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2:24 AM ET, June 5, 2008

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Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Red Sox retake first from Rays 5-1  —  The Rays' B.J. Upton is tossed by ump Paul Emmel in the eighth for arguing a called third strike.  Boston won its 12th in a row at home.  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox are, like the Rays, known as one of the most aggressive baserunning teams in the majors.
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Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
BoSox run home streak to 12, beat Rays  —  BOSTON (AP)—B.J. Upton was ejected for arguing a third strike.  Dustin Pedroia was mad that a ball that appeared to be a homer was ruled foul.  And Coco Crisp slid in hard to send a message.  —  That kind of emotion surfaces when teams are playing …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Dak / FIRE JOE MORGAN:
An Open Letter To Theo Epstein: Version 1
Discussion: Yanksfan Soxfan
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Posada will need surgery after season  —  Jorge Posada is on the Yankees active roster tonight, but not in the lineup; he is scheduled to catch tomorrow.  —  And he said today he will need surgery after the season to repair his labrum.  —  “There's no discomfort,” said Posada …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Posada returns to Yankees' roster  —  Veteran catcher likely to require surgery after season ends  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Posada knows that something still isn't 100 percent in his right shoulder, and it's that lingering uncertainty that prompts him to believe he will require surgery at season's end.
Discussion: Hot Stove New York
MLB.com:
White Sox sign pitcher Esteban Loaiza to one-year contract and option Ehren Wassermann to Triple-A Charlotte  —  Dewayne Wise accepts outright assignment to Charlotte  —  CHICAGO — Prior to tonight's game vs. Kansas City, the Chicago White Sox signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Esteban Loaiza …
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Yahoo! Sports:
White Sox sign RHP Loaiza  —  CHICAGO (TICKER) —Esteban Loaiza is back with the Chicago White Sox.  —  The 36-year-old righthander on Wednesday signed a one-year contract with the White Sox through the 2008 season.  —  Loaiza's best season came with the White Sox in 2003 …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Smoltz may be facing shoulder surgery  —  Braves expected to discuss veteran's future at news conference  —  ATLANTA — John Smoltz has said that he'll be content if he never throws another pitch.  Now, just two days after he attempted to alleviate stress on his shoulder with a move to the bullpen …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Mussina looking like an All-Star in win  —  Righty wins third straight start, buoyed by Jeter's milestone  —  NEW YORK — If Mike Mussina had his choice of where to spend a three-day July vacation, chances are that he'd drive home to the tiny town of Montoursville, Pa. …
Discussion: Bombers Beat
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Justin Terranova / New York Post:
ON DECK: BLUE JAYS AT YANKEES
Discussion: Associated Press and iYankees
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Emotions boil over as losing continues  —  The time for patience and politeness came to a screeching halt Wednesday.  —  The team president started his morning by yelling at the coaches.  Pieces of equipment — and a garbage can — were hurled in the postgame clubhouse.
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Statue of Liberty gets MLB makeover  —  Versions of landmark to adorn NYC leading up to All-Star Game  —  An open letter to the people of France:  —  Bonjour!  We in America are still very thankful for the Statue of Liberty.  —  She is a fine lady.  She still stands for freedom and huddled masses and all of that.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Clayton Kershaw's hard work doesn't pay off for Dodgers  —  Rookie left-hander makes 104 pitches while laboring through five innings and takes the loss, his first major league decision, as Dodgers fall to Rockies, 2-1.  —  Clayton Kershaw received his first major league decision in his third start …
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and Dem Bums
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Legends to make history in Bronx  —  More than 40 Hall of Famers to be honored at All-Star Game  —  NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is not done creating history.  Not quite yet.  —  The largest group of Hall of Famers at a Major League event in history will gather before this summer's All-Star …
Associated Press:
Garko's 6 RBIs lead Indians over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Ryan Garko drove in a career-high six runs, David Dellucci hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Indians held on for a 15-9 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.  —  Dellucci, who had 29 homers for the Rangers in 2005 …
John Manuel / Baseball America Draft Blog:
Draft Eve News & Rumors  —  Jim Callis is still making his list and checking it twice for his final mock draft prior to the beginning Thursday of the 2008 Draft.  We still are pinching ourselves at BA World Headquarters that the draft is on TV and happy to be part of ESPN's show. …
Saber-Scouting:
SaberScouting's Mock Draft, Draft Eve Edition  —  It is the eve of the most highly-awaited day for all of us weird people that follow the MLB Draft.  Here at SaberScouting, we've decided to celebrate Draft Day Eve by breaking out our crystal ball and projecting the first 15 picks of Thursday's draft.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Mock Draft 2008  —  With 24 hours to go before the selections begin …
 
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
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Associated Press:
Giants left-hander Lowry might not be back in '08
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Jesse Baumgartner / MLB.com:
Silva looks to get Mariners started
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Kurkjian: Special Negro Leagues Player Draft
Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Former Royal Willie Mays Aikens to be released from prison today
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Holliday will begin rehab assignment Thursday
Kevin Kernan / Where's Kernan?:
JOBA AND THE PITCH COUNT GENERATION
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Paulino could go to minors
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Hawpe's sore hamstring not hurting Smith's shot
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Hoping to avoid surgery, Ortiz is cast in uncertainty
John Brattain / Hardball Times:
Blame it on Rios
Jonathan Hale / Baseball Digest Daily:
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