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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Madden: Yanks still can't overcome their fear of unknown — They waited 5-1/2 hours in the rain to play a baseball game at Yankee Stadium Thursday night, and if you didn't know better, it could have been because the Yankees wanted no part of Craig Stammen. — It mattered not that the …
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
For Nats, This One Is Worth The Wait — Stammen's First Big League Win Caps Long Day: Nationals 3, Yankees 0 — Waiting is all relative. On a day defined by a 5-hour 26-minute rain delay, the Washington Nationals finally pulled off the sort of accomplishments they'd long been waiting for.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Stammen steamrolls Yankees for first win — Kearns, Harris contribute stellar defense behind Nats rookie — NEW YORK — Nationals right-hander Craig Stammen had to wait five hours and 26 minutes to pitch in Thursday's game against the Yankees because of a rain delay.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Yankees try to make best of bad situation — On a long, long day at Yankee Stadium, the comic highlight occurred in the middle of the first inning, when public-address announcer Paul Olden invited fans to move up to the field- and main-level seats. — A few lax security guards …
Matt Gelb / New Jersey Online:Washington Nationals beat New York Yankees, 3-0, to win series
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Jack McCaffery / Delaware County Times:
Phils need to sharpen mental game — The Phillies lost another home game Thursday, their fifth of their homestand, their19th of the season, their second in less than 24 hours. — Coincidence? — Or justice? — “It's done,” Ryan Howard said. “I'm pretty much tired of hearing about it.
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David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com:Phillies' Ibanez lands on disabled list
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Mark Bradley / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bradley's Buzz: Glavine tells WAGA he won't pitch in 2009 — Tom Glavine informed Buck Lanford of Fox 5 Atlanta on Thursday he won't pitch in 2009. Via text message, Glavine wrote: “I'm not going to pitch or do anything in baseball until at least next year.”
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Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Glavine Won't Pitch In 2009 — Breaking news out of Atlanta: Tom Glavine told Buck Lanford of Fox 5 Atlanta that he won't pitch in 2009. — “I'm not going to pitch or do anything in baseball until at least next year.” Glavine stopped short, according to Fox 5, of announcing his retirement, saying he plans to be “a full-time dad.”
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Huff's RBI single off K-Rod in ninth lifts Orioles over Mets — BALTIMORE (AP) — Aubrey Huff drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single off Francisco Rodriguez, capping a two-run rally that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Mets 5-4 Thursday night.
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David Lennon / Newsday:Mets' K-Rod can't close door as Orioles rally
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Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Bench Magglio Ordonez Indefinitely — News comes from Tom Gage of the Detroit News that the Tigers are benching Magglio Ordonez indefinitely. — Ordonez hasn't been terrible with the average or plate discipline, but his power has disappeared. His season line is .273/.347/.343 …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Piniella holds off on lineup changes — Cubs manager talks with Soriano about going to right field — CHICAGO — So much for change. — Cubs manager Lou Piniella hinted after Wednesday's game that he might make some changes in the lineup, but changed his mind for the series finale against the Chicago White Sox.
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Yankees reward fans for patience and understanding with free ticket offer — The New York Yankees announced that they are rewarding all fans with tickets for today's game vs. the Washington Nationals for their patience and support with a free ticket offer. Please note that the Yankees …
Harold Reynolds Presents:
Enjoy it for what it's worth — It's been real interesting in the last couple years as I've watched how the importance of statistics has taken over how to analyze a baseball game. I used to play for an old time manager named DIck Williams who used to tell me, “The situation will dictate what happens.”
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Aquino designated for assignment — Indians make room on roster to recall left-hander Gosling — The Indians designated veteran right-handed reliever Greg Aquino for assignment on Friday, creating a roster spot for left-hander Mike Gosling, recalled from Triple-A Columbus.
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Low A team riding high with Brewers — Wisconsin Timber Rattlers see attendance boost with new pact — APPLETON, Wis. — Rob Zerjav had high expectations for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' first season as a Brewers affiliate. — Even so, when Zerjav, who is in his seventh season …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Manny Ramirez now set to begin minor league assignment Tuesday — The suspended outfielder will play in a four-game series in Albuquerque first and then head to Class-A Inland Empire. He is eligible to return July 3. — Manny Ramirez is tentatively scheduled to return to the field …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Loretta gets the key hit for Dodgers — Joe Torre passes Sparky Anderson on the all-time win list for managers as Randy Wolf pitches well in another no-decision. — The names remain unknown. The results remain the same. — The Dodgers' bullpen is still closing out games.
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