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BABY BOSS BASHES BUMBLING BOMBERS — HANK TO YANKS: IT'S TIME TO EARN YOUR MONEY — HANK Steinbrenner had a mes sage yesterday for his Yankees: Gentlemen, it's time to get your act together. — “We've got to forget about all the injuries and start playing our butts off,” Steinbrenner told The Post.
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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.
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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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Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:
Church leads Mets past former team — NEW YORK (AP)—Ryan Church lashed a line drive to right in the sixth inning, harder hit than his homer in the second for sure, and he paused momentarily in the batter's box to watch the ball's trajectory. — Once he saw Austin Kearns hesitate, he knew he had another hit.
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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.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Jacobs closer; setback for Willingham — Marlins first baseman available to pinch-hit on Tuesday — CINCINNATI — The chance of Mike Jacobs getting a start the rest of the Marlins' series at Cincinnati seems remote. — A left quadriceps injury has kept Jacobs out of the starting lineup since May 7 …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Strain at third weighs on Cantu — CINCINNATI - Third base wasn't a foreign position to Jorge Cantu, but he has found that playing it regularly for the first time since 2005 demands some arm maintenance. — Cantu, who airmailed a throw Monday that resulted in his seventh error, regularly ices after games.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Troubles on the mound — Latest weak outing by Cubs' struggling starter Marquis begs question, ‘Why not Maddux?’ — Forget Jim Edmonds. If the Cubs want to go after a San Diego player who can make a difference in a World Series push, maybe they should be looking at Greg Maddux.
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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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Keppinger suffers fractured patella — CINCINNATI (TICKER) —Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jeff Keppinger suffered a fractured patella in his right knee on a foul ball in the second inning in Tuesday night's game against the Florida Marlins. — Keppinger underwent an X-ray which revealed the fracture.
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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 …
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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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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