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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 …
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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
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.
Associated Press:
Wells injures knee in Red Sox win — BOSTON (AP) - David Ortiz drove in four runs, Mike Lowell added a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-4 Friday night despite losing David Wells to another knee injury. — Jonathan Papelbon set a rookie record …
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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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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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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
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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All-Baseball.com, part of MVN, Viva El Birdos, Cardinals Diaspora, Giants Cove and Baseball Musings
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Braves' Moore considering Royals' GM offer — Braves assistant general manager Dayton Moore is considering an offer to become the Royals' next GM, FOXSports.com has learned. — The offer is believed to be for five years. The deadline for Moore to accept the Royals' proposal is not known.
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The Pine Tar Rag
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.
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
NY Daily News:
Best show in town gets better as curtain nears — The Mets came from behind again yesterday. They came from behind the way they did on the Yankees last weekend, the way they did against the Phillies on Tuesday and Wednesday night, the way they have an awful lot this season. This time they didn't win the game.
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Hot Foot
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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 …
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
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
