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David Lennon / Newsday:
Slaying the dragon — Brilliant Glavine, HR by Lo Duca clinch rare series win at Turner — ATLANTA - Tom Glavine refers to the pose as his "fright filter," and after years of late-inning heartbreak at Turner Field, the Mets are quite familiar with that self-defense mechanism.
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Jason / Faith and Fear in Flushing:
I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost — Ninth inning, nobody out, Chipper Jones on first after David Wright kicked away a tough ground ball. — Gary — perfectly understandably, and properly — was talking about how this was the kind of game that historically had gotten away from the Mets at Turner Field.
NY Daily News:
Beltran's return rates as feel-good event — ATLANTA - Carlos Beltran, out since pinch-hitting nine days ago because of a tight hamstring, went 1-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup last night. — "The good thing about it is I played the whole game and my hammy didn't feel tight," Beltran said.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Pitchers Schilling, Kazmir get their signals crossed up — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott Kazmir and Casey Fossum were wandering around on their first day in Boston before last week's Red Sox-Devil Rays series when Kazmir spied Curt Schilling, the pitcher who as a 17-year-old he had watched …
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Baseball Musings
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David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
It's Not Loretta's Month — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Red Sox second baseman Mark Loretta has struck out once every 17.5 plate appearances, one of the best ratios in the American League. So he has lived up to his reputation as a contact hitter. — But putting the ball in play hasn't produced results.
Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
His past behind him, Day starts today — Nationals notes — ST. LOUIS — Zach Day today will start for the Washington Nationals for the first time in nearly a year. Both Day and the Nationals can only hope the outcome is better this time around. — His previous start with the Nationals …
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Federal Baseball
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Pujols has >no equal: Close call: A record month
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Baseball Musings
Associated Press:
Dodgers-Padres Preview — The San Diego Padres are desperate for some offense. A win would also be welcome. — They'll look to end a five-game losing streak when they wrap up a three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on Sunday. — The Padres (8-15) …
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Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Padres look to Park losing skid — Los Angeles (12-12) at San Diego (8-15), 1:05 p.m. PT — Before the Padres hit the road, they finish their 10-game homestand with the Dodgers on Sunday. — The Padres will try to rebound from a five-game losing streak, losing all of the games in that stretch to National League West opponents.
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Ducksnorts
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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Romo Phone Home
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Billy / Romo Phone Home:Tracy on Sanchez: this one is familiar too
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Struggle may be thing of the past — CLEVELAND — During batting practice at Jacobs Field on Saturday, Rangers manager Buck Showalter watched Brad Wilkerson walk by and softly said, "He's coming around. Knock on wood, but he had some of his best at-bats [Friday night]."
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Lone Star Ball
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Notes: Mum's word with minor injuries — Club patient with De La Rosa; Rivera on a tear in Minors — CHICAGO — The Brewers are not the only team taking a "don't ask, won't tell" policy on minor injuries. — Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was scolded by manager Dusty Baker before the series …
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Al's Ramblings
Joe Roderick / Contra Costa Times:
Kendall doesn't share same view as critics — He was hounded last year for his low percentage in nabbing base stealers — A's notebook — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A's catcher Jason Kendall came under considerable criticism last year for his inability to throw out runners consistently.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
NY Daily News:
Cohen places! — Gary's style picture perfect on the tube — When SportsNet New York suits hired Gary Cohen to be their Mets play-by-play voice, many knee jerks raised a non-issue. It was this: Could Cohen make the transition from radio to television? — Stupidity has no limits.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Commentary: High-tech batter's helmet gets mixed reviews — Take a closer look at the batter's box this season and you might see hitters wearing headgear that looks more appropriate for H.G. Wells than Vernon Wells. — Ten years after catchers started wearing hockey-style goalie masks …
Brian Moritz / pressconnects.com:
Pelfrey has 'A' game in first outing for B-Mets — Pitcher's Double-A debut impressive — Mike Pelfrey made an impressive first impression for the Binghamton Mets on Saturday. — Pelfrey, the New York Mets' top pick in the 2005 draft, pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the B-Mets against the Erie SeaWolves.
Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
D.C. Tries to Force Comcast's Hand — Council Will File Emergency Legislation to Get Nationals Ballgames on TV — D.C. Council members Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Vincent Orange (D-Ward 5) will submit emergency legislation on Tuesday aimed at compelling Comcast to carry Washington Nationals games …
Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
All-Star Week plans announced — City of Pittsburgh ready to show off at Midsummer Classic — PITTSBURGH — With the July 11 Midsummer Classic just 77 days away, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball and local officials are gearing up for what will be an exciting week of baseball in the Steel City.
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Bucs Dugout
