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The Times-Tribune:
Yankees vs. Charlotte, May 6 — Top first: Strong first inning for Ian Kennedy who threw 10 pitches, eight of them fastballs. He missed outside with his first pitch, then threw two called strikes before a weak flyout to left. Next batter grounded out to short on the first pitch.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 34: Indians at Yankees — YANKEES — Andy Pettitte vs. the Cleveland hitters. — Fausto Carmona vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: As you can see by the lineup, Wilson Betemit has been activated off the DL. No word yet on the move to clear a spot but I wouldn't imagine this is good news for Alberto Gonzalez. ...
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Griffey's days in Cincinnati may be numbered — Ken Griffey Jr., playfully yelling moments earlier from his corner of the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse, suddenly is talking in almost a whisper before a game last weekend in Atlanta. — It is flat and unemotional, reflecting no remorse or bitterness …
Carol Slezak / Chicago Sun Times:
White Sox blew it by allowing sexist shrine — Guillen, team leaders weren't man enough to say ‘this is wrong’ — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen curses this city for failing to give the Sox organization proper respect, but he has no problem with the infantile and sexist “shrine” his players erected in their locker room.
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Associated Press, Chicago Sun Times, Foul Balls, FanHouse, SPORTSbyBROOKS, Bugs & Cranks, Home Run Derby, The Postmen and ESPN.com
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Daulerio / Deadspin:
White Sox Locker Room Is Not A Safe Environment For Women, Real Or Inflatable — Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox are now in the midst of being criticized (again) by some sports writers and the Association For Women In Sports Media for their creative blow-up doll, slump-busting shrine.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod not so clutch in the delivery room — YES has a new show called YESterdays. It's a look back at a person's life with assorted special guests. The show on Alex Rodriguez will be premiering on Wednesday after the Indians-Yankees game at approximately 11 p.m.
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Jane Lee / MLB.com:
Kemp claims NL Player of Week honors — Outfielder at forefront of Dodgers' hot streak with 11-RBI week — On April 5, Dodgers manager Joe Torre replaced outfielder Matt Kemp with veteran Juan Pierre in the starting lineup against the division-rival Padres.
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Zambrano lifts Cubs over Reds 3-0 — Zambrano had his way with Cincinnati's slumping lineup, allowing only three hits in eight innings, and Ronny Cedeno singled home a pair of runs that sent the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night. — The Cubs won for only fourth time in 12 games …
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Baseball Musings
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:Games of the Day — The Yankees and Indians face off in the Bronx …
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Church of Baseball
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins could have interest in Jones — Veteran outfielder was released by Tigers on Monday — MIAMI — Cut loose by the Tigers on Monday, veteran outfielder Jacque Jones has attracted some interest from around the league. — A source confirmed on Tuesday that the Marlins have inquired about the 33-year-old.
Red Sox Monster:
A move to honor the late Matthew Beaudoin, a Red Sox fan — A lot of joking goes on around here about the New York Yankees, but the reality is, I've got plenty of friends that root for the pinstripes. And unless you live deep in South Boston or take baseball way too seriously, I'm betting you do, too.
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NY Daily News:
Judge: Rusty Hardin stays as Roger Clemens' lawyer — A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday denied a motion to disqualify Roger Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin from the pitcher's defamation suit against Brian McNamee, the trainer accusing Clemens of performance-enhancing drug use.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
His Average Down, Canó Tries to Keep His Chin Up — The Yankees were rolling in the bottom of the third inning Sunday. It was already their biggest inning of the season, with five runs across, and Melky Cabrera had just homered into the right-field seats.
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Associated Press:
Wakefield pitches BoSox past Tigers 5-0 — DETROIT (AP)—Tim Wakefield only allowed two hits in eight shutout innings to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. — David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez also hit back-to-back homers on successive pitches …
Bill Byast / ESPN:
Yankees fans can learn from history book — I'm beginning to wonder something out loud: What the hell is wrong with everybody's memory around here? Do you forget what happens almost every year at this time? To make it easy for you, I'll do that period-after-every-word thing people …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Schilling ready for a toss — Team's program was right, he says — DETROIT - It is a character trait Curt Schilling has displayed on other occasions over the course of his life, and yesterday he did it again. — He admitted he was wrong. — The Red Sox medical staff, he said …
The Professor / Rays Index:
[ANDY SONNANSTINE]Sonnanstine No Longer Changing Arm Angles; No Longer Tipping Pitches? — Sonnanstine No Longer Changing Arm Angles; No Longer Tipping Pitches? … Labels: Andy Sonnanstine, Andy Sonnanstine is the American El Duque, Jim Hickey, Xavier Hernandez
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Marking Strawberry's silver anniversary — On May 6, 1983, Darryl makes his Shea Stadium debut — NEW YORK — We all understood why in 1986, when Fenway Park created that “Daaaaarryl ... Daaaaarryyl” thing during the World Series. We recognized that the intent of that sing-song …
