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Metswalkoffs / Mets Walkoffs And Other Minutiae:
Save the Last Dance — In the interest of preventing guilt feelings, apparently I'm not the only Mets blogger to title his post in this way. See Metstradamus for another such perspective. — So we substitute die-hard Mets fan Julia Stiles (it says so in her IMDB.com bio) …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Yet Again, a Final Swing From Wright Settles It — With Endy Chávez on second base and no outs in the ninth inning and the Mets trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by a run, José Reyes was asked to do something he rarely does: lay down a sacrifice bunt.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets rally to snake out win — They were wet, they were tired and they still were filling Shea with soccer-style chants more befitting the upcoming World Cup than what would have seemed a lost cause for most teams in baseball. — But Mets fans have come to realize that nothing is truly …
Discussion:
the metropolitans
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Delgado can't snap 1st slump — It happened with Alex Rodriguez and others with the Yankees, and it happened in a big way with Carlos Beltran last season with the Mets. — Carlos Delgado has had no such problems adjusting to his first year in New York, but the slugging first baseman …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' rookie is spot-on in 2-0 win — ARLINGTON - John Rheinecker went out and messed up the Rangers' plans Monday night. He did it by stifling Seattle. — Rheinecker made the Rangers' decisions about the roster a whole lot tougher by pitching the crispest game a Texas starter has pitched this year.
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
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Associated Press:
Rockies-Padres Preview — Petco Park is starting to become the Colorado Rockies ' favorite place to visit. — The Rockies (27-24) look for their fifth straight win at the home of the San Diego Padres when the teams meet on Tuesday. — Colorado has gone 14-9 at Petco Park since it opened in 2004 …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Johnson Shows He Can Still Play the Ace — DETROIT, May 29 — In the bottom of the second inning at Comerica Park on Monday, Randy Johnson tried to throw a fastball off the plate. It sailed over the middle. Chris Shelton laced a bullet to the gap in right-center field.
Discussion:
Bronx Banter
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Associated Press:
Sauerbeck arrested — Pitcher fled police, let drunk woman drive his car — SHEFFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Indians pitcher Scott Sauerbeck was arrested early Tuesday after he and a woman fled from his vehicle and were found hiding behind bushes, police said.
Discussion:
The Griddle
Baseball America:
Prospect Q&A: Brandon Moss — A lefthanded hitting outfielder in the Red Sox organization, Brandon Moss is trying to re-establish himself as a top prospect. Moss had a breakout season two years ago, winning the batting title in the South Atlantic League and earning a late-season promotion to high Class-A at age 20.
Associated Press:
Mets call up Milledge as Nady heads for DL — NEW YORK (AP) - Top prospect Lastings Milledge was called up by the New York Mets on Tuesday after starting right fielder Xavier Nady was placed on the disabled list following an appendectomy earlier in the day.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Injury stops Wells before he can start again — TORONTO — David Wells was trying his best to be a medical miracle. — Whacked off the right kneecap with a line drive Friday night, Wells has made better progress than he thought, but his attempt to show that he could make his scheduled start tomorrow …
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Baseball America:
Daily Dish: May 30 — Brewers second baseman Hernan Iribarren burst onto the prospect scene in 2004, grabbing attention when he won the Rookie-level Arizona League batting title and went on to have a red-hot 15-game stint at low Class A Beloit. — Now in the high Class A Florida State League …
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
New pitch is born out of compromise … BALTIMORE - When Doug Waechter was warming up to pitch in Boston on Thursday, he didn't have a good feel for the split-finger fastball he had debuted in his previous start. — He fidgeted with his grip until it felt comfortable and ended up somewhere between …
Jeffrey Flanagan / Kansas City Star:
A's general manager still has high hopes for Teahen — I t's going on two years since the Royals made the big three-team Carlos Beltran trade that netted them Mark Teahen. And we still don't know whether Teahen can be a productive major-league player.
John Perrotto / Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times:
Players, GM, yes, and Tracy responsible for Bucs' woes — Jim Tracy says the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled to win one-third of the games with the season at nearly the one-third point of the season is his players' fault. — He is only one-third right about that.
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout
Baseball Crank:
Baseball's Best Pitching Teams — Following yesterday's look at the Tigers and how their team ERA stands head and shoulders above the American League, I thought I would take a look - as I did here and here with slugging and OBP - at the all-time great pitching teams in terms of team ERA compared …
Dodger Thoughts:
Let It Go — "It was the first jam I get in all year and I don't get a chance to get out of it," said Penny, who voiced his displeasure with Little on the mound before taking a swing at a water cooler with a bat in the dugout and yelling in anger. — "I wanted a chance to get that inning out of the way …
