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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pujols has >no equal: Close call: A record month — Up next: 1:15 p.m. today vs. Washington, KPLR (Ch. 11) — When he reached Roger Dean Stadium this spring, Albert Pujols and Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae agreed that, MVP or not, the Cardinals' first baseman could improve on his 2005.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Robinson ponders future — Nationals manager would like to work for new owners — ST. LOUIS — With ownership about to be named shortly, manager Frank Robinson said he doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about his future with the Nationals, but indicated that he wants to remain active in baseball.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Come Up One Hit Short — Johnson Grounds Out With Bases Loaded in 9th to End Game: Cardinals 2, Nationals 1 — ST. LOUIS, April 29 — They had put themselves in position to overcome the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Chris Carpenter, who allowed one run in his seven innings.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets take Amazing turn — Blank Braves, increase lead to 7 — ATLANTA - The Mets won only one game in Atlanta all of last season. They had not won a three-game series here in four years. — But maybe these Mets really aren't aware of the historic heartbreak at Turner Field.
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Mike S. / Mike's Mets:
These Mets Just Don't Dread the Ted — Mets 1 - Braves 0 — Prescription for beating the Braves: Take one vintage Tom Glavine, mix in one longball from Lo Duca, add a few splashes of near-flawless defense, a dose of Aaron Heilman at his unhittable best, and cap it off with our slider-slinging closer.
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Charlie / Bucs Dugout:
Tracy on Freddy Sanchez — Anyone who doubts that Jim Tracy is just Lloyd McClendon redux needs to check out today's Post-Gazette: … Got that? Maybe the way to get players to hit is to play them less. Granted, there's no good evidence whatsoever to support this hypothesis, but it still sounds pretty awesome.
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Paul Meyer / pittsburghpostgazette.com:
Pirates Notebook: Tracy unlikely to start screaming — The Pirates' plight has not become so dire that manager Jim Tracy has felt the need to call a team "Let's-get-it-right" meeting. — But if he does — or when he does — it likely won't involve a lot of screaming.
Billy / Romo Phone Home:Tracy on Sanchez: this one is familiar too
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Associated Press:
Dodgers-Padres Preview — The slumping San Diego Padres try to avoid a season-high five consecutive losses when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. — The Padres (8-14) were shut out for the second time in three games and only managed two hits in a 3- loss to the Dodgers on Friday …
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Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Padres look to get back on track — Los Angeles (11-12) at San Diego (8-14), 7:05 p.m. PT — For the Padres, it's about breaking out of their offensive slump, and soon. — There could be no better time than the present, facing a division rival and finishing up a 10-game homestand before hitting the road.
Winter Olympics / Chicago Sun Times:
Peoria likely to get a look at rehabbing Wood — The Peoria Chiefs could strike gold for a second consecutive year. — The Midwest League club seems to be in perfect position to host Kerry Wood's first minor-league rehabilitation start if it takes place May 7.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:Wood progressing toward rehab start
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's lose a lead and 4 players … It was still just a two-run deficit yesterday when the Orioles took the field for the top of the seventh inning with an infield arrangement more suited for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in early March than Camden Yards in late April.
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Palm Beach Post:
TOUCHING THE IVY AT WRIGLEY FIELD — Growing up in Alabama, I always watched the Cubs on cable TV. What I remember the most as a kid is they always sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame in the seventh inning. That, and the ivy on the wall. It was pretty cool riding up to Wrigley Field for the first time in the cab.
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Dawn Marie Klemish / MLB.com:
Notes: Boston bats stranding Sox — Hits with runners on base proving few and far between — ST. PETERSBURG — On Saturday, the Red Sox ended their longest losing streak so far this season. — Entering Saturday, that unlucky number stood at three, and though it was too early to nitpick …
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thebaseballreport.com:
Mark Cuban: Pittsburgh's Dream Owner — Mark Cuban has been dubbed "the fans' dream (come true)." And, It's easy to see why. — Cuban, the self-made billionaire and current owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA franchise, is the only professional sports owner who truly is a fan …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Pickin' up where they left off — Sox triumphant in return to scene of ALCS-clinching wins — ANAHEIM — It was like the White Sox never had left Angel Stadium after winning the American League Championship Series. — An Angel Stadium sellout crowd of 43,940 booed villain A.J. Pierzynski …
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NY Daily News:
Howe lived a life without restraints — The police are saying that Steve Howe wasn't wearing a seatbelt when his pickup truck rolled over early yesterday morning in Coachella, Calif., which should surprise no one who knew the guy. — Howe died tragically, though it is not at all clear …
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