Rangers readying big bid for Sabathia? (Yahoo! Sports)

The Texas Rangers have been busy this week trying to put away the Detroit Tigers and earn a second straight trip...

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Surging Rays top Yankees, remain tied with Red Sox (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays are loose and raring to go, ready to work overtime -- if necessary -- to win the AL wild card. "Whatever it takes," designated hitter Johnny Damon said. "It's been a fun ride and hopefully it continues." The Rays' improbable bid for a third playoff berth in four years comes down to the final day of the regular season after Tuesday night's 5-3...

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Judge rejects Clemens’ bid to avoid retrial (The Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that Roger Clemens must face another trial on charges of lying about drug use, although the judge criticized prosecutors' mishandling of evidence during a July mistrial and questioned the fairness of making the former star pitcher pay to defend himself twice.

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Oakland A’s 6, NY Yankees 5 (adds quotes) (Yahoo! Sports)

Brandon Allen hit a ball as far as anyone had in the right-field upper deck at the new Yankee Stadium while hitting two home runs for the Oakland A's, while New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher's bid at a second homer fell just short as Oakland squeezed out a 6-5...

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Rain helps deflate Sabathia’s bid for history (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia flirted with history Tuesday night, and while he fell short of a no-hitter and perfect game after retiring the first 19 batters he faced, he still had a pretty good night. Sabathia struck out a career-high 14 batters in seven-plus innings,...

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Sabathia Loses Bid for Perfection, Strikes Out Career-best 14 Batters in Yanks’ 4-1 Victory Over Seattle (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Tuesday night's New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners game at Yankee Stadium had been delayed twice due to heavy rainfall, but that didn't stop CC Sabathia (W, 15-5) from striking out a career-high 14 batters in a 4-1 win.

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Jeter within 4 hits of 3,000 club (AP)

Derek Jeter's bid for one of baseball's most hallowed milestones, the 3,000-hit club, a place none of the New York Yankees' other greats ever reached, is almost complete. It's right there, right in front of Jeter, the 37-year-old whose game may have faded but who remains one of the game's biggest stars.

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The Juice: Mom’s pancakes fuel no-hit bid by Anibal Sanchez (Yahoo! Sports)

Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Mama's boy: Trying to continue the recent MLB trend — pitching a no-hitter — Florida Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez … Continue reading →

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Sabathia’s bid for first win gets pushed back by rainout (Yahoo! Sports)

Sabathia doesn't often go too many starts without a victory, especially when he pitches well. That's why the start of his 2011 season is a bit puzzling to the New York Yankees and manager Joe Girardi. Sabathia was supposed to start Friday's game against the Baltimore...

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Fan reaction: Dave Sappelt making big bid for Reds outfield (Associated Content)

I grew up in Cincinnati during the 1970s and, like anyone else in the Queen City at that time, I followed the Big Red Machine intently. As awesome as that team was, they could have won even more than two World Series before beating the Boston Red Sox in '75 and the New York Yankees in '76. The team already had three solid outfielders in George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey, so the management thought Hal MacRae was expendable. They sent MacRae to Kansas City, where he became one of the best hitters of the decade.

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