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12:00 PM ET, June 20, 2006

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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.
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Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Weaknesses Finally Catching Up To Yanks
Discussion: Bronx Banter
Sam Borden / NY Daily News:   Bombers pull Philly phizzle
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:   Yanks Put Plenty of Men on Base, but Few on Plate
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Dotel close to joining Yankees
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
This one really hurts  —  WASHINGTON — Once Chien-Ming Wang released …
Discussion: The Journal News
Johnette Howard / Newsday:
Unpowered but effective  —  He has long been accused of being older than he admits to, a little detail that may or may not make Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez older than his 40-year-old Mets teammate, Tom Glavine, but definitely in possession of less tread on his arm than 34-year-old Pedro Martinez …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Arroyo aces for Cincinnati  —  Walking into Shea yesterday afternoon, Bronson Arroyo felt a different vibe from what he usually gets at other ballparks.  It was a similar feeling to what he got when he came to the city as part of the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry, when every night was electric, every game a mini-season.
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 …
Discussion: SawxBlog
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Baker: 'Are you guys going to miss me?'  —  Manager knows extension in doubt  —  CLEVELAND — Cubs manager Dusty Baker finished talking about his uncertain future in Chicago Monday at Jacobs Field when he turned the tables and asked reporters a question.  —  "Why, are you guys going to miss me?" he said.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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 …
Discussion: Ivy Chat
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.
Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
It's a total loss for Prior, Cubs
Discussion: Chicagoist and The Sports Frog
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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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.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Soriano gains in All-Star voting
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox kick off nine-game homestand
Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Elbow pain deals Dotel's comeback a setback  —  PHILADELPHIA - When Octavio Dotel walked through the door of the visitors' clubhouse yesterday, several Yankees wondered if perhaps the reliever had been activated because his rehab from elbow surgery had gone so well.
Discussion: The Sports Frog
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 …
Discussion: Exile in Wrigleyville
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Barrett's 10-game suspension upheld
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.
Discussion: Capitol Punishment
USA Today:
Beltre having hard time living up to lofty expectations  —  As the Dominican Republic advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals in March, one particularly potent batter stood out in a fearsome lineup that included Albert Pujols, David Ortiz and Miguel Tejada:  —  Third baseman Adrian Beltre.
Discussion: Baseball Musings
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 …
Discussion: Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Tough plays or not, Tracy says Pirates must change thinking, execution
Discussion: The Catbird …
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 …
Discussion: FishStripes
 
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
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