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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Perlozzo weighs pitching moves … Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said his team's pitching struggles can't continue without ramifications to the makeup of his staff. — "I think eventually you'll come to a time where you're going to have to say, 'That's it, guys, jobs are in jeopardy,' " Perlozzo said.
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Camden Chat
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Sign points to the end of streak — Harris fails as Orioles finally win one — BALTIMORE — Willie Harris didn't need a Harvard symbologist in the mold of Robert Langdon standing next to him at first base with two outs in the ninth inning last night to know that the sign relayed to him ordered him not to attempt to steal.
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The Soxaholix
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's drop another to streaking Sox — When the Orioles' four-run fifth inning off Boston starter Curt Schilling was finally over last night, the home team's fans, seemingly silenced in their ballpark by the Red Sox for so long, stood and cheered. A lead against Boston here was reason enough to celebrate.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats held to one hit by Cubs pitchers — Washington blanked for the second straight night — CHICAGO — After getting shut out the night before, the Nationals were hoping to avoid a repeat, but after the first two innings, it appeared that Washington was not going to win Wednesday's ball game against the Cubs.
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Capitol Punishment
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Get One Hit In Another Shutout — CHICAGO, May 17 — Get out the thesaurus and try to think up some words to describe what these Washington Nationals are going through. You might find something fancy and poetic, perhaps even tragic. Jose Vidro, their veteran second baseman, can strip all that down and make it mighty simple.
Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
Cubs blank Nats, again — CHICAGO — Who knows what was going on in Frank Robinson's mind as he leaned against the dugout railing at Wrigley Field last night, watching his Washington Nationals slog their way through yet another feeble defeat? — Few could have faulted the 70-year-old manager …
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Washington Post
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Clayton heads to the bench — Nats skipper hopes move will spark his ballclub — CHICAGO — Damian Jackson had only 27 at-bats entering Wednesday's action, so manager Frank Robinson decided to start Jackson at shortstop over Royce Clayton in hopes of giving the Nationals a spark.
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Oleanders and Morning Glories
Ben Valentine / Sportszilla and the Jabber Jocks:
START THE MAN — If people read my baseball posts here at Sportszilla, they will realize at least five things about what I think. — First, John Patterson is the second coming. — Second, Chien Ming Wang isn't. — Third, Barry Bonds might be a cheating louse, but I don't care.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
RANGERS NOTES — Blalock swinging hot bat — NEW YORK — Third baseman Hank Blalock continues to have one of the best seasons of any major leaguer. He entered Wednesday batting .345 (seventh in the American League) with 33 RBI (tied for sixth in the AL), and nearly as many walks (16) as strikeouts (18).
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Lone Star Ball
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mulder, Izzy master the Mets — Two days removed from the "greatest day of his life," Mark Mulder got two outs away from one heck of a week before leaving closer Jason Isringhausen in one devil of a fix. — On Monday, Mulder strolled the course at Augusta National, playing the home of The Masters for the first time.
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CardNilly
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Comes a Little Chaos, and a Little Rain — Rain sucks. I've been under clouds here in Indianapolis for what seems like the entire month and in May, that's a problem. We'll try and get 33 cars qualified on Saturday in what should be a mad dash while Joe …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays, Hendrickson playing for series win — Chicago (26-13) at Tampa Bay (16-24), Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET — Mark Hendrickson will make his sixth start of the season. He took the loss in his last outing Saturday against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
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DRays Bay
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Ryan Quinn / MLB.com:
Notes: Big Hurt returns to action — Oakland lineup beginning to get back to full strength — OAKLAND — The A's have an injury list longer than a grocery list for a soccer mom on her way to Super Wal-Mart. — But slowly the A's are getting, well, a quarter of the way back to full strength.
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Catfish Stew
Matt Watson / Detroit Bad Boys:
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? — First, a lesson in history: — May 2, 2003 — St. Petersburg Times: Magic adding finishing touches against Pistons … Game 6 final score: Pistons 103, Magic 83 — May 16, 2004 — North Jersey Herald: Nets: Skip the trip
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Yankees' offense leaves Loe low — NEW YORK - The first rule of the sinkerball club: Live by the sinker, die by the sinker. — A week ago, Kameron Loe became the youngest Ranger in more than a decade to pitch a shutout (albeit a rain-shortened one). Wednesday he was searching for explanations …
Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
Don't expect vintage Wood yet — Kerry Wood once was considered the horse in the Cubs' stable. He was Citation, Whirlaway and Secretariat rolled into one, sturdy enough to drag this long-depressed organization out of decades of misery. — But as Wood makes another much-anticipated comeback today …
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1060west
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Notebook: Reyes gets call — Manager Tony La Russa said Class AAA righthander Anthony Reyes can be "listed as the starter" for Saturday's game in Kansas City, but he'll wait to confirm the roster move that will be made to create room for Reyes. — The club probably will reassign a reliever …
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Viva El Birdos
