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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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ESPN:
Hank speaks, wants more effort out of Yankees — With the New York Yankees falling two games under .500, team senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner is weighing in. — And he wants to see more effort out of baseball's best-paid team, or changes could be on the horizon.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
One play turns game around — Kearns misjudges fly ball, costing Nats chance at topping Mets — NEW YORK — One has to feel bad for Nationals right fielder Austin Kearns. Here's a guy who works hard on a daily basis, but he doesn't have the stats to show for it.
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Justin Terranova / New York Post:
ON DECK: NATIONALS AT METS — It may be a downgrade for Claudio Vargas to go from pitching against Triple-A competition to “softball girls,” but he will deal with it. Vargas makes his Mets' debut tonight against the Nationals (7:10, SNY, WFAN) two days after Nelson Figueroa's struggles …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:Order is restored — Church delivers runs, Maine the pitching in Mets' win over Nats
Howie Rumberg / Associated Press:Church leads Mets past former team
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Associated Press:
Broken fingernail lands BoSox's Buchholz on DL — BALTIMORE — Clay Buchholz was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Boston Red Sox because of a broken nail on his right middle finger. — The Red Sox filled his roster spot by recalling outfielder Jonathan Van Every from Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
A few things.... BALTIMORE - According to acting manager Brad Mills, Clay Buchhholz' stint on the DL is due to a concern that 1) Buchholz' tender middle finger as a result of a torn fingernail, needs to heal; and 2) the possibility he could alter his delivery and injure a shoulder or an elbow if he pitched with it.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Shea Apple may move over to Citi Field — If home run icon is transferred, it'll be placed left of center — NEW YORK — Citi Field may have a something-less-than-new component. — The Mets' new home next season may have a piece of their current home — the Apple.
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Crystal ball: Projecting the first 10 picks — Top of draft difficult to put together with no clear-cut No. 1 — The conversation usually goes something like this: — Me: I'm working on my first projection of the first 10 picks. — Scout X: (Laughter). Good luck with that.
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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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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Lo Duca calls WFAN — Brian Schneider is no Paul Lo Duca on his weekly spots on WFAN - not that the newest Mets catcher wants to match Lo Duca's penchant for being a lightning rod. — We were reminded of how things used to be when Lo Duca, on the DL with the Nationals with a broken hand …
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?
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Baker drives in two runs in rare start at first base — Jeff Baker, the forgotten man with Omar Quintanilla and Jonathan Herrera playing well at second base, took advantage of a rare start at first. He knocked in two runs in his first two at-bats with a sacrifice fly and an infield single.
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Larry Stone / The Seattle Times:
Mirror, mirror on Mariners' wall: Time for a hard look — The Mariners have been chewed out, and they've had players-only meetings. They've charged the mound, released players, dipped into the minor leagues, all in search of an ever-elusive spark. — To say it's desperation time is stating the obvious.
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