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Darren Everson / NY Daily News:
For Barry, a dose of Shea jeer — So much for the most hostile road show in sports. Barry Bonds' total tally this weekend at Shea: no homers, two RBI, one chat with the media (not yesterday) and, unofficially, a dozen choruses of boos. — That is, one after every catch he made in left field …
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Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Can you have a pretty loss? — After 2 comebacks, Randolph 'ecstatic' about his team's play — It was not so much a loss as it was a matter of running out of comebacks. That is the way the Mets looked at it. They played well, they stayed with it and they did come back twice.
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NY Daily News:
Rookie's high-fives a real low blow to Giants — The Shea crowd, having long since exhausted its collective lungs booing Barry Bonds in every at-bat, was standing and cheering deliriously, and now Lastings Milledge, the Mets' 21-year-old flash-and-dash wunderkind, was joining in with them …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Schilling: Yanks skipper keeps team afloat — DETROIT - Curt Schilling stopped to watch ESPN before yesterday's game against the Tigers. A graphic happened to include the Yankees. — "That's your manager of the year right there," Schilling said. "Joe Torre has done an unbelievable job.
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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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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Red Sox Are Coming, but Jeter May Miss Out
Red Sox Are Coming, but Jeter May Miss Out
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Off the Facade
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Laird earning playing time — CHICAGO - Gerald Laird's status changed Sunday. No longer does Rangers manager Buck Showalter search for occasional off-days for catcher Rod Barajas. He searches for ways to get Laird into the lineup. — Laird is making the most of every opportunity he gets to play.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Benoit is baffled by recent struggles — CHICAGO - If Joaquin Benoit knew what he was doing wrong, he'd fix it. — If Benoit knew what had led to his giving up runs in each of his past six relief appearances for the Rangers, causing his ERA to swell from 2.55 to 5.61, he would stop making that mistake.
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.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Clement, Red Sox tame Tigers — Pitcher rebounds as offense shines — DETROIT — With Matt Clement temporarily quieting the debate over whether he is still qualified to pitch in the big leagues, represent the city of Boston, and retain membership in the human race …
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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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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pujols beset with nagging pain — On the day he went on the disabled list for the first time in a career full of more favorable firsts, Albert Pujols reported difficulty sleeping, occasional pain when breathing and increased soreness in his right side, Cardinals officials said Sunday.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Several starters get day off — Johnson, Zimmerman, Byrd all out of Sunday lineup — MILWAUKEE — Manager Frank Robinson made several lineup changes for Sunday's game against the Brewers. He sat first baseman Nick Johnson in favor of Robert Fick, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman …
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USA Today:
Willis not at wits' end with the Marlins — MIAMI — Dontrelle Willis, wearing an oversized Brian Urlacher Chicago Bears jersey, strolls into the Florida Marlins clubhouse. — He greets everyone as if he were at his high school reunion. He hugs. Slaps palms. Waves. And can't stop smiling.
George King / New York Post:
BOWA BLASTS PATTERSON — June 5, 2006 — BALTIMORE - When Corey Patterson stole second and third in the seventh inning with the Orioles leading by six runs Larry Bowa believed Patterson was rubbing it in the Yankees' nose. — From the top step of the third base dugout, Bowa let Patterson have it.
Baseball America:
Royals May Be Moving Past Miller — CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—If the Royals were looking for some kind of affirmation that Andrew Miller is the right choice with the No. 1 overall pick in Tuesday's draft, they probably didn't get it in his NCAA regional start against Winthrop on Saturday.
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."
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.