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NY Daily News:
It hurts Jeter to watch, but kids help ease pain — Derek Jeter sat alone in front of his locker at about 20minutes to 5 last night, having answered all possible questions about his injured right thumb. The rest of the Yankees were on the field for batting practice, but Jeter was not with them …
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Snagged — Cabrera's catch brings Ramírez and Red Sox back to earth — NEW YORK — Hours before last night's game, Terry Francona was philosophizing about Manny Ramírez, and the Red Sox manager made this point: ``Manny has an extraordinary ability to put at-bats, plays behind him.
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Victory comes in Sox' loss — Best start for young Pauley — NEW YORK - At some point in the future, David Pauley may look back to last night as the occasion when he established himself as a successful major league pitcher. — The Red Sox rookie lost to the New York Yankees, 2-1 …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers pick lefty from Alabama — ARLINGTON - Most things being pretty equal, the Rangers' first-round draft decision Tuesday came down to taking a lefty or right-hander. — In the case of the Rangers, left is always right. — And so, the club chose diminutive Alabama high schooler Kasey Kiker …
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Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers stick with plan — The Rangers followed general manager Jon Daniels' promise of drafting the best available player. They drafted players all over the diamond, with the four outfielders they drafted in their first 17 picks the closest they came to focusing on a position of need.
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Lone Star Ball
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers go with 'best available' — The wait for the draft to begin, and then for his name to be called, seemed interminable to 18-year-old Kasey Kiker. The left-handed pitcher from Alabama knew he would likely be picked in the first round but could barely wait until the draft started at 1 p.m. EDT.
Todd Jacobson / fredericksburg.com:
Nats pin future on young talent — WASHINGTON—With new ownership in place, the Nationals finally have a future, and they used yesterday's First-Year Player Draft to start building for it. — Unencumbered by cost restraints and under guidance from new ownership to build the franchise's farm system …
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Sam Carchidi / Philadelphia Inquirer:2d-rounder from Lenape says he'll go to college
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Federal Baseball
ESPN:
Grimsley reportedly admitted to illicit drug use — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley told federal investigators he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs, according to court documents unsealed late Tuesday. — Thirteen agents searched Grimsley's house in Scottsdale, Ariz. …
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Arizona Republic, AZ Snakepit, The Catbird …, Sports Law Blog, Dan Shaughnessy Watch, FakeTeams and Baseball Musings
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thesmokinggun.com:
Pitcher Spills Steroid, Speed Secrets — Diamondback Jason Grimsley's home raided in federal drug probe — JUNE 7—Federal agents yesterday raided the Arizona home of a journeyman baseball pitcher who reportedly admitted using performance enhancing drugs and gave investigators the names …
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers nab Tar Heels lefty in first round — Signability issues reported help Miller slide to Detroit — DETROIT — As odd as it sounds for the Tigers, the rich just got richer. — For the second year in a row, the Tigers benefited from a highly-rated prospect who fell out of the top handful of spots.
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Mychael Urban / MLB.com:
A's select prep righty at No. 66 — Hard-throwing San Diego pitcher makes huge impression — OAKLAND — Last spring, Trevor Cahill's fastball couldn't crack 84 mph, and he couldn't crack his high school team's starting rotation. — Little more than a year later, he's a second-round pick …
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Joe Roderick / Contra Costa Times:Drafting younger breaks tradition, but is worth it
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Ben Maller
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Gagne sore after first save — In his second outing, the Dodgers closer feels some discomfort — LOS ANGELES — Eric Gagne converted his first save in nearly a year on Tuesday night, but the grimace on his face and slow readings of the radar gun told the rest of the story.
Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Injury hampers lefty Anderson — Anderson has MRI after leaving game with elbow soreness — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Left-handed pitcher Brian Anderson had a setback on the road to recovery from Tommy John surgery. — Anderson was taken out of an extended spring game Monday after complaining …
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Ben Maller
David Lennon / Newsday:
Penned-up emotions — Wagner surprised that Willie didn't use him in save situation — LOS ANGELES - Billy Wagner sat alone on the dugout bench early yesterday afternoon, bouncing a baseball off the concrete steps as he searched for the right words to answer a series of delicate questions.
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Metsblog.com
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Drawing the line at 1969 … In 1900, there was no such thing as air conditioners, movies, corn flakes or bubble gum. But somehow, in baseball, we consider 1900 to be part of the "modern" era. — You couldn't listen to a game on a radio in 1900, let alone watch one on DirecTV.
Gordon Wittenmyer / TwinCities.com:
Mauer's bat not enough — Twin regains batting lead, but Liriano loses — SEATTLE — The buddy system of pitching success finally ran out on Francisco Liriano on Tuesday night in Seattle. — After beating pals Felix Hernandez and Ervin Santana in pitching matchups his previous two starts …
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Lookout Landing
