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6:05 PM ET, May 20, 2009

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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Cleveland fielding offers for DeRosa … Indians third baseman Mark DeRosa is one of the first veterans to hit the trade block.  —  Cleveland is now fielding offers for the versatile DeRosa, league sources say.  —  The Indians are looking mainly for pitchers who can help them now.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Mets' options at first base, early trading block names, more notes … The Mets are probably going to need to trade for a first baseman (more on that below).  But in the meantime, few scouts can understand why Daniel Murphy — the former fair-haired boy — isn't getting a full crack at first base in Carlos Delgado's absence.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Punchless Mets, Maine lose to Dodgers, 5-3
Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Joe Maddon to get three-year extension from Tampa Bay Rays  —  UPDATE, 5:14: Officially, Maddon said he can't say much - for now:.  “Officially, I have no comment because it's an ongoing matter and it's our team policy to not really comment on those things.
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The Wheelhouse / Noah Coslov's Wheelhouse:
Joe Maddon Contract Extension  —  Joe Maddon will be the Rays manager for years to come.  That was never truly a question, but without a contract after 2009, some have speculated that there is unrest at the top of the organization.  That couldn't be further from the truth.
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves shuffle lineup, rock Rockies  —  Apparently, all the Braves needed was a good shuffling.  —  Manager Bobby Cox shook up the Braves lineup Tuesday, looking to drum up some offense after the Braves scored one run total in back-to-back losses.  They responded with 13 hits in an 8-1 win over the Rockies.
Discussion: Hardball Times
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:   Rox throw clubhouse party for Helton
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Helton records 2,000th hit with Rockies
Associated Press:   Finally, Helton raps 2,000th hit in Rockies' defeat
Stan Grossfeld / Boston Globe:
Save opportunity  —  Foulke looks to revive his big league career  —  Former Red Sox closer Keith Foulke is toiling for the Newark Bears, and as you may imagine, some things about playing in the Atlantic League don't sit well with him.  (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff Photos)
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Baseball's coming attractions  —  Several hot prospects could be called up soon and make an impact in 2009  —  Judging from the snapshot at the quarter pole, baseball's rookie of the year races could be as dull as GEICO's latest ad campaign.  With the exception of an Elvis Andrus …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Blake's homer lifts Dodgers over Mets  —  Three-run shot helps Billingsley nab NL-best sixth victory  —  LOS ANGELES — Advance copies are already selling on eBay for $29.99, but the Wednesday night giveaway of a bobblehead with his likeness has a value to Casey Blake that's priceless.
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Phil Gurnee / True Blue LA:   Billingsley and Bullpen gut out 5 - 3 victory
The Biz of Baseball:
Owners Meetings Kick Off with Gut Check.  TV Territories On the Agenda  —  Major League Baseball's quarterly meetings take place in New York starting today, and with it, owners will most assuredly be taking a pulse to see how the downturn in the economy is impacting the bottom line, ergo attendance.
Discussion: ESPN
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Big-name free agents still available  —  When Roger Clemens decided to sit out the start of the 2006 season, thereby a) preserving his body and b) increasing his value, since he'd be a midseason, free-agent market of one, he figured to be setting a trend.  —  Why shouldn't other guys try …
Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
Talkin' Randy Johnson, 300 wins and history, with Bill James … Bill James: Just as a starting point, do you think we should take a minute to ridicule those people who always say, whenever any pitcher wins his 300th game, that he will be the last pitcher ever to do it?  —  Joe Posnanski: Let's start there.
Discussion: Deadspin and THE BOOK
Chick Ludwig / Dayton Daily News:
Former UD, Versailles baseball star to make Major League debut  —  Craig Stammen dialed up his father, Jeff, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, with the good news.  —  “He said, ‘Dad, I got called up,’ ” Jeff said, his voice crackling with emotion.  “He's happy.  He can't believe it.
Yankees Blog:
Wang feels good after 50 pitches  —  Chien-Ming Wang threw 50 pitches in a bullpen session at the Stadium before the Yankees faced the Orioles and said he received a thumbs up from pitching coach Dave Eiland for the manner in which his sinker was biting.  —  “I feel good — everything is down,” Wang said.
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New York Post:
MET FAN A ‘POTTY MOUTH’  —  TOOTH-IN-TOILET ORDEAL  —  A hapless Mets fan tried to make a diving catch when her gold tooth fell into a Citi Field toilet — and got her arm stuck in the commode.  —  The unidentified woman's bizarre Flushing adventure happened during last Wednesday's …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Wakefield, Sox draw first blood  —  Division leaders are held in check  —  The Red Sox have searched for solutions to each primary problem that surfaced during the early portion of their season: the rise of the Blue Jays; an abundance of errors from their shortstops; and, most pressing, the decline of David Ortiz.
 
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