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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
Gammons stricken, undergoes surgery — ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 61, is undergoing surgery this afternoon for an aneurysm in his brain. — Gammons was stricken earlier today and was taken to a Boston-area hospital. He is expected to be in intensive care for the next 10 to 12 days.
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Peter Gammons suffers brain aneurysm, in surgery … Longtime ESPN Baseball analyst Peter Gammons suffered an aneurysm in his brain Tuesday morning near his home on Cape Cod, Mass. He was airlifted to a Boston hospital, where he is currently undergoing surgery.
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Gammons hospitalized with aneurysm — Award-winning reporter undergoes surgery in Boston — Peter Gammons, the award-winning baseball writer and the face of news and analysis for millions of fans through the years, underwent surgery Tuesday for an aneurysm in his brain.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dodgers, Devil Rays swap catchers, pitchers — The Dodgers have acquired left-hander Mark Hendrickson and catcher Toby Hall from the Devil Rays for right-hander Jae Seo, catcher Dioner Navarro and a player to be named, FOXSports.com has learned. — Hendrickson, 4-8 with a 3.81 ERA …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Sox win not easy on the eyes — Buehrle in control, Thome gets key hits while playing field — PITTSBURGH — The White Sox's dominance over the National League Central nearly received a black eye Tuesday night. — But thanks to Jim Thome's roots at first base, the Sox persevered …
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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David Briggs / MLB.com:
Notes: Iguchi needs All-Star assistance — Second baseman 150,000 votes behind Cano in latest balloting — PITTSBURGH — While all of the White Sox are at PNC Park this week for their three-game series against the Pirates, it appears that not many will be starting the All-Star Game — which will be held here on July 11.
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Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Notes: Struggling Bucs shuffle staff — Perez sent to 'pen; Vogelsong designated for assignment — PITTSBURGH — With the Pittsburgh Pirates mired in an 11-game losing streak, everyone from the fans to the players to the Bucs' CEO has been calling for changes.
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:Pirates move Perez to bullpen, demote Vogelsong
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The Catbird …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Womack demoted; Nevin next to go? — The Cubs sent second baseman Tony Womack to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, a move that could signal the beginning of a midsummer purge. — Manager Dusty Baker said Womack's demotion was made because catcher Henry Blanco had a sore neck …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Notes: More roster juggling — Soto called up to save Nevin catching duties — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs decided they needed a more experienced backup catcher than Phil Nevin, and they called up Geovany Soto from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. — The Cubs also activated right-handed reliever Scott Williamson from the disabled list.
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Howard Kussoy / MLB.com:
Sox, Mets meet 20 years after Series — Boston (45-28) vs, New York (47-28), 7:05 p.m. ET — Twenty years ago, millions of baseball fans were mesmerized by the unimaginable drama of the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the Mets, but rookie sensation Jon Lester was just a 2-year-old infant …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards skid now lengthiest in almost 18 years — Offering the definition of a slumping team, when the Cardinals hit, they don't pitch. When they pitch, as was the case Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians, they don't hit. — And for eight games now they haven't won.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Hendry won't accept excuses — GM insists on better results despite youth, injuries — Dusty Baker will get "every opportunity" to turn things around, general manager Jim Hendry said before Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field. — But Hendry waltzed around the question of whether Baker deserves …
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:A Baker's dozen reasons Dusty should be fired
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Associated Press:
Myers takes personal leave after assault charge — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies pitcher Brett Myers will take a leave of absence through the All-Star break, saying he has embarrassed his family and the team with his arrest on charges that he hit his wife in the face.
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The700Level.com
St. Petersburg Times:
Call it a learning experience … MIAMI - Rookie James Shields has shown the Devil Rays a confident and aggressive attitude on the mound. He has shown off a dominating combination of a fastball and a "power changeup" that allows him to breeze through innings.
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Mets' Reyes Is Becoming A Superstar — Baseball players get hot all the time, and it's usually best not to make too much of it. Over a week or a month the best hitter in the league can hit .100, and the worst can hit .400. It's part of the nature of the game; more than in any of the other team sports …
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Associated Press:
Athletics-Padres Preview — Two of the major league's most successful pitchers over the past month look to continue their unbeaten runs when the Oakland Athletics visit the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park. — Barry Zito has won his last six decisions …
Scott Howard-Cooper / Sacramento Bee:
Ellis' comeback off to good start — His Monday night at warm, breezy Raley Field was a successful step in the recovery, and Mark Ellis should know. — Not just because it was his right thumb that got its first game test since the break on May 30 that sent him to the A's disabled list.
Mychael Urban / MLB.com:
Notes: Chavez 5th in balloting — Third baseman likely to use time off to heal many injuries — SAN DIEGO — It's been clear for some time that none of the A's will be voted into the starting lineup for this year's All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, and the lone player remotely in the hunt is slumping and banged up.
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Athletics Nation
