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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Red Sox rally to victory — Varitek (3 RBIs) powers comeback — PHOENIX — When Josh Byrnes, formerly Theo Epstein's chief lieutenant, became general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he inherited a team loaded with young talent. Byrnes has since added 43-year-old Randy Johnson …
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Boston Herald:
Papi talk: Red Sox slugger tells all in book with Herald's Massarotti — Editor's note: The following is excerpted from "Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits" by David Ortiz [stats] with Tony Massarotti. The first section is Massarotti's preface.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates show little leather in 9-3 loss — Yankees' Clemens fans seven in debut, but lack of defense costlier — NEW YORK — Roger Clemens got the raves and roars, but it undeniably was the Pirates' defense that defined their 9-3 loss to the New York Yankees yesterday at Yankee Stadium.
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Sports Illustrated:
Joe Lemire: Clemens' solid debut just what Yankees looking for — NEW YORK — It wasn't until after his 108th and final pitch that the Yankee Stadium crowd felt comfortable showering Roger Clemens with the appreciation that been building since his last visit to the Bronx, when he announced his return to pinstripes.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Speigner, Nats Have A Surprise — In Sin City — a long way geographically and emotionally from the heartland here — there exists the concept of "The Lock." Dig deep into your pockets, wager as much as you want, but be certain to put money down, because when a bet is so definite, everybody wins.
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Alan Eskew / MLB.com:
Sore shoulder stings Garcia, Phils — Righty gives up six runs in 1 2/3 innings to Kansas City — KANSAS CITY — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he thought Freddy Garcia might be pitching with a sore shoulder. — Garcia confirmed Manuel's suspicions after he was unable …
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Associated Press, Blogging Baseball, Philliesflow, The Good Phight and I've Made a Huge Tiny Mistake
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Associated Press:
Shoulder woes land Garcia on DL; Phils add Mesa — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-hander Freddy Garcia on the 15-day disabled list because of a right shoulder strain Saturday and signed Jose Mesa to a major league contract. — Garcia was bombed in an 8-4 loss …
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Blogging Baseball
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
A's send backup C Melhuse to Rangers — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics traded little-used backup catcher Adam Melhuse to Texas on Saturday for cash considerations, reuniting him with former A's coach and first-year Rangers manager Ron Washington. — Texas had expressed interest in acquiring Melhuse about a month ago.
Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Hatcher is again a hit at his trade — ST. LOUIS — So, what do you have to say about Mickey Hatcher now? — All the Angels hitting coach who was excoriated on radio talk shows and Internet message boards earlier this season has been hearing recently is the crack of his team's sizzling bats.
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6-4-2
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Draft analyst likes Braves' diverse picks — Every baseball scouting director emerges from his draft room this time of the year and announces what a great draft his team had. The same thing applies to college football recruiting on signing day. — So, looking for a third-party perspective …
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Chop-n-Change
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets ready to fit Draft pieces into puzzle — New York leans toward pitching with eye toward quick risers — NEW YORK — When the day was finally over after hundreds and hundreds of names whizzed on and off of Draft boards and in and out of consciousness, the Mets' front office could finally rest.
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Ron Vample / Associated Press:
Detroit 8, NY Mets 7 — DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Bonderman is still able to gut out a win even when he's not at the top of his game. — Bonderman won his sixth straight start and Carlos Guillen hit a three-run homer in the Detroit Tigers' 8-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. — "I felt great.
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Smoltz to miss start, Cormier goes to DL — ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves veteran right-hander John Smoltz will miss his scheduled start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, and Lance Cormier was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tired arm on Saturday.
Mark Hale / New York Post:
SHEFF: YANKEES COULD USE ME THIS SEASON — Gary Sheffield praised Bobby Abreu, the man who replaced him in right field for the Yankees, but the Tigers' slugger believes the Bombers certainly could use what Sheffield offers. — "Bobby Abreu's a great player and that's the thing.
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Mets Fever
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
6/7/07 vs. Oakland and shaking off 'Tek...... Nice to be able to start a post game thread with something other than "I sucked and we lost". — Figured it would be quickest to get to the middle part of the game, when things began to get interesting. We got to the fourth in a 1 …
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' Lewis, Alfonzo head to 15-day DL — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Fred Lewis and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, two San Francisco players injured in Friday's wild game, were placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with injuries that could take significant time to heal.
