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Church calls comments by Manuel a 'low blow'

August 18, 2009 By The Associated Press  MIKE FITZPATRICK (AP Baseball Writer)

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Church made it clear: He didn't appreciate those recent comments by New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel.

After Mets slugger David Wright was hit in the head by a pitch last weekend, causing a concussion, Manuel said Wright was a "different animal" than Church, who missed much of last season with New York following a pair of concussions.

Church, traded to the Atlanta...

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