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5:45 PM ET, July 19, 2008

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Dayn Perry / Baseball Prospectus:
Can Of Corn  —  Chicago vs. Chicago  —  Not long ago, you could find civic ads inside many of Chicago's El trains, humorously touting the charms of the South Side in the form of a mock FAQ.  In one of them, a mythical and provincially snobby North-Sider asked, “Will my cell phone work on the South Side?”
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Caleb Peiffer / Baseball Prospectus:
Saturday's Games to Watch  —  Probable Starters: Randy Wolf (114 IP, 4.97 RA, 1.40 WHIP, 101 K) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (104 2/3, 4.21, 1.27, 75)  —  Pythagorean Record: San Diego, 38-59 (360 RS, 456 RA); St. Louis, 52-46 (463 RS, 435 RA)  —  Hit List Rankings: San Diego, #29; St. Louis, #10
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Marlins ready for national audience  —  Florida (50-46) vs. Philadelphia (53-44), Saturday, 3:55 p.m. ET  —  MIAMI — Nationally televised games don't come the Marlins' way very often, but America will be watching Florida take on Philadelphia on Saturday.  —  Roaming around first place …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Garcia hoping for late-July return  —  Right-hander sidelined with shoulder issues for lengthy periods  —  CHICAGO — Freddy Garcia has become a recent hot topic of conversation as he continues to work his way back from surgery on his right labrum that cost him most of last season with the Phillies and all of this season, to date.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Beck's Blog
R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Cards RHP Carpenter set for rehab stint  —  ST. LOUIS (AP)—Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, sidelined since opening day in 2007 because of an elbow injury, will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday with hopes of joining the rotation in August.  —  Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young winner …
Jeff Birnbaum / MLB.com:
De La Rosa to make crucial start  —  Colorado (41-57) vs. Pittsburgh (44-52), Saturday, 6:05 p.m. MT  —  DENVER — Jorge De La Rosa's time remaining as a starter could be ticking closer to zero.  —  With Aaron Cook and Ubaldo Jimenez headlining the front of the Rockies' rotation …
Discussion: Purple Row
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's blast out of rut  —  Mora's foul-pole shot, Scott's homers power win  —  The way things have been going for the Orioles lately, it seemed almost inevitable that the ball would go foul.  Melvin Mora's towering drive hung up in the still air on a typical summer night in Baltimore …
Discussion: Oriole Post
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Scott powers O's past Tigers
Discussion: Baltimore Sun and Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
A's Barton on DL after hitting head in pool dive … NEW YORK (AP) — Daric Barton smacked his head on the bottom of a pool during the All-Star break, requiring six staples to close the gash and leaving the Oakland first baseman with a neck strain that landed him on the disabled list Saturday.
Discussion: The Big Lead
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Phils' Eaton takes move to pen in stride  —  MIAMI - Adam Eaton took the news well.  After racking up a 6.06 ERA in 49 starts over the last two seasons with the Phillies, he really couldn't protest the team's decision to bounce him from the rotation.  —  “I understand it,” …
Steve Crowe / Boston Globe:
Ortiz powers PawSox again  —  DH homers in 2d rehab game  —  David Ortiz performed his familiar home run gesture Thursday and repeated it last night.  (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. - David Ortiz once again supplied the power, but it wasn't enough to keep the lights on at McCoy Stadium.
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Tendinitis in right knee sends Marlins' Andrew Miller to DL  —  MIAMI GARDENS - About the only thing that can derail a pitcher's effectiveness quicker than a balky elbow or shoulder is any kind of leg problem.  —  Andrew Miller can attest to that.  —  The Marlins placed Miller …
Dallas Morning News:
Hot air: Josh Hamilton adds to Texas Rangers' clout with networks  —  The most-watched segment of the most-watched show on cable television this year starred (drum roll, please) ... Josh Hamilton, who happens to play for your Texas Rangers.  —  ESPN's Home Run Derby on Monday night …
 
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