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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Sorry Sidney serves 'em up — Pen no help as Jays nip 5 homers — TORONTO - It would be hard to blame this one on Alex Rodriguez. — Not when Sidney Ponson got blasted over 2-1/3 innings. Not when Kris Wilson was nearly as bad as Ponson. Not when Vernon Wells did his best to put a hole in the …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Erratic Outing by Ponson Is Sorry Reminder for Yanks — TORONTO, July 23 — Carl Pavano travels with the Yankees now, reminding them of what they are missing. He throws in the bullpen (fastballs only) and works in the weight room. He munches on candy bars in the clubhouse and makes regular visits to the massage table.
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Phillips' Patience Thin — TORONTO — The Yankees' commitment to playing Andy Phillips is getting a big test. — Phillips did not start Sunday, appearing at the end of the Yankees' 13-5 loss. He made the last out, extending his hitless streak to 15 at-bats. — "He's just antsy right now," manager Joe Torre said.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Rodriguez Is All Smiles as His Mistakes Mount
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Pedro starts day with cheer — Pedro Martinez bounded into the Met clubhouse yesterday morning with a wide grin and greetings for teammates, reporters and everyone else inside. — "Happy morning, everyone," Martinez exclaimed. His buoyancy was the first sign that he was OK after Saturday's 80-pitch throwing session.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Wagner looking for more work — Closer hoping to get into a groove down the stretch — NEW YORK — The baseball whizzed by Billy Wagner, close enough to be caught and close to enough to frustrate the Mets closer when it wasn't. Wagner watched the potential out become a two-out base hit …
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Delgado slump is long gone — Before the Mets started getting sloppy yesterday, Carlos Delgado got the day off to a rousing start, offering further proof he finally is in the midst of a trademark power surge. Delgado homered for the third time in four games, a three-run blast in the first inning.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Mets run into trouble afoot — Heilman bumbles and Mets stumble — No one was calling Aaron Heilman a "fat toad" after the most glaring mistake by a Met yesterday. But when the loafing reliever got beaten to the first-base bag by the Astros' Chris Burke on a comebacker …
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Widger dumped, Alomar returns as No. 2 catcher — Another of the key clubhouse components of the White Sox's 2005 World Series team, backup catcher Chris Widger, was designated for assignment Sunday and replaced by a very familiar face. — Sandy Alomar Jr., obtained from the Dodgers …
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Julian Garcia / NY Daily News:
Paul's rule of thumb: play hurt — While Paul Lo Duca thinks he may have a broken bone or an injured ligament in the hand he slips into his catcher's mitt, he has no intention of finding out exactly what the problem is anytime soon. — "It doesn't matter," Lo Duca said.
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Michael Morrissey / New York Post:
ACHING BELTRAN WON'T TAKE DAY OFF — Willie Randolph was willing to give Carlos Beltran a break, but the Mets center fielder said no thanks. — Randolph initially kept Beltran, bothered by right knee tendinitis, out of yesterday's lineup. But Beltran talked his way in before going -for-4 …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox can't get handle on Seattle — SEATTLE — Manny Ramírez may have done the smartest thing any Red Sox outfielder did yesterday afternoon when he took advantage of a break in the action in the sixth inning — reliever Craig Hansen was trotting in to pitch — to grab a seat in the Sox bullpen.
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Girardi: Willis won't be traded — MIAMI GARDENS - Expect pitcher Dontrelle Willis to finish the season with the Marlins, and expect his teammates to stick around all year, too. — "I really believe we're done trading for the year unless something happens in the off-season," …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Win, Soriano Watch Escalates — Kasten Weighs In On Slugger's Status : Nationals 7, Cubs 1 — He draws the loudest cheers, hits the longest home runs, smiles the brightest smile. When Alfonso Soriano launched a ball deep toward left field yesterday at RFK Stadium …
Ira Berkow / New York Times:
Johjima's Play Bridges the Communication Gap — When he was signed by the Seattle Mariners to a three-year contract for $16.5 million before this season, the concern about Kenji Johjima was whether he could communicate with the pitchers as the first Japanese catcher in the major leagues.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Showalter hospitalized for dehydration — Rangers manager misses Sunday's loss to White Sox — CHICAGO - Rangers manager Buck Showalter missed Sunday's game while being treated at a Chicago hospital for dehydration symptoms. — Showalter, 50, said he felt a fluttery heart Sunday morning …
