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1:00 AM ET, June 13, 2006

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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 …
Discussion: Cursed To First
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David Heuschkel / Hartford Courant:
Papi Yes, Pauley No  —  Ortiz Plays Hero; Rookie Struggles  —  BOSTON — David Ortiz could not have hit a ball any harder than he did his previous at-bat.  He took a perfect swing and, like so many other pitches he has tattooed this season, hit it right at somebody, producing another loud …
Discussion: Boston Globe and The Joy of Sox
Mark Murphy / Boston Herald:   Little Manny grows2-3849
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:   Clement hopes to return this week2-4553
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Corps providing little relief
Discussion: Hartford Courant
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Pauley sent down after rocky performance2-5078
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.
Discussion: Baseball Musings
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USA Today:
Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley, who was released by the team last week, was suspended for 50 games by Commissioner Bud Selig on Monday.  —  A one-paragraph announcement stated Grimsley has been suspended for "violating Major League …
Discussion: The Griddle
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  Grimsley suspended for 50 games  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled pitcher Jason Grimsley was suspended 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.
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife  —  Heads Will Roll  —  The Jason Grimsley case continues to percolate.  Behind the scenes, the owners and Players Association are prepping for a fight over the retiring Grimsley's pay and the likely 80-game penalty that will be levied against him.
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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.
Discussion: Exile in Wrigleyville
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 …
Discussion: Batgirl
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Agent: Duffy relents, accepts demotion to minors … Pittsburgh outfielder Chris Duffy, who spent nearly a month away from baseball after refusing to accept a demotion to the minor leagues, has decided to return and will report to the Pirates' extended spring training facility in Florida on Tuesday, his agent told ESPN.com.
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock  —  The White Sox' first-round pick in 2004, Fields doubled as Oklahoma State's quarterback in college, and when he hit a relatively pedestrian .252/.341/.409 at Double-A Birmingham last year, the organization explained how Fields was still making adjustments to becoming a full-time baseball player.
Discussion: Mike's Mets
ESPN:
Big Ben 'alert and conscious' after bike crash  —  PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger, who last season became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl title, was injured Monday morning in a motorcycle accident and has been transported …
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.
Discussion: The Catbird …
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.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Fox Sports:
Giuliani 'not involved' in buying Cubs  —  A spokesman for Rudy Giuliani says the former New York City mayor is not interested in buying the Chicago Cubs and remains a diehard New York Yankees fan, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.  —  Giuliani's firm, Giuliani Partners …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Pedro not fully sound  —  PHOENIX - Lost amid yesterday's double-digit blowout was that Pedro Martinez has not been himself lately, and his five-inning exit had more to do with health concerns than the Mets initially let on.  —  Martinez (6-2) allowed five hits and one run …
 
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Kevin Druley / MLB.com:
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Time may be up for Ortiz  —  Jason Grimsley might not be the …
 

 
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