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Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Weaknesses Finally Catching Up To Yanks — PHILADELPHIA — For five weeks the Yankees have hung in with their shell of a lineup, but the holes are beginning to show and the possibility of falling far behind looks more real than ever. — Playing in National League parks with no DH …
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Bronx Banter
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Bombers pull Philly phizzle — Fail to support Unit as Flash seals deal — PHILADELPHIA - Derek Jeter did not even realize it. — As the captain sat at his locker late last night, he was asked about how it has felt for the Yankees to drop eight of their last 11 games.
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Offense strands Johnson — Yankees leave 11 on, wasting Unit's effort, and drop third in a row — PHILADELPHIA — The frustration level in the Yankees' clubhouse, already on the rise before last night, reached what has to be a season high after a forgettable night.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Put Plenty of Men on Base, but Few on Plate — PHILADELPHIA, June 19 — When Randy Johnson throws seven strong innings and the middle of their order clogs the bases, the Yankees expect success. It is a winning formula that needs just one more element: timely hitting.
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:This one really hurts — WASHINGTON — Once Chien-Ming Wang released …
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The Journal News
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Revert to Form — Armas Struggles Against Father's Ex-Team: Red Sox 6, Nationals 3 — BOSTON, June 19 — Tony Armas Jr. could have relished this moment, pitching Monday night at Fenway Park, where his father once roamed the outfield and slugged home runs, enough that he led …
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William F. Yurasko's …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Snyder delivers a victory — Sox top Nationals behind spot starter — With surfer-boy looks and sunglasses perched on his head, Kyle Snyder looked, for a second, like a supersized Bronson Arroyo, come back to save a Red Sox pitching staff that recently has succumbed to the disabled list.
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The Nationals Enquirer
Jay Mariotti / Chicago Sun Times:
It's time to dump Dusty, bump up Brenly — If Jeremy Piven isn't too busy with show tapings, women and bathroom-line fights, I wonder if he'd like to manage the Cubs. The guy exhibited more hiss and vinegar with one seventh-inning ''Entourage'' catchphrase — ''Let's hug it out …
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Ivy Chat
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Andrew Bare / MLB.com:
Cubs feast on Tribe, wash away slide — Blanco homers, drives in four as Chicago halts six-game skid — CLEVELAND — In Greek mythology, Zeus was the Rain God, though he obviously performed many other functions. Most well-known of those functions was King of the Gods. He was the most powerful of the Olympians.
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Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Barrett starts suspension — CLEVELAND — Michael Barrett's defense for punching White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski was found lacking by Major League Baseball, which refused Monday to reduce his 10-game suspension. — Barrett began serving the suspension immediately, and will be eligible to return June 30 …
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Notes: Tracy voices his concerns — Skipper wants to diffuse mentality of losing on club — PITTSBURGH — This much is certain 70 games through Jim Tracy's first season as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates: He's determined to do whatever he possibly can to change an atmosphere of losing …
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Where have you gone …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A visit from a National treasure — Sweating, ever-stoic, now 70 years old, Frank Robinson took a tour around Fenway Park at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. — He first came here in 1961 as a member of the National League All-Star team, and in 1966 — his Triple Crown/MVP season with the Orioles …
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Left in the dark — There is a hilarious commercial playing on the radio these days. It is for Major League Baseball's online video-streaming service, and the announcer states with all the zeal of a snake-oil salesman: "Sign up for MLB.TV and never miss a game again!" — Bill Reed is the punch line.
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Capitol Punishment
Associated Press:
Arroyo's complete game leads Reds to eighth straight road win — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — NEW YORK — Ken Griffey Jr. took another step toward the top 10. — Griffey tied Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt on the career home run chart and Bronson Arroyo pitched a complete game to lead …
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SawxBlog
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Rookie starters help turn around Marlins' season — Off the field, they couldn't be more different. — Ricky Nolasco is a computer nerd who attends chapel every week, decorates his locker with rosaries and spends his off-seasons camping in the desert. — Scott Olsen is an extrovert …
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FishStripes
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels barely escape no-hitter — Figgins breaks up bid by Giants' Cain in eighth inning — SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain fairly defined the state of the Angels offense with his outing Monday night. — The Giants rookie had tossed 127 pitches, 7 2/3 innings' worth, and not one was put into play safely.
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6-4-2
