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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Add on Cano to Yank woe — Hurt as Fish earn a split — A day that started with a great win ended badly at night for the Yankees. Robinson Cano strained his left hamstring running out his sixth-inning double and had to come out of the nightcap of yesterday's split doubleheader against the Marlins at the Stadium.
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On the Yankees beat
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Kevin Baxter / Miami Herald:
Sanchez enjoys stellar debut — Anibal Sanchez shut out the Yankees for 5 2/3 innings in his first major-league outing to help the Marlins earn a split of a day-night doubleheader against New York. — kbaxter@MiamiHerald.com — NEW YORK - The Bronx is a long way from Maracay, Venezuela.
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Bronx Banter
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Reyes Delivers 2nd Straight 4-Hit Game to Power Mets — TORONTO, June 25 — At this rate, José Reyes may consider having all his fan mail forwarded to first base. Every time his teammates look up, he is standing there. — "He's amazing," Steve Trachsel said. — "Unbelievable," Carlos Beltrán said.
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Hot Foot
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Mets king of New York (and beyond) — And so here it comes again, another clash of the titans between Boston and New York. Only this time, the team rolling into Fenway Park will not be the Yankees but the M-E-T-S, Mets, Mets, Mets. — "Certainly," said a conservative Pat Gillick …
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Hot Foot
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Jose in fourth gear for Mets — Reyes' HR, 3 singles clip Jays — TORONTO - Who cares how many walks Jose Reyes gets? His on-base percentage will be just fine if he keeps producing four-hit games. — Reyes opened the Mets' first inning with a homer for the third time this season …
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Hot Foot
Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have time to address their major weaknesses — After getting slapped around by the big boys during a revolting 0-6 road trip, the Cardinals can take comfort in knowing that they're nearly finished with interleague play for 2006. — After six home games against Cleveland and Kansas City …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Players seek changes after 11th consecutive loss — Wells gives up five runs as Dodgers beat Pirates, 7-4 — LOS ANGELES — It is time, perhaps, for a change. — That was the overwhelming sentiment in the players' portion of the clubhouse on the occasion of the Pirates' 11th consecutive loss …
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The Sports Frog &mdash …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
McClatchy 'extremely disappointed' in Pirates' play — But expresses confidence in Littlefield, Tracy — LOS ANGELES — The Pirates' frustration is boiling to the top. — "I'm extremely disappointed," owner Kevin McClatchy said shortly after the team's 11th loss in a row, 7-4, to Los Angeles yesterday at Dodger Stadium.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals cruise to victory in finale — Clayton breaks game open with three-run double — BALTIMORE — The Nationals finally received some timely hitting and solid pitching at the same time as they pounded the Orioles, 9-5, in front of 27,680 fans at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Barely 20 Years Old, but Coming of Age Fast — Phil Hughes had no big plans to celebrate the end of his teenage years Friday. He had finished a workday at Waterfront Park in Trenton, and the next day he would be 20 years old. Twenty years old and still a Yankee.
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan
NY Daily News:
Duaner OK, gets day off — TORONTO - Duaner Sanchez's neck remained sore from the pinched nerve that forced him to leave Friday's game, but the reliever had full range of motion and was upbeat upon rejoining the Mets. Sanchez went unused at his request yesterday, with Aaron Heilman pitching …
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Hot Foot
SBG / SBG, The World's Greatest Online Magazine:
Hunter Makes His Stand — Write a Letter to the Editor: 8 Letters So Far » — The day after advocating a Garnett trade, Top Jimmy frets over Torii Hunter. Once again, it's not about play for TJ, it's about some intangibles. — Writes Top James:
NY Daily News:
Milledge not lost in the haze — TORONTO - Rookie hazing wasn't a drag for the Mets' Lastings Milledge and Alay Soler. The Mets freshmen didn't seem to mind the annual hazing event, which required them to wear tight and short women's dresses on the trip from Canada to Boston.
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Hot Foot
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
The mystery man — Texas can't solve Kim, who delivers second straight dominant outing — Not so long ago, Byung-Hyun Kim was something of a mystery to his own team. — Now, comfortable and happy in a Rockies uniform, he's evolving into a central character in a solid starting rotation.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Uggla's return date in doubt — NEW YORK — Rookie second baseman Dan Uggla remains hopeful that he'll return this week, but there's a chance he might not play until after the All-Star break. — Uggla, who leads the Marlins with 13 home runs, hasn't been able to run without pain since …
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FishStripes
Joe Roderick / Contra Costa Times:
A victory can solve a lot of problems — A's take series from Giants to ease rash of injuries, clubhouse tension — SAN FRANCISCO - Just a typical day in the maddening season of A's manager Ken Macha. — Before Sunday's game against the Giants, Macha was missing his Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez …
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Baseball Musings
Associated Press:
Bonds leaves game with knee irritation — SAN FRANCISCO —Barry Bonds left Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics after the second inning with irritation in his left knee, a day after the San Francisco slugger connected for his 719th home run. — Bonds is day to day.
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Baseball Musings
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Papelbon proves to be a dominant factor — In discussing the New York Yankees dynasty of the late 1990s, veteran right-hander David Cone once described closer Mariano Rivera as "The X Factor." Now, inside the walls of antiquated Fenway Park, that is precisely what Jonathan Papelbon is becoming for the Red Sox.
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El Guapo's Ghost Rambles …
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