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Baltimore Sun:
O's fire Perlozzo … Sam Perlozzo was fired as manager of the Orioles this morning, the club announced at an afternoon news conference. — Perlozzo, 56, a Cumberland native who called managing the Orioles his dream job, was removed about 2 1/2 months into his second full season leading the club.
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Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
Trembley, O's players try to move forward … Not long after the Orioles named Dave Trembley as interim manager today, he made plans to speak with his players in the clubhouse before heading to the airport and boarding the team charter that would take them to San Diego.
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ESPN:
Perlozzo out as skipper; MacPhail hired as COO — Sam Perlozzo's brief tenure as Orioles manager ended Monday. — The team has called a 1 p.m. news conference where it will announce that Perlozzo has been fired. Orioles executives Mike Flanagan and Jim Duquette informed Perlozzo of the decision Monday …
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Lee, Padres' Young get 5-game bans — NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young were suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend. — Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry was suspended for three games …
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Pray for the Minimum — No time for an introduction, but a quick reminder that today is the last day to buy tickets for the BP Event in D.C. It's very close to capacity already, and I hope to see many of you there. I'll also be at Jamey Newberg's event in Arlington in a couple weeks …
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Seeing Red instead of Blue about the Jays … I try to limit my self-checks to a couple a year. I get a lot of things wrong, and while I can generally go back and stand by my in-the-moment analysis, spending your days looking backwards instead of forward is a good way to end up going in that direction.
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Shoulder problem sidelines Schmidt again — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Jason Schmidt is going back on the disabled list because of a right shoulder problem. — Schmidt was ineffective Saturday in his third start since missing 45 games because of bursitis in his shoulder, and admitted that something wasn't quite right.
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Associated Press:
Yankees make history, sign Chinese players — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees signed a pair of Chinese players, saying Monday they were the first players from China signed by major league teams with the approval of the country's baseball association. — Kai Liu, a 19-year-old left …
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Jonah Keri / ESPN:
Millwood, Dunn could be attractive additions — Flipping through MLB Extra Innings on Sunday, I stopped on the Rangers-Reds game, bottom of the fifth, Rangers up 6-3. Three factors made me stop to watch the Reds bat in the bottom of the fifth. — First, I wanted to see if the adjustments Kevin Millwood …
New York Post:
BOMBERS CONSIDER DEAL FOR HILLENBRAND — The Yankees have talked to the Angels about Shea Hillenbrand, a right-handed hitting first baseman they were interested in this past offseason when he was a free agent. — Hillenbrand's playing time with the Angels has been reduced …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Edmonds, Looper move to disabled list — Centerfielder Jim Edmonds and starting pitcher Braden Looper will be moved to the DL, the Cardinals announced this afternoon. — Edmonds did not play in the final two games of the Oakland series and, on his KTRS radio show Sunday …
Associated Press:
Giambi nears deadline to agree to meet Mitchell — NEW YORK — Jason Giambi has until Thursday to agree to a meeting with steroids investigator George Mitchell or else face possible discipline from baseball commissioner Bud Selig. — Lawyers from the players' union and Major League Baseball …
John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Monroe steps up in Tigers' win — LF hits key single, makes great catch — PHILADELPHIA — Leftfielder Craig Monroe had a bit more impact on Sunday than he did in Justin Verlander's previous start. — When leadoff man Jimmy Rollins hoisted a fly ball to left-center in the first inning …
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Associated Press:
Rogers to make first '07 start for Tigers on Friday — WASHINGTON — Kenny Rogers will make his first start of the season on Friday when the Detroit Tigers begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. — Detroit manager Jim Leyland made the decision after meeting with Rogers …
The Feed:
You Don't Make Friends With Salad And Other Lessons Learned From Injured Athletes — Ian Snell will have more time on his hands to kiss random blonds at bars in Seattle since he won't be making his scheduled start Tuesday night. It's not a sore elbow or tendonitis that will keep Snell from his appointed rounds but a chicken breast.
