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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Robinson happy with team's mood — Guillen may be close to extended Spring Training — MILWAUKEE — After winning just 14 of their first 41 games, the Nationals are 9-4 in their last 13 games and slowly trying to creep back to the .500 level. — If they take at least two out of three …
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Associated Press:
Brewers' Uecker files restraining order against woman — MILWAUKEE — Hall of Fame announcer Bob Uecker filed a restraining order against a woman he contends has been harassing him for years and last week confronted him at a hotel pool over his refusal to assist her charity work.
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Bad Altitude
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
The Power Trip Continues — Soriano Hits Solo Homer, Grand Slam as Nats Complete Sweep: Nationals 8, Brewers 4 — MILWAUKEE, June 4 — He stated much less with his two home runs than with the indifference that followed. Alfonso Soriano never sauntered or pumped a fist. Heck, he hardly even smiled.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Trade winds blow in Maddux's direction — ST. LOUIS — Greg Maddux has been around long enough to know that with the Cubs far from contention, his name is bound to surface in trade rumors. — The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are interested in adding Maddux to their rotation by July 31 …
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:Pujols out indefinitely with muscle strain
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The 26th Man
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Red Sox Are Coming, but Jeter May Miss Out — BALTIMORE, June 4 — There is no good time for a good team like the Yankees to lose a good player like Derek Jeter to a bruised right thumb, as they did Sunday when they fell, 11-4, to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. But the timing was especially bad.
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Off the Facade
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Freel finishes off Astros — Reds complete first sweep in Houston since 1999 — HOUSTON — If the Reds manage to stay in contention late into the season, this was the kind of day that could be regarded as one of the key reasons. — In a game against the Astros that was tied four times …
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ESPN:
Former umpire Eric Gregg suffers massive stroke — Former major league umpire Eric Gregg, known for his wide strike zone and well-documented weight problems, suffered a massive stroke Sunday and was unconscious, his son Kevin told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. Gregg was hospitalized at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia.
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The Catbird …
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Jim Salisbury / Kansas City Star:
Former umpire Gregg in critical condition after stroke — PHILADELPHIA - Eric Gregg, the popular former major-league umpire, was in critical condition in intensive care at Lankenau Hospital Sunday night after suffering a stroke at his Ardmore home Sunday morning. — "We need prayers," Gregg's son Kevin said Sunday night.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Reality bites — Yanks just better — Even if she could, the fat lady hasn't gotten up off the couch yet. — So as the Red Sox enter the Bronx beast's belly tonight for the start of a four-game series, here's one fun morsel to chew on: The Yankees are better.
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Baseball Musings
Contra Costa Times:
Winning games is sore A's feat — FRANK THOMAS woke up sore Sunday morning. His left foot, with which he's had a contentious relationship the past few years, was telling him sad stories. He was sore when he drove to the ballpark, sore when he put on his uniform, sore as he stood for the national anthem.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Laird, Teixeira spark Rangers — Catcher, first baseman combine for eight of Texas' 10 runs — CHICAGO — Gerald Laird, the Rangers' once and future starting catcher, is making a compelling case for getting the job right now. — Manager Buck Showalter knows that the numbers are getting harder …
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Marcus Hayes / Philly.com:
Franklin says he could help Phillies' rotation — LOS ANGELES - The Phillies need a veteran to bolster their ailing, stumbling starting rotation. Ryan Franklin figures they have one. — Him. — "It's got to be something going around in their heads," Franklin said. "I'm ready."
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A CITIZEN'S BLOG
Clark Spencer / Miami Herald:
Marlins sweep across dance floor — Florida got its first sweep in Denver, and the good vibes had the young Marlins dancing in the clubhouse. — cspencer@MiamiHerald.com — DENVER - A few hours before the Marlins knocked off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday for their first sweep …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Much amiss for Tavarez — Location problems plaguing reliever — DETROIT — Slumped in a chair in front of his locker, Julian Tavarez played with his hands, one finger over the other, again and again. He stared at them, defeated, as if bewildered by what they had done.
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El Guapo's Ghost Rambles …
Shelly Anderson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Sanchez to remain starter says Littlefield — With Joe Randa getting closer to a return from the disabled list, Pirates general manager David Littlefield yesterday reversed course and said Freddy Sanchez would remain the team's starting third baseman.
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Bucs Dugout
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Barmes not part of roster moves — Considering Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes entered Saturday night's game against Florida in a 13-for-104 slump, it would not have been a big surprise to find him apartment shopping in Colorado Springs today. — But instead of getting sent to the Triple-A Sky Sox …
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Purple Row
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