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White Sox raise white flag
So much for the White Sox. They have traded Jim Thome to the Dodgers and Jose Contreras to the Rockies. The Dodgers also picked up Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks. Teams had until midnight to acquire players that could be eligible for the postseason roster. Thome has played four games at first base...
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Pettitte’s pursuit of perfection (with audio)
Here are two clubhouse anecdotes that reveal something about the character of Andy Pettitte and Jerry Hairston Jr. Pettitte did not expect to throw a perfect game or even a no-hitter. Until tonight, he had never thrown more than 4.2 perfect innings to start a game. So when Hairston let that grounder...
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Near perfect, Pettitte has best start of the year in 5-1 win
More photos » by Rob Carr – AP Browse more photos » Oh, Jerry, what could have been… Andy Pettitte was cruising, having thrown 6.2 perfect innings before Adam Jones came to the plate. He hit a fairly hard grounder to third-baseman-for-the-day Jerry...
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Game 131: Keep on truckin’
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast – AP Browse more photos » After avenging Chicago’s beatdown of a month ago with a playoff-killing sweep, it’s back to playing teams that (hopefully) don’t care. Jeremy Guthrie goes for the last place...
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Game 131: Yankees at Orioles (updated with postseason ticket information)
YANKEES (82-48) Jeter SS Damon LF Teixeira 1B Matsui DH Posada C Cano 2B Swisher RF Hairston 3B Cabrera CF Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (11-6, 4.18). ORIOLES (54-77) Roberts 2B Izturis SS Jones CF Markakis RF Reimold LF Mora 3B Scott DH Wieters C Wigginton 1B Pitching: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (9-12, 5.26). TIME/TV:...
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Who’s getting the call to the Bronx tomorrow?
More photos » by LM Otero – AP Browse more photos » Scranton’s beat-writer Chad Jennings gives his take on who’s getting promoted: This new plan with Joba Chamberlain’s short starts has changed things considerably. I was expecting only...
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Penny now a free agent
As expected, Brad Penny has gone unclaimed and is now a free agent. He was not especially good for the Red Sox (7-8, 5.61) but he is still throwing 95. Do you think the Yankees should make a play for him? I would say no — unless Sergio Mitre’s bruised right arm is an actual issue. Penny would...
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Don’t look back, Joe Mauer, Derek Jeter is gaining on you
Those who enjoy deciding such things in early August determined that Joe Mauer had to be the MVP of the American League. Not so fast. Mauer since July 1: .351/.415/.556 Derek Jeter since July 1: .370/.421/.522 Mauer is in a 5 for 25 skid. He has no extra-base hits and one RBI in that stretch while his...
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Here are a few links to be aware of: We’re on Twitter. Follow “PeteAbe” and there will be a tweet every time the blog is updated with a link you can follow. There are close to 3,300+ followers on Twitter already, so hop on. If you are on Facebook, you can become a fan of this blog and...
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Pitching matchups for the Baltimore series
Tonight: LHP Andy Pettitte (11-6, 4.18) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (9-12, 5.26), 7:05, YES Tuesday: RHP A.J. Burnett (10-8, 4.10) vs. RHP David Hernandez (4-6, 4.24), 7:05, YES Wednesday: LHP CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.56) vs. RHP Jason Berken (4-11, 6.33), 7:05, YES From The LoHud Yankees Blog. Please read...
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