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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
A's ire surely raised — Retaliation pitch causes backlash — With plate umpire Mike Reilly having warned both dugouts after Red Sox starter Curt Schilling hit Nick Swisher in the sixth inning last night in apparent retaliation for A's starter Dan Haren hitting Jason Varitek …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
It's time to get caught up in the chase — For a while, it was tempting to think the Yankees might go away. Fade into the sunset. Disappear from sight altogether. The Red Sox had ripped off 12 straight wins and Yankee millionaires were falling like Italian soccer players in the path of Zinedine Zidane.
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Bumbling in the Bronx — Buehrle gets bombed, fielding turns faulty as Sox lose 4th of last 5 — NEW YORK — A malaise spread Saturday throughout the White Sox, well after first baseman Paul Konerko woke up with flu-like symptoms. — The Sox were deficient on the mound and in the field …
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The Bard's Room
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Associated Press:
Buehrle battered — Yankees chase All-Star early in rout of White Sox — NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of swinging for the fences, the New York Yankees put down a string of splendid bunts and beat Ozzie Guillen's White Sox at their own game of small ball. — Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams …
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FIRE JOE MORGAN
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates entertaining offers for Jack Wilson — But team apparently is not eager to trade shortstop — The Pirates are entertaining trade offers for shortstop Jack Wilson, multiple sources said yesterday, although it is unlikely he will be dealt by Major League Baseball's July 31 deadline.
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Nationals Let One Get Away — Washington Loses Lead in the Eighth, Game in the Ninth : Pirates 7, Nationals 6 — PITTSBURGH, July 15 — A pair of Oakley's with clear lenses covering his eyes and a chain glistening around his neck, Roy Corcoran looked the part of a menacing closer in his first appearance as a Washington National.
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Federal Baseball
Andrew Bagnato / Houston Chronicle:
Stephen Drew make ML debut for Arizona — PHOENIX — The Drew family has a tradition. When one of the Drew brothers is promoted to the major leagues, everyone gets a phone call. It happened first with J.D. in 1998, then with Tim in 2000. — On Friday night it was Stephen Drew's turn.
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Baseball Musings
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Associated Press:
Braves-Padres Preview — The Atlanta Braves are showing Petco Park is not just a pitcher's park. They're also showing they may not be out of the NL East race just yet. — The surging Braves look for a third consecutive offensive outburst as they look to close out a three-game sweep against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
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Ducksnorts
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Sandy Burgin / MLB.com:
Padres have ace up their sleeve — Atlanta (42-49) at San Diego (48-42), 1:05 p.m. PT — The Padres turn to their ace Jake Peavy on Sunday in hopes of salvaging the third and final game of this three-game series with the suddenly resurgent Atlanta Braves.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Early Pitchers' Duel Turns Into Cubs Rout — CHICAGO, July 15 — The game was scoreless through five innings, a crisp pitchers' duel that nonetheless seemed ominous for Cubs fans as soon as their pitcher's focus on scoring runs disrupted his ability to prevent them.
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Metsblog.com
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Lab is helping baseball to clean up its act — LOS ANGELES — You can't work here if you're an athlete. And forget about getting a lab coat if you are a fan or rotisserie league geek. The man who runs the world's best sports drug-testing laboratory has no interest in hiring chemists …
Discussion:
Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Ira Podell / Associated Press:
No saves recorded during full day of baseball — NEW YORK (AP) — There was no saving baseball during a wild Saturday full of blowouts and walkoff wins. — It marked the first time in nearly three decades a full day of major league games were played without a save recorded.
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Notes: Denorfia glad to be in Majors — Rookie outfielder happy to have a spot in Reds outfield — CINCINNATI — Rookie outfielder Chris Denorfia's 26th birthday was on Saturday, but the biggest surprise already came on Thursday. — An eight-player deal that sent Austin Kearns to Washington …
Discussion:
Red Hot Mama
Terry Pluto / ohio.com:
View from Pluto — Good signs in Vegas — How about some good news? — • It's just summer league, but the Cavaliers have reasons to like first-round draft pick Shannon Brown. The 6-foot-3 guard from Michigan State played 30 minutes a game, averaged 14 points and shot 50 percent …
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
No simple solution for Selig — Cincinnati - It permeates the game like a bad odor, seeping through clubhouses and settling in the commissioner's office. — Barry Bonds' legal problems soon will intersect with Bud Selig's best interests. — The embattled San Francisco Giants slugger …
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Purple Row
ESPN:
Bonds' lawyer refutes report that indictment expected — While Barry Bonds' legal team is prepared if the Giants slugger is indicted on perjury and tax evasion charges, it remains hopeful it won't have to mount a defense at all, attorney Laura Enos told Bloomberg News.
Chris / Redleg Nation:
Is Majewski Worn Out? — Bill Bray and Gary Majewski have been touted as everything from the next Nasty Boys to the cure for b.o. Everyone who's supported this trade starts by saying that improved middle relief is essential to the Reds' chances of contention.
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Red Hot Mama
