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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Johnny is on the spot — In the end, we want to be entertained, don't we? — Who knows whether the Red Sox will catch the Rays for the wild-card spot? But for a few hours yesterday there was some excitement among the players, the media, and the fans. The Tigers put outfielder Johnny Damon …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Catcher improved, mystified — Saltalamacchia still seeks answers — Jarrod Saltalamacchia was back in the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday and looked to be in good health. But the infection that put him in Massachusetts General Hospital for four days was an unsettling experience.
ESPN:
Red Sox claim Johnny Damon … Could the Boston Red Sox be looking to recapture the magic of 2004 that brought an end to their 86-year World Series drought? — Detroit Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon confirmed to reporters Monday that he has been claimed on waivers by the Red Sox …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Johnny Damon's Decision
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TSN.ca:
Scutaro drives in four as Red Sox down Mariners
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Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Damon leaning toward staying in Detroit
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HardballTalk and Fanhouse MLB Blog
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
BoSox make waiver claim on Damon
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Bless You Boys, MLB Rumors, The Joy of Sox, Boston Globe, Red Sox Monster, New York Times and Lookout Landing
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Pre-game news: Red Sox place waiver claim on Johnny Damon
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MLB Rumors, Bless You Boys and Surviving Grady
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Claim Johnny Damon
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Fox Sports:
Source: White Sox to claim Manny — Manny Ramirez has been on the disabled list three times this season. — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Manny Ramirez will not get through waivers.
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Ramirez is too big a gamble now — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Claiming Manny Ramirez off waivers would be nuts. Trading for him — even if the Dodgers covered …
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HardballTalk
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Will Claim Manny Ramirez — The White Sox will claim Manny Ramirez with the intention of acquiring him once he's placed on waivers by the Dodgers, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times tweets that GM Kenny Williams is pushing all his chips on getting Ramirez, according to an MLB source.
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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness and NESN.com
External / ESPN:
Sources: Manny likely to hit waivers this week
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Globe and Mail:
Robert MacLeod — TORONTO — From Tuesday's Globe and Mail — Several hours before Monday's series opener against the New York Yankees, Jose Bautista went about his business in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse - a routine that included some playful banter in Spanish with teammate Yunel Escobar …
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Associated Press:
Majors-leading Bautista homers twice as Blue Jays beat Yankees
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Yahoo! Sports
Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
3UP: Cano, Montero, Wood/Kearns
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The LoHud Yankees Blog, Sliding Into Home and River Avenue Blues
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Rob Dibble to Stephen Strasburg: “Suck it up” — The conventional wisdom on Stephen Strasburg's latest injury, whatever it is, was nicely summed up by Thomas Boswell on Monday: … For the unconventional wisdom, look no further than Rob Dibble, analyst for MASN by night, and radio host for SIRIUS XM's MLB Network Radio by day.
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Josh Alper / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
Rob Dibble Thinks Stephen Strasburg Should ‘Suck It Up’
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Federal Baseball and D.C. Sports Bog
John Smallwood / Philly.com:
Umpires should explain botched call — OK, WE'RE NOT going to revisit the ghost of Chico Ruiz. — This isn't 1964 and there are no indications that these Phillies are the type of team to let one setback mushroom into a pennant-crushing collapse. — In fact, the entire modus operandi …
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TSN.ca:
Giants blast Reds — Sports Network — San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Matt Cain pitched eight solid innings, while Aubrey Huff and Pablo Sandoval each registered three runs batted in, as San Francisco blasted Cincinnati, 11-2, in the first of three games from AT&T Park.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants beat Reds to open key series of contenders
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MLB.com:
Statement from the Family of George M. Steinbrenner III — RE: Details of Unveiling of Monument Park Tribute to George M. Steinbrenner — “We remain profoundly grateful and touched by the many expressions of sympathy and support from so many. We wish to thank everyone for their kind thoughts …
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ESPN:
New York Yankees won't give Joe Girardi a new deal before offseason — Even with the looming possibility of his hometown Chicago Cubs making a run at manager Joe Girardi, the New York Yankees will not alter their current policy of waiting until the season ends to discuss new contracts.
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Associated Press:
Bud Selig statue to be unveiled Tuesday — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's statue will soon join the likenesses of Hank Aaron and Robin Yount in front of Miller Park. — The Milwaukee Brewers are unveiling the bronze statue in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the stadium's Home Plate Plaza.
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Lone Star Ball, Walkoff Walk and IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
NY Daily News:
YES finally catches up to Clemens case — This just in: Roger Clemens indicted for perjury. — Those trapped inside the pinstriped cocoon that is the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network were hit with the “bulletin” feeling Sunday when, during a rain delay (sixth inning) …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Don't forget, Rocket soared before the fall — Let me tell you the story of Clementine. — Clementine is a 6-foot-tall white teddy bear that sits in a shed behind my house. Clementine is 16 years old and a little worn around the edges. The big bear is dirty, moth-ridden …
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Rays beat Angels 4-3, tie for 1st place in AL East — ANAHEIM, Calif.—B.J. Upton homered on the first pitch of the game from former Tampa Bay teammate Scott Kazmir and doubled home another run to help the Rays defeat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Monday night and move into a tie with the Yankees atop the AL East standings.
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DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
