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8:45 AM ET, May 15, 2007

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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Gorzelanny golden again in Pirates' 7-0 shutout  —  Seven zeroes vs. Marlins raise his status among league's lefties  —  Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven innings last night, allowing five hits with no runs against the Marlins at PNC Park.  The Pirates won 7-0.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Bautista could return this week  —  There will be no disabled list for Jose Bautista.  —  He might not even miss a week.  —  That was the diagnosis for the Pirates' third baseman yesterday afternoon, a day after his left ankle was sprained on an ugly collision at home plate.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Brian O'Neill / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Stats Geek: Pirates need a few more laughers  —  "Good teams win those kinds of games."  —  You'll hear that after a baseball team wins a close one, either from fans or players.  Everyone appreciates grit, grace under pressure and coming through when it counts.  —  It's too bad it's not true.
Discussion: Bucco Blog
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Discussion: Honest Wagner
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Old swagger now staggered  —  In Chicago tonight, the Yankees begin a dirty dozen of games against the White Sox, Mets, Red Sox, Angels.  It is a schedule rougher than Lindsay Lohan's.  When asked about those 12 games yesterday, Brian Cashman invoked the language of 12-step programs.
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Greater expectations: Dice-K's CG fails to impress Detroit  —  Judging by their postgame comments last night at Fenway Park [map], it was clear the Detroit Tigers had expected to be spellbound by a classic when it came to facing Daisuke Matsuzka for the first time.  —  Sports Tuesday:
MLB.com:
Major League Baseball announces revamped postseason schedule
Discussion: Baseball Musings and The Griddle
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets sink Cubs on walk-off walk  —  Delgado waits out 10 pitches before taking winning free pass  —  NEW YORK — Jose Reyes has an uncanny knack for chaos.  —  It can strike at any time, his electrically-charged game injecting danger into even the safest of situations.
Discussion: NJ.com
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Mets beat Cubs 5-4 on bases-loaded walk  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Wuertz walked three straight batters in the bottom of the ninth inning, forcing home the winning run in the New York Mets' 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.  —  Slumping slugger Carlos Delgado drew …
Discussion: Mets Today and MetsBlog.com
Murray Chass / New York Times:
Chicago Is Piniella's Kind of Town  —  Before Lou Piniella left home for spring training in February, he had lunch with an old friend.  —  "I had lunch with George," he said yesterday, referring to the man who had employed him as a player, coach, manager, general manager and broadcaster.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Winning Bid for Bergmann  —  Nats Starter Pitches Seven No-Hit Innings to Earn First Victory of Season: Nationals 2, Braves 1  —  A month ago, the vision of a throng of people gathered at RFK Stadium chanting "Berg-mann!  Berg-mann!" would have seemed downright preposterous.
Discussion: William World News
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's frustration boils over  —  Payton and Mora nearly come to blows after loss  —  TORONTO // The Orioles arrived at the Rogers Centre yesterday afternoon intent on putting Sunday's devastating defeat to the Boston Red Sox behind them.  Instead, they watched another of their top relievers lose …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Perlozzo not concerned with job security
Discussion: Oriole Post and MLB.com
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Hermida returns; Jacobs heads to DL  —  PITTSBURGH — The Marlins got one starting position player back Monday but they're preparing to lose another one today.  —  Right fielder Jeremy Hermida, who had been out since March 17 when he fouled a pitch off his right kneecap …
Discussion: FishStripes
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Lee sent home for tests  —  NEW YORK — Derrek Lee was sent back to Chicago for tests Sunday night after experiencing neck pains from Saturday's game.  —  "He had some neck spasms," manager Lou Piniella said.  "When it's something that's involved with your neck, we wanted to check it out really good, so we sent him back to Chicago.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:   Cubs 1B Lee out with neck spasms
Deadspin:
GREAT MOMENTS IN HECKLING  —  Ken Griffey Jr. Knows How To Deal With Hecklers  —  Because it's apparently an all-jockstrap Monday here at Deadspin, here's an outstanding heckler story involving Ken Griffey Jr. from over the weekend at Dodger Stadium.  —  According to The Jaunt …
Discussion: The FanHouse
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MLB.com:
Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. named Bank of America Presents …
Discussion: Cincinnati Reds and Redleg Nation
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Teams must overlook age, price when trading  —  Carlos Lee was traded last July.  Alfonso Soriano and Miguel Tejada were shopped extensively.  —  This season will be different.  —  Few sluggers in their primes will be available before the July 31 non-waiver deadline …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Alou says DL may be necessary evil  —  As he dealt with the pain from a sore shoulder and swollen knee, Moises Alou never talked as if the disabled list was a possibility.  But that bravado abruptly ended Monday when the injured leftfielder suggested he could benefit from an extended break for a strained left quadriceps muscle.
Metswalkoffs / Mets Walk-Offs And Other Minutiae:
Cubs Spout  —  I kid you not, the song just finishing up on the radio as I pulled in my driveway at evening's conclusion was "Walk-Away Renee."  How appropriate.  —  * Documented walk-off #343 in Mets history was the team's 2nd walk-off win of the year and first since Endy Chavez's drag bunt walk-off hit on April 24th.
MLB.com:
Angels are developing plenty of depth  —  Six players on DL have opened fresh opportunities  —  ARLINGTON — When a wave of injuries hits, some clubs might either do a quick crumble or a slow fade.  The 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim simply develop depth and move forward.
Discussion: Halos Heaven
 
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