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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.
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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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.
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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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Moore says current roster mix capable of pulling Royals out of their slide — Royals general manager Dayton Moore skipped out of the club's draft preparations this weekend to journey north of the border for a first-hand look at his struggling club. — His conclusion: There is no need for major changes.
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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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Associated Press:
Jays' Doc Halladay shuts down Royals, wins 10th game — TORONTO (AP) — Roy Halladay pitched a seven-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the major leagues and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Sunday. — Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay homered for Toronto, which won the rubber game of the weekend series.
Danny O'Neil / The Seattle Times:
Sunday's lineup — Catcher Jamie Burke has been selected from Class Triple A Tacoma and will be starting on Sunday as Rob Johnson's in-step is injured. It's not serious enough to put him on the disabled list, but he might not be ready until the end of the upcoming series with Baltimore.
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.
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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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?
