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New York Post:
GIRARDI MANAGES TO DISRESPECT MARIANO — THE shocker yesterday in The Bronx wasn't so much watching Mariano Rivera walk off the mound with two outs in the ninth after surrendering two of the four runs eventually charged against him in a 9-7 defeat to the Rays.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Very unusual behavior by Rivera, on and off field — Remember Joe Girardi's first in-game managerial boo-boo for the Yankees? — In the sixth inning of a game at Fenway Park April 12, 2008, with men on second and third and Manny Ramirez due up for the Red Sox, Girardi asked Mike Mussina what he wanted to do.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Atkins starting to look like odd man out — ST. LOUIS — Starting Monday, the math won't add up. The Rockies will have five players for four infield spots. Somebody's going to sit. It will likely be Garrett Atkins, who's expected to spell first baseman Todd Helton today, if he doesn't rev up his offense.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Jimenez looking to keep Rockies rolling — Colorado (23-32) at St. Louis (31-25), 12:15 p.m. MT — ST. LOUIS — Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez has a chance to continue the stretch of strong Rockies starting pitching that he ignited in his previous start. — On Tuesday night, Jimenez held the Astros to one run over six innings.
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:Cargo era delayed by delayed flight; Outfielder scratched
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe yet to decide on trade status — Indians waiting for recovering players, more results — CHICAGO — The Indians aren't officially open for business in the trade market, but they are at least setting up their stand, just in case. — Thanks to fortuitous placement in a division …
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Puzzled Omar Vizquel: No sign of Boston — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — The solution to the Red Sox [team stats]' shortstop problem may very well have been sitting in the visitors dugout last night. — Veteran Omar Vizquel probably isn't going anywhere …
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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: Mets' summer on the edge — The Mets are in the barrel this week, first against the Phillies and then the Yankees. It means two of the best four teams in baseball right now, along with the Dodgers and Red Sox, and maybe the best two by October. Even playing short-handed …
SportsBusiness Journal:
Yankees jump into streaming — Through YES-Cablevision deal, MLB club first to plan live games — The New York Yankees will become the first MLB team to have its games streamed live online within its home market, thanks to a landmark carriage deal YES Network signed with Cablevision earlier this spring.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:Yanks to Be First With Streaming in Home Market
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
MLB.com:
Pirates GM answers fans' questions on upcoming Draft — When you say there is no “premium talent” like Pedro Alvarez in this year's Draft, what do you mean by that? — Each Draft class typically has some number of players that show present and future abilities to allow evaluators to project …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's beat: Top pitching prospect has sore elbow — (06-06) 20:08 PDT OAKLAND — Oakland's non-stop injury parade isn't limited to the big-league level. Now top pitching prospect Michael Ynoa, the 17-year-old sensation from the Dominican Republic, is out of action because of elbow soreness.
Jim Street / MLB.com:
As trade rumors swirl, Bedard keeps focus — Seattle (27-29) vs. Minnesota (28-29), 1:10 p.m. PT — SEATTLE — Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard makes his 11th start of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Twins, and the closer it gets to the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline …
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Post-op issues for John Maine? — A couple of unsettling comments from John Maine's dismal outing in the Mets' 7-1 loss to the Nationals.Could he be having post-op issues left over from last September's surgery to remove a bone spur behind his right shoulder?
