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Jorge to have MRI and more time off — BOSTON - Jorge Posada had a bulky wrap on his left leg early yesterday and he'll have a MRI today to find out exactly what's wrong with his hamstring. — Posada said the area just above his knee is what's ailing him and added that he and trainer Gene …
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George King / New York Post:
A-ROD CONFRONTS MIRABELLI — May 25, 2006 — BOSTON - According to several Fenway Park sources, Alex Rodriguez called Doug Mirabelli over late yesterday afternoon and challenged the Red Sox' backup catcher over what Mirabelli said about A-Rod's actions at the plate Tuesday night …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Cabrera can forget Boston blues — Has breakout game at scene of costly gaffe — BOSTON - Fenway Park was the symbol of Melky Cabrera's rough initiation into the majors last season. Last night, the 21-year-old erased his dismal memories of the Red Sox home with his finest game as a big leaguer.
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Karen Guregian / Boston Herald:Yanked around: New York shows Sox some grit
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The Soxaholix
Chris Snow / Boston Globe:Wrong turns — Johnson is shaky, but Clement is worse for Red Sox as Yankees take finale
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Bronx Banter
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Yankees Find Way Around a Variety of Obstacles
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Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
Womack could be at 2nd base by weekend — MIAMI — It wouldn't be surprising to see Tony Womack show up at Wrigley Field this weekend as the Cubs' starting second baseman against the Atlanta Braves. — "I'm hearing good reports on him,'' manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. "
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Womack might get 2nd shot with Cubs — Baker likes what he's hearing about vet's showing for Iowa — MIAMI — Tony Womack may be the next minor-league call-up to try to solve the Cubs' dilemma at second base. — Womack was 7-for-15 with three stolen bases in his first five games at Iowa.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Another home-groan loss — ARLINGTON - The Rangers' 8-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday left them with three thoughts about what needs to happen for them to make the playoffs: — They have to find a way to win more often at home. They are 10-14 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers wilt against Angels, 8-5 — ARLINGTON - There's nothing fun about standing around in the sun all afternoon, whether you are a fan or a player. — It's something Robinson Tejeda is going to have to learn if he wants to make friends and influence people in Texas.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Julio may be only one suprised by trade — Jorge Julio's turbulent stay with the Mets concluded yesterday when he was traded to the Diamondbacks for Orlando Hernandez. It was a fitting end for Julio, who never really had a role in the revamped bullpen once Aaron Heilman became a reliever again during spring training.
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Nate Silver / Baseball Prospectus:
Lies, Damned Lies — Is it Still Good to Be the King? — friendly — Contact — I was in Las Vegas this past weekend, and was asked by a couple of poker buddies about the struggles of Felix Hernandez. Being a few drinks and a couple hundred hands of crazy pineapple into the wind …
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U.S.S. Mariner
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Lounging Around — I know I have some extreme positions on Barry Bonds and I've ceased trying to persuade anyone with fact. Still, let me give you an example of how this has been handled. You'll probably remember how the media took Bonds to task for having his own leather lounge chair in the clubhouse.
Jason Grey / MLB.com:
Notes: Injuries ravage prospects — Pitchers drafted by Pittsburgh find way to DL — PHOENIX — In retrospect it is safe to say that the Pirates have focused hard on building a pitching staff largely through the First-Year Player Draft. — That strategy has worked, but not quite with the pitchers that the team expected.
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Honest Wagner
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Pirates Notebook: Top pick from 2001 still hurting
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Honest Wagner
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Notes: Carpenter scratched from start — Cardinals cautious with ace, injury believed to be minor — SAN FRANCISCO — The Cardinals scratched Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter from his scheduled start on Wednesday due to an inflamed bursa sac on his right side, below his shoulder.
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TSN.ca:
HOMEMLBTEAMSNEWS STORYTowers struggles vs. D-Rays, sent down — TORONTO (CP)- Josh Towers' shortest start of the season will be his last with the Toronto Blue Jays for a while. — Towers allowed four runs in just 1 1-3 innings Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Toronto 10-8 …
Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:
Girardi: Olsen lost focus — Marlins manager Joe Girardi shed some light on his Tuesday night confrontation with Scott Olsen, saying he grabbed the pitcher by the jersey and pulled him into the dugout tunnel to get his attention. — ''I'm going to do things different ways sometimes,'' he said.
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David Steele / Baltimore Sun:
Aaron still getting snub of Ruthian proportions — WASHINGTON // Ihave spent the past month or so confused about what I thought was an indisputable baseball truth: Who is the major league home run king? — I was under the delusion that it was the player with the most career home runs, Hank Aaron.
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Brian Moritz / Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Owens making progress — BINGHAMTON — Henry Owens returned to the mound on Wednesday afternoon and will be continuing his rehab in Florida this weekend — Owens, the Binghamton Mets' reliever who's on the disabled list with an elbow injury, pitched a pregame session in the B-Mets bullpen.
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Phils blow lead again — Fall 5 games behind Mets — NEW YORK - Frustration filled an otherwise quiet Phillies clubhouse last night at Shea Stadium. — Charlie Manuel expressed his concern about everything, but especially about his hitters who just cannot seem to put away anybody.
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