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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks can't decide sabermetrics philosophy — One of the most fascinating aspects of the post-Moneyball era is that while basically every team has increased its focus on advanced metrics, the degrees to which they adhere to them vary greatly, as do the teams' levels of success.
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TSN.ca:
Royals visit Tigers, Giants host Diamondbacks on TSN2 — The Sports Network — Catch a doubleheader of September baseball action on TSN2 tonight. First, tied for top spot in the AL Central, division rivals go head-to-head when the Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals.
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Royals Review and Lookout Landing
Selim Algar / New York Post:
Mets fired me for being pregnant and unwed: exec — Leigh Castergine (inset) claims the Mets and COO Jeff Wilpon fired her for being pregnant out of wedlock, according to a lawsuit. — It's another beanball for the hapless Mets. — A former high-ranking franchise executive claims …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Bringing in fences at Citi Field could go a long way to improving current Mets roster's production — When Sandy Alderson mentioned the possibility of bringing in Citi Field's fences for the second time in four years, he played down the potential benefit for specific players already on the roster.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Jacob deGrom sensational but David Wright done for season with shoulder woes as Mets shut out Rockies
Jacob deGrom sensational but David Wright done for season with shoulder woes as Mets shut out Rockies
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Greg Logan / Newsday:
Jacob deGrom adds to Rookie of the Year credentials as Mets topRockies
Jacob deGrom adds to Rookie of the Year credentials as Mets topRockies
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Associated Press:
Montero Gets 1st Career Win, Mets Beat Rockies 2-0 — NEW YORK — Rafael Montero earned his first major league win, Eric Young Jr. went 3 for 3 with an RBI triple and the suddenly surging New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Playoff-Contending Braves Best Strasburg, Nats 6-2 — WASHINGTON — Aaron Harang outdueled Stephen Strasburg, Justin Upton drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves avoided a series sweep in Washington with a 6-2 win over the Nationals on Wednesday. — The Braves snapped a three …
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Talking Chop and Federal Baseball
Jose Iglesias.jpg / MLive.com:
Jose Iglesias takes major step in rehabilitation process, cleared to start lower-body workouts — Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias took a big leap forward in the rehabilitation process Tuesday. (AP File Photo) — DETROIT — Shortstop Jose Iglesias was lost for the 2014 season.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Bless You Boys
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Acquire Shackelford, Astin To Complete Broxton Trade — The Reds announced that they have acquired right-handers Kevin Shackelford and Barrett Astin from the Brewers to complete the Jonathan Broxton trade. Cincinnati originally sent Broxton to Milwaukee in exchange for a pair of players …
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MLB Daily Dish
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka feels good after simulated game, Yankees plan to have him pitch in 1 or 2 games before season's over — Tanaka pitched to Zelous Wheeler, Antoan Richardson, Austin Romine and Chris Young, saying he threw with more ‘force’ than he was able to do with his sore arm in his last outing
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Canadian Press:
Chen, Joseph help Orioles complete sweep of Red Sox — BOSTON — Wei-Yin Chen pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, Adam Jones helped provide an early cushion and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6 Wednesday for a three-game sweep. — The Orioles took an 8- lead …
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Camden Chat
Evan Drellich / Ultimate Astros:
Astros may focus managerial search on candidates with time in majors — SEATTLE - Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Tuesday that although his criteria was not 100 percent firm, the organization is leaning toward hiring a manager with prior experience as either a big league manager or big league bench coach.
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Rollins' prognosis improved — JIMMY ROLLINS will most likely not return to the lineup on the current homestand, but he should return sooner rather than later, according to manager Ryne Sandberg. — Sandberg said yesterday afternoon that tests on Rollins' left hamstring revealed a mild strain.
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