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12:40 PM ET, May 27, 2007

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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Cabrera rips Yankees fans  —  'They don't appreciate good baseball,' says Angels shortstop, who praises fans in Anaheim and Boston.  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees might have the most fans, but they don't have the best fans.  So says Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
The manager strikes back  —  Torre takes shots at ump after Abreu is punched out  —  Maybe it was meant to divert attention from his players.  Or maybe it was just frustration bubbling over.  —  Whatever the case, in 12 seasons as Bombers manager, Joe Torre has never shown as much anger as he did in the Yankee clubhouse yesterday.
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Michael Morrissey / New York Post:
DON'T LOOK NOW BOBBY  —  GAME-ENDING K STRIKES BAD CHORD WITH YANKS  —  Bobby Abreu never took his bat off his shoulder in the ninth . . . except to drop it in disgust.  —  With the tying runs on the corners and two outs, Abreu was called out on strikes by plate umpire Jeff Nelson …
Discussion: New York Times and Bronx Banter
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Zambrano puts hurt on L.A.  —  Ace manhandles Dodgers, tells media to find new angle because he's still feeling no pain  —  LOS ANGELES — Carlos Zambrano waited until after the game to make his point to the media.  But the Cubs pitcher delivered the message loud and clear for 7 2/3 innings …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Zambrano gets back on track  —  LOS ANGELES — Ernie Banks was dancing in the corner of the visitor's clubhouse late Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, celebrating like the Cubs had just won the World Series.  —  On the other side of it, winning pitcher Carlos Zambrano was lecturing the media …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
If Perlozzo goes, Johnson may return … Although the Orioles still haven't decided whether they will fire embattled manager Sam Perlozzo, they have discussed some potential replacements if they do, including one name that harks back to their winning past.  —  According to two club sources …
Discussion: Camden Chat and Oriole Post
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Teixeira: Will Texas hold him?  —  If you look at the potential sellers at the July 31 non-waivers trade deadline, there's a whole lot of nothing available from Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Washington and Colorado.  Cincinnati could offer supplementary pieces such as Jeff Conine and David Weathers …
Jane Heller / New York Times:
To Love and to Cherish for All Eternity, or Not  —  I am no stranger to divorce.  I am a two-time loser, having severed my unions with both the man I married when I was too young to know better and the man I wed when I was too work-obsessed to pay attention.
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Padres place Brian Giles on 15-day DL  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres right fielder Brian Giles went on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with an annoying bone bruise in his right knee.  —  To take his place on the roster, the Padres recalled infielder-outfielder Paul McAnulty from Triple-A Portland.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
McAnulty will return; Giles to DL
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Now it's GenResponsibility  —  Last week, president Keli McGregor assumed a different role with the Rockies.  In an exclusive interview, McGregor became more boss than friend to his general manager and manager, admitting "there's no excuse for the way we've played."
Discussion: Purple Row
Lisa Fields / New York Times:
The Old Ballgame, Recreated in Color  —  HE roots for Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and the rest of the team at least once a week, but after a few innings Graig Kreindler often feels compelled to flip off the TV and head downstairs to his basement painting studio in Airmont, N.Y. There …
Discussion: Yanksfan vs Soxfan
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Delgado homers twice as Mets rip Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs, giving John Maine plenty of support and leading the New York Mets past the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.  —  Delgado hit his first home run in 47 …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Starting to make it happen: Rotation providing relief  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Here's when you know things are going right: Even the bad games are good.  —  So it is for the 2007 Red Sox [team stats], who took the field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington last night with the best record in baseball …
Murray Chass / New York Times:
The Terminal Central  —  How bad is the National League Central?  In games against nondivision teams last Monday through Friday, Central teams won 2 and lost 16.  In that five-day period, the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers lost three of four games but increased their lead by half a game.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Furcal sits with knee soreness  —  Broxton not worried about setback; Schmidt delayed by flu  —  LOS ANGELES — No sooner had Dodgers manager Grady Little announced that he would platoon Juan Pierre and Rafael Furcal in the leadoff spot of the batting order came word that Furcal wouldn't be batting anywhere Saturday.
 
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