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Posnanski: Why Derek Jeter's decline will be fascinating
September 4, 2010Derek Jeter, perhaps the most beloved Yankee of them all, is due for a big pay raise just as his skills are deteriorating. It should be a fascinating development, writes Joe Posnanski.
Yanks roll to 7th straight victory
September 4, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -- Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up
top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap.
NL West-leading Pads' skid hits 8
September 4, 2010SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Jason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki each hit a two-run home run to ruin left-hander Cory Luebke 's big league
debut and hand the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres their season-high eighth straight loss, 4-3 on Friday night.
Braves fall
September 4, 2010MIAMI (AP) -- Whenever Florida left fielder Logan Morrison hits the ball hard toward a gap, he starts thinking about turning
it into a triple.
Cards end slide, slow down first-place Reds 3-2
September 4, 2010ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jaime Garcia told himself it was just another game, and when Brandon Phillips came to the plate it was just
another hitter.
Span, short-handed Twins rally past Rangers 4-3
September 4, 2010MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins chose Matt Fox to start Friday's game not because of his dazzling stuff or eye-popping
statistics. He was their only option.
Veteran Hampton, 37, gets call-up from D-backs
September 4, 2010PHOENIX (AP) -- After Tommy John surgery, another operation to repair a torn tendon and, most recently, a procedure to fix his damaged left shoulder, Mike Hampton is beginning to feel like an overhauled Chevy.
Strasburg has year-ending surgery
September 4, 2010PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season.
Nationals' Nyjer Morgan enrages baseball by violating The Code
September 4, 2010Unwritten rules are a time-honored baseball tradition, but the recently-suspended Nyjer Morgan of the Nationals has thumbed his nose at them and made enemies, writes Jason Turbow
A-Rod confirms split with longtime agent Boras
September 4, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split.
