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Will Youkilis finish season with BoSox? — I asked two general managers Thursday about Kevin Youkilis. — The first said that he would need to see Youkilis play for an extended period before determining whether his team had interest, citing Youkilis' declining offense, defense and health.
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Sources: Oswalt throwing for teams — Roy Oswalt is back in play. — Oswalt, a free-agent right-hander, threw bullpen sessions for the Philadelphia Phillies last week and the Boston Red Sox this week, according to major-league sources. — He is scheduled to throw for two additional teams, one on Friday, one source said.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Oswalt Worked Out For Phillies, Red Sox — 3:53pm: The Angels haven't had anyone watch Oswalt throw near his Mississippi home recently, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com tweets. — 11:48am: Rosenthal reports (on Twitter) that neither the Yankees or Tigers are in the mix for Oswalt at this time.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 39: Red Sox at Phillies — Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (18-20) — Aviles SS — Pedroia 2B — Gonzalez 1B — Ross RF — Middlebrooks 3B — Saltalamacchia C — Nava LF — Byrd CF — Pitching: RHP Daniel Bard (3-4, 4.30) — PHILLIES (20-19) — Rollins SS
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ESPN:
Source: Wood to say goodbye after final K … “Kid K” likely went out in fitting fashion: with a strikeout. — After sources said Friday that Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood would retire after making one last appearance, he whiffed the Chicago White Sox's Dayan Viciedo in the eighth inning and promptly left the game.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Kerry Wood will retire after today's game — Kerry Wood reportedly will announce his retirement from baseball Friday afternoon, but still plans to be available in the Chicago Cubs bullpen for the start of the City Series. — Wood broke into the majors in 1998 with the Cubs at the age of 21.
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Associated Press:
Harang Pitches Dodgers Past Hometown Padres, 8-1 — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Harang held his former team to four hits in seven shutout innings and had one of Los Angeles' 12 hits as the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-1 Thursday night to split a two-game series.
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College grads in baseball a rare breed — College commencement ceremonies and Major League Baseball games are staples of American life in May. — Only a small number of men can say they have participated in both. — As of Wednesday morning, 917 players had appeared in at least …
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Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Craig, McClellan land on DL for Cards — The Cardinals have placed Allen Craig and Kyle McClellan on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Adron Chambers and pitcher Brandon Dickson from Triple-A Memphis. — Chambers and Dickson will join the team prior to St. Louis' Friday night game.
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BMcCarthy / BMcCarthyThoughts:
Anger towards umpires and why I feel like an ass — Sixth inning of a tie game- 1 out- runners on 1st & 3rd- Elvis Andrus hitting. He attempts a squeeze bunt and pops it up. I run in, dive and catch it. Then I throw to third base to complete the inning ending double play.
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HardballTalk and THE BOOK
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Even more interleague intrigue — The 2013 schedule isn't perfect, but it's a huge step in the right direction — Year No. 16 of the ever-popular interleague-play era kicks off this weekend. And you'll be shocked to learn that, once again, the 2012 interleague schedule makes less sense than Snooki.
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MLB Rumors
David Laurila / FanGraphs Baseball:
Acta and Chernoff: Optimizing the Indians Offense — As a small-market team with limited firepower, the Cleveland Indians need to optimize their run-scoring capabilities. Whether they're doing that is hard to quantify: Cleveland ranks in the middle of the pack among American League teams in most offensive categories.
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Fish Stripes and U.S.S. Mariner
Nick Collias / MLB Rumors:
Venezuelan Links: Mora, Escobar, Cervelli — A trio of venezolanos try to claw their way back to la gran carpa. Yes, that literally translates to “the big carp,” but it also means “the big top.” Links are in Spanish... - Melvin Mora will fly to the states this weekend to begin negotiations …
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