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Stephen Strasburg / Yahoo! Sports:
The White Sox acquire a handful in Manny — Of the 4,530 times a man has stepped to the plate against Mariano Rivera — , 1,044 have ended in strikeouts. And of the 1,044 hitters dispatched by umpire, 190 have been so on three pitches. And of the 190 to have suffered such an indignity …
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Associated Press:
Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford homer to power Rays past Red Sox — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford homered to back James Shields and help Tampa Bay retain a share of first place in the AL East with a 5-3 victory over Boston on Sunday night.
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Dylan Hernandez / Dodgers Blog:
Manny Ramirez headed to the White Sox — Manny Ramirez will be sent to the Chicago White Sox on a waiver deal Monday, according to a baseball source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. — The Dodgers aren't expected to get any players in return, but are likely to unburden themselves …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Manny headed to White Sox on waiver claim — No players coming to Dodgers, who shed $4.3 million salary — DENVER — Manny Ramirez's days with the Dodgers will end Monday, when the club will let him go to the Chicago White Sox on a waiver claim, according to baseball sources.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez out of the lineup again …
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Geoff Morrow / blog.pennlive.com:
Orlando Hernandez abruptly leaves the Harrisburg Senators, Washington Nationals — Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez shocked the Harrisburg Senators and Washington Nationals Sunday by deciding to prematurely end his baseball season. — The 44-year-old pitcher, a three-time World Series champion …
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Gene Wang / Nationals Journal:
Livan Hernandez gets contract extension
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Nationals Extend Livan Hernandez
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Nova's first win a series-clincher for Yanks — CHICAGO — With a sellout crowd around him and one of the hottest offenses in the league standing 60 feet, six inches away from him all afternoon, Ivan Nova resorted to some simple guidance: Just pretend it's Triple-A.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yankees sticking with the current rotation
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Rookie Nova Delivers Outing Yankees Have Been Missing
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Holliday, La Russa take exception to pitch — WASHINGTON — Tensions between the Nationals and Cardinals resumed on Sunday in Washington's 4-2 win, even though they never quite boiled over. — Cards outfielder Matt Holliday and manager Tony La Russa took exception to a ninth-inning Drew Storen fastball …
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Azruavatar / Viva El Birdos:
Post Game Thread: The Rasmus-LaRussa Connection — VIP. — Browse more photos » — After another uninspiring game from the Cardinals, we're treated with this quote from Tony La Russa regarding Colby Rasmus who was unexpectedly benched minutes prior to game time:
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Mike Fast / Hardball Times:
A digital salute to pitch grips — I have taken to supplementing my recent writing about pitchers with pictures of their grips for different pitch types. — One thing I have come to realize is that while a picture is worth a thousand words, a catalog of pitch grip images quickly becomes unwieldy …
Associated Press:
Roger Clemens pleads not guilty to charge of lying — WASHINGTON — Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. — When asked for a plea by U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton …
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Chad Moriyama / Memories Of Kevin Malone:
Matt Kemp's Struggles: A Statistical And Mechanical Analysis — Introduction — Matt Kemp is struggling in 2010, there's no real way around that. Even more relevant to the discussion, he has fallen well below the expectations of the fans, which in turn has caused a greater than normal backlash against him.
Morgan Campbell / Toronto Star:
Jays lose to Tigers, shut down pitcher Brandon Morrow … Minutes after the Blue Jays' 10-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, as manager Cito Gaston discussed the club's decision to shut down starting pitcher Brandon Morrow after his next start, he gazed at the whiteboard behind his desk …
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John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Did mechanics cause Strasburg's injury? — Hurler's delivery under scrutiny as he heads to operating table — The pitching mechanics that produced a 14-strikeout Major League debut and a promising start to a professional career are part of what's being examined in the wake …
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