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Power Rankings: All Oz on the No. 1 White Sox — ESPN.com — All the focus lately has been on Ozzie Guillen. His highly inappropriate comment about Jay Mariotti. His one-game suspension. His recent blowup at rookie pitcher Sean Tracey. His candid view on retaliation. All Ozzie, all the time.
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Bless You Boys
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Sensitive issue: Testy Guillen wants English training … CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen doesn't know what a sensitivity course is about, and he doubts he'll ever attend one, even though commissioner Bud Selig ordered the Chicago White Sox manager to attend sensitivity training and fined …
Associated Press:
Guillen fined for comments; suspended in unrelated incident — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — NEW YORK — Ozzie Guillen was fined and ordered to attend sensitivity training Thursday as commissioner Bud Selig punished the outspoken Chicago White Sox manager for using a slur during a tirade against a sports columnist.
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Baseball Musings
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Myers arrested, charged with assault — BOSTON — Brett Myers didn't say much on Friday afternoon following his arrest earlier in the morning on charges of domestic abuse. — "My lawyer has advised me not to comment on the issue," Myers said. — The right-hander spent the rest …
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The Sports Frog
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Jwalsh / Local News Updates:
Phillies pitcher Brett Myers arraigned for allegedly beating his wife — Brett Myers, a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, was arraigned this morning after being arrested shortly after midnight for allegedly beating his wife in front of a small crowd of witnesses on Boylston Street, authorities said.
Associated Press:
Mariners-Padres Preview — Their longest winning streak in nearly two years is over, but the Seattle Mariners are suddenly feeling a lot better about their season. — The Mariners look to bounce back from their first loss in six games when they open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres Friday at Petco Park.
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Ducksnorts
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Peavy takes aim at Mariners — Seattle (36-38) at San Diego (38-34), 7:05 p.m. PT — Jake Peavy figures it's about time his luck changes. The Padres' ace also figures there's no time like the present, as he launches a 10-game homestand against Seattle and San Diego nemesis Gil Meche on Friday night at PETCO Park.
Mike Kiley / Chicago Sun Times:
D-Lee swings into Iowa for two-game rehab — MINNEAPOLIS — First baseman Derrek Lee worked out with the Cubs before the game Friday night and then departed for Des Moines, Iowa. — Lee will seek to sharpen his swing with a rehab assignment with Class AAA Iowa in games today and Sunday …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets' Theme Song: On the Road Again — TORONTO, June 23 — The Mets' road mystique knows no obstacles. — It crossed the Canadian border. It seeped through Rogers Center's retractable roof. It sidestepped two fans who dashed onto the turf in the eighth inning Friday night.
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Ex-Sox players deny steroids were in clubhouse — Former teammates of Paxton Crawford closed ranks yesterday, denying to a man they ever witnessed steroid use in the Red Sox clubhouse, one day after Crawford described a rampant drug culture in an interview with ESPN.
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Keep Your Sox On In Brooklyn
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Time With the Yankees Helps Girardi, Just Not on This Night — Joe Torre began managing almost three decades ago and at this stage of his career he can enjoy the success of his coaching protégés like Willie Randolph of the Mets and Joe Girardi of Florida.
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Off the Facade
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Mueller holding out hope — But third baseman's knee has yet to improve after May surgery — LOS ANGELES — Bill Mueller flew in from his Arizona home to consult with Dr. Frank Jobe and the Dodgers' medical staff, but there's little about the condition of his right knee that he doesn't already know.
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Dodger Hill
NY Daily News:
Wilpons getting it all right — Dolans could learn from Mets owners — The Mets are many things: infectious, innovative, fun to watch and built to survive the postseason. They also happen to be the most stable sports franchise in town, and if you don't think that matters …
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Hot Foot
Terence Moore / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves are apathethic city's just desserts — In case you haven't noticed, the Braves are an embarrassment, but this is only a momentary thing. They'll rebound sooner than later after the disaster that is this season, and you know what? — That's really too bad.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Notes: Pujols in, Mulder out — Slugger starts Thursday as southpaw heads to DL — CHICAGO — The eagerly anticipated and vaguely dreaded both arrived at once for the Cardinals on Thursday. — While National League MVP Albert Pujols was activated from the disabled list and played …
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Viva El Birdos