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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
G-20 summit forces Phils-Jays series to Philadelphia — DENVER - How's this for strange: From June 25 to 27, the Phillies will be the road team at Citizens Bank Park. They will bat in the top half of innings. And there will be a designated hitter in use.
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Extra home games for Phillies upset New York Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur, Ike Davis takes a dive — Perhaps you've been alerted to the fact that the Blue Jays' home series with the Phillies is being shifted from Toronto to Citizens Bank Park in Philly because of fears of violence due …
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Thoughts: on Wright, Francoeur, Reyes, Takahashi & GMJr
Thoughts: on Wright, Francoeur, Reyes, Takahashi & GMJr
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Golson in the house, not in the lineup — Greg Golson, not Juan Miranda, is listed on the lineup card as a player on the bench. So far it looks like that's the move for Alfredo Aceves. — Derek Jeter SS — Brett Gardner CF — Mark Teixeira 1B — Alex Rodriguez DH — Robinson Cano 2B
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MLB:
Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariners players no talking to newspaper that published sleeping report … The report that Ken Griffey Jr. was sleeping in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse during a game continued to make waves on Tuesday, as the team's players called a clubhouse meeting and stopped talking …
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ESPN:
San Diego Padres Tim Stauffer diagnoses own appendicitis on iPhone — Tim Stauffer, the San Diego Padres right-hander, is 2-1 this season as a spot starter. — Early Tuesday morning, he took a loss. His appendix. — Not only can he pitch, it turns out he can diagnose maladies, too.
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Fox Sports:
MLB says Phillies have been warned — Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer. He is in his 35th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain. — DENVER
New York Post:
Sammy Sosa back to black — Sammy Sosa stunned fans last year when he turned up at the Latin Grammys with noticeably whiter skin. The home run legend claimed he'd mistakenly used a cosmetic cream with an unintended bleaching effect. But last weekend at club Liv at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach …
Associated Press:
Roger Bernadina leads surprising Nationals past Mets 6-4 — NEW YORK — Roger Bernadina hit his first two major league homers, including a tiebreaking shot off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning, and made a marvelous catch to lead the surprising Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 6-4 on Wednesday.
Brian Windhorst / Plain Dealer:
Stunned Cleveland Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert wonders about team's effort … CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the shell-shocked silence at The Q Tuesday night, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sat stoically in his baseline courtside seat less than 10 feet from LeBron James, who passed …
Andy Martino / Surfing The Mets:
Carter can hit, but can he pinch-hit? — In the Citi Field locker that was his until last night, Frank Catalanotto kept a thick three-ring binder, crammed with lined paper detailing the habits of nearly every major league pitcher. Catalanotto spent hours updating and studying that information …
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TSN.ca:
BRAVES COME ALIVE LATE TO SWEEP BREWERS — Sports Network — Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Brooks Conrad hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs as Atlanta downed Milwaukee, 9-2, in the finale of a three- game set from Miller Park. — Eric Hinske finished with two hits and an RBI …
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Talking Chop
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
How 'bout a little help, please! — Ubaldo Jimenez and Zack Greinke among the players doing much of the heavy lifting — Shortly before embarking on his summer vacation in late April, Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony drew some attention with a comment that made his frustration readily apparent.
Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
Matsuzaka sparkles in 6-1 Boston win over Toronto — BOSTON—Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed three hits in seven innings and the Boston Red Sox capitalized on more wildness by Toronto Blue Jays pitchers for a 6-1 win Tuesday night. — Matsuzaka struck out nine and allowed just three runners …
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Canadian Press, Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Bluebird Banter, Surviving Grady and TSN.ca
Carl Steward / Mercury News:
Giants' Mark DeRosa calls wrist surgery ‘a total failure’ — Struggling Giants outfielder Mark DeRosa said Tuesday that MRI tests conducted earlier in the day revealed that the surgically repaired area of his left wrist has completely ruptured again. — DeRosa, who signed a two-year …
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