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10:10 AM ET, May 31, 2007

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Adam Lisberg / NY Daily News:
As wife packs up, is A-Rod out at home?  —  Rodriguez says his off-field antics won't 'be a distraction' to team  —  Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez vowed yesterday that revelations about his off-the-field antics wouldn't affect his play for the slumping Bombers.
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A-ROD PLAYING FIELD ALL OVER  —  SWINGER AND A MISS IN 5 CITIES  —  By AUSTIN FENNER in Toronto and JANA WINTER and DAN MANGAN in N.Y. … Alex Rodriguez hasn't partied only in Toronto with a mystery blonde - the Yankee superstar has also been spotted across the United States squiring around …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Rodriguez Says 'Ha,' but Jays Aren't Laughing  —  Somehow or other, Alex Rodriguez has said, the game always comes down to him.  That is an exaggeration, of course, but it seemed inevitable on Wednesday.  —  Rodriguez's day at the ballpark began with a refusal to answer questions about his personal life …
Robert Macleod / Globe and Mail:
Rodriguez's call-out leaves Jays fuming  —  His reputation already battered after a New York newspaper detailed a rollicking night out on the town with a pretty young woman who isn't his wife, Alex Rodriguez is now public enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Discussion: New York Post
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod defends controversial shout  —  Yankees third baseman cites frequency of similar plays  —  TORONTO — The Yankees' desperation to win a game was so great, Alex Rodriguez reasoned, that he was willing to try anything to make it happen — even yelling into the ear of an infielder trying to catch a pop fly.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees end five-game slide  —  Damon homers, gets 2,000th hit as Bombers down Toronto  —  TORONTO — The Yankees shunned batting practice Wednesday and it paid dividends as they snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-5 victory over the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.
Discussion: The Bronx Block
George King / New York Post:
JAYS BLAST SMART ALEX  —  Alex Rodriguez woke up yesterday to find himself in the middle of a sticky situation, courtesy of The Post.  He went to sleep early this morning with the Blue Jays attacking him for using his mouth to distract their infielders.  —  In between, the Yankees broke …
Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
No reason for worry: Dice Man able to locate problem  —  Yes, the Red Sox [team stats]' lead in the AL East was 14 ½ games going into last night's action, and, yes, that's precisely what the lead was when things started to fall apart back in the summer of '78, and, yes …
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Christopher L. Gasper / Boston Globe:
This one tough for him to stomach  —  Matsuzaka not pleased after loss  —  This time it wasn't his stomach that left Daisuke Matsuzaka feeling queasy.  It was the Cleveland Indians' offense.  During his last start in Texas, the Japanese sensation was seen dry-heaving in the dugout runway.
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Gregg the latest recycled closer to star  —  Today: Marlins RHP Wes Obermueller (1-3, 5.28 ERA) vs. Brewers RHP Claudio Vargas (3-1, 4.01 ERA), 8:05 p.m., FSN  —  Friday: Marlins LHP Scott Olsen (4-4, 5.11 ERA) vs. Brewers RHP Jeff Suppan (6-5, 3.58 ERA), 8:05 p.m., FSN
Discussion: FishStripes
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Mitre injures right hamstring  —  Right-hander unsure if he will make next start Monday  —  CHICAGO — Sergio Mitre, arguably the Marlins' top starter this season, exited in the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday night against the Cubs with a right hamstring ailment.
Discussion: FishStripes
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Setback for injured Hill  —  Nationals right-hander to get second opinion on elbow  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals right-hander Shawn Hill will go to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio on Thursday and have a second opinion on his sore elbow.  Dr. Mark Schickendantz will look at the elbow.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Glavine solid, but Mets fall to Giants  —  Lefty allows three runs, but New York shut out for first time  —  NEW YORK — Tom Glavine's consistency has become almost uncanny.  Every time the 41-year-old lefty takes the mound, he gives the Mets a chance to win — nothing more, nothing less.
John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Weaver will return to Seattle rotation next week.  —  The Mariners have made a bit of an about-face and will not send disabled pitcher Jeff Weaver out on an injury rehabilitation assignment.  —  Tuesday, manager Mike Hargrove said he wanted Weaver to face some live batters in game competition.
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
 
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