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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Trio of Yankees nicked up — Sheff making strides toward return; Crosby goes on 15-day DL — NEW YORK — Add Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams and Kyle Farnsworth to the growing list of injured Yankees players. — Posada and Farnsworth felt tightness in their backs during Friday's …
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NY Daily News:
Still Mo worries for Yanks — In big-picture terms, there surely is only one sight more frightening to Yankee fans these days than Randy Johnson continuing to sink in some sort of middle-age quicksand: — That would be Mariano Rivera, Mr. Automatic, not just getting beat in the ninth inning …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
For Mets, a Perfect Ninth — Every Mets pitcher who faced the Yankees last night was better than the last. Jeremi González was overmatched. Darren Oliver was adequate. Aaron Heilman was dazzling. Billy Wagner was untouchable. — Wagner trotted in to his theme music …
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Bronx Banter
Newsday:
Hidalgo to audition for outfield — Desperate for outfield help, the Yankees have been talking with free agent Richard Hidalgo and plan to work him out shortly at their Tampa complex. "Richard is definitely intrigued," Chris Leibel, one of Hidalgo's representatives, said Friday.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Surgery cuts out Pavano — Carl Pavano's forced joke Thursday about expecting to return "this century" might just be closer to reality than his later prediction that he would be back "this season." — The $39.95 million med-student's dream will undergo surgery next week to remove …
Newsday:
Rotation options dwindling — The Mets, desperate for pitching help, are discovering that the price of upgrading their rotation will be steep. First the Marlins asked for David Wright in a swap for Dontrelle Willis. And if the Mets want Livan Hernandez, the Nationals say it will cost them Lastings Milledge.
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the metropolitans
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Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
Heilman Continues to Show Why He Could Start — In one night, Aaron Heilman showed why he should be moved into the starting rotation, and also why he should be kept in the bullpen. — Mets General Manager Omar Minaya, who needs to add a starting pitcher, can look at Heilman's three perfect innings …
MLB.com:
Notes: Lima designated for assignment — Heilman shines again in relief; Beltran remains on a roll — NEW YORK — Right-hander Jose Lima added plenty of flair to the Mets clubhouse. Unfortunately, he and the team are parting ways. — The Mets informed Lima he had been designated …
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Amazin' Avenue
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox get their fill in opener — Boston blasts off with three homers in Philadelphia — PHILADELPHIA — As David Ortiz tells it, two of the little guys in the Red Sox dugout, Alex Cora and Alex Gonzalez, were pondering the magnitude of Ortiz's home run last night into the second deck of Citizens Bank Park …
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Surviving Grady
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Chris Girandola / MLB.com:
Pedro, Mets seek Subway Series win — Yankees (23-16) at Mets (25-16), 1:20 p.m. ET — It appears that having Randy Johnson pitch Friday night only has made Saturday's matchup between Pedro Martinez and Mike Mussina even more intriguing. — And, a better pitching duel.
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Dodgers post LA-record 25 hits in win — Ethier's five hits lead 16-run offensive attack vs. Angels — LOS ANGELES — They batted seventh and eighth in the Dodgers lineup Friday night, but rookies Andre Ethier and Russell Martin were right in the middle of the team's biggest offensive barrage …
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6-4-2
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Baseball America:
Subpar Class Brings Memories Of 2000 Draft — Matt LaPorta led NCAA Division I in home runs in 2005. This year, the Florida junior strained a muscle in his side sneezing, then aggravated the injury on a swing. He was hitting .247 with 14 homers and only one double.
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Beck's Blog
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:Future Shock — Feature: Reid Brignac — Because the Devil Rays …
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DRays Bay
Janie Mccauley / Associated Press:
A's silence Bonds and Giants — Oakland two-hits S.F.; Street fans slugger for last out — OAKLAND, Calif. - Playing designated hitter made no difference for Barry Bonds. — At least not in his pursuit of Babe Ruth. — Bonds' homerless streak extended to nine games …
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Baseball Musings
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Danks has sore pitching arm — Young has dominated in Interleague games — HOUSTON — The Rangers are sending pitcher John Danks to be examined by Dr. Keith Meister, the team physician, because of soreness in the left elbow/forearm area. — Danks, the Rangers No. 1 draft pick in 2003 …
Tom Timmermann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Second-fiddle Spiezio is first-rate — Scott Spiezio had to admit he was a little disappointed to see he was in the lineup Thursday against the New York Mets. It meant Albert Pujols wasn't playing. — "Even if I get to play," Spiezio said, "it's a little bit of a letdown because you want to go out and see him hit a home run.
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Hartford Courant:
Rogers, Tigers On Top After 40 — Kenny Rogers became the major leagues' first seven-game winner and the Tigers won their seventh straight game Thursday, beating the Minnesota Twins 5-3 to complete a three-game sweep in Detroit. — Rogers (7-2, 2.91 ERA) allowed five hits and two runs …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Hermida needs more at-bats before return — · Jeremy Hermida isn't ready yet. — Recovering from a strained hip flexor, Hermida this week has played in four rehab games between extended spring training and Class A Jupiter. The Marlins opted to give him at least one more Friday.
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FishStripes
Associated Press:
Cubs, White Sox melee leads to four ejections — CHICAGO (AP) - A.J. Pierzynski barreled over Cubs catcher Michael Barrett, who punched the White Sox catcher and started a bench-clearing melee in the second inning that led to four ejections Saturday. — Pierzynski slapped the plate …
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