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Rocket re-launch: Clemens rejoins Astros — HOUSTON — Roger Clemens is coming out of retirement for the third time, agreeing to a $22 million contract to pitch for the Houston Astros for the rest of 2006. — The 43-year-old Clemens, who will be entering his 23rd major league season …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Rocket mission is a scrub — TORONTO — The No. 21 jersey was pressed and ready. — Keith Foulke's locker, the one at the end of the Red Sox clubhouse, nearest Terry Francona's office, was earmarked for him as well. There was a nice little home in Boston that had Roger Clemens's name on it.
Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Done deal: Rocket returns to Astros — Clemens set for June 22 return to Houston rotation — HOUSTON — Retirement and the Hall of Fame will have to wait a little longer for Roger Clemens, because The Rocket has decided to go on one final mission for Houston.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Final touches being placed on Nevin trade — ARLINGTON — Just shy of the season's one-third mark, the Rangers ended the Phil Nevin experiment Wednesday afternoon. — A week after Nevin lost his job to rookie Jason Botts, the club was putting the final touches on a deal with the Chicago Cubs, a pair of Rangers sources said.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals fire Baird to clear path for hiring Moore as GM — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Royals fired general manager Allard Baird on this morning in anticipation of announcing the hiring of Atlanta assistant Dayton Moore as his replacement. — The club declined official comment regarding the moves, but Baird confirmed he had been fired.
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Guy Curtright / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' Moore to become Royals GM — Assistant GM, 39, was considered Schuerholz' heir apparent — Braves assistant general manager Dayton Moore is leaving the team to become general manager of the Kansas City Royals, two people familiar with the deal in Atlanta and Kansas City confirmed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Ian Harrison / MLB.com:
Notes: Pauley to make his debut — Right-hander called up from Portland with Wells hurt — TORONTO — With one David down, the Red Sox got another to take his place. — Right-hander David Pauley joined the Sox in Toronto on Tuesday and is expected to make his Major League debut …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Milledge Hopes to Show He Has Staying Power — Lastings Milledge had an ominous beginning to his first day in the major leagues with the Mets as his flight from Providence, R.I., to LaGuardia Airport was canceled and his second flight was delayed. Milledge was still languishing at the airport …
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Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Nady kept pain hidden — It must have seemed like just another day for Xavier Nady. He showed up at Shea Stadium on Monday, started in rightfield as he almost always does, got hit by a pitch, went 0-for-2 and was removed in a double switch. — Then, before his night was over …
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Advocatus Diaboli — Every once in a while I'll read an article that makes me think that injury analysis is breaking into the mainstream. Bob Klapisch, you had me at Halladay. Powered by Sport Beans—I'm serious!—on to the injuries:
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Edmonds has tests — Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds, his lower abdomen sore enough to keep him out of the starting lineup for four consecutive games, will see a specialist in sports hernias after Wednesday's game, Cardinals officials said Tuesday night.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Yankees shut down Sheffield — Ailing wrist will keep slugger sidelined indefinitely — DETROIT — Gary Sheffield's return to the lineup may prove to be little more than a tease for the Yankees, as the right fielder may be headed back to the disabled list with a wrist injury.
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USA Today:
Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels — DENVER — No copies of Playboy or Penthouse are in the clubhouse of baseball's Colorado Rockies. There's not even a Maxim. The only reading materials are daily newspapers, sports and car magazines and the Bible.
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Baseball America:
Top Draft-And-Follows Re-Enter Draft — The 2006 draft crop may be the worst since 2000, but it just got better at midnight Tuesday. The top three draft-and-follow prospects from 2005 failed to come to terms with the teams that held their rights, infusing this year's talent pool with three more first-round-caliber righthanders.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Donnelly Says He's Working It Out — Brendan Donnelly took exception to an observation that his pitches didn't seem to be moving that well in Texas last week. — "They moved," the Angels reliever said with his usual acerbic wit. "Right over the fence."
