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11:45 AM ET, May 24, 2007

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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Yanks put hurt on Curt: Schill rocked in Bronx rout  —  NEW YORK - Thousands of visiting sailors flooded the streets of Manhattan yesterday, grateful to be off the open seas and back on stable ground for the first day of annual Fleet Week festivities.  —  Up in the Bronx last night, however …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
A-Rod in another dust-up  —  NEW YORK — He is the punching bag of Red Sox Nation.  He is the player Sox fans love to loathe.  And a lot of Sox players apparently feel the same way.  —  So there was a lot of interest in Alex Rodriguez before last night's 8-3 Yankee rout of Curt Schilling and the Red Sox.
George King / New York Post:
YANKS RIDE DANDY ANDY  —  HIDEKI BLAST, PETTITTE PROWESS BAFFLE BOSOX  —  When the Yankees signed Andy Pettitte, they believed he had the stomach and arm to win big games.  What the Yankees didn't know was they would ask Pettitte to pitch in the biggest game of the year toward the end of May.
Discussion: The Soxaholix
Brian Heyman / The Journal News:
Desperate Yankees beat Red Sox 8-3 at Stadium
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Sox prospect outperforms Clemens  —  TRENTON, N.J. - It was the Red Sox [team stats]' little secret.  —  While more than 100 media members and Waterfront Park's largest crowd ever converged on the home of the Trenton Thunder to digest all things Roger Clemens, a few onlookers focused their attention elsewhere.
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Associated Press:
Clemens allows three runs and six hits in Double-A start  —  TRENTON, N.J. — Roger Clemens didn't look ready for the major leagues on Wednesday night.  —  The seven-time Cy Young Award winner allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings while pitching for the New York Yankees' Double …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Clemens rather ordinary in second tuneup start … TRENTON, N.J. — When Roger Clemens joins the New Yankees' rotation, you can bet he'll never take the mound to begin his warmup throws and stop in his tracks as a Golden Retriever mascot with a bat in its mouth crosses his path in the opposite direction.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Damon: Drug-test leaking is a bitter pill  —  Yesterday'sS Daily News story that Jason Giambi had failed an amphetamine test within the past year got some members of the Yankees hot, but none of their hostility was directed toward their controversial teammate.
Discussion: Mariners Blog
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Mark Kriegel / Fox Sports:
Selig should take his cue from Goodell
Discussion: The Griddle
Deadspin:
SURE, STEROIDS DON'T WORK  —  Jason Giambi Is The Only Man Who's Honest About Steroids
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Giambi meets with MLB officials
Discussion: The Biz of Baseball
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
5/23/07 vs. New York  —  Before talking about the game I'd like to make people in Boston aware of an event that's coming up next week to benefit ALS.  —  The annual 100 innings for ALS marathon game is being played on May 26th and 27th at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass. Check out www.100innings.com for details on how to get involved.
Discussion: WasWatching.com and Boston Globe
Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
JETER IS ALREADY ONE OF THE GREATS  —  THE old-timers don't want to hear this, of course, because the sacrilege is so extreme as to knock them out cold where they stand.  It doesn't matter that the final sentence the great Red Smith ever wrote spoke of his belief that he would one day see another Joe DiMaggio.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Injury may put Fogg on DL  —  Phoenix - His leg felt better, but Josh Fogg's chances of making Sunday's start didn't improve.  —  Fogg, out with a strained left groin, hopes to pitch in a week, but might land on the disabled list if the bullpen gets taxed and requires a fresh arm over the weekend.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Notes: Burnett awaits league decision  —  Jays right-hander expects word from Commissioner's office  —  BALTIMORE — Toronto pitcher A.J. Burnett openly admitted that he intentionally fired a pitch at Baltimore's Jay Gibbons in the fifth inning on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Jays Nest and Oriole Magic
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Jamie Campbell / Sports News Canada:
BEDARD A BLUE JAY?
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Mauer might be ready for Friday  —  ARLINGTON, TEXAS - After taking another big stride toward returning from the disabled list Wednesday, Joe Mauer said some words every Twins fan should be happy to hear: "I'd like to get back in there Friday."  —  But as Mauer said, he wanted to play Wednesday, "so it's kind of the same thing."
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Myers leaves game with injury  —  Phils closer strains right shoulder in ninth inning  —  MIAMI — Brett Myers might have smiled if it didn't hurt to laugh.  His shoulder wrapped in ice, the closer was the unfortunate casualty in Philadelphia's 8-7 win over the Marlins.
Discussion: Blogging Baseball
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie's message: If you don't like A.J., beat it  —  Before whispers could become rumors, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen laid down the law.  —  In doing so, he also made it quite clear where his allegiance lies.  —  Guillen was asked Wednesday about talk that several of his players …
Justin Inaz / Hardball Times:
The Hamilton Saga  —  Josh Hamilton, the new Cincinnati Reds center fielder, has been one of the best stories of the season.  The first overall selection of the 1999 amateur draft looked destined for stardom during his first few seasons in pro ball, but a back injury in 2001 resulted …
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Justin / On Baseball and the Reds:
Evaluating Wayne Krivsky
Discussion: Redleg Nation
 
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