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Mike Puma / New York Post:
This Met might be the team's starting shortstop in 2015 — Wilmer Flores' recent play is at least making the Mets stop to consider they won't have to venture outside the organization to find next year's shortstop. — “We're getting a lot more comfortable,” general manager Sandy Alderson told …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Dillon Gee takes another loss but hopes to stay … Dillon Gee hopes that by next Opening Day, he's still wearing a Mets uniform. But the righthander also knows the numbers crunch that could squeeze him out of the starting rotation. — “I'll have a spot somewhere,” Gee said Wednesday night, after taking a 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
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NY Daily News:
Mets' Wilmer Flores is no Troy Tulowitzki, but can he be shortstop of 2015? — Manager Terry Collins compares young shortstop to Jhonny Peralta. Both leave something to be desired defensively, but their bats can more than counteract that flaw. — So Wilmer Flores looks like Troy Tulowitzki …
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Metsblog
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Dillon Gee's slow start dooms Mets in 4-3 loss to Marlins — Gee took his first career loss against the Marlins, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. — Dillon Gee knows what is coming. The righty has seen the Mets amassing young power arms Matt Harvey …
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Sean Kernan / Daytona Beach News-Journal:
It's official: Cincinnati Reds are Daytona's new MLB affiliate — It's time to root, root, root for a new home team in Daytona Beach. — The Cincinnati Reds have signed a four-year deal to be the major league affiliate for Daytona's franchise, owner Andy Rayburn told The News-Journal on Thursday.
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John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays GM sends murky message on future of manager John Gibbons: 'You support them until you don't support them' — BALTIMORE - It began as an apparent vote of confidence. Then it lapsed into an oddly opaque aphorism, raising questions that did not seem to be there moments before.
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Tony Blengino / FanGraphs Baseball:
Examining the A's Epic Collapse — One of the biggest stories of the season's second half has been the historic decline of the Oakland Athletics. They are flirting with accomplishing the extremely difficult feat of having the best record in baseball at the All Star break, and then missing the playoffs.
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baseballmusings.com and Red Sox Monster
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Nashville Sounds inform Brewers that they are seeking new parent club — ST. LOUIS — The Triple-A Nashville Sounds, Milwaukee's top farm team since 2005, will have a new affiliation in 2015 along with a new ballpark. The Sounds informed the Brewers on Wednesday that they were cutting ties and going with a new parent club.
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Brew Crew Ball, HardballTalk and Athletics Nation
Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Brewers turn to Lohse seeking series win in chase for Wild Card spot — 9/13/14: Shelby Miller pitches six strong innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks while striking out five to earn his 10th win — As the Cardinals continue their push toward a second consecutive National …
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — Oakland will break the tie for the two wild card slots in the American League either way this afternoon as they host Texas and Kansas City is idle. Nick Martinez faces Sonny Gray. The Rangers are doing a good job of playing spoiler, having swept three from Atlanta …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Designate Eury Perez For Assignment — The Nationals have designated outfielder Eury Perez for assignment, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). The speedy 24-year-old missed significant time this year with a fractured toe, but was activated off of the 60-day DL and optioned to Triple-A in July.
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Canadian Press:
Angels beat Mariners, clinch AL West title with A's loss — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels clinched the AL West title Wednesday night, getting seven dominant innings of one-hit ball from C.J. Wilson in a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. — C.J. Cron hit a three-run homer …
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Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
