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11:15 AM ET, May 14, 2008

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New York Post:
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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ESPN:
Report: Hank wants more effort out of Yankees  —  With the Yankees falling two games under .500, team senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner is weighing in — and he says he wants to see more effort out of baseball's best-paid team.  —  “The bottom line is that the team is not playing …
Discussion: Cobra Brigade and iYankees
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 40: Yankees at Rays
Discussion: New York Post and iYankees
ESPN:
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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The Starting Five:
Boss's Boycott: The Bonds Vanishes By Dave Zirin  —  How many home runs would Barry Bonds hit if there weren't so much of these?  —  DZ stops by TSF yet again to drop some real rap on Bonds being grounded  —  The Commissar Vanishes is a coffee table book for only the dourest of coffee tables.
Discussion: ShysterBall
Paul Elias / Associated Press:   Reworked indictment against Bonds filed
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Order is restored  —  Church delivers runs, Maine the pitching in Mets' win over Nats  —  NEW YORK — Two hours and 48 minutes before Billy Wagner's 16th pitch struck out Felipe Lopez and secured the Mets' 6-3 victory against the Nationals on Tuesday night, John Maine's first pitch struck Lopez.
Discussion: We've Got Heart and MetsBrotha
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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.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
‘Girls’ can cheer as Figgy gets cut
Discussion: Mr. Irrelevant
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Francis stays winless for Rockies  —  Arizona topples past nemesis for third time in 2008  —  Jeff Francis is snakebitten.  —  A 17-game winner when the Rockies won their first National League pennant a year ago, Francis is winless this year, the Rockies are one-half game out of last place …
Discussion: Purple Row
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Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Big Unit shaky, but still wins No. 287
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
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.
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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 DePodesta / It Might Be Dangerous:
Petco Park - Part I
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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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.
Discussion: FishStripes
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Will Maddux return to Braves?  —  Beat reporter Mark Bowman answers Braves fans' questions  —  If the Padres continue to struggle in the NL West and Mike Hampton can't get his injury problems solved, could we see Greg Maddux in a Braves uniform again after the All-Star break?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Yahoo! Sports:
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.
Discussion: ShysterBall
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 …
Discussion: FishStripes
Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:
Volquez earning ‘Little Pedro’ nickname on the mound … If any player is predisposed to having identity issues, it might be Edinson Volquez.  Over the years, his baseball card has listed two different birthplaces and his name has gone from Julio Reyes to Edison Volquez and finally to his current moniker, Edinson.
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 …
Discussion: The Ballclub and Mets Today
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On the Mets beat:   Nelson Figueroa designated for assignment
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Mets calling up Vargas for start tomorrow
 
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