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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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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 …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Pauley sent down after rocky performance2-5078
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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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 …
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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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Benjamin Kabak / Double Play Depth:
THE OFT-OVERLOOKED LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE STEROID INVESTIGATION
THE OFT-OVERLOOKED LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE STEROID INVESTIGATION
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Misery Loves Company
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
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
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.
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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 …
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Where have you gone …
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 …
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
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 …