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Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Cashman Won't Panic As Red Sox Streak — NEW YORK — The Yankees are slipping in the AL East primarily because the Red Sox are so hot. — But Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said no emergency trade is imminent. — "I'm not going to do something that could hurt us in the long term," Cashman said.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:Leap year — Crisp's catch vaults Sox to 12th straight
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Hartford Courant
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
For Nats, A Really Bad Trip — Road Woes Continue, Patterson Is Ailing: Blue Jays 8, Nationals 4 — TORONTO, June 29 — He didn't say it as if he was resigned to his team's fate, as if there was no hope at all. But Washington Manager Frank Robinson's response could only seem realistic given …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB.com:
Patterson leaves game with injury — Right-hander exits during fourth inning at Rogers Centre — TORONTO — Nationals starter John Patterson left Thursday's game against Toronto in the middle of an at-bat with fatigue in his right arm. — Patterson had a 1-1 count on Toronto right fielder Reed Johnson …
Mark Polishuk / MLB.com:
Anderson's heroics can't stop sweep — Second baseman homers twice as Nats fall to Jays — TORONTO — First, the good news. The Nationals scored four runs on Thursday, their second-largest offensive output in the last 10 games. — The bad news: Nationals ace John Patterson was again forced from the mound with arm problems.
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The Nationals Enquirer
Gerry Fraley / Dallas Morning News:
Steinbrenner's spending has AL on top — George Steinbrenner turns 76 on the Fourth of July. His legacy as owner of the New York Yankees is secure. — The Boss made the American League into a powerful beast. — In the B.S. era (before Steinbrenner), the AL had turned meek and out of date.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle: Central vs. Central mismatch helps AL rule interleague play
Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
Barrett: Brewers' Lee belongs at Wrigley — Michael Barrett is a catcher, but he made a strong pitch Wednesday for Cubs general manager Jim Hendry to pursue Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Carlos Lee. — Lee's power explosions at Wrigley Field remind Barrett of how his former Montreal Expos …
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Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:Barrett, Baker looking for peaceful series vs. Sox
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Baseball Musings
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers get Haigwood for Castro — SAN FRANCISCO - The Rangers managed to get something out of the Fabio Castro affair. — Essentially, they got Castro with options. — The Rangers sent Castro, a 21-year-old left-hander who began his career with the Chicago White Sox organization …
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Lone Star Ball
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Jan Hubbard / Dallas Star-Telegram:
RANGERS NOTES — Texas gets Double A lefty for Castro — SAN FRANCISCO - The Rangers were reluctant to part ways with 21-year-old left-hander Fabio Castro, but they felt they had no choice. — The Rangers traded for Castro after Kansas City selected him in the Rule 5 draft.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Honor the humidor — Denver Post sports writer Troy E. Renck posts his Rockies Mailbag every other week on Fridays during the 2006 Major League Baseball season. The next installment is slated for July 14. — To drop a Major League Baseball or Rockies question into the Rockies Mailbag click …
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NY Daily News:
Yanks do A-Rod an in-Justice — David Justice's pointed critique of Alex Rodriguez Tuesday night on the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network was not a solo act. — A variety of moles, some embedded inside YES, said Justice, the network's pre- and postgame studio analyst, was strongly encouraged …
John Brattain / Hardball Times:
Phlop — Philadelphia sports fans have a well-earned reputation for being hostile. — Sometimes you can't blame them, really. — The Phillies opened 2006 with four straight losses, and proceeded to win 22 of their next 33. which included a nine-game winning streak from April 30 to May 9.
Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
Angels searching for the right mix — The right move for the Angels won't just be Jered Weaver, but Stoneman isn't panicked. — ANAHEIM - For now, the Angels will have to wait for another flight from a minor-league town to try to patch their problems. — The team plans to bring …
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Dodger Thoughts
Tim Lemke / Washington Times:
Kasten prioritizes 'long term' — Incoming Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten hinted yesterday the team will be active in acquiring young talent at the July 31 trade deadline, and reiterated his commitment to rebuilding the team's depleted farm system.
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Palmeiro speaks … The man whose finger-wagging image may forever be the lasting snapshot of baseball's so-called steroid era hasn't paid much attention to the sport's most recent drug scandal. — Rafael Palmeiro spends his mornings working out, his days playing baseball with his two sons …
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Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Reds give manager Narron, GM Krivsky extensions — CINCINNATI — The eight-game winning streak that vaulted the Cincinnati Reds into first place in the NL Central earlier this month convinced their new owner that things were headed in the right direction. — The ensuing slump didn't change Bob Castellini's mind.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
For Schneider, They Aren't Prime Numbers — TORONTO, June 29 — On June 9, Brian Schneider went 3 for 6 against the Philadelphia Phillies, raising his average to .248. It wasn't much, but it was a start, and there was every reason to believe Schneider — who entered this season …
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers have bargain guys — Three starters, more relievers were real steals — Pessimists looking at the Rangers' pitching might grouse about the fact that the team ERA (4.74) ranks 10th in the American League. — That won't cut it, they say, for the Rangers to make the playoffs.
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Dallas Morning News
