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11:25 PM ET, May 9, 2007

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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Public Apology  —  Everyone has days and events in life they'd love to push the rewind button on, yesterday was one of those days.  Regardless of my opinions, thoughts and beliefs on anything Barry Bonds it was absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did.
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ESPN:
Francona to Schilling, Papi: 'Shut up'  —  Everyone has an opinion about Barry Bonds.  Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona wants his players not to express theirs so much.  —  A day after Curt Schilling and David Ortiz gave interviews in which they talked about the San Francisco Giants slugger …
Discussion: River Ave. Blues
SFGate:
Krukow: Curt Schilling is a 'horse's ass'  —  By Betting Fool of SFGate.com And so it begins, Giants fans.  No, not the countdown to home runs No. 755 and 756, but the war of words between the people who support Bonds and the people who don't like him at all.
Discussion: Giants Cove
David Lefort / Boston Globe:
Schilling apologizes  —  A contrite Curt Schilling today issued a public apology for his scathing comments on Giants slugger Barry Bonds, writing on his blog that it was "absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did."  —  "Everyone has days and events in life they'd love to push …
Discussion: SFGate: Ray Ratto
Howard Ulman / Yahoo! Sports:
Schilling apologizes for blasting Bonds  —  Curt Schilling apologized Wednesday for criticizing Barry Bonds and was advised by his manager to keep some of his opinions to himself.  —  The Red Sox pitcher leveled the criticism Tuesday on a radio show then backed off his remarks Wednesday in an entry entitled …
Discussion: > Etc
Lisa Olson / NY Daily News:
Wright's surprise razing ritual may turn out to be shear genius  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Carlos Beltran hung a shingle on his barber shop inside the visitor's clubhouse, prepping for customers.  He had shears, razors and plenty of towels to blot the blood.  —  Before long there was a parade of Mets lining up to get their domes shaved.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Glavine, Mets roll despite Bonds' shot
Discussion: NJ.com
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bonds hits No. 745 but Glavine, Mets win
Discussion: Zisk Online and Associated Press
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Mets un-locked on Tuesday
Discussion: Mets Fever
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nats Fall To Their 7th Loss In a Row  —  Washington Roster In a State of Flux: Brewers 6, Nationals 4  —  Hours before the Washington Nationals dropped their seventh straight game, an all-too-familiar 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, they lost one player, Chad Cordero …
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Harper Gordek / Oleanders and Morning Glories:
Put another Curly "L" in the Books
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Wagner struggles, goes on DL
Discussion: Nationals Power
ESPN:
O's TV host sorry for domestic violence wisecrack  —  BALTIMORE — Rick Dempsey is apologizing for attempting to crack a joke about domestic violence on the air during a telecast of a Baltimore Orioles game on Saturday.  —  Dempsey, a former Orioles catcher and coach who usually hosts …
WNBC:
Berman's Blog: Do You Believe In Miracles?  —  Sue Simmons introduced me last night at 11 p.m. by saying something like, "Ladies and gentleman a miracle has occurred.  Len Berman is leading his sportscast with the Mets."  This is an ongoing issue behind the scenes.
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Fun Sheriff / Lion in Oil:
Meet Your First Two-Time Steroid Offender  —  A disturbing trend has coming out of the Mets organization.  First there was Guillermo Mota's steroid suspension last November, and last week former clubhouse worker Kirk Radomski admitted to dealing steroids to numerous MLB players.
Discussion: Dan Shanoff
Kevin Goldstein / New York Sun:
Mets Lack Solid Backup Plan for Rotation  —  On paper, things are going pretty well for the Mets.  At 19-12, the team is tied for first place in the National League East, and a closer look at the statistics proves it has been even better than the win-loss record shows.
Discussion: Mets Fever
David Pinto / Baseball Prospectus:
The Big Picture  —  Rescheduling  —  Whenever a wet April occurs, calls are made to revamp the schedule.  At one time, Major League Baseball tried starting the season in as many warm cities and domes as possible, but the cold-weather teams wanted to start the season at home, too.
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Classic battle  —  It's been a long time since Greg Maddux and John Smoltz pitched against one another.  In fact, it's been 14 years and 304 days - since July 10, 1992, a year when Arnold Schwarzenegger was still an actor, Nirvana had a No. 1 album and a Clinton was running for president.
Discussion: Ducksnorts and Gaslamp Ball
John Walsh / Hardball Times:
Infield Defense — Back to Basics … In recent years, methods for evaluating defense have been springing up like mushrooms after a spring rain.  We've got UZR and PMR and the plus/minus system, all based on play-by-play data.  Then there are the zone rating-based systems, one from Chris Dial …
 
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