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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Clemens to Miss Series Against Chicago — A season rife with injuries took another discouraging turn for the Yankees on Saturday. Roger Clemens, who was expected to start on Monday in Chicago, will miss at least the series against the White Sox. — Kei Igawa, who has spent nearly a month …
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
A painful defeat: Lowell, Drew injured — Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew [stats], on opposite ends of the performance spectrum, both had to leave last night's 9-5 loss to the Yankees because of injuries. — Lowell, hit by a pitch on the top of his left hand, is questionable for today's game but Drew …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox drop opener to Yankees — Wakefield hit hard in loss; Youkilis extends hitting streak — BOSTON — Tim Wakefield's season has turned into a highly contrasting two sections: His outings against the Yankees, and his matchups with everyone else. — Once again, Wakefield was left without …
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Fenway Blogger
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Bombers look to make dent in standings — New York (22-29) at Boston (36-16), Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET — The vibe may be a little different by the time the Yankees' team bus pulls up on Yawkey Way on Friday afternoon, unloading cases of road-gray New York uniforms, equipment and — of course …
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The Joy of Sox
George King / New York Post:NO FENWAY FAVORS — SUBPAR RECORD WON'T SAVE YANKEES FROM FAN VENOM
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SawxBlog
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Piniella ejected, Cubs' skid reaches six — CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs threw no punches. Manager Lou Piniella kicked dirt and threw his cap, though. — And it was more of the same for the Cubs — this time a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday for Chicago's sixth straight loss.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Indefensible — I haven't even read the game thread yet, but I can just imagine what it looks like, over 600 comments after I posted it this morning. — But today's 8-5 loss to the Braves — one that was, in the proverbial phrase, "not as close as the score indicated" …
USA Today:
Three men have peeked into Bonds' other side — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — They drive around town in convertible Bentleys, Aston Martins and Mercedes-Benzes. They live in mansions with tennis courts, swimming pools, gymnasiums, wine cellars, even walk-in fireplaces.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Five and Fly: Giants close door on Benitez — On top of being a combustible closer, Armando Benitez was an emotional drain on the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse and season, which is why they'd pay most of his salary and take a hittable right-handed reliever in return from the Florida Marlins for removing him from both.
Associated Press:
Indians score five in ninth, beat Tigers — CLEVELAND (AP) — A different city, venue and sport produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over Detroit. — David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two outs to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as the Indians rallied past the Tigers 12-11 Friday night.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Burnett has tired arm, elbow irritation — As things stand for now, it is only a case of arm fatigue that has caused the Pirates to place Sean Burnett, a starter on their Class AAA affiliate in Indianapolis, on the minor-league disabled list.
Dodger Thoughts:
Dodger Thoughts: Kuo Up, LaRoche Down — The Dodgers finally pulled the expected trigger, calling up Hong-Chih Kuo and sending down Andy LaRoche, according to Diamond Leung of the Press-Enterprise. — Update: It continues to depress me to see batting average used as the sole statistic in talking about ballplayers.
Hal Bock / Associated Press:
Webb leads Arizona past depleted Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets will be interested to learn that Arizona's Brandon Webb didn't really feel that great Friday night. — The Cy Young Award winner allowed just four hits over eight innings in a 5-1 Diamondbacks victory …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Johnson takes batting practice — Nats first baseman progressing slowly from broken right leg — WASHINGTON — Before Friday's game against the Padres, Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson, on the disabled list with a broken right leg, took another significant step toward playing …
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We've Got Heart
ESPN:
Price is right for the Devil Rays — With the draft just six days away — you can see the first round, with analysis from Peter Gammons, Steve Phillips, and me on ESPN2 on June 7 beginning at 2 p.m. ET — here's a projection of how the first round might unfold.
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Lone Star Ball
