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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies dismiss Hurdle; Tracy gets helm — Colorado's poor start leads to end of eight-year run as skipper — DENVER — The Rockies dismissed manager Clint Hurdle and replaced him with bench coach Jim Tracy on Friday. The official announcement was made during a news conference at Coors Field.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Hurdle out as Rockies manager — The Rockies on Friday fired manager Clint Hurdle and replaced him with bench coach Jim Tracy. Hurdle talked to the media about his dismissal at Coors Field. (The Denver Post | Karl Gehring) — When general manager Dan O'Dowd called Clint Hurdle early Friday morning …
Jack Etkin / Inside the Colorado Rockies:
Rockies fire Hurdle, name Tracy manager — The Rockies fired Clint Hurdle today, ending his long reign as the team's manager amid a very disappointing season. Bench coach Jim Tracy, who has ample experience managing in the majors, will replace Hurdle on an interim basis.
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Exclusive: Mets looking to deal Castro — Here's a Daily News exclusive: The Mets are working the phones, trying to trade Ramon Castro before Saturday's 1:10 p.m. game, according to sources. If Castro can't be traded by Saturday's game when Brian Schneider is activated …
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Mets trade Castro to White Sox — Club acquires righty Broadway, solves catching dilemma — NEW YORK — The Mets traded catcher Ramon Castro to the White Sox in exchange for right-handed pitcher Lance Broadway after their 2-1 win over the Marlins on Friday. — The Mets will pay a portion of Castro's remaining salary.
Associated Press:
ChiSox place Quentin on DL with plantar fasciitis — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Carlos Quentin, who led the Chicago White Sox in home runs last season, went on the 15-day disabled list Friday with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. — The condition causes soreness in the bottom of the foot.
Brian Eller / MLB.com:
Grand Scott: Orioles slam Tigers — DH hits fifth homer in three games as Wieters debuts — BALTIMORE — It seemed, at least for a moment, as if all eyes weren't on Matt Wieters. — As the rookie approached the plate in the bottom of the third inning, the cheers and applause echoing throughout …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kuroda to return to rotation Monday — LA righty throws final bullpen; Stults or Milton to be removed — CHICAGO — Hiroki Kuroda will return to the Dodgers' starting rotation Monday night for the opener of a nine-game homestand, manager Joe Torre announced before Friday's game with the Cubs.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
GIRARDI MY BEST SKIPPER BY FAR, YANKEES' TEIXEIRA SAYS — CLEVELAND — Ten months ago, there were people wearing pinstriped uniforms who weren't sure Joe Girardi was the right man to manage the Yankees. — Two weeks ago, the Yankees were 16-17 and 5 ½ games out of first place …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Torre: Manny shouldn't be '09 All-Star — From baseball aspect, suspended OF hasn't done enough — CHICAGO — Dodgers manager Joe Torre said he doesn't think suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez should be an All-Star this year, even though fans have him fourth in voting at the position.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers lose, but they take it well — Four-game win streak ends as Ted Lilly outduels Chad Billingsley, but with the majors' best record, the Dodgers can afford to be sanguine about it. — Reporting from Chicago — Instead of pointing a finger of blame at the umpires, Juan Pierre pointed one back at himself and chuckled.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Updates: Red Sox at Blue Jays — SOX LOSE (9:53, END 9, 6-3 JAYS) — The Red Sox suffered their third loss in four games. Tim Wakefield suffered perhaps his worst inning of the season, the offense scored fewer than four runs for the fourth straight game.
Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: May 29 — When the Yankees signed Jesus Montero to a seven-figure bonus in 2006 out of Venezuela, scouts were skeptical about his ability to remain at catcher. But right now, it doesn't look like it matters whether he can catch—his bat is that good.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's bullpen depth is encouraging — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The back end of the White Sox's bullpen has received most of the credit for the relievers' success. — But it has been a collective effort, as far as pitching coach Don Cooper is concerned. Sox relievers have allowed 12 home runs …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
With Myers out, Phils to go after difference-maker — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. — add this
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians drop David Dellucci; recall Rafael Perez — CLEVELAND — David Dellucci, the man Indians bloggers loved to hate, has been designated for assignment to make room for left-hander Rafael Perez. — Dellucci, for whatever reason, became a symbol for everything that has gone wrong …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB on Blackout Policy: “There's still more work to be done” — There was hope in August of last year, albeit thin, that Major League Baseball was finally ready to make good on their efforts to address the television territories in the league that was creating so much consumer outrage when coupled with MLB's blackout policy.
Associated Press:
Phils' Myers to have surgery, could miss season — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies right-hander Brett Myers will have hip surgery, and he could miss the rest of the season. — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Myers has a torn labrum and no date has been set for surgery.
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