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Superseding indictment breaks up perjury counts against Bonds — The U.S. attorney's office filed 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction against Barry Bonds on Tuesday. — The filing was first reported by ESPN's T.J. Quinn. — The counts were filed in what's known …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jim Edmonds about to join Cubs — His expected signing will push Pie to Iowa — Veteran center fielder Jim Edmonds is expected to clear waivers Wednesday and sign with the Cubs, opening the door to what could be a prolonged debate. — Should the Cubs have given Felix Pie a longer opportunity to show what he can do?
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs expected to sign Edmonds — The Cubs appear poised to sign veteran center fielder Jim Edmonds soon after he clears waivers Wednesday. — That would mean a demotion to the minors for touted prospect Felix Pie, who entered Monday with a .222 average and strikeouts in one-third of his plate appearances.
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
O's take down Beckett, Red Sox — Scott hits three-run blast in the third; Guthrie allows two earned runs in six-plus innings — Orioles outfielder Luke Scott, left, is congratulated by teammate Kevin Millar after Scott's three-run homer off Red Sox starter Josh Beckett in the third inning.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
It's all bad news for Sox — Lose more than just game to Orioles — BALTIMORE - It was sunny and pleasant yesterday in Baltimore, but you wouldn't know it by the fat, black storm cloud that hovered directly over the Red Sox [team stats] all day and all night, pelting them with injury and insult.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets make several roster moves — Sosa, Figueroa designated; Tatis, Vargas up; Wise activated — NEW YORK — The Mets made a flurry of moves on Tuesday as the club readjusted its pitching staff while dealing with injuries. — Pitchers Matt Wise and Claudio Vargas were added to the Mets roster …
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Capuano headed for another Tommy John — It appears Brewers left-hander Chris Capuano is headed for the second “Tommy John” reconstructive elbow surgery of his career. — Assistant general manager Gord Ash told me that Capuano began experiencing discomfort in his elbow during throwing drills Monday in Phoenix.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 40: Yankees at Rays — YANKEES — Chien-Ming Wang against the Tampa Bay hitters. — Edwin Jackson vs. the New York hitters. — Back later with updates. — UPDATE, 6:50 p.m.: As was posted earlier today, Goose Gossage has beeen critical of Joba Chamberlain's fist-pumping.
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Rays beat Rivera, Yankees, move into 1st — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Six straight wins. Eleven in a row at home. First place in the AL East. — The Tampa Bay Rays realize it's only mid-May, but they're having a ball during the best start in franchise history. — “I've been around a long time.
John Klima / MLB.com:
Adenhart wins, then gets sent down — Angels recall power right-handed reliever Arredondo — ANAHEIM — Shortly after Nick Adenhart earned his first Major League victory on Monday, the Angels optioned the 21-year-old right-hander to Triple-A Salt Lake and recalled right-handed reliever Jose Arredondo.
ESPN:
NAKED CAME THE PITCHER — America's retro-park craze has yet to reach Japan's shores. There is no Camden Yards here — half the teams in Nippon Professional Baseball play in domed stadiums, including the Fighters. Built in 2002 for soccer's World Cup, the Sapporo Dome has foul territory …
The Times-Tribune:
Astute analysis as always here at the SWB Yankees blog — “Very astute analysis, Chad.” — Those are actual words from the comments, and I want to remind you of them because I'm about to look like an idiot. … What I do know, thanks to a text message good friend John Nalbone …
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River Ave. Blues, Pinstripe Alley, New York Yankees etc., Bronx Liaison and Pending Pinstripes
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Crede reiterates desire to stay with Sox — Third baseman willing to listen to offers during season — ANAHEIM — Joe Crede wants to stay in Chicago. — He has made that point abundantly clear since his early arrival in Arizona for Spring Training and took a few moments …
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Bradford Doolittle / Kansas City Star:
Don't fret over Royals prospect Moustakas — Should Royals fans be concerned about Mike Moustakas? — The short answer to that question is no. Or maybe heck no. — I get a lot of e-mail from Royals fans wondering about minor-league prospects. This is heartening, because when fans …
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Dirty Hurt — Mark Teixeira (3 DXL) — On the list of “things not to do in a contract year,” getting a case of back spasms is in the top ten. Teixeira suffered the problem in the first game of a doubleheader in an odd manner: he told Mark Bowman of MLB.com that he felt it first when covering the bag.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Nationals blow away Mets — Nelson Figueroa knows about bush league baseball. After all, he's toured the world trying to resurrect his major league career. — But not until Monday night did Figueroa witness a truly amateurish display, the Mets pitcher suggested.
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