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7:00 PM ET, May 8, 2009

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Mark Feeney / Boston Globe:
Former Red Sox star Dom DiMaggio dies at 92  —  Dominic DiMaggio (left) and older brother Joe posed for a photo in April 1940.  —  Dom DiMaggio, who despite having to share an outfield with Ted Williams and a name with his older brother Joe became a diamond standout in his own right …
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Mark Pratt / Baltimore Sun:
Dom DiMaggio dies at 92  —  BOSTON - Dominic DiMaggio, the bespectacled Boston Red Sox center fielder who was overshadowed by his older brother Joe's Hall of Fame career, died early Friday at his Massachusetts home.  He was 92.  —  DiMaggio was surrounded by his family at his death, according to his wife, Emily.
Tim Sullivan / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Does L.A. now have cash for Peavy?  —  From a competitive standpoint, Manny Ramirez's suspension matters to the Padres in much the same way a hamburger does to a devout Hindu.  —  It is a curiosity, but not really much of a concern.  That the Dodgers'outfielder would find use for a drug designed …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: Shane Victorino is a Cheater  —  Last night, Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo did a nice job of chasing down Shane Victorino in a pickle between first and second.  —  However, on the pass from Reyes to Delgado, before the tag, Victorino intentionally elbowed Reyes …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Manuel ejected after obstruction call
Discussion: Mike's Mets
Associated Press:
Mets jump Moyer, Phillies early to get two-game sweep
Discussion: Mets Geek
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Hinch expected to replace Melvin  —  SAN DIEGO - Off to an uneven start to a season that was brimming with expectations, the Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Melvin on Thursday night.  —  Melvin was given the news Thursday night after the team returned from its road trip in San Diego …
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Sports Illustrated:   AP Source: Melvin out as Diamondbacks manager
ESPN.com:
Bob Melvin fired as Arizona Diamondbacks manager
Discussion: Hardball Times and The Cubdom
NY Daily News:
Bondy: Mo's woes add to Yankees' deep trouble  —  Even on a night like this, with an ill wind blowing everything but the Legends seats out of the Stadium, you don't expect Mariano Rivera to throw fat boomerangs toward the plate.  —  But Rivera didn't just lose this game to Tampa, 8-6.  He lost it scary.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Rare Collapse by Rivera Sends Yankees to Fifth Straight Loss
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
O's trade Freel to Cubs for Gathright  —  Outfielder has cleared waivers, will be sent to Triple-A Norfolk  —  The Orioles have traded infielder/outfielder Ryan Freel to the Chicago Cubs for speedy outfielder Joey Gathright.  —  The deal is expected to be announced within the next hour.
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Thank you Jason Bay  —  “Innocent until proven guilty”........  Are we at the point now where that has morphed into, “I hope he didn't,” or, “I'm sure he did,” and both sentiments carry as much validity and weight as the initial belief?  I'd sure as heck love to think not …
Maureen Mullen / The Daily Item:
Smoltz gets peace of mind with visit to doctor  —  BOSTON — The setback John Smoltz experienced recently in his rehab from shoulder surgery raised enough concern in the veteran pitcher that he made a trip to Birmingham, Ala., for a check-up with Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery last June.
Discussion: Boston Globe, NESN.com and SOX & Dawgs
Mike Fish / ESPN:
First Gibbons and Bell, now Manny … Manny Ramirez isn't the first baseball player linked to the drug hCG — human chorionic gonadotropin.  —  Former All-Star and Oakland A's bash brother Jose Canseco was detained by immigration officials at the San Diego border last year as he tried to bring the fertility drug in from Mexico.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Lugo could be secret weapon  —  Boston (18-11) vs. Tampa Bay (14-16), 7:10 p.m. ET  —  BOSTON — Perhaps lost amid the shuffle during a wild Thursday night at Fenway Park was the resurgence of Julio Lugo.  —  Though the shortstop had been activated from the disabled list on April 27, it took a while for Lugo to make an impact.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 29: Yankees at Orioles (updated with A-Rod pre-game audio)  —  YANKEES (13-15)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-3, 4.85).  —  Sabathia vs. the Baltimore hitters.  —  ORIOLES (12-17)  —  Lineup TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-2, 5.05).  —  Guthrie vs. the New York hitters.
MLB.com:
Chat transcript: Bob Miller  —  Reds assistant general manager answers fans' questions  —  Bob Miller: Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by and asking questions, and for supporting the Reds.  Let's get started.  —  josh_frost: Who's your early favorite for Reds making it to the All-Star Game?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Ted Berg / MetsBlog.com:
Q&A: Daniel Murphy, the Insurance Person  —  SNY's Ask the Booth inbox gets a wide variety of e-mails, from reasonable baseball questions for Ron Darling to unmentionable personal questions for Keith Hernandez.  —  Sorting through them is a chore, but one that pays off big …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
NY Daily News:
Ramirez caught cheating  —  From Washington Heights to recent lows in Los Angeles, the News looks back at Manny Ramirez's now-tainted career.  —  Today's Top Picks … Best Of NYDN.com
Discussion: Hot Foot
Murray Chass / Murray Chass On Baseball:
ROBERTS WHIFFS ON A-ROD AND 'ROIDS  —  Will Rogers, it is said, never met a man he didn't like.  Selena Roberts never met an anonymous source she didn't quote.  Roberts has written a book about Alex Rodriguez, and it is a journalistic abomination.  That phrase probably won't appear …
 
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