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Basil / Federal Baseball:
On Soriano — I'm not sure how much more I can say about Alfonso Soriano than Nate already wrote in an excellent post at Nats Triple Play. So I'm going to incorporate by reference just about everything Nate wrote. — On a personal level, I'm learning to love Soriano.
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Harper Gordek / Oleanders and Morning Glories:
WINNING THE MARATHON 2 MILES IN — A couple of good columns by Nats Triple Play and Federal Baseball pushed me to write something I was thinking about all weekend long. — Alfonso Soriano is tearing up the National League right now. . 338 batting average, .384 OBP, .625 SLG.
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 …
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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.
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.
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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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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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
M's sink Sox in 11th — Betancourt drives home Bloomquist with winning run — Yuniesky Betancourt generally walks back to the bench when the game is on the line. — When Mariners manager Mike Hargrove uses a pinch hitter, more often than not Betancourt loses the at-bat.
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Nice Guys Finish Third
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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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Where have you gone …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:No-dancing zone — Up next: 7:10 tonight vs. Pittsburgh, FSN Midwest
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Baseball Musings
Transmission / The Cub Reporter:
TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: THIRTY YEARS OF MONDAY — DC Tom alerted me to the 30th anniversary of the Monday game, and I in turn asked him to share his memories and thoughts on the game. My remarks come first, and his remarks follow. I hope you enjoy these two perspectives. Or, at least, his!
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."
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Mussina Finds Out That Less Can Be More — When Mike Mussina's curveball is especially sharp, he can hear it break as it slices the air. "Sometimes," he said last week, in the straightforward way he says almost everything, "it just makes a fft-fft-fft." — Mussina, who starts tonight …
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan
Maury Brown / Hardball Times:
Relocation? Your Team's Not Going Anywhere — "Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is." - German Proverb — On Sunday, March 25, The Kansas City Star ran several articles regarding two upcoming referendum votes for stadium improvements to the Truman Complex, which is comprised …
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
