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Short Stops Around the Majors for June 13, 2008

Aaron Harang allowed just 4 hits over 7 innings, and Adam Dunn and Jay Bruce went deep for Cincinnati as the Reds upset the Red Sox, 3-1. Oliver Perez gave up just one run on 3 hits in 7 innings of work, and Jose Reyes had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, and stole a base as the Mets beat the Rangers, 7-1. Melvin Mora went 3-for-4 with a walk and 2 runs scored, Kevin Millar reached base 4 times ...
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Would Cano and Friends Be Enough For C.C?

Rolling with the C.C. Sabathia trade rumor punches, we can throw yet another team (back) into the mix. Despite the logic that the Yankees are done giving long-term deals to arguably overpriced pitchers (inject Carl Pavano joke here), other fans of the Bombers have been pounding the table for quite a while, pleading with “Boss Jr.”...
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An Ode to Trot Nixon

It’s always a great time to get a group of friends together and reminisce about past Red Sox teams and players. Trot Nixon was a always a guy who came up in conversation, and it’s because of the way he played the game. Nixon was always one of those guys who gave it all he could each and every day, a true scrapper of the game. Their’s no measure for heart in baseball, and Trot had it (he still ...
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Back-To-Back Jacks Win It For Red Sox In 10th

After Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon blew the game in the 9th inning, the unlikely duo of hometown boy Kevin Youkilis and Coco Crisp hit back-to-back home runs to help the Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in front of 40,497 fans at Great American Ballpark.
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