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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
John Henry answers Yahoo! story — Red Sox owner John Henry made the following comments on the meeting story by Yahoo:
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baseballmusings.com, HardballTalk and Baseball Nation
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
In the latest Sox soap opera, blame is widespread — Bobby Valentine has made plenty of mistakes this season. — He is too honest for his own good when it comes to discussing the players with the media, telling the truth about them complaining about playing time (Kelly Shoppach) or their minor injuries (Carl Crawford).
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HardballTalk, Sports of Boston, Baseball Nation, Over the Monster and Deadspin
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Exclusive: Red Sox stars blast manager Bobby Valentine in heated July meeting with ownership — Boston Red Sox players blasted manager Bobby Valentine to owners John Henry and Larry Lucchino during a heated meeting called after a text message was sent by a group of frustrated players to the team …
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Boston Globe, New York Times, Over the Monster, River Avenue Blues, Sports of Boston, The Soxaholix, Boston Herald, Let's Go Tribe, Deadspin, baseballmusings.com, the joy of sox, blogs.providencejournal.com, Subway Squawkers, Red Sox Monster, Getting Blanked, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, The Big Lead, MLB Rumors and MLB.com
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Bobby Valentine continues to talk himself into trouble — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — BALTIMORE — As the Bobby Valentine Era barrels toward its inevitably disastrous conclusion, it is time to dispel with perhaps the season's greatest myth: that Valentine is a victim.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
MLB.com:
Padres select LHP Tom Layne from Double-A San Antonio and designate LHP Alex Hinshaw for assignment — SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres today announced they have selected left-handed pitcher Tom Layne from Double-A San Antonio and designated left-handed pitcher Alex Hinshaw for assignment.
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MLB Daily Dish
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Melky Cabrera Suspended For Failing PED Test — MLB's official account just sent out the following message on Twitter. … Melky Cabrera's suspension begins immediately, and since the Giants only have 45 games remaining in their schedule, this effectively knocks him out for the remainder …
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Giants Extra, baseballmusings.com, Plain Dealer and McCovey Chronicles
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Dempster, Lowe, Pesky — First, your new playoff standings: — AL: Yankees (1) vs. Tampa Bay (WC1) and Baltimore (WC2), Texas (2) vs. White Sox (3) — NL: Washington (1) vs. winner of Atlanta (WC1) and Pittsburgh (WC2), Cincinnati (2) vs. Dodgers (3a) or San Francisco (3b)
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It's About The Money and River Avenue Blues
Daniel Berk / Arizona Daily Star:
Tucson Padres: Frustrations surface on the field — Tucson Padres manager Terry Kennedy is embarrassed. He's also angry, frustrated and annoyed. — For most of the 2012 season, the skipper, his staff and the players have been able to keep any frustration and anger inside the clubhouse.
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HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Thames' 2-out hit in 9th lifts Mariners over Rays — SEATTLE — Eric Thames' two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night and snapped the Tampa Bay Rays' seven-game winning streak. — Kyle Seager started the winning rally …
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DRaysBay, Associated Press, Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Brandon Belt, Madison Bumgarner lead Giants win over Nationals — SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner pitched a five-hitter and Brandon Belt had three hits and three RBIs, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in a matchup between NL division leaders.
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MLB Daily Dish, baseballmusings.com, McCovey Chronicles and TSN.ca
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs dismiss player personnel head Fleita — CHICAGO — Oneri Fleita, who has overseen the Cubs' Minor League organization and international scouting operations for 12 seasons, was dismissed on Wednesday. — “I'm very grateful for the opportunity for my years with the Cubs,” Fleita said.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Brian Costa / Wall Street Journal:
Payroll Picture Is Still Blurry — Mets in Better Shape, but Alderson Unsure How Much He Can Spend Next Season — CINCINNATI—The specter of Bernard Madoff no longer hangs over the Mets. And the threat of a crippling lawsuit has passed. But as they slog through another summer of disappointment …
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MLB Rumors, New York Post, Metsblog, New Jersey Online and MLB.com
Glenn DuPaul / Hardball Times:
The value of pre-arbitration players — I've written a ton about Wins Above Replacement (WAR), salary and when the two are used together how we can get a better picture of overall value. One of my posts looked at the percentage value (WAR percentage minus salary percentage) …
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THE BOOK
Brian Erni / Metsblog:
Final Score: Reds 3 Mets 0 — The New York Mets (55-61) lost to the Cincinnati Reds (70-46) tonight by a score of 3-0. — The Least You Should Know: … The Mets have now been shut out seven times this season. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.
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Amazin' Avenue
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Tuesday's pitching preview: Young vs. Latos
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Amazin' Avenue and Red Reporter
