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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Red Sox still working to add last-minute Game 163 starter, targeting Bruce Chen — Boston's attempt to trade for Chris Capuano last week failed, but Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox are still trying to acquire a veteran starting pitcher for a potential Game 163 tiebreaker tomorrow …
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Baseball Nation, Rays Index and Al's Ramblings
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Will Not Acquire Starter — 4:46pm: The Red Sox have given up searching for starting pitching help and they'll rely on one of their own pitchers in the event of a play-in game tomorrow, according to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com (on Twitter). — 12:17pm: ESPN's Buster Olney …
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WEEI, Fox Sports and joy of sox
Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Wakefield: “I definitely want to come back” in 2012
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Espn.Com / MLB:
Marlins start ‘new era,’ introduce skipper Guillen — MIAMI — Ozzie Guillen was introduced as the Florida Marlins' manager at a news conference before their final game of the 2011 season and last ever at Sun Life Stadum. — “Welcome to a new era in Marlins baseball,” owner Jeffrey Loria said …
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Joe Frisaro / The Fish Pond:
Guillen's deal for four years
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Palm Beach Post, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Larry Granillo / Baseball Prospectus:
Farewell, [Current Marlins Stadium Name]
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Federal Baseball and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Mets 3, Reds 0: Mets' Reyes Goes 1 for 1 and Exits Leading Batting Race — A day that promised to be pumped full of drama was quickly deflated by a curious turn of events. — The Mets' final game of the season was expected to provide a stage for Jose Reyes, a free agent after this season …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Jose Reyes pulled after hit — NEW YORK — Fans at Citi Field got to see very little of free-agent-to-be Jose Reyes on perhaps his final day as a Met. — Reyes, in the lead for the National League batting crown, delivered a bunt single to lead off the bottom of the first inning and was pulled by New York Mets manager Terry Collins.
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New Jersey Online, Baseball Nation and JSOnline
Associated Press:
Rockies Beat Giants to End ‘Disappointing’ Season — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The postgame hugs and handshakes had little zest. — The Colorado Rockies piled out of the dugout and moved in from all corners of the infield to congratulate themselves on the only thing left to celebrate …
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Purple Row
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Bill Ballew / Baseball America:
2011 South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects — The beginning of this year's low Class A South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects list mirrors the start of the 2010 draft. Hagerstown outfielder Bryce Harper, West Virginia righthander Jameson Taillon and Delmarva shortstop Manny Machado went 1-2-3 atop …
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Phuture Phillies, Sliding Into Home, River Avenue Blues and Bucs Dugout
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Yanks to start rookie Betances tonight — The Yankess will start rookie Dellin Betances against the Rays tonight. The Rays, seeking to win the wild-card outright, or at least force a one-game playoff, will start David Price. — Bentances, 23, a native New Yorker, made his major-league debut …
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HardballTalk
David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Ryan Roberts hits winning slam, does Kirk Gibson home run trot — Unbelievable! In a year that has been so improbable, Ryan Roberts(notes) of the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a seemingly impossible game-winning grand slam and paid tribute to his iconic manager as he trotted around the bases.
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Steven Wine / Globe and Mail:
Strasburg wins first game in over a year — While Stephen Strasburg is just getting started, the Florida Marlins' first home is history. — The Washington ace allowed one hit and struck out 10 in six scoreless innings Wednesday to earn his first win since July 2010, and the Marlins bid …
Andrew Blankstein / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD arrests ex-Dodger Milton Bradley for second time this year — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was arrested for the second time in less than a year, this time for an alleged battery in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles police said Wednesday.
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Baseball Nation, HardballTalk and Seattle Times
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Jayson Werth reflects on his first Nationals season: ‘That expectancy of losing is no longer’ — The first of Jayson Werth's seven seasons in Washington will come to an end later today. From the start, Werth sought to place his Nationals tenure in the context of the franchise's advancement.
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MLB Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Sports Illustrated:
Rollins looking for five-year deal and isn't afraid to leave Phillies … Star Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, still only 32 and still at the top of his defensive game, presents a very nice alternative to top free agent shortstop Jose Reyes, who's a similar player to Rollins, but more brittle and very likely much more expensive.
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Phillies Nation, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
