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Jon Blau / MLB.com:
No rest for weary Mets — New York (28-27) at San Francisco (24-33), Monday, 10:15 ET — NEW YORK — The handle on Carlos Beltran's brown wheeled suitcase had already been popped. Meanwhile, members of the Mets' equipment staff were hauling bags of bats, gloves and balls out into the hallways.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Mets hammer Dodgers behind third-inning homers and Johan Santana — The sounds at Shea, from the start of the week until the end, told the story. — The Mets arrived home last Monday to a hostile holiday crowd, with cascading boos and calls for Willie Randolph's head. — What a difference seven days make.
Brian Lewis / New York Post:
CHURCH BLASTS HR IN RETURN — Ryan Church had been the Mets' most consistent hitter, right up until getting concussed by Yunel Escobar's knee to his head nearly two weeks ago. Last night Church, the most pleasant surprise of the Mets' season, was back in the starting lineup for the first time since …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Rasner begins June on wrong note — Jeter's solo blast accounts for Yanks' lone run vs. Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Darrell Rasner turned in the shakiest outing of his five starts this season at the big league level, and the Yankees' offense managed little as they slogged through a 5-1 loss to the Twins on Sunday at the Metrodome.
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Tom Krasovic / signonsandiego.com:
Prior has shoulder tear, will have season-ending surgery again — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Prior's season is over before it got started. Prior will have surgery this week to repair a tear in the anterior capsule of his right (pitching) shoulder. — It is Prior's second season-ending shoulder surgery …
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Prior to have season-ending surgery — Tear in Padres starting pitcher's right shoulder to be repaired — SAN FRANCISCO — When orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews told Mark Prior that he had a tear in his right shoulder earlier this month, the right-handed pitcher was offered two paths of treatment — rest or surgery.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's Guillen promises changes — Manager: Expect change; Williams: No need to panic — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After watching an offensive malaise reach a new low Sunday, manager Ozzie Guillen threatened his White Sox hitters with changes following Sunday's 4-3 loss at Tampa Bay.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Guillen: White Sox need immediate changes — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Ozzie Guillen was putting his dress shoes on after Sunday's 10th-inning, 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay, he was taking the gloves off. — And this time, no one was safe. — Tired of waiting for production from an offense filled …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Three-homer, 16-hit attack leads Sox — Manny, Lowell, Drew all go deep for third straight win over O's — BALTIMORE — The Red Sox spent the first day of June acting as if it was their summer launch party. Amid the sticky, warm conditions at Camden Yards, the Boston bats sent several baseballs skyward.
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Pete Kerzel / MLB.com:
Burres battered as O's lose to Red Sox — Left-hander gives up seven runs on 12 hits in four innings — BALTIMORE — The Orioles had hoped to use a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox as a measuring stick to see if they could compete with a powerfully built team that relies on solid pitching …
Cameron Martin / Comcast SportsNet:
As Griffey approaches 600, MLB whitewashes history — During Sunday's Red Sox/Orioles game, which I watched on MLB.TV, the league ran a promotional commercial for Ken Griffey's approach to 600 home runs. Backed by maudlin piano music, a Costas-like narrator says the following script, to the accompaniment of pictures and video:
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs close out perfect homestand — The standings show the Cubs are the best team in baseball. — The statistics say they have scored more runs and have more come-from-behind victories than any other team. — But they aren't sure how good they really are even after beating Colorado 5-3 Sunday …
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Steve Hummer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Smoltz reinventing himself — again — John Smoltz is the artist teaching himself to paint with a hairbrush, the poet attempting to rhyme in a foreign language. Is that a stretch when considering a man whose craft consists of throwing a ball? Not if you listen to the ball-thrower …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
The bad century — As many (including myself) have noted, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the last Cubs team to win it all. A century of futility—that's about as pathetic an “accomplishment” as you will ever see in the sporting world. — When looking at that dismal record …
