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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets will stick with Zambrano — SAN FRANCISCO - Victor Zambrano will start Saturday in Atlanta on turn, even though a Thursday off-day gave the team the opportunity to skip him. — Zambrano, who has a 9.64 ERA in three starts, continued to struggle Sunday in San Diego.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets get hit for walks to Barry — Alou drives in five after 2 free passes — SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds didn't beat the Mets last night. Bonds' protection in the Giants' lineup did the damage instead. — Moises Alou belted a three-run homer off Tom Glavine after a first-inning intentional walk …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Beltran nears trip to DL — Randolph hints Milledge might get the call-up if Carlos goes on disabled list Friday — SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets have targeted Friday as the deadline to place Carlos Beltran on the 15-day disabled list and manager Willie Randolph suggested for the first time yesterday …
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Mike's Mets, Archie Bunker's Army, Can't Stop The Bleeding and www.transplantedmetsfan.com
Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Matthews adds pop to the top — Outfielder knows he doesn't fit the mold, and he doesn't want to — ARLINGTON - Outfielder Gary Matthews said he can't be the prototypical leadoff hitter. Manager Buck Showalter doesn't want him to be. — "I'm not going to steal 50 bases …
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Young figures if the shoe fits, sell it — ARLINGTON - Rangers shortstop Michael Young has remained surprisingly anonymous, considering his performance over the past few years. — Baseball fans are getting to know Young's name, now that he is a two-time All-Star and the incumbent holder of the American League batting title.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Cordero to stay as closer? — Reporter T.R. Sullivan answers questions about the Rangers … How much longer do the Rangers plan on sticking with Cordero as their closer? — Phillip L., Canyon — That was just one of many questions about Cordero. — Lets start with his contract.
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Lone Star Ball
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Kennedy Welcomes Kendrick's Arrival — It can be a little awkward when the guy who has been tabbed to take your job shows up at the office unexpectedly, all eager and excited to work, as second base prospect Howie Kendrick did Monday after the Angels called him up from triple-A Salt Lake City …
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Pujols lets bat do the talking — Cardinals slugger regrets bat flip after homer last week — ST. LOUIS — This time, Albert Pujols acted like he's been there before. Of course, he has — 11 other times this season and on 212 other occasions in his career.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
No-dancing zone — Up next: 7:10 tonight vs. Pittsburgh, FSN Midwest — CARPENTER GRINDS OUT WIN: Despite allowing an uncharacteristic five-hit inning, — the righthander picks up his third victory. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Albert Pujols came clean Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Baseball Musings
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jones blasts HR, does same to fans — After hitting the game-winning, three-run home run against the Florida Marlins on Monday night at Wrigley Field, Jacque Jones unleashed some pent-up anger over the rough treatment he has received in his first month as a Cub. — "I'm angry right now, you know what I mean?"
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Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
Three-run Jacque lifts Cubs — Jacque Jones didn't exactly make an appeal Monday night for Cubs fans to love him. But he did say it'd be nice if some of them quit hating him 18 games into a three-year contract to play right field at Wrigley Field. — After his three-run homer capped …
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Cub Town
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Ramirez, Reds victorious in D.C. — Spot starter has an 'E.Z.' time against the Nationals — WASHINGTON — Called up from Triple-A Louisville, Elizardo Ramirez made a spot start for a 4-2 Reds win over the Nationals on Monday that often seemed to go a lot like his nickname. — "E.Z."
Dylan Hernandez / Contra Costa Times:
Giants stroll past Mets — Bonds is intentionally walked twice and Alou takes advantage, blasting a three-run homer and a two-RBI base hit — SAN FRANCISCO - Twice, Barry Bonds was walked intentionally. And both times, Moises Alou held the New York Mets accountable for that decision.
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Baseball Musings
Brad Biggs / Chicago Sun Times:
Manning Jr. charged with assault in L.A. — The man the Bears are counting on to solve their secondary woes has his own problems right now. — Ricky Manning Jr., whom the Bears signed to an offer sheet worth as much as $21 million Friday, was arrested shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday in Los Angeles …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets' Matsui Does Enough to Intrigue, but Not Enough to Impress — SAN FRANCISCO, April 24 — The images of Kazuo Matsui swatting homers, bumbling grounders and lying on a training table have blended to produce an enigmatic tableau. — In his short major league career …
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Mostly Mets
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Strike zone lost in a Fogg — Philadelphia - The Rockies arrived in Philadelphia with a reputation for causing trouble. They left a trail of arguments and ejections at home, with seemingly everyone but George Mitchell investigating them. — Have the Rockies, a team constructed around good character players, become the bad boys?
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Purple Row
