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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Posada Could Be Out for the Season — Jorge Posada, the proud Yankees catcher whose throwing has been obviously impaired by a labrum injury, said he is considering season-ending shoulder surgery. Posada will have a magnetic resonance imaging test on Tuesday to assess the extent of the damage …
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: For Posada, time to go to knife — He was doing his best to sound optimistic and committed to helping his team as a DH and first baseman, but the more you listened to Jorge Posada at his locker Monday, the more you came away thinking we have seen the last of him in 2008.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Game 99: Twins at Yankees; Posada to DL
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Lester, Varitek lead Red Sox by Mariners — SEATTLE (AP)—Seattle is special to Jon Lester, and not just because he's a local favorite. — It's where he was during a series in 2006 when he first had his sore back examined, before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Varitek saw it through despite eye infection — Busting out — Red Sox captain Jason Varitek talks about his 2-run home run, the performance of Jon Lester, and the Red Sox defense. — SEATTLE - How hard is it to get Jason Varitek out of the lineup? He'll play even when he can't see.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: VandenHurk's return could last two starts — MIAMI GARDENS — Right-hander Rick VandenHurk's first stint in the Marlins' rotation this season lasted two starts. His second one might be just as short, but he's not complaining. — VandenHurk was called …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Rodriguez Signs With Hollywood Talent Agency — LOS ANGELES — The William Morris Agency bolstered its sports management business Monday by signing Alex Rodriguez as a client. The New York Yankees star and frequent tabloid piñata will continue to use Scott Boras as his baseball agent and Guy Oseary as his manager.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Astros in discussions to acquire Padres LHP Wolf … The Houston Astros are engaged in serious discussions to acquire veteran left-hander Randy Wolf of the San Diego Padres. — Wolf, 31, is 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA this season. He began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies …
Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online:
Tradewinds: Cost of Holliday would be expensive for N.Y. Mets — PLAYER OF THE DAY — MATT HOLLIDAY, Rockies OF — He could be the star of this year's deadline, much the way Mark Teixeira was last year. Or he could stay put. The Rockies' run to the World Series last year has them cautious …
New York Post:
SUNBLOCKHEADS AT THE STADIUM — YANKS TAKE HEAT OVER BIZARRE BAN — Ladies and gentlemen, The Bronx is sunburning. — Yankee fans are seeing - and turning - red over a ban on sunscreen, which Stadium security guards say was widely expanded in the last few weeks.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Pedroia has become a safe bet — SEATTLE - Maybe we should overreact and just say that Dustin Pedroia is morphing into Boston's Pete Rose. — That's Pete Rose - without the switch hitting, without the boys' regular haircut, without the betting slips. — Pedroia has emerged as a second baseman …
Jerry Lawton / Daily Star:
MADGE IN SEX VIDEO SHOCK — MADONNA was last night at the centre of a £1million sex-video scandal. — A sleazy cameraman is trying to flog a tape he alleges shows the singer romping with US baseball hunk Alex Rodriguez. — He is demanding a fortune for the footage he claims …
Jeff Birnbaum / MLB.com:
Rockies out of it early in Wells' return — Righty pulled in first; Holliday finishes triple shy of cycle — DENVER — With a spot open in the Rockies starting rotation, manager Clint Hurdle made it clear that Monday night was Kip Wells' tryout for a permanent role.
Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Big Unit wins 291st, beats Cubs again — PHOENIX (AP)—The Chicago Cubs just can't beat Randy Johnson. — Johnson improved to 13-0 in 14 career starts against the Cubs on Monday night, outdueling Rich Harden in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2-0 victory. — “There's no rhyme or reason to it,” Johnson said of his domination of Chicago.
