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10:00 PM ET, June 1, 2009

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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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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 51: Yankees at Indians (updates with news of setbacks for Molina, Nady)  —  YANKEES (29-21)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (2-1 3.97).  —  INDIANS (22-30)  —  Cabrera SS  —  Francisco CF  —  Martinez DH  —  Choo RF  —  Peralta 3B  —  DeRosa LF  —  Garko 1B  —  Carroll 2B
George A. King III / New York Post:
YANKEES' WANG READY TO START, IF ...  CLEVELAND — If Andy Pettitte's lower-back problem prevents him from taking the ball Wednesday, the Yankees feel good about having a resurgent Chien-Ming Wang as a backup.  —  However, Wang replacing Phil Hughes in the rotation doesn't sound like an idea manager Joe Girardi is contemplating.
Discussion: Baseball Trade Rumors
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.
ESPN:
Wang should get second chance
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
Yanks suffer tough 5-4 loss to Cleveland
John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Phillies beginning to pile up ASG votes  —  Ibanez joins Utley in starting slot; Pujols leading vote-getter  —  When Charlie Manuel fills out his National League lineup card for the All-Star Game next month, he might have more than one familiar name to write down.
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MLB.com:
Raul Ibañez, Hanley Ramirez join leaders in N.L. All-Star balloting  —  Hometown Favorite Albert Pujols Continues to Be Overall Leader with 1,240,395 Votes  —  Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibañez and Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez have joined …
Associated Press:
Manny slips to fifth in All-Star voting for NL OFs … NEW YORK (AP) — Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez has dropped in the latest round of fan voting for the All-Star game, falling to fifth among NL outfielders.  —  Ramirez was fourth last week in the first set of results …
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Draft Preview: Selection highly important  —  Mariners hold second overall pick, badly need to bolster hitting  —  SEATTLE — To put the next First-Year Player Draft in perspective from the Mariners' standpoint, Tom McNamara, the organization's new scouting director, said …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Draft Preview: Nats eyeing their prizes
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves not pushing panic button  —  Pitching staff's work, NL East foes keeping race close  —  ATLANTA — Two months into the season, the Braves are still waiting for the arrival of pitching prospect Tommy Hanson and the solution to their outfield woes, which seemingly grow with every Jordan Schafer strikeout.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
NY Daily News:
Bondy: Horwitz is Mets' man in middle  —  Funny thing is, Jay Horwitz never thought he'd be doing anything like this.  Didn't think he'd be escorting wayward Mets into Smithers rehab center during the turbulent '80s, or dismissing a hooker at his hotel door to shortcircuit a practical joke …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Taking stock of Sox while rounding a third  —  In a manner of speaking, the Red Sox today rest at the first intermission.  Two months down, four months to go.  And while the Red Sox will not play their 54th game until Thursday — which will put them precisely one-third of the way through their schedule …
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Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
All's right for Jon Lester
Discussion: sox1fan.com
Associated Press:
Cardinals' Glaus cleared to resume baseball activities  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus has been cleared to resume baseball activities, although the best case scenario calls for a return in mid- to late July.  —  Glaus has been working out in Arizona …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
With Myers on the shelf, Philly's in search of starting pitching … The Phillies were scouring the trade market for starting pitching help even before Brett Myers became the latest big-name casualty with the increasingly fashionable torn hip labrum.  Teammate Chase Utley beat the four-month prediction …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Houston Astros coach Sean Berry returns after cancer surgery  —  HOUSTON — Astros hitting coach Sean Berry was taking playful grief from the moment he returned to the clubhouse for the first time since cancer surgery.  —  Berry, 43, was back on Monday after undergoing surgery on May 8 to remove a kidney with a cancerous tumor.
 
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