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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.
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 — Yankees fans will soon be the first in baseball to buy games streamed on broadband to computers and wireless devices within the team's local market, according to executives briefed on the pending deal but not authorized to speak publicly about it.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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.
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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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:
Rockies sign Adam Eaton to minor league deal — ST. LOUIS — With so many bodies flying back and forth from Triple-A to the big leagues, the Rockies needed to plug some holes. They have signed Adam Eaton, who was recently released by Baltimore, to a minor league deal.
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Sarah Talalay / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins Uggla giveaway a head above the rest — Dan Uggla proudly shows off his look-alike piggy bank that will be given away at this upcoming Sunday's game. (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel / June 2, 2009) — MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins' newest promotional giveaway doesn't bob, but it is a head.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Josh Fields in transitional stage with Chicago White Sox — Gordon Beckham shoves him out of starting role — The promotion of Gordon Beckham yanked away Josh Fields' hold on the White Sox's starting third base job. — And with the Sox committed to Alexei Ramirez, 27, at shortstop …
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Xeifrank / Dodger Sims:
A Lidge Over Troubled Water — I think this series has shown what two equally good teams the Phillies and Dodgers are. Both teams have had great starting pitching, Hamels having the best outing of the bunch. The Dodgers defense has probably played a little better, but the biggest difference has been the two closers.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's eyeing 16-year-old shortstop? — Club works out coveted free agent Sano at DR baseball academy — It's still probably too early to tell if the Orioles will be serious players in the Miguel Angel Sano sweepstakes, but they appear to be at least considering it.
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