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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Another Schilling shelling — Injury questions raised after Braves rout Red Sox — ATLANTA — Only 11 days have passed since Curt Schilling dabbled with immortality, coming within one out of a no-hitter. — Could he have gotten this old, this fast? — Or was Chipper Jones …
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Andruw, batting sixth, falls to .205 — Jones goes hitless against Red Sox — The Braves are playing the Red Sox again, and Andruw Jones is back down hitting in the sixth hole. — Jones was struggling the last time these teams met in mid-May, and manager Bobby Cox dropped him from cleanup …
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A powerful return home — McCann drives in 4 as Schilling exits early — The Red Sox might have their own fans to blame for this one. — By the second pitch of Monday night's game, Red Sox fans packing in Turner Field had already started a "Let's go Red Sox" cheer, and it seemed to put a bur under the Braves and their fans.
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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.
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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.
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the metropolitans
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
What the moves mean — For Peter Angelos: He apparently has his long-awaited right-hand man in former Cubs and Twins executive Andy MacPhail, who will be the club's next chief operating officer. Angelos has a good relationship with MacPhail and deeply respects his judgment.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Yankees' need spawns rumors — It may only take one look at first base tonight to understand why the Yankees might have interest in Todd Helton. — Wanting to pair starting pitcher Mike Mussina with young catcher Wil Nieves, there's a strong possibility Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will start at first base.
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Ben Villa / L.A. Daily News:
Angels notes: Moreno happy, but not satisfied yet — ANAHEIM - By entering Monday night 18 games above .500 and six ahead in the American League West, the Angels have certainly made a lot of their fans happy, especially their most important one. — Angels owner Arte Moreno was at Monday's game …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:Figgins' six-shooter clears way for Angels
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
White Sox manager tells Marlins' Cabrera to lose weight — CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera's recent weight gain hasn't escaped the notice of his countryman and mentor, Ozzie Guillen. — The subject came up again during their late dinner Sunday evening after the Marlins flew into town …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Ozzie: Marlins deserve more support — CHICAGO — With the boom of a loud thunderclap, dark skies opened up over U.S. Cellular Field, dumping rain before Monday night's game between the Marlins and White Sox. — "That's Marlins weather,'' White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen shouted from the dugout. "
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FishStripes
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Buehrle still hopeful he can stay with Sox — Mark Buehrle's answers are usually black-and-white. — But when the White Sox left-hander was asked Monday if his gut feeling is that he will be traded soon, it was time to get a little gray. — ''Yes and no,'' Buehrle said.
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Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Buehrle doesn't want to be traded — With the White Sox struggling, trade rumors are floating around baseball, many of them involving free-agents-to-be Mark Buehrle and Jermaine Dye. — So does Buehrle, the longest-tenured Sox pitcher who has the staff's lowest earned-run average …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Costly Mistakes Too Much for Nats to Overcome — The highlights will show the Washington Nationals' gallant comeback in the ninth inning, an onslaught that featured Cristian Guzman's two-run triple, Felipe Lopez's run-scoring single and a Detroit Tigers lead that at one point had been eight runs but …
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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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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Romero riding the waivers — Team cuts ties with lefthander — ATLANTA — The Red Sox officially cut ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero yesterday, placing him on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. They had designated Romero for assignment 10 days earlier in Arizona …
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Surviving Grady
Reno Gazette-Journal# New Hampshire Newspapers:
Golfer's bad swing sparks brush fire — STAFF REPORT — A Wildcreek golfer who hit a bad shot this evening started a brush fire that consumed 15-20 acres northeast of the golf course, fire officials said. — The golfer had knocked his ball into the grass beyond the course off the 3500 block of Sullivan Lane.
