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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 …
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Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Sox rally falls short — Clement hit hard in first home start of season — BOSTON — There's never a good time for a bad start. But Matt Clement knows his timing Thursday night wasn't the best, especially considering his counterpart's recent success against the Red Sox.
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.
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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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Detroit News:
Charting the majors: Yankees talk to Pena — Charting the majors — Yankees talk to Pena: New York has entered into serious discussions with former Tigers first baseman Carlos Pena . — The Red Sox, Dodgers and Chiba Lotte Marines also have shown interest in Pena …
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Associated Press:
Sprained elbow ligament lands Astros' Backe on DL — HOUSTON — Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, the team said. — Backe left in the second inning of the Astros' 5-3 loss to San Francisco on Thursday.
Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Bidders For Nats May Join Forces — With Major League Baseball poised to select a new owner for the Washington Nationals within the next week, the family of local real estate patriarch Theodore "Ted" Lerner yesterday was very close to teaming up with former Atlanta sports executive Stan Kasten …
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Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
Park leads Padres into Atlanta — San Diego (3-5) at Atlanta (4-6), 4:35 p.m. PT — Padres manager Bruce Bochy keeps telling his players there are some turbulent ups and downs to the typical Major League season. They've seen a few already. The Padres certainly didn't expect to lose three home games to the Rockies.
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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.
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.
Associated Press:
Right knee stiffness sidelines Griffey vs. Cards — ST. LOUIS — Ken Griffey Jr. missed his second straight start with stiffness in his right knee on Friday night, and the Cincinnati Reds made a move to add outfield depth. — The Reds purchased the contract of Quinton McCracken …
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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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Memes — There are two memes working their way around baseball right now that need to be addressed. First is the preposterous notion that ten days of data tells us we haven't solved the steroid problem with the new testing, or that something like Hawk Harrelson's …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Same ol' Zambrano — WASHINGTON — Yesterday was a standard outing for Victor Zambrano. Not that great, not terrible. — But with the Mets' intimidating lineup, Zambrano may just be good enough this season — if he proves that his shaky five-inning performance in yesterday's 13-4 thrashing …
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Associated Press:
TV station refuses to air game on Good Friday — WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A television station declined to broadcast a baseball game because it was being played on Good Friday. — WNEP-TV, which traditionally televises the home opener of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons …
Scott / CardNilly:
Brand New Shoes — Ladies, here's a sneak view inside the Guy Code — that unwritten set of rules that govern what American Guys do in social situations, covering everything from the type of drinks which are acceptable to order to the selection of urinals in a public restroom.

