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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Red Sox's Dave Dombrowski dalliance more proof GM loyalty can be fleeting — Finally, after all of these years, baseball's general managers are experiencing the emotions long felt by their players. — The anger. The heartache. And that bitter resentment of being released, traded or demoted.
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Chicago and CBS Chicago
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Wren is a leading candidate for Red Sox job after Dombrowski hiring
Wren is a leading candidate for Red Sox job after Dombrowski hiring
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Over the Monster, Mark Bradley blog, Sporting News Feed RSS, MLB Daily Dish and CBSSports.com
John Wilcox / Boston Herald:
Ben Cherington surprised by Red Sox' decision
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Chase Utley — TODAY, 7:48am: The precise financial terms are contingent upon performance bonuses and the Dodgers' decision on Utley's option, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets, but Philadelphia is expected to owe about $3.7MM of the remainder of Utley's deal.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Dodgers acquire veteran 2B Chase Utley from Phillies
Dodgers acquire veteran 2B Chase Utley from Phillies
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Brew Crew Ball, Guardian and CBS Philly
ESPN:
Ruben Amaro Jr. says Chase Utley likely to remain with Phillies
Ruben Amaro Jr. says Chase Utley likely to remain with Phillies
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CBS Philly, Guardian, The Good Phight and ESPN
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Phillies agree to trade Chase Utley to Dodgers; deal not yet official
Phillies agree to trade Chase Utley to Dodgers; deal not yet official
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Crashburn Alley, Philliedelphia, True Blue LA, McCovey Chronicles and The Good Phight
USA Today:
Chase Utley agrees to Dodgers trade, ending 13-year run with Phillies
Chase Utley agrees to Dodgers trade, ending 13-year run with Phillies
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NESN.com
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies, Dodgers Get Closer to Utley Deal
Phillies, Dodgers Get Closer to Utley Deal
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The Good Phight, True Blue LA, Phillies Nation and MLB Daily Dish
Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Robles and Torres couldn't protect lead against O's — In the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, Mets RH reliever Carlos Torres threw a high fastball to O's OF Henry Urrutia, who hit it the other way for a walk-off home run, the first homer in his major league career.
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Associated Press:
Urrutia HR in 9th Inning Gives Orioles 5-4 Win Over Mets — BALTIMORE — Henry Urrutia broke a ninth-inning tie with his first major league home run, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a nine-game losing streak against the New York Mets with a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
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Yahoo Sports and Camden Chat
Ervin Santana / New Jersey Online:
Yankee Stadium is a ‘joke,’ whiny Twins pitcher Ervin Santana says — Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana called Yankee Stadium a “joke” Wednesday. (Alex Gallardo | AP) — NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is a “joke.” — That's according to Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana …
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HardballTalk, Let's Go Tribe, Pinstripe Alley, Twinkie Town and It's About The Money
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Howie Rumberg / Globe and Mail:
Yankees rookie Greg Bird hits pair of homers in 4-3 win over Twins
Yankees rookie Greg Bird hits pair of homers in 4-3 win over Twins
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Baseball Prospectus, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo Sports and CBS New York
NBC News:
Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt — Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday night in a suicide attempt, but survived, law enforcement sources and his former wife said. — Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel in Calabasas …
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CBS Chicago, Chicago, NESN.com, Guardian, Sporting News Feed RSS, The Big Lead and TMZ.com
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Yasmany Tomas struggling with aggressive approach — PITTSBURGH - When he came to the plate with the bases loaded on Tuesday night, Yasmany Tomas wasted little time trying to drive everyone home. He swung at the first pitch he saw, then at the second pitch.
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Weaver Delivers, Perez HRs in Angels' 1-0 Win Over White Sox — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Carlos Perez homered in the Los Angeles Angels' third straight victory over the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 Wednesday night.
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South Side Sox and Yahoo Sports
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals hope for progress on injury front — With the Cardinals leaving St. Louis late Thursday for their final regular-season swing to the West Coast, their host of rehabbing players will also move in different directions. — Whether they'll have progressed far enough to meet the team …
Russell Carleton / Fox Sports:
Why are we playing Hunger Games with Minor Leaguers? — I think the secret is out. Minor-league players get paid very little. Not just a little bit compared to the millionaires they hope to become. They put in long hours and have a couple hundred dollars at the end of the month (plus some per diem) to show for it.
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Baseball Prospectus
Jarrett Bell / USA Today:
Richard Sherman sees Deflategate double standard — RENTON, Wash. — It was hardly a “U mad bro?” type of moment for Richard Sherman when Tom Brady's name came up after the Seattle Seahawks finished off a camp practice this week. — It was more a matter of Sherman feeling Brady's pain.
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ProFootballTalk, CBS Boston, Sporting News Feed RSS, It Is What It Is and NESN.com
Darrell Bevell / The MMQB:
'I Wouldn't Change It' — For the first time in detail, the Seattle coordinator discusses why the Seahawks chose to pass, what went wrong and how he handled the fallout — Richard Sherman: Seattle Seahawks' secondary will be great — The MMQB's Peter King caught up with Seahawks CB Richard Sherman in Renton, WA.
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Sporting News Feed RSS, USA Today, ProFootballTalk and NESN.com
Associated Press:
Royals Complete Sweep of Reds With 4-3 Win — CINCINNATI — Lorenzo Cain had a tiebreaking RBI single in the second inning, Ben Zobrist had four hits, and Kansas City benefited from a Cincinnati baserunning gaffe as the Royals beat the Reds 4-3 Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep.
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Royals Review