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Mike Puma / New York Post:
PEDRO SET FOR RETURN — On your mark, get set, Pedro! — Barring an unforeseen setback, the Mets will unveil Pedro Martinez for his 2007 major-league debut Monday in Cincinnati, ending the right-hander's 11-month rehab from rotator-cuff surgery. — "I'm officially back!"
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets' John Maine baffles Braves to snap skid, keep lead at 2 — ATLANTA - Step back from the ledge. For one day, at least. — Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes homered and John Maine took a scoreless effort into the sixth as the Mets recovered from a gut-wrenching four-game sweep in Philly …
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie: No more Mr. Nice Guy — Says he'll go back to his old ways; MacDougal roughed up in latest loss — CLEVELAND — Gather the children, tell them to press their hands to the sides of their heads and ''make earmuffs,'' because Ozzie ''Bleeping'' Guillen is back, and he doesn't care whom he offends.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Guillen hard on self, team — Skipper vows to return to roots and not soften any words — CLEVELAND — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen issued an apology on Friday evening in relation to his profanity-laced rants coming during the last two days in Texas, concerning his team's miserable on-field performance.
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Fluto Shinzawa / Boston Globe:
Painful defeat for Sox — Drew exits after Wakefield scratched — For an instant, the ball that blasted off Miguel Tejada's bat found its way into the glove of Coco Crisp, who had raced to the depths of center field to make the play. — But once Crisp ran full speed into the wall …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles trade Trachsel to Cubs — Club receives former first-round pick Moore, reliever Cherry in exchange for veteran pitcher — BOSTON - The Orioles today traded veteran right-hander Steve Trachsel to the Chicago Cubs for Triple-A reliever Rocky Cherry and Triple-A third baseman Scott Moore.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:Sources: Cubs get veteran Trachsel from O's
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners Notebook: Short-armed M's nearly turn to Felix — McLaren was set to use Hernandez out of the bullpen — TORONTO — Felix Hernandez, bullpen ace? — That was the possible scenario for the Mariners on Friday as they struggle to find pitchers who can get outs.
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New York's Chamberlain disciplined — New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his inappropriate actions during the top of the ninth inning of yesterday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:Rays limit Yankees to 2 hits in rout
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Jaramillo a wanted man — Rangers hope to extend contract of popular hitting coach — ANAHEIM — The Rangers have addressed manager Ron Washington's contract. The next step is to bring back all his coaches. — At the top of the list is hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, whose contract is up at the end of the season.
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Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
MLB: Francona uniform check unfortunate — BOSTON (AP) — The timing was unfortunate when Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona was checked during an inning to see if he was wearing his jersey under a blue team pullover, a baseball official said Friday. — Executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon …
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Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Gallardo, Brewers inch closer in Central — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yovani Gallardo was way more fired up about escaping a big jam than he was about his second career homer. — The rookie right-hander pitched seven sharp innings and went deep in the fourth inning, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat …
Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Buchholz to make second career start — Baltimore (59-74) at Boston (80-55), Saturday, 7:05 p.m. ET — The Red Sox will be out to avoid a season-high five-game losing streak when they host the Orioles in the middle game of their three-game series. — Boston dropped the opener Friday night …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Padres get the drop on L.A. — They win opener of showdown series, helped along when Pierre loses track of pop fly that falls in to key three-run first inning. Wells, rookie Cassel pitch to a standoff. — SAN DIEGO — Three weeks ago the San Diego Padres decided they'd rather have Jack Cassel …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mike Pelfrey (0-7) starting over for Mets — ATLANTA - Mike Pelfrey will start today's game against the Braves, while the Mets also will add righthanders Philip Humber and Willie Collazo to the bullpen as rosters expand. — Willie Randolph said Pelfrey's major-league experience …
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Associated Press:
Angels win in 10, lead AL West by 6 1-2 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Howie Kendrick's two stints on the disabled list cost him a lot of valuable playing time and production in his first season as the Angels' regular second baseman. Now that he's back, it's important for him to make up for lost time.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Wolf to miss rest of season — Loaiza arrives, is activated; Garciaparra remains sidelined — SAN DIEGO — Randy Wolf's season, which started with nine wins before the All-Star break, will end Wednesday with exploratory arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
Howard Bryant / ESPN:
Mussina, Schilling being stalked by mortality … When the New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series, David Justice, a midseason acquisition from Cleveland, was the difference. — The next year, when the Yankees lost the Series in seven games to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Justice went 2-for-12 with nine strikeouts.
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