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11:55 AM ET, June 23, 2009

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Matt Gelb / New Jersey Online:
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, trainer Ray Ramirez involved in car accident with firetruck … Site Search  —  Search Local Business Listings  —  Home  —  News  —  Weather  —  Sports  —  Entertainment  —  Living  —  Interact  —  Jobs  —  Autos  —  Real Estate  —  Classifieds
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Tim Smith / NY Daily News:   Smith: Manuel keeps on juggling
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets deck Cards as Carlos goes on DL
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ESPN:
Source: Fehr to leave job after 25 years  —  Don Fehr is stepping down as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he's held since the mid-1980s, a source tells ESPN.  —  Fehr will be replaced by general counsel Michael Weiner, pending board approval, the source said.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
‘Regular genius’ to be next union chief  —  Likable, respected Weiner in line to succeed Fehr as head of MLB Players Association … Michael Weiner, the man in line to succeed Donald Fehr as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has a fondness for Bruce Springsteen.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:   Chief of Baseball Union Will Retire
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:   BREAKING: MLBPA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD FEHR RESIGNATION
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Judgment days ahead for Girardi  —  As the Yankees slip just out of the Red Sox' radar range, Joe Girardi enters a critical phase of his managerial career.  He must prove he's secure enough to survive the Bombers' recent turbulence without burnout - to himself and his key players.
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Denis Gorman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pricey pinstripes best fit for Teixeira  —  A routine two-out pop-up, the ball began to descend toward Mets second baseman Luis Castillo's waiting glove for the final out of the game.  Derek Jeter and a Yankees teammate seemingly ran the bases out of obligation more than anything else.
MLB.com:
Mets add RHP Elmer Dessens and LHP Pat Misch  —  Option LHP Ken Takahashi to Buffalo, designate INF Wilson Valdez for assignment  —  FLUSHING, N.Y., — The New York Mets today announced that they recalled lefthanded pitcher Pat Misch from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League and selected …
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
It's official: Beltran to DL
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Beltran heads to the DL
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Los Angeles Times:
Rockies expose Angels  —  Rout raises questions of whether the team has enough pitching, hitting to vie for title.  —  From seven straight wins to three straight losses, the Angels have gone from a team that seemed to be hitting its stride to one that has hit the skids.
Discussion: Purple Row and Yahoo! Sports
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Ervin Santana is put on 15-day disabled list
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
It just doesn't add up  —  May we agree on one thing?  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka was not worth $102 million.  —  There's a lot of financial craziness out there in modern professional sport, but we have not yet reached the point where a third or fourth (and in this case, fifth) …
George A. King III / New York Post:
CC SAYS HE'LL START FRIDAY  —  YANKEES' ACE PLANS TO TAKE MOUND VS. METS  —  ATLANTA — CC Sabathia lowered the anxiety level in the Yankees' universe when he told The Post he will take the ball this weekend when the Subway Series shifts to Citi Field.  —  “I am pitching Friday,” Sabathia predicted about facing the Mets.
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Byrnes reluctantly mulls player moves  —  As Trade Deadline looms, reality sets in for D-backs GM  —  PHOENIX — A few weeks ago, D-backs general manager Josh Byrnes was hesitant to talk about being a seller at the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.  —  “We've dug ourselves a little bit of a hole to start,” Byrnes said at the time.
Associated Press:
Vazquez, Braves earn shutout, snap Cubs' winning streak  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Javier Vazquez and three Atlanta relievers combined to shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday night.  —  In a makeup game caused by a June 4 rainout, the Braves won a series for the first time since completing a three-game sweep of Toronto on May 24.
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians team president Paul Dolan: There will be no ‘rash decisions’ on personnel  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Paul Dolan is not happy with the Indians' record, performance or standing in the American League.  As team president, how could he be?  —  “We had much higher expectations for this team,” said Dolan.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe!
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees' catcher Jorge Posada say he's pumped up by critics' chatter … ATLANTA - Jorge Posada has heard the whispers.  He knows that sports talk radio lines and Internet message boards are teeming with people insisting his days as a catcher are dwindling - or that they should be, anyway.
Craig Calcaterra / Hardball Times:
And That Happened  —  Braves 2, Cubs 0: Javier Vazquez somehow managed to allow no runs despite giving up nine hits and two walks in six and two-thirds.  Behold!  In these Cubs we have found a team more feeble when it matters most than the Braves!  —  Rockies 11, Angels 1 …
Tom Dunkel / Sports Illustrated:
Bob Feller turns back the clock with an appearance in old-timers' game … COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — On Saturday afternoon a guy wearing a Red Sox cap walked down Main Street in Cooperstown, N.Y., with three children in tow.  He did a double take.  —  “You know who that is?” he said to his kids …
Yankees Blog:
Nady encouraged for rehab stint  —  Xavier Nady is very encouraged by the way his right elbow is progressing on his way to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday.  —  “It feels stronger each day and the pain is slowly going away,” Nady told The Post …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper, McCann need help in ASG race  —  Catcher holds at second; Third baseman remains in third  —  With fans having a little more than a week to cast their final All-Star ballots, both Chipper Jones and Brian McCann have reason to remain hopeful about the possibility of being voted into the National League's starting lineup.
Discussion: Bottom9 Baseball
Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Took a while, but Michael Kay gets it right on YES  —  After Joe Girardi brought Fredi Gonzalez's botched double-switch to their attention in the eighth inning (Yankees-Marlins) Sunday, it took umpires about 10 minutes to “rectify” the situation.  —  The umpires, and the elapsed …
 
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