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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: MATSUI, MANAGERIAL STUPIDITY, PUTZ — Yes, I am at twitter at http://twitter.com/nyp_joelsherman — 1. In Sunday's Post, I wrote a column about the death of the traditional DH; the single-dimensional type who need not even have a fielding mitt ordered for him.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Step back for Hughes, step forward for Wang — New York Yankees' Phil Hughes pitches to the Cleveland Indians in the first inning in a baseball game, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Cleveland. (Tony Dejak, Associated Press / May 31, 2009) — CLEVELAND - Let the debate begin anew.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees reliever Phil Coke blames ump's call for walk that led to 5-4 loss to Cleveland Indians … CLEVELAND — Yankees left-hander Phil Coke issued the walk that led to the Indians' winning run on Sunday. Then, the rookie pinned the critical mistake on home plate umpire Jeff Nelson.
Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
Yanks suffer tough 5-4 loss to Cleveland — As Jhonny Peralta's third hit of the game skipped under the glove of a diving Alex Rodriguez and as Trevor Crowe, a rookie with a .237 OBP prior to the game, touched home, I second-guessed Joe Girardi. — First, I wondered why Brett Gardner …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers' bats come alive to thump Cubs — LA puts up five in first, doesn't look back in series finale — CHICAGO — The Dodgers scored more runs in the first inning on Sunday night than they had in the other three games of the series combined and went on to whip the Cubs, 8-2, to split the set.
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John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' pick of Josh Hamilton over Josh Beckett is looking smarter 10 years later — Josh Beckett or Josh Hamilton? — Once, it was the only question that mattered in Tampa Bay. Two phenomenal talents, and one chance for the Devil Rays to get it right.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Glavine could join Braves during homestand — Atlanta (25-25) vs. Chicago (25-23), 7 p.m. ET — PHOENIX — It'll be home sweet home for the Braves, who open a 10-game stand at Turner Field against the Cubs on Tuesday night. The Brewers and Pirates follow them in.
Monte Poole / insideBayArea:
Movie's ‘Money’ question: Why make it? — SOMETIME AROUND 2011, if not sooner, we will be blessed with the movie “Moneyball,” based on the fine book Michael Lewis authored about the way Billy Beane runs the A's. — One question: Why? — Seriously. — Why?
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pitching update: Lohse improves, Piniero does not — SAN FRANCISCO — The Cardinals' pitching news got better and worse almost in the same breath Sunday. Kyle Lohse, once considered unlikely to make Tuesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds, completed a side session before Sunday's …
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Curtis Granderson / Yahoo! Sports:
The Grandstand: After big series, a tip of the cap to Luke Scott — Well, we came out of Baltimore this weekend with a hard-earned split, but after losing the first two games to the Orioles, there was an easy answer as to why we lost after arriving in town on a pretty good roll. — Luke Scott.
Aaron / AaronGleeman.com:
Twins Through Two Months (Part 1: Hitters) — Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were the two best hitters in all of baseball during May, combining to hit .386/.478/.773 with 20 homers, 16 doubles, 39 walks, 51 runs, and 61 RBIs in 30 games, yet despite getting Babe Ruth-like production from two spots …
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
All's right for Jon Lester — Lefty turns around ugly trend — TORONTO - In beating the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, 8-2, the Red Sox [team stats] avoided the embarrassment of being swept by a team that had, until recently, lost nine in a row. They also inched closer to first place in the AL East …
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