Found September 02, 2009 on Baseball Musings:
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Brian Bannister left Wednesday’s game against the Athletics after 1 1/3 innings due to shoulder fatigue. “It’s soreness in my back and shoulder,” he said. “I’ve just been fighting through it. It’s not a sharp pain, so I don’t think it’s anything serious. But it’s really hard to go out there when I know I don’t [...]
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