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Jon Heyman / Newsday:
Matsui traded to Rockies — Mets deal disappointing infielder and significant cash to Colorado for Marrero — The disappointing Kaz Matsui era with the Mets has come to an end. The Mets have sent Matsui and significant cash to the Rockies for Eli Marrero.
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ESPN:
Mets deal slumping Matsui to Rockies for Marrero — NEW YORK — The New York Mets have dealt second baseman Kaz Matsui and cash to the Colorado Rockies for catcher/first baseman Eli Marrero. — And according to media reports, the Mets paid the Rockies dearly to take Matsui off their hands.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Matsui's contract an obstacle for Mets — The Mets, continuing their efforts to trade second baseman Kaz Matsui, could find a surprise taker: The Rockies. — Utility man Eli Marrero would go to the Mets in a proposed deal, FOXSports.com has learned, but Matsui's $8 million salary remains an obstacle to any move.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trainer refutes report linking him to Grimsley — A personal trainer and former employee of the Kansas City Royals who works with Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols refuted an Internet report that links him to the investigation of pitcher Jason Grimsley. — Chris Mihlfeld told the Kansas City Star …
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Deadspin:
KC Trainer Responds, Denies Affidavit Cameo — OK, probably time for a Jason Grimsley update. — First off, in the biggest news of the day, trainer Chris Mihlfeld has denied our source's report that his name is in the document. (In multiple places.)
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Trade Rumors, ...getting paid to watch, The Catbird … and Hot Foot
Howard Bryant / Washington Post:
Congress Might Seek Blood Tests For Baseball
Congress Might Seek Blood Tests For Baseball
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The Baseball Journals
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Names change, drugs remain — Affidavit starts witch hunt0-5485
Names change, drugs remain — Affidavit starts witch hunt0-5485
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Associated Press:
'I'm not injured' — Still recovering from surgery, Wood placed on DL — CINCINNATI (AP) — The Chicago Cubs put right-hander Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list Friday, hoping to nurse him through a phase of uncertainty in his comeback from shoulder surgery.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Wood placed on 15-day DL — Due to shoulder stiffness, fireballer out temporarily — CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 7, because of stiffness in his right shoulder. — "I'm not injured, I didn't hurt anything," Wood said Friday.
Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Wood heads to familiar place — Pitcher makes 10th trip to disabled list — CINCINNATI — The constant uncertainty over the availability of Kerry Wood has landed the oft-injured right-hander on the disabled list for the 10th time in his star-crossed eight-year career.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Johnson Loses Control, Then Temper — In a crowded ballpark, long before the rain came, the ranting of one angry pitcher pierced the air. Randy Johnson's fury could be heard in the second deck of Yankee Stadium last night, and his distraction was obvious to everyone.
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Peter Zellen / MLB.com:
Johnson, Yanks fall to A's — Left-hander's 2006 struggles continue in four-inning outing — NEW YORK — The Yankees got a boost to their lineup with the return of Derek Jeter and came through with a seventh-inning rally following a long rain delay, but it wasn't enough …
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Off the Facade
New York Times:
Lawyer Says U.S. Halted Bonds Figure in Inquiry — The lawyer for Kimberly Bell, Barry Bonds's former companion, told George Mitchell yesterday that she has been advised by federal authorities not to cooperate with Mitchell's investigation into steroid use in baseball because of "the pending criminal proceeding."
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David Kravets / Associated Press:
FBI seeking to hush Bonds' ex-girlfriend in MLB steroid probe — FBI seeking to hush Bonds' ex-girlfriend in MLB steroid probe — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — FBI agents asked Barry Bonds' ex-girlfriend not to cooperate in Major League Baseball's steroid probe while a federal grand jury investigates whether …
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The Catbird …
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Royals revoke credentials from two radio reporters — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two reporters who asked contentious questions at a news conference introducing Dayton Moore as Royals general manager had their credentials revoked Friday. — Bob Fescoe of WHB and Rhonda Moss of KCSP …
Chris Sheridan / ESPN:
Stern dismayed by NBA player development system … DALLAS — Commissioner David Stern is appalled by the state of the game. — Not the NBA game, mind you, but the game as it is played by a significant percentage of young Americans who aspire to make it into Stern's league.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Pauley to 'pen: No room for rookie in reshuffled rotation2-4562 — NEW YORK - Here is the beauty of being 22 and in the first week of your major league career: You are content to be disappointed. — As long as it keeps you in the big leagues. — Thanks to Wednesday night's rainout at Yankee Stadium …
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