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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Sosa Is Said to Have Tested Positive in 2003 — Sammy Sosa, who joined with Mark McGwire in 1998 in a celebrated pursuit of baseball's single-season home run record, is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Sosa report holds no surprises — The news of Sammy Sosa's positive drug test Tuesday was not met with anger or disbelief, but a yawn. — Did anyone who saw Sosa's body, or his prodigious home runs, really believe he was clean? — Did anyone who watched that magical home-run race in 1998 …
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Jeff Pearlman
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: MANUEL, HALL/SOSA, MEJIA — Yes, I am on Twitter. — 1. While most of New York slept, the one-year anniversary of Willie Randolph's dismissal and Jerry Manuel's hiring occurred. If you remember, the Mets did not exactly handle this transition like champs.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Game 64: Nationals at Yankees (updates with Girardi audio …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Maine, Perez throw selves into the mix — BALTIMORE - Oliver Perez and John Maine will oppose each other in a makeshift game in Port St. Lucie tomorrow involving extended spring training players, pitching coach Dan Warthen told the Daily News. Afterward, Maine should be ready to re-enter the Mets rotation …
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Mets 6, Orioles 4: Wright leads Mets in multiple ways — Say this about David Wright: He's becoming a leader in Carlos Delgado's absence. Wright was captured by cameras confronting Mike Pelfrey in the visitors' dugout at Camden Yards after Pelfrey departed in the sixth inning of what became a 6-4 Mets win Tuesday.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:Mets See What It's Like to Benefit From Errors
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Camden Chat
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Market for starting pitchers could be shockingly thin; more notes … A potentially great pitching market is threatening to become almost nonexistent. — Roy Halladay has been declared untouchable, Jake Peavy has a serious ankle injury that could keep him out past the July 31 trade deadline …
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Stronger Link Than Most Think — The last person you'd ever expect to see in Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night walked into the visiting manager's office. Why, it's Manny Acta. What are you doing here? Weren't you fired yesterday? — “Haven't you heard?
Ben Goessling / Washington Times:
Rizzo: Reports of firing Acta have ‘no basis’ — With uncertainty about his job status swirling around Manny Acta since reports first surfaced that the Washington Nationals manager was about to be fired, Acta has maintained his usual sense of calm, saying he doesn't read or listen to what's said about him.
Associated Press:
Pujols goes deep again as Cardinals crush Verlander, Tigers — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his fifth home run in five games — and the longest homer at Busch Stadium this season — and Adam Wainwright worked seven strong innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals rout the Detroit Tigers …
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B.J. Rains / MLB.com:
Willis to miss next scheduled start — Leyland yet to name starting pitcher for Saturday — ST. LOUIS — Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced on Tuesday that struggling lefty Dontrelle Willis will not make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers …
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Roar of the Tigers
Associated Press:
Wakefield's arm, Ortiz's bat propel Red Sox past Marlins — BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield's ninth win moved him another spot closer to the AL lead, and the Boston Red Sox think it might finally be the 42-year-old knuckleballer's chance to make his first career All-Star team.
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The House That Dewey Built
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Associated Press:
Former Brave Farnsworth bitten by his bulldog — Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Kyle Farnsworth had his left index finger bandaged Tuesday after being bitten by one of his two bulldogs. — Farnsworth received four stitches from the bite after breaking …
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught — In 2,226th contest behind plate, Astros catcher hits home run — ARLINGTON — For at least one day, two guys nicknamed “Pudge” share the distinction of having caught more games than anyone else. — Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez donned a catcher's mask …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Johan has healthy skepticism over Peterson's comments — BALTIMORE - Two days after surrendering a career-high nine runs during a 15-0 shellacking at Yankee Stadium, Johan Santana reiterated yesterday that he is healthy. Speaking before Tuesday night's series opener, the ace tried …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Florida Marlins: Fredi Gonzalez apologizes, handles Hanley HBP flap — Fredi Gonzalez was back to his usual self Tuesday. The Hanley Ramirez hit by pitch flap has been addressed and left in the rearview mirror. — “I have spoken to all parties involved and that's it,” Gonzalez said.
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez apologizes for tirade
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Unfiltered
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
New Version of MLB.com's At Bat Will See Game Video Streamed Live — CORRECTION: We initially reported that live games would begin streaming today. That is incorrect. Games will begin streaming Thurs., June 18 — When MLB.com announced in March of this year that Gameday Audio …
Associated Press:
Rays put an end to Rockies' 11-game winning streak — DENVER (AP) — Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays powered their way past Colorado 12-4 Tuesday night, snapping the Rockies' 11-game winning streak with a franchise-best 11 extra-base hits. — Longoria and Pena hit two of the Rays' five homers.
Cristina Silva / St. Petersburg Times:
$471M rehab would leave a subpar Tropicana Field, Rays consultant says — An artist's rendition shows Tropicana Field with an expanded concourse and retractable roof. — ST. PETERSBURG — Even with a $471 million overhaul, complete with a retractable roof, supersized concourse and upgraded seating …
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