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Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
O's fans weigh in on manager change — Most agree that team must show more fire on the field — BALTIMORE — Betty Burlin is a passionate Orioles fan who loves talking about the franchise's great moments. She remembers the thrill of watching the Orioles shock the Dodgers, and everyone else …
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Hal Bock / Associated Press:
Maine helps slumping Mets beat Twins — NEW YORK (AP) — John Maine knew the Minnesota Twins would be a tough assignment Monday night, especially with the New York Mets coming off a 2-7 road trip. — So Maine did what any good pitcher does in that circumstance.
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Bill Finley / New York Times:
Maine Is Back on Track, and So Are the Mets — John Maine had certainly been part of the problem of late for the Mets, who entered last night having lost seven of eight games. After a strong start to the season, Maine had won only once since May 9. But last night, he was the solution.
Bill Finley / New York Times:
Randolph Isn't Concerned With Beltrán's Leg Woes — Manager Willie Randolph continued to play down the seriousness of Carlos Beltrán's injured left quadriceps before last night's game against the Minnesota Twins, and he questioned why the leg problem seems to have developed into a major story.
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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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
A's Blanton makes quick work of Reds — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joe Blanton's teammates have come to expect they'll be headed out of the ballpark in about two hours on the nights he starts. — Blanton made quick work of the Reds as he's done so often to other teams this year …
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Matt Smith / MLB.com:
Notes: Harden sharp in simulated game — Right-hander's next step a rehab appearance on Wednesday — OAKLAND — A's general manager Billy Beane, assistant GM David Forst and manager Bob Geren, along with the rest of the A's brass were holding their collective breaths before Monday's game with the Cincinnati Reds.
MLB.com:
Rockies agree to terms with first-round Draft selection Casey Weathers — Deal final pending completion of a physical; Two other Draft picks signed — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced this afternoon that the club has agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Casey Weathers …
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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
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Schmidt goes back on disabled list — Right-hander had made only three starts since sitting out seven weeks because of an inflamed shoulder. — The Dodgers put Jason Schmidt back on the disabled list Monday, two weeks after they took him off it. — The three starts in between had made clear …
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Associated Press:
ChiSox GM: No immediate plans for trades — LIKE THIS STORY? — CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Monday he has no immediate plans to break up the team with trades in the wake of Chicago's miserable slide. But he's willing to do what is needed if there is no improvement.
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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 …
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 …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Fick looks to bounce back — Outfielder seeks to improve average despite family issues — WASHINGTON — Outfielder/first baseman Robert Fick is off to one of the slowest starts of his Major League career. Entering Monday's action, he is hitting .207 with four RBIs.
ABCNEWS:
Biggio: Target for Pitchers, Record Books — Astros' Craig Biggio Could Break All-Time Hit-By-Pitch Record — No one in the majors knows quite as much about two-seam baseball bruises as Craig Biggio. — Since his 1988 debut with the Houston Astros, the all-star utility man has become familiar with …
Larry Santana / MLB.com:
Figgins' sixth hit beats Astros — Mark ties Anderson's team record for safeties in a game — ANAHEIM — Their ace battered into allowing six runs and a five-run deficit growing more imposing by the second, the Angels defiantly stared defeat in the face and refused to relent …
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