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6:45 PM ET, August 24, 2010

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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Damon trying to get answers from Tigers today  —  Just spoke to Johnny Damon, who called me on his way to the ballpark.  Damon said he still hadn't made his final decision on whether he would come to the Red Sox or stay with the Tigers, but said he was still leaning toward staying with the Tigers.
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Beck / Beck's Blog:
Damon: “I'm not going”  —  Johnny Damon made his decision in three words: “I'm not going.”  —  The Tigers outfielder told the Tigers on Tuesday he will not waive his no-trade clause to clear a deal to the Red Sox, who placed a waiver claim on him Monday.  —  Damon had until Wednesday …
ESPN:
Johnny Damon nixes return to Boston  —  DETROIT — Johnny Damon is staying in Detroit after all.  —  The Tigers outfielder said before Tuesday night's game against Kansas City that he decided to pass up a chance to return to the Boston Red Sox, with whom he became a cult hero in helping lead …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Johnny Damon Says He Will Stay In Detroit
ESPN:   Source: Red Sox want Johnny Damon
Tom Gage / The Detroit News:   Johnny Damon torn about whether to face Red Sox fans again
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Damon leaning toward staying in Detroit
Discussion: HardballTalk and Fanhouse MLB Blog
Fox Sports:
Source: White Sox to claim Manny  —  Manny Ramirez has been on the disabled list three times this season.  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Manny Ramirez will not get through waivers.
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Fox Sports:
Ramirez is too big a gamble now
Discussion: HardballTalk
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Will Claim Manny Ramirez
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Can the Mets make 2011 interesting?  —  Wait ‘til next year?  Bad contracts, Wilpons’ financial issues pose major hurdles  —  ESPNNewYork.com  —  The Bernie Madoff scandal is one reason the Mets' finances are under the microscope.  —  Man up, New York Mets fans.  —  It doesn't necessarily get better next year.
Discussion: PRO Rumors
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Mets seek balance in youth movement  —  PITTSBURGH - David Wright stood in front of his locker in the middle of the visitors' clubhouse at PNC Park and he wasn't quite sure what he was seeing around him.  —  Rod Barajas, who had been a part of his circle of friends hanging out all season long …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
David Waldstein / New York Times:
For Mets, Wild Card Is, Who Stays?
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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D.J. Short / HardballTalk:
Rob Dibble tells Stephen Strasburg to “suck it up”
Josh Alper / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
Rob Dibble Thinks Stephen Strasburg Should ‘Suck It Up’
Discussion: Federal Baseball
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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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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MLB.com:
Statement from the Family of George M. Steinbrenner III  —  RE: Details of Unveiling of Monument Park Tribute to George M. Steinbrenner  —  “We remain profoundly grateful and touched by the many expressions of sympathy and support from so many.  We wish to thank everyone for their kind thoughts …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Bats
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.
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.
Fox Sports:
Brewers may have missed out on Fielder  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Brewers will not have an easy time trading first baseman Prince Fielder this offseason.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and PRO Rumors
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.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants beat Reds to open key series of contenders
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Steve Batterson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ozzie Smith wants to be more involved  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa — Standing at home plate at Modern Woodmen Park, there was only one place Ozzie Smith would have been more comfortable Sunday afternoon.  —  But there was no podium in the dirt between second base and third where Smith …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Leaked Documents Show Rare Look at the Finances of Texas Rangers  —  UPDATE: As more time is spent combing through the Rangers spreadsheet, it is becoming more and more clear that the workbook in question is rife with errors.  As noted by Brandon Wilson in the comments section …
Discussion: Deadspin
 
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