURHAM, N.C.—The scoreboard at Durham Bulls Athletic Park displayed the temperature on an August afternoon: 98. But with the oppressive humidity of a North Carolina summer, it felt like well over 100.
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Jay Jaffe / Baseball Prospectus:
Great Leaps Forward, National League — Our four-part series moves on to the National League, and the breakouts in the Senior Circuit's systems. — Acquired from the White Sox for Danny Richar in late June, outfielder Aaron Cunningham made steady improvements throughout the year …
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MLB.com:
D-backs sign reliever Bob Wickman — PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have signed righthanded pitcher Bob Wickman. — Wickman, 35, was 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA (19 ER in 43.2 IP) over 49 games with the Atlanta Braves this season, recording 20 saves in 26 save opportunities.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Win Some or Lose Some, Mets Are Doing Enough — The Mets have had more disappointments than celebrations in their 46-season history, but they are only about three weeks away from evening things out a little. Enjoying a relatively comfortable five-game lead in the National League East with 23 games to play …
Aaron Fitt / Baseball America College Blog:
Fullerton To Hire Serrano — After stating last week that he was not going to Cal State Fullerton, Dave Serrano has changed his mind and will leave UC Irvine to take the Titans head coaching job, according to multiple sources. An announcement could come as early as today.
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