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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Mets rally in 12th as Benitez melts down — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes juked, bluffed and faked a mad dash, anything to rattle Armando Benitez. — Surprisingly, it paid off — twice. — Moments after Reyes provoked the excitable reliever into his second balk of the 12th inning …
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Associated Press:
Baseball Prospectus aims to predict when Bonds will break record — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — SAN FRANCISCO — For fans cheering against Barry Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run record, there is some hope. For those wishing to be there in person if Bonds breaks the record, there is some help.
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Notes: Weaver looks sharp; now what? — Mariners, Beltre set Seattle records in Monday's victory — ANAHEIM — Jeff Weaver tossed a simulated shutout on Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium, and said he's ready to return to the Mariners pitching staff. — The right-hander went through a four-inning …
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Caffeinated Confines
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Santana has another fine homecoming — Angels right-hander, who has struggled on the road, works seven solid innings; Hillenbrand homers. — Home must be where Ervin Santana's heart is, because the right-hander sure seems to pitch with more courage and confidence and aggressiveness in Angel Stadium than he does on the road.
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Mariners Blog
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Santana back where he belongs — Pitcher responds after rough outing; Hillenbrand homers — ANAHEIM — The Angels' Ervin Santana won 28 games before his 24th birthday. There are pitchers in the Hall of Fame who didn't do that. — Burdened by recent disappointments …
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6-4-2
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Myth vs. reality with the Yankees — Myth: The Yankees should trade guys like Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi and start rebuilding. Maybe Josh Phelps can get something. — Reality: All three have blanket no-trade clauses in their contracts. Abreu will be a free agent …
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River Ave. Blues
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
If the Plan Pans Out, the Nats' Future Could Be Wow — This season, the Nats wanted an answer to a huge question: Beyond a few key young veterans, who among the players the team already controls could be core elements of a contender in 2010? A show of hands, please. Anybody?
Dave Stewart / NBX Sports Action Blog:
Throwin Heat - Hype — The hype surrounding Roger's return may be warranted, but I still think it's a joke. A guy who's almost 45 years old and about to be added to the starting rotation of a major league club is newsworthy. However, lengthy coverage and discussion of how he pitched …
Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Mets dominate early NL All-Star vote — Beltran leads all position players on the Senior Circuit ballot — The Mets not only have the best record in the National League, they also lead the way in the NL All-Star balloting, according to the first results released on Tuesday by Major League Baseball.
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Gaslamp Ball
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Beckett picks it right up: Righty returns strong — The word of the day at Fenway Park [map] yesterday was "beat." — As in, Josh Beckett [stats] (8-0) did not miss a beat being out two weeks because of a cut in his right middle finger. — Also, the Red Sox [team stats] …
Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: May 29 — Gallardo has been so good this season that it's hard not to see him pitching for the NL Central-leading Brewers at some point this year. The 21-year-old leads the PCL in wins (7), strikeouts (84 in 60 innings) and ranks third with a 2.39 ERA.
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River Ave. Blues
Clay Davenport / Baseball Prospectus:
Bonds Update 5-29 — Well, Bonds finally broke his three-week skid, homering for the first time since May 8 (and, incidentally, for the first time since I started doing this.) His fifty-percent cumulative score improved by five dates as a result, moving back before the All-Star break.
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
A Roundtable with Three of the Country's Top Draft Experts — Baseball Analysts will devote the next two weeks to the draft, starting with today's roundtable discussion, followed by Q&A's with many of the top prospects, and culminating in live blogging the first day of the draft on June 7 for the third consecutive year.
