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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Percival agrees to minor-league deal with Cards — STAFF REPORTS — Looking to augment a bullpen that has been picked apart by the club's constant need for consistent starters, the Cardinals agreed to a minor-league deal with former Anaheim closer Troy Percival.
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Viva El Birdos
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MLB.com:
Cards and pitcher Troy Percival agree to Minor League deal — ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Troy Percival on a minor league contract. The veteran closer will report to Triple-A Memphis where he will continue his attempt at a comeback.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Percival to try comeback with Cardinals — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former All-Star closer Troy Percival, out of the majors since injuring his right arm in the middle of the 2005 season, will try to make a comeback with the St. Louis Cardinals. — The 37-year-old Percival and the Cardinals agreed on a minor league contract Friday.
Ron Vample / Associated Press:
Mets' Sosa shuts down Tigers 3-0 — DETROIT (AP) — Jorge Sosa didn't know — or care — that the Detroit Tigers had not been shut out this year. — "I didn't think about, I just tried to do my pitches," the 30-year-old journeyman from the Dominican Republic said through an interpreter …
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Mets Today
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D.J. Short / MetsBlog.com:
Blogger Beat: The Detroit Tigers Weblog — This season, at the beginning of each series, MetsBlog will attempt to get the perspective of the opposition and their fans. From this, we hope to be better educated on the opposition going into a series. It also gives us a fine opportunity to highlight some of our favorite team blogs.
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Soriano hits 3 homers as Cubs top Braves — ATLANTA — When Alfonso Soriano had only four homers in 190 at-bats through May, he was starting to hear boos from impatient Chicago Cubs fans. Soriano proved with three homers in his first three at-bats Friday night that the early season power slump is history.
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Staying local, Braves draft big outfielder — Henry County star Heyward selected 14th — Dipping into Georgia talent has served the Braves well in recent years, so they stuck with that approach Thursday, choosing Henry County High School outfielder Jason Heyward with the No. 14 pick in the first round of the amateur draft.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
No Moose Call to Schilling on the Near Miss — Until Boston's Curt Schilling lost a no-hitter Thursday with two outs in the ninth inning at Oakland, the Yankees' Mike Mussina had the dubious distinction of being the last pitcher to come so close to a no-hitter without getting it.
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Hartford Courant / New York Yankees:Windy city — They expect ridiculously high winds here tonight …
Associated Press:
Young powers Nationals over Twins 8-5 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Washington Nationals followed one of their worst games of the season at the plate with one of their best. — Dmitri Young had three hits and three RBIs, and Cristian Guzman went 4-for-5 with an RBI as the Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Friday night.
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We've Got Heart
Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Major League Baseball Draft: Pirates select Clemson pitcher in first round — Clemson's Moskos likely to be a closer — Daniel Moskos probably is not the player most Pirates fans wanted to see the team take with their first pick in the first round of the amateur draft yesterday.
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Clare / Ladies:
Two Homers Discuss...: Phillies at Mets, 6/7/07 — As you've probably guessed by now, Ladies... Texas Gal and Clare are quite the Phillies Phans. Unfortunately, they're separated by 750 miles and a change of time zones. How do they remedy this problem? For what we hope will be the first in a series …
ESPN:
Zambrano says he and Barrett are past dugout slugout — Pitcher Carlos Zambrano said he and batterymate Michael Barrett shared some tears when the two Chicago Cubs teammates reconciled after their dugout fight last week. — "He came to me the next day, and he apologized and I apologized …
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Rumors and Rants
Steven Krasner / Providence Journal:
Ortiz was unaware of no-hitter till 9th — OAKLAND — As the Red Sox' designated hitter, David Ortiz obviously does not play in the field. So there are times when he'll go back into the clubhouse and get loose for his next at-bat. — So, believe this if you will, Ortiz …
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Playing Catch — There's no time for an intro today, between feeling ill and a pinched nerve in my neck. This is seriously one of the most painful, knee-buckling things I've ever had, so forgive me a bit of brevity today. — Powered by the hope that I'm better …
Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
O's place Hernandez on 15-day disabled list … The Orioles have placed catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Monday, with a bruised groin. Alberto Castillo was summoned from Triple-A Norfolk and is expected to join the team tonight.
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MY BASEBALL BIAS
