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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
“Unsportsmanlike” Posada could be suspended by MLB for role in brawl — Joe Girardi was not real thrilled with his team and held a meeting after the game to tell them that. — “We've already had a discussion,” he said. “I told them there is a lot at stake here and we can't afford …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Sparks fly in Bronx as Jorge hits back — You can't accuse the Yankees of not caring. — Getting blown out in the eighth inning, the Bombers went down fighting. Jorge Posada and Toronto lefthander Jesse Carlson were at the center of a wild bench-clearing brawl in the bottom of the eighth …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 146: Blue Jays at Yankees (Updates with Pettitte being skipped — YANKEES (93-52) — Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02). — BLUE JAYS (65-79) — Scutaro SS — Hill 2B — Lind DH — Wells CF — Overbay 1B — Encarnacion 3B — Barajas C — Bautista RF — Snider LF
Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News Blogs:
Blogging The Bombers — Jorge Posada can say whatever he wants, he is 100 percent responsible for the bench-clearing brawl that took place between the Yankees and Blue Jays on Tuesday night. — He ought to know better. — I know Posada is a fiery player whose heart and passion …
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It's About The Money
Canadian Press:
JAYS BEAT YANKEES IN GAME MARRED BY BENCH-CLEARING BRAWL — NEW YORK — As soon as New York catcher Jorge Posada bumped Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson after crossing home plate, almost everyone at Yankee Stadium knew a fight was coming. — Posada and Carlson got into a scrap near the New York dugout …
Darren Rovell / Sports Biz with Darren Rovell:
Exclusive: Yankees Ticket Prices Coming Down For '10 Season — The New York Yankees know the recession happened. — CNBC has exclusively obtained the 2010 ticket price list that the Yankees will send out to its season ticket holders in the coming days and prices for more than 80 percent of the stadium will remain the same.
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Associated Press:
Yankees to cut ticket prices in 2010 … NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees are cutting the prices of some of their most expensive season tickets for 2010. — The price of the best field-level seats will drop from $325 to $250 or $235 as part of season plans, the team said late Tuesday night.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Beltran glad to have chance to work on timing — were officially eliminated from contention on Sunday night, but don't tell Carlos Beltran the rest of this season is meaningless. Not for him, and not for the Mets if they plan on having their $119-million centerfielder in playing shape by the start of spring training next year.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Feliciano eyeing a multiyear deal from Mets — ATLANTA - Pedro Feliciano wants to break his own franchise record for relief appearances in a season. Then the southpaw would like his agent to work out a multi-year deal with the Mets, he told the Daily News.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Lackey, Angels endure ‘familiar’ result — Dice-K shines in return as Sox win possible playoff preview — BOSTON — Once again, there was no fun to be had at Fenway Park for the Angels. — That was the exclusive domain of Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz and their Red Sox pals …
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Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
Just Say No to Zambrano — Yesterday there was talk about the possibility of the Cubs shopping Carlos Zambrano this offseason. Immediately, I thought of the Zambrano being a great #2 starter behind Johan Santana. That is until you dig deeper into Zambrano and realize that he is exactly what the Mets don't need.
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
MLB announces master 2010 schedule — Opening of Twins' new Target Field one of many highlights — Major League Baseball announced its master 2010 regular-season schedule for all 30 clubs on Tuesday, meaning you can start dreaming ahead now. — You just might see Stephen Strasburg …
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Flores Has Torn Right Labrum; Will Miss 3-6 Months — The Nats pulled off a rare feat Tuesday night, actually losing a nine-inning game in roughly two innings. They were down 5-0 at the end of the second; that was also the final score. Cliff Lee was dealin' the whole night, and the Nationals …
Jeff Schultz:
Cox won't commit to returning for another season — The Braves released their 2010 schedule Tuesday. But that is the extent of guarantees we're going to get from the organization right now — and I'm including the return of Bobby Cox. — When asked if he would come back for a 25th season …
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Joe Morgan And The A's — At the risk of digging up the carcass of a dead horse just to kick it again, I want to take a second and point out something Joe Morgan said about the A's in his his most recent chat on ESPN.com. Yes, I know, highlighting things from a Joe Morgan chat isn't exactly a new idea …
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Jeremy Hermida finally swings a bat but his return to Florida Marlins lineup still in question — RF Jeremy Hermida said today he thinks he's turned a corner in his effort to return to action, but he's still not sure when he'll play. — Hermida took 40 to 50 swings today, off a tee and some flips.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ethier helps Dodgers pad West lead — Slugger hits 29th homer; LA ups division edge to four — LOS ANGELES — The soft part of the schedule kicked in again just in time for the Dodgers on Monday night, when they outlasted the last-place Pirates, 6-2, while the Giants were pounding the Rockies …
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6-4-2
