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George A. King III / New York Post:
QUAD A PROBLEM! — YANKS WIN, BUT A-ROD KOED BY MUSCLE ACHE — How much longer can the Yankees keep winning while stud players vanish from the lineup? — The Yankees hung a 5-2 loss on the Indians last night at Progressive Field in front of 20,689, but lost Alex Rodriguez thanks …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks chip away to split with Tribe — Four-run sixth ends hitless spell; Mussina wins second straight — CLEVELAND — The Yankees have been away from home so often this month, Mike Mussina seemed legitimately surprised when he realized his assumptions were incorrect: another hotel room was not …
Associated Press:
Mussina earns career win No. 253 as Yanks beat Tribe with five-hit effort — CLEVELAND (AP) — Their record is barely above average, one of their superstars is still limping around and their everyday catcher is on the disabled list. — The New York Yankees aren't themselves.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:A-Rod aggravates quad injury
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: All wrong bringing Wright into mess — David Wright talks with Carlos Delgado in the dugout during Sunday's game ... You have to understand: Wright is a golden child, one of the chosen. He is a homegrown organization talent, which means he is treated very differently than the latest free agent on the block.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
CURTAIN SNUB DESERVES CHEERS — IF the Mets were looking for a turning point to their season, they've found it. — It was the moment Carlos Delgado rejected his curtain call on Sunday after his second home run. Mark that down as his New York minute. Delgado left the Mets' fans hanging on their cheers.
NY Daily News:
Mindy McCready weeps as she confirms affair with ‘kind and caring’ Roger Clemens — Barricaded behind tightly drawn blinds at her Nashville home Monday, country singer Mindy McCready confirmed a long-term affair with embattled pitcher Roger Clemens. — “I cannot refute anything in the story …
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Lester Munson / ESPN:
Allegations unlikely to see court, but could trouble Clemens … Roger Clemens says country singer Mindy McCready is a family friend. Others have told the New York Daily News that Clemens was involved in a decade-long affair with McCready after the two reportedly met when Clemens …
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Associated Press:
Giants send struggling pitcher Barry Zito to bullpen — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. — Zito, who only 16 months ago signed a $126 million …
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Jim Carlton / Wall Street Journal:Life After Barry Is a Strikeout At the Ballpark
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Posada's injury may not be long-term — NOTEBOOK — CLEVELAND — The Yankees last night played a game without Jorge Posada for the first time in nearly 12 years, and they held out hope he will be back soon. — Posada was examined yesterday by specialist James Andrews …
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
THUMB'S DOWN FOR SCHNEIDER — Mets catcher Brian Schneider remains in the hospital with a staph infection in his left thumb, unsure when he'll be able to return to the team. — “It's frustrating,” Schneider told The Post in a telephone interview from his hospital room. “It's a bad infection.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Schneider gets swell news — Catcher Brian Schneider remained in the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan Monday receiving intravenous antibiotics for an infection in his left thumb. Still, the catcher could be on the field soon. General manager Omar Minaya said that when Schneider is released …
Associated Press:
Sox-Orioles game suspended after 11 innings — The White Sox and Baltimore Orioles were tied at 3 when play was suspended after 11 innings Monday because of rain. — The game will resume later this season, but no date was immediately announced. All the statistics from Monday count.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Krivsky's final say — Wayne Krivsky is finding it difficult to sever his ties with the Cincinnati Reds after he was fired and says, “I must be crazy because I hope the Reds win every game the rest of the year and I still get on-line every morning to check how the minor-league teams did.”
David Golebiewski / The Transaction Guy:
Justin Verlander's struggles through Pitch F/X — When Justin Verlander is at his best, one has to wonder how hitters even manage to put the bat on the ball, let alone make hard contact. Since being selected out of Old Dominion with the second overall pick in the 2004 draft …
