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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Critical stretch: Heckled Foulke has second straight stinker2-4893 — If Keith Foulke wants to silence an obnoxious fan sitting behind the Red Sox dugout, he'll need to pitch better than he has the past two nights. — The target of a belligerent heckler, Foulke struggled …
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Cursed To First
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Clement hopes to return this week2-4553 — Matt Clement was scratched from scheduled starts twice during the weekend but the veteran right-hander is confident he will be ready to return to the Red Sox rotation later this week in Minneapolis. — Clement hasn't pitched since defeating the Detroit Tigers …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:Pauley sent down after rocky performance2-5078
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Boston Sports Media Watch
ESPN:
MLB slaps Grimsley with 50-game suspension — NEW YORK — Embattled pitcher Jason Grimsley was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Monday, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
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Baseball Musings
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Contreras' effort one for the book — Guillen tabs him likely All-Star starter after record-tying decision — ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Contreras moved into the White Sox record book Monday night, and he probably earned himself the honor of starting in the July 11 All-Star Game.
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Ozuna raises level of play — Politte throws long toss for the first time on Monday — ARLINGTON — With all due respect to Muhammad Ali and L.L. Cool J, Brian Anderson would like to add White Sox super-sub and teammate Pablo Ozuna to an exclusive list of top-notch performers sharing the same impressive nickname.
D.C. Reeves / MLB.com:
Surging Mauer takes top AL honors — Twins catcher hits .625 and is named Player of the Week — Reaching base four times in one game is hard enough. — Reaching four times in five consecutive games is record-equaling and award-winning for Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer …
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Batgirl
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats fall short in opener with Rockies — Guillen homers in third game back; Ortiz's win streak snapped — WASHINGTON — The Nationals were down by two going into the ninth inning against the Rockies on Monday night, but the way things have been going in the last three weeks …
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Capitol Punishment
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Would order shift help Soriano? — Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers fans' questions … Given the team's recent and unexpected success, do you think general manager Jim Bowden and manager Frank Robinson will keep their jobs? — Andrew M., Middleburg, Va. — Let's start with Bowden.
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The Nationals Enquirer
Amanda Branam / MLB.com:
Beltran's big week draws recognition — Mets center fielder named NL Player of the Week — Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran was named the National League Player of the Week for June 5-11, 2006. — The center fielder put up impressive numbers at the plate all week, and then capped it off with a four-hit …
Matt Souders / athomeplate.com:
Serious Baseball: Lastings Milledge — The much anticipated arrival of potential five-tooled phenom Lastings Milledge in New York has already passed, and at the tender age of 21, he is holding his own quite nicely against Major League pitching. The question must be asked …
Jay Posner / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Looking for answers — Stumbling Padres fall to Marlins again, lose 5th in past 7 contests — No one would have blamed the Padres for looking at their schedule in early June and smiling like kids visiting Disneyland. — Three games against Pittsburgh. Four games against Milwaukee.
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Gaslamp Ball
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Notes: Griffey rises in All-Star voting — Outfielder in line to be a starter in 13th All-Star Game — CINCINNATI — Among National League outfielders this week, Ken Griffey Jr. was No. 2 — with a bullet. — In the latest All-Star balloting results from fans released Monday …
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Church of Baseball
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Sorting out the hGH issue — He is a quack. A kook. A huckster. The medical world looks at Ronald Klatz, the man who started the anti-aging medicine industry, and sees nothing more than a brilliant businessman who made hay off vulnerability and naïveté. They certainly don't see a doctor.
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The Catbird …
Rich Draper / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Are the Giants too old? — Beat reporter Rich Draper answers fans' questions — Will the Giants finally realize that they are too old to compete with the rest of the league and trade some players? Barry Bonds needs to be replaced with some younger talent.
