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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
GM Jim Hendry confident Jim Edmonds will help Cubs — By taking a gamble that Jim Edmonds still can be a productive center fielder and hitter, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry knew he was inviting criticism from fans who have invested a lot of time loathing the former Cardinals star.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs make it official with Edmonds — Veteran outfielder passes physical, could play on Thursday — CHICAGO — Jim Edmonds will now try to revive his career with the Cubs. — The veteran outfielder passed his physical, and was officially added to the Cubs on Wednesday.
Bill Center / signonsandiego.com:
Triple-A transplants have added some spark to the parent club — CHICAGO — The four players promoted from Triple-A Portland this past week have already had an impact on the Padres: — Shawn Estes picked up his 100th career win Tuesday. — Luke Carlin has caught three victories …
Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Edmonds in a Cubs uniform? The thought is mind-boggling — If you think Cardinals fans are unnerved by the prospect of Jim Edmonds galloping through center field at Wrigley Field while wearing the official costume of the Chicago Cubs, the reaction is polite compared to the howling gusts of wind swirling on that city's North Side.
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Madden: Hank lights fire, threatens to burn bridges — You have to understand, it's not easy being Hank Steinbrenner, entrusted with restoring his dad's Yankees to their past glory, looking at the standings and seeing them wallowing around .500 while, of all people, those longstanding baseball doormats …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Cashman Under Fire as Yankees Struggle
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays designate Dohmann for assignment as Reyes returns — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays were glad to have Al Reyes back in their bullpen Wednesday but not happy they had to part with Scott Dohmann to make room. — Though a few rough recent outings had pushed Dohmann's ERA to 6.12 …
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Braun to sign record deal — The Milwaukee Brewers will announce this morning that leftfielder Ryan Braun has agreed to a seven-year contract extension that will be a record in terms of both length and money for the team and the industry. — The Brewers have called a 10 a.m. press conference …
Nick Friedell / Yahoo! Sports:
Putting together the Sunshine State All-Star team — Quick! With both the Rays and Marlins residing in first place this late into the season, now's as good a time as any to put together the Stew's look at the Sunshine State All-Star Team. We'd wait until the two teams meet in June …
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Mets' Schoeneweis rushed to hospital; OK now — Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis spent the early part of yesterday in a Greenwich, Conn., hospital after waking up with searing abdominal pain and chills and calling an ambulance. — “I thought I was going to die,” Schoeneweis …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins on pace to break records — Team could set franchise marks in runs scored and homers — CINCINNATI — Approximately a quarter of the season is completed, and at their current pace, the Marlins are headed to setting franchise records for runs scored and home runs.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Moises tossed into Bronx debut — The Mets waited patiently throughout April, knowing their chance to send injured-again outfielder Moises Alou up in late-game RBI situations eventually would arrive. — Alou's spot in the lineup came around with the tying runs on base in the eighth inning Wednesday night …
Associated Press:
Lackey sharp, but Angels fall to ChiSox — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Carlos Quentin did what he does every day—checked the lineup card to see if he was playing. This time, he was batting third for the first time this season. — Quentin made White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen look smart …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Report: Magowan to Step Down from Giants Friday — The San Francisco Giants will be holding a special ownership meeting on Friday, at which time, managing partner Peter Magowan will reportedly step down from the leading position within the organization. — As reported yesterday …
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