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10:55 PM ET, June 12, 2006

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David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
Papi Yes, Pauley No  —  Ortiz Plays Hero; Rookie Struggles  —  BOSTON — David Ortiz could not have hit a ball any harder than he did his previous at-bat.  He took a perfect swing and, like so many other pitches he has tattooed this season, hit it right at somebody, producing another loud …
Discussion: Boston Globe and The Joy of Sox
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Mark Murphy / Boston Herald:
Little Manny grows2-3849  —  For a team with bullpen issues, especially in the middle innings, the Red Sox haven't been showing Manny Delcarmen a lot of love.  —  Before the right-hander stepped into a 4-2 hole in the eighth inning of the Red Sox' 5-4 win over Texas yesterday …
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:   Clement hopes to return this week2-4553
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Corps providing little relief
Discussion: Hartford Courant
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Pauley sent down after rocky performance2-5078
ESPN:
MLB slaps Grimsley with 50-game suspension  —  NEW YORK — Embattled pitcher Jason Grimsley was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Monday, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
Discussion: Baseball Musings
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USA Today:
Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley, who was released by the team last week, was suspended for 50 games by Commissioner Bud Selig on Monday.  —  A one-paragraph announcement stated Grimsley has been suspended for "violating Major League …
Discussion: The Griddle
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled pitcher Jason Grimsley was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball on Monday, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife  —  Heads Will Roll  —  The Jason Grimsley case continues to percolate.  Behind the scenes, the owners and Players Association are prepping for a fight over the retiring Grimsley's pay and the likely 80-game penalty that will be levied against him.
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Paul SF / Yanksfan vs Soxfan:
So Clutch It Hurts  —  It's an off-day — both on the field and at home — so I decided to tackle an analytical piece brought up by yesterday's Papi blast.  —  David Ortiz since joining the Red Sox has hit the second-most walk-off home runs in baseball, one behind Albert Pujols.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks' Pregame Huddle Doesn't Prevent Sweep  —  This time, it could be said without exaggeration.  All of the Yankees really were in the trainer's room before yesterday's game.  —  They were not all there for treatment, though plenty are still hurt.  They gathered for a team meeting at noon …
Discussion: Bronx Banter
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New York Post:
TIME TO FACE FACTS: A-ROD SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE 'IT'
Discussion: the metropolitans
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Agent: Duffy relents, accepts demotion to minors … Pittsburgh outfielder Chris Duffy, who spent nearly a month away from baseball after refusing to accept a demotion to the minor leagues, has decided to return and will report to the Pirates' extended spring training facility in Florida on Tuesday, his agent told ESPN.com.
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock  —  The White Sox' first-round pick in 2004, Fields doubled as Oklahoma State's quarterback in college, and when he hit a relatively pedestrian .252/.341/.409 at Double-A Birmingham last year, the organization explained how Fields was still making adjustments to becoming a full-time baseball player.
Discussion: Mike's Mets
ESPN:
Big Ben 'alert and conscious' after bike crash  —  PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, who last season became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl title, was injured Monday morning in a motorcycle accident and has been transported …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Sorting out the hGH issue  —  He is a quack.  A kook.  A huckster.  The medical world looks at Ronald Klatz, the man who started the anti-aging medicine industry, and sees nothing more than a brilliant businessman who made hay off vulnerability and naïveté.  They certainly don't see a doctor.
Discussion: The Catbird …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Pedro not fully sound  —  PHOENIX - Lost amid yesterday's double-digit blowout was that Pedro Martinez has not been himself lately, and his five-inning exit had more to do with health concerns than the Mets initially let on.  —  Martinez (6-2) allowed five hits and one run …
Jay Posner / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Looking for answers  —  Stumbling Padres fall to Marlins again, lose 5th in past 7 contests  —  No one would have blamed the Padres for looking at their schedule in early June and smiling like kids visiting Disneyland.  —  Three games against Pittsburgh.  Four games against Milwaukee.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Aaron / AaronGleeman.com:
The Joe Mauer Show  —  Can Joe Mauer hit .400?  —  That's suddenly a very popular question among Twins fans.  Actually, if you've watched Mauer over the past month you might think .400 is selling him short.  You see, when Mauer woke up in Milwaukee on the morning of May 19, he was hitting .307.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Astros' pitching corps impressing early  —  One of the season's most surprising early developments is that the Astros lead the majors in rotation ERA by a considerable margin — even without right-hander Brandon Backe, who is out until at least June 1 with a sprained elbow, and right-hander Roger Clemens …
Discussion: Reds (and Blues)
Eric Benderoff / Chicago Tribune:
It's time for a new vision  —  Wrigley scoreboard exudes charm, but a modern video-replay board is long overdue  —  If you were a 23-year-old given responsibility for renovating Wrigley Field, what would you do with the scoreboard?  —  That was the situation in 1937 …
Discussion: Desipio.com
 
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