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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
preGame: Mets at Phillies (Game 1) — The Game: — The first-place Mets (43-33) take on the second-place Phillies (41-37) in the first game of a double-header today in Philadelphia. — The Lineup: — Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by Jose Valentin, Carlos Beltran, David Wright …
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
RIVAL SURVIVAL — METS BATTLE PHILS IN NL EAST SHOWDOWN — The Mets offense has been dormant lately, but the schedule makers may provide the slumbering bats with a wakeup call beginning today. — The Mets open a four-game series in Philadelphia at cozy Citizens Bank Park.
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David Picker / New York Times:Even Before Rain, Mets Would Rather Be in Philadelphia
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Lo Duca outburst has Latin accent — Calls out media, Hispanic mates — Admitting he was "in a bad mood all day," Paul Lo Duca announced in a near-empty clubhouse last night - and on the eve of the Mets' key NL East showdown with the Phillies - that some of his Spanish-speaking teammates need …
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Michael Morrissey / New York Post:
LO DUCA TIRED OF DOING THE TALKING — Paul Lo Duca left the clubhouse grumpy and agitated after last night's cancellation, irritated about his role as a "go-to guy" with the media. — Moreover, Lo Duca may have revealed a rift in the clubhouse with his parting comment.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Rain stops Orioles, Yankees in the 8th … The 19-minute rain delay that occurred in the middle of the Orioles' four-run seventh inning last night gave the home team plenty of chances to ponder what they were on the verge of accomplishing. They already had erased a two-run deficit …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Take New Approach to Season — Jorge Posada's throw sailed into left field, a wild heave from an exhausted stalwart of the Yankees. Corey Patterson, who was trying to steal third base, trotted home with another run to put the Baltimore Orioles ahead by two in the seventh inning Thursday at Camden Yards.
Rocky Mountain News:
RINGOLSBY: Rockies hesitated and lost on Biggio — HOUSTON - Talk about irony. — Houston second baseman Craig Biggio on Thursday became the 27th player in major league history to reach 3,000 hits, achieving the milestone against the Rockies. — If things had worked out as Biggio …
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
3000! Biggio reaches career hit milestone — BIG-GI-O! BIG-GI-O! BIG-GI-O! — Once he settled back into the batter's box, he ripped an RBI single to center field to collect his third hit of the night and the 3,000th of his 20-year career, sending the sellout crowd of 42,537 …
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres to acquire OF Bradley from A's — SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres agreed to acquire temperamental outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night, the second time in just more than a week that the team decided to add a player with a history of blowups.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bradley to Padres — The Padres and Oakland Athletics have agreed in principle to a trade that will send outfielder Milton Bradley to the Padres and a minor league pitcher to the A's. Some minor details still need to be ironed out. — Bradley, 29, is projected to play left field …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres tentatively acquire OF Milton Bradley — The Padres have tentatively acquired outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics. As part of the trade, the Padres will send a minor league pitcher to Oakland. Bradley, a switch-hitter, could join the Padres on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Armas' days numbered? — MIAMI — The end could be nigh for Tony Armas. — He might be the least of the Pirates' problems, having been relegated to mopup duty a month ago, but he also has been the least effective of their pitchers with a 8.92 ERA and nine home runs allowed in just 37 innings.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Associated Press:Duke digs deep hole in Pirates' 9-7 loss
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Peter Abraham / Journal News:
Yankees won't deal pitching prospects — BALTIMORE - General manager Brian Cashman said yesterday that while he would like to be active in the trade market, he will not part with any of the team's top pitching prospects. — "I can't be foolish," Cashman told The Journal News.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
No news not bad for Sox, Buehrle — Sides may agree on 4 years, $56 million — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Silence may be golden when it comes to negotiations between the White Sox and left-handed ace Mark Buehrle. — Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn returned to Chicago Thurday …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers' bid for sweep derailed — Millwood pitching better; Kinsler sprains left ankle in loss — DETROIT — Roll call in the Rangers' locker room after a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon. — Ian Kinsler. Sprained left ankle. Crutches present at locker.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Q&A with Ryan Zimmerman — Young star excited about club's progress in rebuilding efforts … MLB.com: You told everyone to be patient regarding the Nationals. How do you feel about the rebuilding plan? — Zimmerman: I think it's going a lot faster than what people thought.
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