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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Magnificent seven — Glavine extends streak — The Mets are spending the season celebrating the 20th anniversary of their last World Series championship in 1986. But for this accomplishment, they have to go back one year earlier. — The Mets continued to make their fans wax nostalgic …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
With 11 Strikeouts, Glavine Baffles Friend and Foe — The digital scoreboard in right field celebrates strikeouts with K's, but the bulbs flash with greater frequency when anyone other than Tom Glavine is pitching. His cunning style is more conducive to ground balls or pop-ups.
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Mercury News:
Yankees show interest in signing Carlos Peña — With defensive flaws exposed at the start of their season and alternatives being weighed to shore things up, the New York Yankees have entered into discussions with former Detroit Tigers first baseman Carlos Peña, Newsday reported.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Schilling leaves Mariners all wet — Red Sox ace goes eight innings to notch his third victory — BOSTON — The elements tried to inflict on his surge out of the gate. But not even steady rain, which was prevalent through the mid and late stages of Friday's contest against the Mariners at Fenway Park …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Error ball — Milwaukee's Carlos Lee went back to the left-field wall twice to rob potential game-winning hits from the Cardinals in the 10th inning Thursday before he rocked a shot well over the same wall an inning later. — Lee's grip won the game, while Jason Isringhausen's let it slip.
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Wells may be headed to DL — David Wells is expected to miss his next start on Monday and could be headed back to the 15-day disabled list. — The 42-year-old left-hander, who was pounded for seven runs on 10 hits in only four innings in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs trio getting throwing time — Prior, Wood and Miller rehabbing on the mound — PITTSBURGH — Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior threw 40 pitches in a side session on Friday as part of his rehab from a strained muscle in his shoulder, and all went well, pitching coach Larry Rothschild said.
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Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
John Brattain / Hardball Times:
Michigan And Trouble — Just go away. — That, in a nutshell, encompasses Mike Ilitch's attitude toward venerable Tiger Stadium. — It's not about baseball fans, it's not about the city's history, it's not about an historic landmark, it's about protecting Mike Ilitch's wallet.
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
GREINKE EAGER TO PITCH AGAIN — KC starter 'feeling a lot better' and looking forward to playing — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Royals pitcher Zack Greinke said he feels healthy enough, after nearly eight weeks of psychological counseling, to think about returning to the mound.
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ESPN:
Report: Feds investigating if Bonds committed perjury — Baseball isn't the only organization investigating Barry Bonds. — CNN reported Thursday that the federal government is investigating whether Bonds committed perjury during his grand jury testimony in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case in 2003.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers' Brazoban out for season — Reliever to undergo elbow reconstruction surgery — LOS ANGELES — Reliever Yhency Brazoban will require Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery and be lost for the season, the Dodgers learned Friday. — Brazoban told the club he felt the elbow …
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Dodger Hill
Chris Haft / Mercury News:
Bad news for Bonds — HE SAYS HE WANTS TO KEEP PLAYING, WON'T HAVE SURGERY FOR PROBLEM — LOS ANGELES - The Giants' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers salvaged a Friday night marred by more ominous news about Barry Bonds: He has bone chips in his left elbow.
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Jason Grey / MLB.com:
Backe placed on 15-day disabled list — Righty has sprained ligament in elbow; Astacio recalled — PHOENIX — After having to leave Thursday's start after just two innings, Brandon Backe was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Yankees will be rolling come October … Happens every year. — Happened last year. We bet it happens this year too. — There's always some team nobody expected to make the playoffs that rides a shocking start all the way into October. Last year's mystery guest: your Chicago White Sox, ladies and gentlemen.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Shelton part of rare trio — Hafner, Thome help give AL Central a bundle of power — DETROIT — The only times Chris Shelton and Travis Hafner have talked much are the rare times Hafner settled for a single against the Tigers last year. Now, they're linked for their trips around the bases.
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Tim Lemke / Washington Times:
Lerners scramble to add diversity — A leading group bidding to own the Washington Nationals has contacted minority members of its rivals in an effort to satisfy Major League Baseball by diversifying its membership, three sources close to the process said. — A group largely made up of the family …
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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:Bidders For Nats May Join Forces
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