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Jay Greenberg / New York Post:
GRUMPY GRIFFEY STILL DISHIN' BRONX JEERS — Ken Griffey Jr. didn't make the walk out to Monument Park yesterday, and has no plans to do so this weekend. — He won't stop to smell the roses, because Griffey figures he will have to hold his nose. — “My favorite Yankee Stadium memory?” the Reds slugger said last night.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Four? Moose is teed off — He's irked by Joe's call for intentional BB that preceded 2-run hit — Johnny Damon misplays a ball in left field, which helped the Reds score three runs in the fifth inning and defeat the Yankees, 4-2, Friday night in the Bronx. (Newsday photo/Paul J. Bereswill / June 20, 2008)
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Willie Bans / MLB.com:
Mussina outdueled, Yanks' streak ends — Offense held to two runs by Cincinnati righty Volquez — NEW YORK — A tie-breaking two-run double by Cincinnati's Jolbert Cabrera off Mike Mussina with two outs in the fifth inning didn't just aid in snapping the Yankees' seven-game winning streak.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Mussina annoyed with intentional walk — Mike Mussina was not thrilled with being told to intentionally walk Jay Bruce with two outs in the fifth inning. Jolbert Cabrera ripped the next pitch for a two-run double and a 3-1 lead. Against Edinson Volquez, who is a stud, the Yankees were toast.
Bruce Arthur / National Post:
Ricciardi made move to save his own skin — Some old jokes age gracefully, like the one where two guys are walking through the woods when they stumble across a grizzly bear. — The bear rears up on its hind legs and roars, and one of the guys says, “Thank God I wore my running shoes today.”
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Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Maine pitches into seventh as Mets win — DENVER (AP)—With the Willie Randolph drama behind them, the New York Mets can finally concentrate on baseball—at least for a little bit. — The Mets (36-36) took a step forward with a 7-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night …
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Jay Mariotti rips Ozzie Guillen, Sun-Times colleagues on WTTW — The ultimate team player—that's how you think of Jay Mariotti, right? The same Jay Mariotti who described his Sun-Times colleagues as “soft” for declining to rip White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets' Manuel streamlines batting practice — DENVER - Those wanting to get a glimpse of the Mets during batting practice at Shea Stadium might have to get to the ballpark a little earlier for the remainder of the season. One of the new plans of interim manager Jerry Manuel has been to shorten …
Chicagosports / Hardball:
Zambrano has mild shoulder strain — The Cubs announced after Friday's victory that an MRI on starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano showed a mild strain in his right shoulder. They said the club should know more about his condition Saturday. — The right-hander is expected to miss …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Guillen no fan of Wrigley Field — White Sox skipper pokes fun at The Friendly Confines — CHICAGO — A new chapter of the Cubs-White Sox rivalry, quite possibly the most intense regular-season matchups in all of baseball, couldn't be christened without a humorous shot fired Friday afternoon …
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
Papelbon, Delcarmen take the stage as Milli Vanilli — Move over Gino, there's a new video sensation in Boston that made its debut at Fenway Park last night during the rain delay before the Red Sox-Cardinals game. — Sox relievers Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen performed and “sang” …
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
M's heat up in Atlanta — Riggleman's first game as manager a rout of Braves — ATLANTA — The hit John McLaren sought for 12 weeks came on the first day he wasn't around to enjoy it. — McLaren waited for a big rip with lots of men on base, a bullet that would break open a close game.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Soriano on schedule — CUBS IN BRIEF — Alfonso Soriano's big X-ray day went well Friday, the team said, with his broken hand healing normally and his projected return from the disabled list still on pace for sometime late next month. — That didn't stop Soriano …
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