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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs, Zambrano agree to 5-year, $91.5M deal — FOXSports.com, Updated 10 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The deal finally is done. — Cubs right-hander Carlos Zambrano has agreed to a five-year, $91.5 million contact extension, FOXSports.com has learned.
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Zambrano inks $90 million extension with Cubs — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Carlos Zambrano isn't going anywhere. — Zambrano has signed a five-year contract extension with an option for a sixth season. The club did not disclose financial details …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Willie: 'No excuse' — Mets waste lead with 'horrible game' that leaves Randolph seething — PITTSBURGH - David Wright threw the ball away. Then Mike DiFelice missed the ball. — And a series against the Pirates, which at one point appeared headed for a sweep with the Mets leading …
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Mets notebook — The stars lined up for Shawn Green on Thursday — which these days means that they didn't line up well for Carlos Delgado and Lastings Milledge. — Green has heard from manager Willie Randolph that he was going to lose some playing time to Milledge in right field …
Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Bucs rally from 5 down, stop Mets sweep — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Even during a 162-game season that lasts six months, there are losses that hurt far more than others. Losses that a few innings before were certain wins. Losses that gnaw at a team's confidence. For the New York Mets, this could be one of those very bad defeats.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
SHEFF IS STILL STIRRING THE POT WITH HIS COMMENTS — The wounds between Gary Sheffield and Joe Torre haven't healed, and only became more pronounced yesterday when the disgruntled former Yankees slugger implied that Torre is a phony. — With the Tigers at Yankee Stadium for the start …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Feats of Clay — Buchholz gets the call as Red Sox Nation greets a new phenom — It was a 2006 Ford Expedition, with an in-dash navigation system, that caused Bubba Bell to acquire an impish sparkle in his eyes. He had a rooting interest in the success of his Pawtucket Red Sox teammate, Clay Buchholz, in more ways than one.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Hip problems end Johnson's season — Nationals first baseman to undergo surgery Saturday — WASHINGTON — Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson will not play a game during the 2007 season because of right hip problems. — Initially, Johnson was recovering from a broken right leg …
The Smoking Gun:
Bonds Sold Steroids To Nuns — Allegations from left field in jailed litigant's craziest suit ever — Meet Jonathan Lee Riches. The federal prisoner/habitual litigant recently scored headlines with his insane $63 billion lawsuit against Michael Vick (who allegedly stole Riches's dogs …
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Concerns growing over Florida ballpark — Marlins facing time constraints with no new field in sight — TORONTO — The Miami situation is nearing critical mass and with no ballpark deal in sight, the Marlins have become one of Major League Baseball's top priorities.
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Billbaer / crashburnalley.com:
How Many Would Bonds Have Hit? — I thought it'd be fun to crunch some numbers to find out how many more homeruns our all-time and single-season homerun king could have hit if he hadn't played so many years in a home ballpark that was pitcher-friendly, and if he hadn't been walked so much.
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