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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba Chamerblain earns for loss in Pinstripes — CHICAGO - It was bound to happen sometime, right? — Joba Chamberlain's career had been as close to perfect as possible over his first 26 games, but the hard-throwing phenom suffered his first big-league loss Thursday night …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:Crede Returns to the White Sox, but for How Long?
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Mariners sign Kenji Johjima to three-year contract extension — Catcher now signed through 2011 — SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Mariners have agreed to terms with catcher Kenji Johjima on a three-year contract extension.
Paul Hoynes / Cleveland Sports News:
Nearly perfect, Cliff Lee dazzles again as Tribe sweeps Royals — KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Indians completed Thursday's doubleheader sweep behind undefeated left-hander Cliff Lee and an out-of-nowhere homer by David Dellucci. — Lee, who has not allowed a run in the last 21 innings, beat the Royals 2-0 on a three-hitter.
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Rany Jazayerli / Unfiltered:
Cliff Lee — Pardon me for asking, but has someone secretly replaced opposing lineups with a bunch of Double-A hitters any time Cliff Lee has taken the mound this year? I realize this is a somewhat bizarre conspiracy theory, but in my defense I'd like to present you with my evidence: his numbers.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Brian Bruney and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day — Here is what happened to Yankees reliever Brian Bruney on Thursday: — * He had a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his injured right foot, which the Yankees fear has two torn ligaments and which will probably put him on the disabled list.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Sheffield gets third cortisone shot — Veteran consdiering retirement as worst case scenario — DETROIT — Gary Sheffield received three cortisone shots last year as he tried to play through a midseason shoulder injury that sapped his offense down the stretch. He has now received three cortisone shots this week.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 24: Yankees at Indians — YANKEES — Andy Pettitte vs. the Cleveland hitters — Notes: Bad news for Brian Bruney. He has a torn ligament in his foot that will require surgery and is likely out for the season. More on this later but he has a lis franc injury. ...
Newsday:
Pelfrey's mouthpiece a distraction for opponents — Last Sunday night, as a national television audience watched Mike Pelfrey tangle with the Phillies on ESPN, the question probably came up a million times among viewers from Sacramento to Sioux City. — “What the heck is that guy chewing on?”
New York Post:
AIRWAVES FULL OF THE ABSURD — I ADMIT it. At times this job has become so easy a caveman could do it. — For example, years ago, when I was angling to write about TV and/or radio absurdities, it could take three, four days to gather the goods. — Today? Same day delivery. Cake walk, can of corn.
Colleen Jenkins / St. Petersburg Times:
Ex-Ray Dukes cleans zoo cages, shortens probation — TAMPA — To get his misdemeanor probation cut short by five months, former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes spent 25 hours during the past week cleaning out cages and mopping at Lowry Park Zoo. — Attorney Grady Irvin and a team official …
Billy Witz / New York Times:
Torre Enjoys Underdog Status With Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — With each Andruw Jones strikeout, each sign of Nomar Garciaparra's frailty, each feeble evening at the plate and each day that the distance between the Arizona Diamondbacks and his Los Angeles Dodgers grows a little bit farther …
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Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: April 25 — It's not been an easy week for the Hot Sheet here at Baseball America. We moved our offices from downtown Durham, N.C. to South Durham. We are in some nicer diggs, with more room, but it also means we're working out of boxes right now.
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Doug Glanville / New York Times:
It Gets Late Early Out There — If in seven years you went from being a bouncing baby boy to Old Man River, you would most likely look around to try to figure out which mirror you had broken. But in the world of Major League Baseball, that is exactly what happens to you — if you're lucky.
Todd Jones / Sporting News:
Tipping pitches means disaster for hurlers — Randy Johnson did it for years. Andy Benes would do it when throwing his slider. Some believe it has been C.C. Sabathia's biggest problem this season. I'm talking about pitchers tipping pitches, of course. — Pitchers are creatures of habit.
Matt Patterson / Daily Oklahoman:
Richardson gets his chance with Saltalamacchia's call-up — Every clubhouse needs a player who keeps a positive attitude, even when he sits on the bench most of the time. RedHawks reserve catcher Kevin Richardson is that guy. The 27-year-old usually backs up Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the Rangers top catching prospect.
Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Phillies sit slumping Howard — MILWAUKEE - Ryan Howard was frustrated. — He angrily whipped his bat toward the visitors' dugout after he struck out twice in four at-bats Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. He sat quietly in front of his locker …
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:Phillies 3, Brewers 1 — Suppan gets no help from offense
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