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Idiots reunion? Sox put in claim on Damon … Could the Boston Red Sox be looking to recapture the magic of 2004 that brought an end to their 86-year World Series drought? — Detroit Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon confirmed to reporters Monday that he has been claimed on waivers …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Catcher improved, mystified — Saltalamacchia still seeks answers — Jarrod Saltalamacchia was back in the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday and looked to be in good health. But the infection that put him in Massachusetts General Hospital for four days was an unsettling experience.
TSN.ca:
Scutaro drives in four as Red Sox down Mariners — Sports Network — Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Marco Scutaro drove in four runs and John Lackey tossed eight solid innings, as the Boston Red Sox used a three-run seventh to defeat the Seattle Mariners, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park.
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Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Tom Gage / The Detroit News:
Johnny Damon torn about whether to face Red Sox fans again
Johnny Damon torn about whether to face Red Sox fans again
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MLB Rumors, Full Count and ESPN
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Johnny is on the spot
Johnny is on the spot
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Boston Dirt Dogs, The Detroit Tiger Weblog, Associated Press and NESN.com
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Damon leaning toward staying in Detroit
Damon leaning toward staying in Detroit
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HardballTalk and Fanhouse MLB Blog
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
BoSox make waiver claim on Damon
BoSox make waiver claim on Damon
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Bless You Boys, MLB Rumors, The Joy of Sox, Boston Globe, Red Sox Monster, baseballmusings.com, New York Times and Lookout Landing
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Pre-game news: Red Sox place waiver claim on Johnny Damon
Pre-game news: Red Sox place waiver claim on Johnny Damon
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, Bless You Boys and Surviving Grady
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Claim Johnny Damon
Red Sox Claim Johnny Damon
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Boston Globe, MLB Daily Dish, DRaysBay, The iYankees Blog and NESN.com
John Smallwood / Philly.com:
Umpires should explain botched call — OK, WE'RE NOT going to revisit the ghost of Chico Ruiz. — This isn't 1964 and there are no indications that these Phillies are the type of team to let one setback mushroom into a pennant-crushing collapse. — In fact, the entire modus operandi …
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Halos Heaven, baseballmusings.com and USA Today
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Associated Press:
Lee's clutch hit makes Myers a winner against Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — So, what's the baseline? — Brett Myers (FSY) threw seven sharp innings against his former team, Carlos Lee (FSY) hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and the Houston Astros took advantage of a controversial call …
Discussion:
Blogging Baseball, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and The Crawfish Boxes
TSN.ca:
Giants blast Reds — Sports Network — San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Matt Cain pitched eight solid innings, while Aubrey Huff and Pablo Sandoval each registered three runs batted in, as San Francisco blasted Cincinnati, 11-2, in the first of three games from AT&T Park.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants beat Reds to open key series of contenders
Giants beat Reds to open key series of contenders
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Yahoo! Sports
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Baker taking his time deciding future
Baker taking his time deciding future
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HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
Globe and Mail:
Robert MacLeod — TORONTO — From Tuesday's Globe and Mail — Several hours before Monday's series opener against the New York Yankees, Jose Bautista went about his business in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse - a routine that included some playful banter in Spanish with teammate Yunel Escobar …
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My Pinstripes
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Associated Press:
Majors-leading Bautista homers twice as Blue Jays beat Yankees
Majors-leading Bautista homers twice as Blue Jays beat Yankees
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Yahoo! Sports
Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
3UP: Cano, Montero, Wood/Kearns
3UP: Cano, Montero, Wood/Kearns
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The LoHud Yankees Blog, Sliding Into Home and River Avenue Blues
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Rob Dibble to Stephen Strasburg: “Suck it up” — The conventional wisdom on Stephen Strasburg's latest injury, whatever it is, was nicely summed up by Thomas Boswell on Monday: … For the unconventional wisdom, look no further than Rob Dibble, analyst for MASN by night, and radio host for SIRIUS XM's MLB Network Radio by day.
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Josh Alper / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
Rob Dibble Thinks Stephen Strasburg Should ‘Suck It Up’
Rob Dibble Thinks Stephen Strasburg Should ‘Suck It Up’
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Federal Baseball and D.C. Sports Bog
ESPN:
New York Yankees won't give Joe Girardi a new deal before offseason — Even with the looming possibility of his hometown Chicago Cubs making a run at manager Joe Girardi, the New York Yankees will not alter their current policy of waiting until the season ends to discuss new contracts.
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NY Daily News, HardballTalk and Pinstripe Alley
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NY Daily News:
YES finally catches up to Clemens case — This just in: Roger Clemens indicted for perjury. — Those trapped inside the pinstriped cocoon that is the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network were hit with the “bulletin” feeling Sunday when, during a rain delay (sixth inning) …
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Rays beat Angels 4-3, tie for 1st place in AL East — ANAHEIM, Calif.—B.J. Upton homered on the first pitch of the game from former Tampa Bay teammate Scott Kazmir and doubled home another run to help the Rays defeat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Monday night and move into a tie with the Yankees atop the AL East standings.
Discussion:
DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Study Finds Independent Bloggers “Least Trusted”, Likely Denied Press Credentials in Baseball — Independent bloggers represent the least trusted media type and are the most likely to be turned down for press pass requests, according to the first academic study to assess the sentiments …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Adam Dunn's a Wrigley fan — Nationals' slugging first baseman calls ballpark ‘great place to play’ — WASHINGTON — One of Mike Quade's first orders of business as Cubs manager was to scuttle the Tyler Colvin-as-first-baseman experiment and put the rookie back in right field.
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and The Goessling Game
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Don't forget, Rocket soared before the fall — Let me tell you the story of Clementine. — Clementine is a 6-foot-tall white teddy bear that sits in a shed behind my house. Clementine is 16 years old and a little worn around the edges. The big bear is dirty, moth-ridden …
Associated Press:
Bud Selig statue to be unveiled Tuesday — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's statue will soon join the likenesses of Hank Aaron and Robin Yount in front of Miller Park. — The Milwaukee Brewers are unveiling the bronze statue in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the stadium's Home Plate Plaza.
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Walkoff Walk and IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
Sports Illustrated:
Nationals put Strasburg on DL with forearm strain … Stephen Strasburg is going back on the disabled list. — There's a decent chance the Washington Nationals rookie phenom could be shut down for the season as a precautionary measure. He had an MRI on Sunday but will have a second one later this week with dye.
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Nationals Journal
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