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10:40 PM ET, May 9, 2012

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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Fenway announcer Carl Beane dies after suffering heart attack  —  Beane's SUV came to rest against a stone wall and a tree.  (Photo courtesy of Worcester Telegram & Gazette)  —  By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff  —  Carl Beane, the public address announcer at Fenway Park …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Fragile Freddy's
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Steve Silva / The Buzz:
Report: Josh Beckett played golf before missing Red Sox start  —  Move over chicken and beer.  Golf has been entered into the Red Sox mix.  —  According to a report by 98.5 The Sports Hub's Hardy, Red Sox righthander Josh Beckett played golf in the area last Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: Surviving Grady and the joy of sox
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Bobby V looking into Beckett golf outing
Discussion: Associated Press
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Why Youkilis has to go  —  With Middlebrooks likely here to stay …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:   No finishing touch as Royals top Sox
FOXSportsSouthwest.com:
Hamilton's hot start raises contract questions  —  Josh Hamilton is the current MLB leader in all three Triple Crown categories, which should bode well for him when he discusses a new deal with the defending AL champs.  —  Andro, a Texas A&M grad, spent nearly 12 years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram …
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Fox Sports:
Rangers' Hamilton in league of his own
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Associated Press:
Hamilton Hits 4 HRs as Rangers Beat Orioles 10-3
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
On Keppinger's status, Matsui's contract  —  * The Rays placed INF Jeff Keppinger on the “restricted list” so he could deal with what was described as “a personal matter” and so they would not have to play shorthanded while he was gone, which may only be for a day or two.  OF Brandon Guyer was called up to take his place.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Keppinger to restricted list; Rays add Guyer
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Robertson Earns First Save as Yankees Top Rays 5-3
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Pirates P Erik Bedard pulled due to back spasms  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard left Wednesday night's game against Washington in the second inning due to back spasms.  —  Bedard grimaced after his third pitch to Washington's Adam LaRoche in the top of the second.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Friedrich Wins Debut as Rockies Beat Padres 6-2  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Christian Friedrich pitched six solid innings to win his major league debut and Jason Giambi and Wilin Rosario hit RBI doubles off the top of the fences at Petco Park as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat …
Discussion: Purple Row and Associated Press
MLB.com:
Montero extension talks could reopen in season  —  PHOENIX — It is possible that contract negotiations between the D-backs and catcher Miguel Montero could restart during the season.  —  Montero will be a free agent at the end of the season and both sides said toward the end of Spring Training …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Mariano Rivera had a blood clot in his calf  —  We now know what the “complication” was in Mariano Rivera's exam the other day: he had a blood clot.  Here's how we know this:  —  I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that they're all standing next to each other, in Rivera's presence, looking kinda funny tweeting all at once.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
David O'Brien / Boston Herald:
Dan Uggla's single in eighth lifts Braves to win  —  CHICAGO — Randall Delgado didn't get a win with his strong performance Tuesday night, but the Braves made sure the rookie pitcher didn't get a loss.  —  Dan Uggla drove in two runs with a tie-breaking, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Talking Chop
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs waste another fine Dempster performance
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers measure offense by ‘team production’  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers' offense is not clicking the way it has in recent seasons, at least according to the traditional measures.  But the team's coaches have other ways of tracking production, including one they track called “team productive at-bats.”
Discussion: Brew Beat and Brew Crew Ball
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Dontrelle Willis drops grievance  —  Pitcher Dontrelle Willis has agreed to drop his grievance against the Baltimore Orioles after the team granted his request to pitch as a starter in the minor leagues, his agent told ESPN.com.  —  Willis, 30, will report to extended spring training …
Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Castro's agent: Long-term contract talk can wait  —  Starlin Castro is off to another strong start this season and the Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop could be in position to begin lobbying for a lucrative long-term contract, but his agent says he won't seek a new deal at this time.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Ccolton / CBS New York:
Sweeny: Going One-On-One With Michael Pineda  —  While most of the talk around Yankee Stadium still revolved around Mariano Rivera and news spread of Andy Pettitte's imminent return, Michael Pineda sat in the dugout Tuesday afternoon, his right arm in a sling, staring at the rain falling on the tarp-covered field.
 
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