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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Fans pelt field after Pierzynski homer — Fans pelt field after Pierzynski homer — CHICAGO (AP) — With the Cubs so close to winning, fans littered Wrigley Field with plastic bottles, cups, and other debris Saturday after A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-out, ninth-inning homer to send the White Sox to an 8-6 victory.
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Winter Olympics / Chicago Sun Times:
Baker's time getting short in already long season — Ozzie Guillen blustered on May 21 when the White Sox and Cubs last met that pitcher Rich Hill was going to get Dusty Baker fired. Ozzie left out quite a few names in that assessment, although he was quite perceptive in seeing that Baker's job status was teetering clear back then.
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1060west
dailysouthtown.com:
Cubs' dish missing the shake 'n Bake — In the ongoing excuse-a-thon that your 2006 Cubs season has been, I never thought Dusty Baker would top "We don't have a left-handed batting-practice pitcher." — I was wrong. Just like I was wrong about retaining Baker. It's time for a new direction.
Associated Press:
White Sox rally in ninth inning to beat Cubs — CHICAGO (AP) - This time, A.J. Pierzynski landed the big hit. — Pierzynski's three-run homer off closer Ryan Dempster capped a two-out rally in the ninth and lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Saturday.
Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
DH faces classic injustice — DH should be part of All-Star Game every year — Maybe this is a sacrilege, but would it really kill baseball to have the designated hitter at the All-Star Game every year? — I mean, who really wants to watch some scared American League pitcher try to bunt …
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David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:Flawless Fielding Can't Extend Win Streak
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The Joy of Sox
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Matthews hopes for All-Star call — ARLINGTON - Gary Matthews Jr. won't find out if he's an All-Star for the first time in his career until this evening, but he earned an All-Star's ovation Saturday. — With the Rangers down 5-, Matthews went at least three feet above …
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:Next option for Rangers' Bauer might be DL
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Lone Star Ball
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards stumble early, late in tough loss — The "we're-still-in-first-place" Cardinals hit another (false) bottom Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals. What might have passed for inspiration instead became another installment of a first-place club's six-week slide.
Associated Press:
Giants-Padres Preview — The San Francisco Giants were one inning away from moving into a first-place tie in the NL West Friday night. The San Diego Padres , though, were not ready to share the top spot just yet. — After rallying to victory in the series opener, the Padres look to increase …
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Ducksnorts
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Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Padres set to play two vs. Giants — San Francisco (40-39) at San Diego (42-37), 12:05 p.m. PT — The Padres and the Giants play two Saturday, the first day-night split in PETCO Park history. — While the physical and mental strain of a doubleheader looms, the bullpen will be rested for the long Saturday ahead.
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Ducksnorts
Greg Wagner / MLB.com:
Angels' Anderson collects hit No. 2,000 — Outfielder shows humility after reaching hallowed ground — ANAHEIM — Garret Anderson has flown to where no Angel has before. — The left fielder, who has been with the franchise since he was signed out of high school in 1990 …
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6-4-2
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Wakefield set to face Moehler — Boston (48-29) at Florida (35-41), 6:05 p.m. ET — The Red Sox will try to do what any top-notch team does a day after seeing a double-digit winning streak end — try to start another one. — After seeing their first 12-game winning streak in 11 seasons snapped …
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The Joy of Sox
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Devil Rays Overwhelm The Nationals — As demoralizing as Thursday night's sweep-concluding loss to the Toronto Blue Jays was, last night's defeat may have been more devastating for the Washington Nationals. At least in the wee hours of Friday morning, when the Nationals' team plane touched down …
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New York Post:
TOUCHABLE — LASTINGS COULD MOVE FOR RIGHT PRICE — July 1, 2006 — OMAR Minaya made a very personal, very public goodbye to Lastings Milledge yesterday, sending the Mets' top position prospect back to the minors. As Milledge wrapped his arm around the GM in the late afternoon …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: No timetable for Gagne's return — Venerable closer's return from nerve injury still uncertain — ANAHEIM — Eric Gagne and the Dodgers might not be on the same page about some aspects of his latest rehabilitation, but they both agree that he's not ready to pitch.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Leave Mets Guessing — It was nothing against Ron Villone, a left-handed reliever who has pitched very well this season. But his presence should have revived the Mets last night at Yankee Stadium. — Villone was a gift from the heavens, which produced a 63-minute rain delay in the fourth inning.
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Bronx Banter
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