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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.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox Floyd barely misses no-no — Righty shuts down Twins for 8 1/3 before Mauer doubles — CHICAGO — Gavin Floyd has been here before. — In fact, it was just 24 days ago that the right-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Tigers in front of a rain-soaked crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.
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. ...
Associated Press:
Judge rules Clemens can retain same attorney in defamation suit — CBSSports.com wire reports — HOUSTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Roger Clemens can keep his lawyer in the defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, who accused the pitcher of using performance-enhancing drugs.
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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 …
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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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:Games of the Day — The Yankees and Indians face off in the Bronx …
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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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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.
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Randolph's Style Doesn't Fit the Mets — “All managers are losers,” Ted Williams once said. “They are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.” — Of all baseball's traditions, the worst may be giving the manager an ultimatum or deadline.
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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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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Jonah Keri / ESPN:
Give some credit to early architects of D-backs, Rays — They play on opposite ends of the country and in different leagues and have vastly different track records. But the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays are also alike in many ways. They're expansion cousins celebrating …
Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:
Sheff stirs up changes for Tigers with request to play left — DETROIT — The moves were swift, unexpected and every bit as dramatic as Detroit manager Jim Leyland had intimated over the weekend. — Well, intimated is probably a bit informal. A frustrated Leyland had practically shouted …
USA Today:
Chipper Jones' .400 tear unlikely to last — By Ron Shandler, Special for USA TODAY — It's May 7, and Chipper Jones is batting better than .400. — This is not an entirely unusual occurrence. Hitters often top .400 for short periods of time. We take notice when it happens …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Unhappy Piniella has changes in mind — Manager not seeing consistency, execution in losing trend — CINCINNATI — Lou Piniella isn't happy with the way the Cubs have played recently, and he told the players so after Monday's game. On Tuesday, he said he's considering making some changes.
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