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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Pedroia turns two: Rookie earns pair of AL honors — OAKLAND, Calif. - Dustin Pedroia [stats] heard the boos in April and all of the calls for Red Sox [team stats] manager Terry Francona to bench him in favor of Alex Cora [stats] after batting only .182 in the first month of the season.
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Surviving Grady
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
11th-hour loss for Sox: Grueling start to road trip — OAKLAND, Calif. - Groggy and in dire need of sleep after an overnight, cross-country flight landed them in the Bay Area yesterday morning at about the time folks back home were preparing to begin their work day, the Red Sox [team stats] …
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
MLB.com:
Peavy, Haren honored as May's Pitchers of the Month — San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy has been voted National League Pitcher of the Month and Oakland Athletics right-hander Dan Haren has earned American League Pitcher of the Month honors for May, it was announced today.
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Athletics Nation
Rick Eymer / MLB.com:
Red Sox undone at finish — Furious charge runs out of steam as A's win in 11 — OAKLAND — No one made any excuses in the Boston clubhouse following Monday night's gut-wrenching, extra-inning, 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics. No one was hanging their head either.
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The Baseball Desert
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:Pedroia honored — The recent rise in Dustin Pedroia's play …
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rangers players, manager need to get in sync — The Rangers' clubhouse tension is not unusual. — Ron Washington, the team's first-year manager, wants to play a certain style. Some of his veterans, accustomed to the club's previous ways, are resistant to change.
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Baseball Musings
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Will Rangers make moves? — Beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions … Ok, so maybe trading Mark Teixeira isn't the answer. Maybe even firing people isn't the right answer, as well. Please tell me this though, assuming the Rangers struggle yet again this season, what is the answer?
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Lone Star Ball
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Ramirez still adjusting to new position in lineup — ATLANTA — Hanley Ramirez went into Monday's game batting .212 with runners in scoring position - not exactly the kind of production desired from a player who hits third in the batting order. — But the Marlins also understand Ramirez …
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FishStripes
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Vote for May's Pepsi Clutch Performer — Carmona, Cust, Griffey, Hamels, Lopez, Willingham in running — Fausto Carmona, Jack Cust, Ken Griffey Jr., Cole Hamels, Felipe Lopez and Josh Willingham are your six voting candidates in MLB.com's monthly presentation of a brand-new award …
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FishStripes
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Counting on Draft-Day Payoff — Usually by early June, Dana Brown can't hide the bags under his eyes. Over the past five years, Brown's job title has been "director of scouting" — first for the Montreal Expos, then for the Washington Nationals.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Prospects pushing envelope — Nationals cautious about rushing Daniel, Marrero and Maxwell — WASHINGTON — Tommy Herr is the manager of Hagerstown, one of the Nationals' three Class A Minor League affiliates. He is surprised that outfielders Mike Daniel, Chris Marrero and Justin Maxwell are still on his team.
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Nationals Farm Authority
Kelvin Ang / MLB.com:
Finance 101 with Capuano — Brewers lefty speaks with kids about being savvy with money — MILWAUKEE — Chris Capuano smiled sheepishly as third-graders sitting in front of him bombarded him with questions and comments. — "Do you have a piggy bank?" — "What's your favorite animal?"
Patrick Brown / MLB.com:
Notes: Weaver takes next step back — Right-hander looks good while throwing simulated game — SEATTLE — Right-handed pitcher Jeff Weaver took one step closer to returning to the rotation, throwing a simulated game before Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.
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Caffeinated Confines
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
White Sox still looking for some relief — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen stood near a practice mound in spring training, watching left-hander Andrew Sisco unleash one wicked fastball after another. — "Everyone in the bullpen has closer stuff," Guillen proclaimed.
Andy Katz / ESPN:
Sources: Leaving Magic may net Donovan NBA ban … Billy Donovan and the Magic entered talks on Monday to terminate the contract that he signed on Friday, but the NBA might have a say in resolving the matter as well, ESPN.com has learned. — Multiple sources said that Donovan is being asked …
