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Here's what Matt Gagne had to say about Giants camp in East Rutherford, N.J., which he visited on August 6. For an archive of all camp postcards, click here.East Rutherford is about an hour north of the Jersey Shore, but there's still plenty of sunshine, blue skies and seagulls scrounging for food. As a result of the NFL lockout, the Giants are holding training camp in New Jersey for the first time since 1995, practicing at team headquarters (instead of Albany, N.Y.) across a sea of parking lots from New Meadowlands Stadium. There's a real bird problem here -- two, actually, now that the rival Eagles have assembled a so-called Dream Team in the NFC East. But the most immediate concern is the flock of gulls that keeps landing on the pristine practice fields. Workers scare them away either by driving carts in their direction or firing a flare gun that emits a high-pitched screech. [Read the full article] HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Stephen Strasburg spent the last 11 months doing more than just rehabilitating his elbow. He spent it getting himself in better shape.If anything, that should make him an even more powerful pitcher than he was as a rookie, a daunting prospect for National League hitters in years to come.The Washington Nationals' most prized possession was on target and up to speed Sunday in his first rehab start since Tommy John surgery. Twenty-five of 31 pitches were strikes, his fastball was in the upper 90s, and he struck out four while allowing one run over 1 2-3 innings for the Class A Hagerstown Suns in a 7-5 loss to the Greensboro Grasshoppers."When you've got the adrenaline going out there, you don't really know how you're going to feel as far as being able to throw the ball where you want to throw it," Strasburg said. [Read the full article] BOSTON (AP) -- Slumping Jorge Posada was pulled from the New York Yankees' lineup Sunday night against Boston and manager Joe Girardi suggested the five-time All-Star might be on the bench for a while.A former catcher, the 39-year-old Posada has been the Yankees' primary designated hitter this year against right-handed starters. But Girardi had Eric Chavez as the DH against Red Sox righty Josh Beckett."It's very disappointing. You want to be out there," Posada said. "But right now it's about winning ballgames. He told me he wants to put the best lineup out there."Posada is just 3 for 18 this month and is hitting only .230 overall with nine homers and 31 RBIs. Chavez, who was activated from the 60-day disabled list on July 26, is batting .323.Said Girardi: "We think Jorge's going to be a big part of the team. He was disappointed. [Read the full article] 
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