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1:35 AM ET, August 3, 2009

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Boston Globe:
Sox fired two in steroids case  —  MLB started inquiry last fall after one Fenway guard named another as his steroids supplier; no players implicated  —  Left: Nicholas Alex Cyr was fired from his job as a security employee for the Boston Red Sox.  Right: A photo of Jared Remy, posted on his girlfriend's Facebook page.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 105: Yankees at White Sox  —  YANKEES (62-42)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (10-7, 3.83).  —  WHITE SOX (54-51)  —  Podesdnik CF  —  Beckham 3B  —  Dye RF  —  Thome DH  —  Konerko 1B  —  Quentin LF  —  Getz 2B  —  Nix SS  —  Castro C  —  Pitching: LHP Mark Buehrle (11-4, 3.45).
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
“That's all they get”  —  The postgame was a little hectic today with the players all rushing to get out of town and enjoy their day off.  Two things of note:  —  When CC Sabathia gave up the four runs in the third inning, he stalked into the dugout and told Jose Molina, “That's all they get.”
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
CC buckles down to outlast White Sox
Discussion: New York Times and NY Daily News
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Melky leads way for Yankees with cycle in 8-5 win
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Mora: Trembley doesn't respect me  —  Out of lineup again, third baseman rips manager, says he's ready to leave Orioles after season; 'It's time for me to move on'  —  Out of the lineup for the third time in the past four games, Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora said before Sunday's game …
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Associated Press:   Melvin Mora, of Baltimore Orioles, rips manager Dave Trembley after another benching
Yankees Blog:
Yankees prospect Montero out for season  —  Yankee stud prospect Jesus Montero is done for the season due to a fractured middle finger on his left (glove) hand.  Montero suffered the injury yesterday night catching for Trenton.  Montero is expected to be out four to six weeks.
Discussion: Baseball America
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Cory Giger / The Altoona Mirror:
Yankees prospect Montero taken to hospital with hand injury
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Halladay ready to focus on pitching  —  Toronto (51-54) vs. New York (63-42), 7:07 p.m. ET  —  OAKLAND — Roy Halladay has not been very talkative since Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline came and went.  The Blue Jays' ace spent most of July discussing his uncertain future …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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Associated Press:   Toronto Blue Jays put Scott Downs on disabled list, give Jason Frasor closer duties
Associated Press:
Dodgers blast past Braves  —  Matt Kemp drives in a career-high five RBIs and Chad Billingsley leaves the game early with a cramp in his leg.  —  ATLANTA — Matt Kemp homered and matched a career high with five RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and True Blue LA
Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Neftali Feliz headed for Arlington  —  The Rangers are ready to call up uber-pitching prospect Neftali Feliz.  He could be added to the roster as early as Sunday night.  —  Feliz is 4-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 25 games, including 13 starts, for Triple A Oklahoma City.
Discussion: Texas Rangers
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Jered Weaver gives a strong effort  —  Angels right-hander strikes out a career-high 11 batters and beats Minnesota.  —  Reporting from Minneapolis — Almost lost amid a flurry of Angels hits and runs Sunday was a solid effort from Jered Weaver, who gave up four runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, with a career-high 11 strikeouts.
Discussion: 6-4-2 and Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
Garland pitches Diamondbacks to 5-2 win over Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Garland's (FSY) day could have ended much differently if not for a timely grab by his first baseman.  —  Garland pitched his first complete game in more than a year and Chad Tracy (FSY) made a leaping catch to stop …
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
Associated Press:
Fowler's hit leads Rockies to 6-4 win over Reds  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Colorado turned to an unlikely source to finally get a win in extra innings.  —  Slumping rookie Dexter Fowler's (FSY) two-out RBI triple in the 11th inning off of Nick Masset (FSY) helped Colorado beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 …
Discussion: Purple Row
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Jimenez, bats power Rockies to win
Discussion: Purple Row
Polls / Brew Beat:
Hart to undergo appendectomy  —  Brewers center fielder Corey Hart was scheduled for an appendectomy on Sunday night at Scripps Hospital in San Diego and will likely miss the rest of August.  —  Hart played Saturday night after complaining of a stomach ache, then reported abdominal pain to the team's medical staff after the game.
Discussion: Brewers Bar
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
At World Series of Baseball Trivia, No Casual Fans  —  WASHINGTON — As he relaxed on a chair afterward, Michael Caragliano concluded that this was, in fact, his finest baseball moment.  Even better than the afternoon in the schoolyard when he finally outlasted Mark Black flipping baseball cards in the fifth grade.
Discussion: New York Times
Chicagosports / Hardball:
Jake Peavy throws pain-free bullpen session for White Sox  —  Newly acquired Jake Peavy threw a light bullpen session Sunday morning and reported there “was no pain in my ankle.”  —  Peavy said he threw all his pitches before the White Sox met the Yankees in the finale of a four-game series.
Discussion: MLB FanHouse
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Jake Peavy can't wait to take mound for Chicago White Sox
 
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Get this man off the team
Associated Press:
Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler goes on DL; Frank Francisco returns
Associated Press:
Royals overcome Shields' bid for no-hitter in late win
Discussion: DRaysBay and NBCSports.com
Mark Maynard / Daily Independent (Ashland, KY):
Webb to undergo surgery Monday
Discussion: MLB Rumors and AZ Snakepit
Dan Bickley / Arizona Republic:
Dirty D-Backs ought to come clean
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Rust Belt Teams Rusted Out?
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Gil Lebreton / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
GM Daniels trusts Rangers will decide their own destiny
Discussion: Dallas Sports and Lone Star Ball
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Movers & Losers: For Pirates and Indians, trade-deadline scorecard a disgrace
Eddie Schmid / MLB Rumors:
Royals DFA Sidney Ponson
Discussion: Kansas City Royals
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
At end of day, no Halladay  —  Teams not willing to meet Jays' price
Discussion: Mets Fever and MLB Rumors
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Three home runs mark history for Pirates' McCutchen
Discussion: PBC Blog and NationalsPride.com
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Bannister weighs in on best evaluation stat for pitchers
Discussion: Royals Authority
 

 
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