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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.
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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.
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
Alan Eskew / MLB.com:
Notes: A's to hold meeting on Monday — Pitching issues at the forefront of discussion topics — KANSAS CITY — The Esteban Loaiza situation in particular, and the Athletics pitching overall, will be addressed on Monday in a meeting with general manager Billy Beane in Anaheim.
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Idiots Write About Sports
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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
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
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
NY Daily News:
No beasts in the East — Not much standing in Mets' way...so far — Amid all the moaning over Victor Zambrano, Jorge Julio and Kaz Matsui, and the questions about Carlos Beltran's mettle, this much we know about the Mets and the task that lies ahead for them: The National League East …
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Red Reporter
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Gagne resumes throwing — Dodgers closer confident he'll return in three to four weeks — SAN DIEGO — A little more than three weeks after surgery to remove a nerve near his elbow, Eric Gagne resumed tossing on Saturday. — Actually, Gagne admitted he tossed a little two days earlier …
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Long Beach Press-Telegram
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 …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Agent says Boras' group 'stalking' his client … The agent for a prominent Atlanta Braves prospect has lodged a complaint with the Major League Baseball Players Association accusing Scott Boras' group of trying to steal his client by "stalking" the player throughout the minor leagues.
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.
