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Sports Illustrated:
Hope for Halos — Talented Angels aren't done yet, but time runs short — A game-winning suicide squeeze — yeah, that sounds like the way the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim do things. — But when the Angels tried to squeeze home the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning …
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Dodger Thoughts
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Jason Ratliff / minorleaguebaseball.com:
Weaving his way to the big leagues — PCL strikeout and ERA leader promoted to Angels of Anaheim — It took Jered Weaver less time to reach the Majors than it did for him to make it to the Minors. — The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim called up their 2004 first-round pick from Triple …
Mark Saxon / ocregister.com:
Angels promote Jered Weaver — The younger brother of Angels starter Jeff Weaver will make his major-league debut Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles. — The Orange County Register — The slumping Angels reached for help from the minor leagues yet again, recalling top pitching prospect Jered Weaver today.
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Kazmir looks to dominate hosts — Tampa Bay (21-27) at Boston (27-18), 7:05 p.m. ET — Scott Kazmir will make his 11th start of the season as the Rays face the Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park. — Only 22 years old, he owns the Rays' last three wins at Fenway.
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DRays Bay
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Associated Press:
Cardinals-Padres Preview — The St. Louis Cardinals didn't have much trouble with the San Diego Padres the last time the two teams met. — The Padres and Cardinals square off for the first time since last season's National League playoffs when they open a three-game series at Petco Park.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Glavine gets credited with a $acrifice — One Mets official described it as "financial engineering." A more common term might be "payroll flexibility." But in reworking the contract of Tom Glavine last winter, the bottom line is the same: The Mets wanted to create a war chest for this season …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Scuffle costs Cubs' Barrett 10 games — Catcher appeals ruling; Pierzynski fined undisclosed amount — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett has appealed a 10-game suspension issued on Friday by Major League Baseball for his actions that sparked an on-field fight against the Chicago White Sox last weekend.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
RANGERS NOTES — Lineup shifts with Kinsler's return at 2nd — ARLINGTON - Ian Kinsler was activated from the disabled list Thursday, six weeks after suffering a dislocated left thumb. He was immediately inserted into the lineup at second base, batting ninth.
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Lone Star Ball
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DMZ / U.S.S. Mariner:
Why Albert Pujols will break the single-seaon home run record — Albert Pujols is having an almost unbelievable year. He's hitting .323. His on-base percentage is .449. He's on pace to hit over eighty home runs. It's ridiculous. The season's a little over a quarter done …
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Brian Murphy / ESPN:
San Francisco's Bonds — OK. Take a deep breath. This one is complicated. — I am here to try to explain to a nation of Bonds Haters why the city of San Francisco, this progressive-voting, forward-thinking, hybrid-driving region, a Bay Area that likes to think of itself as sophisticated …
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The Griddle
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:'Now Batting for the Giants: Barry...' (Click)
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The Baseball Journals
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Ethier, farm system pays dividends for Dodgers — So, here's how the Dodgers stole left fielder Andre Ethier from the A's. — Scouting director Logan White liked Ethier after watching him play in the Arizona Fall League and was among those who recommended him to new general manager Ned Colletti.
Associated Press:
Torn tendon will sideline Yankees catcher — NEW YORK — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has a torn hamstring tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined at least a few days. — Posada wasn't placed on the disabled list following his MRI exam that revealed the injury …
Jim Baker / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Matchups — The Big Folks' Table — Best American League Matchup (opponents with best combined Prospectus Hit List rankings) : Cleveland Indians (10th) @ Detroit Tigers (1st) — No more kiddy table dining for the Tigers. For the next two-plus weeks, they'll be at the big folks' table …
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6-4-2
Baseball America:
Draft Chat: Jim Callis — Q: … A: — Jim Callis: Hi, everyone. Just got off the phone with another draft-related call, but I'll be here for the next hour. There's still a lot of uncertainty in this draft, starting at the top with the Royals at No. 1, so all the speculation you'll …
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Purple Row
John Shea / ESPN:
No love lost between Mesa, Vizquel — Jose Mesa says it's over. Omar Vizquel doesn't believe him. — So simple, yet so complex. The former teammates who once rallied for the same cause are now vicious rivals. — Nine years after their Cleveland Indians won the American League pennant …
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Elbow irritation sends Maroth to DL — Tigers call up Spurling from Triple-A to fill left-hander's spot — DETROIT — The Tigers placed left-handed pitcher Mike Maroth on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with irritation in his left elbow. — The injury has bothered Maroth …
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Bless You Boys
New York Post:
THE GOOD, BAD AND FUNNY — METS COACH MANUEL FOLLOWS YOGI'S PATH — May 26, 2006 — NOTE to SNY: Give us more Jerry Manuel. — Manuel, the Mets' first-base coach, provided some fabulously fractured quotes when he managed the White Sox. Wednesday, during Phillies-Mets …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates confronting the question: Why not Freddy? — Sanchez shines in Randa's absence, but team will not name him starter — It was early autumn, and the Pirates' baseball operations staff was conducting its annual organizational meeting, the one in which depth charts are developed for the following year.
