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Associated Press:
Rockies' Olivo goes 5-for-5, clubs walk-off homer — DENVER (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have seen enough of Miguel Olivo - at the plate and behind it. — After being chided by Major League Baseball for using binoculars in the bullpen to spy on the Colorado catcher's signs …
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phils brush off sign-stealing accusations — DENVER — This is not the first time a team has accused the Phillies of stealing signs. — But the Phillies denied they stole signs from Colorado Rockies catcher Miguel Olivo during a 9-5 victory Monday at Coors Field.
TSN.ca:
OLIVO'S LIFTS ROCKIES OVER PHILLIES IN TWINBILL OPENER — The Sports Network — Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Miguel Olivo crushed the first pitch he saw in the 10th inning into the left field seats, giving the Colorado Rockies a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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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
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Thoughts: on Wright, Francoeur, Reyes, Takahashi & GMJr — Here are a four things I'll be thinking about during the game today: — 1) Has David Wright really been that bad? Seriously. I mean, he's hardly the lone issue in the lineup, which is how it sounds sometimes when reading the newspaper and listening to talk radio.
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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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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: Golson, not Miranda, added to the bench — Despite on-going speculation that Juan Miranda was on his way to Detroit, it was Greg Golson who walked through the clubhouse doors this morning. He's here for Alfredo Aceves, who went on the disabled list. — “We've been short on outfielders,” Joe Girardi said.
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ESPN.com:
Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariners players not 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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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Sign Tim Redding — Tim Redding officially signed a minor league deal with the Yankees, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post (via Twitter). The Dodgers and a Korean team also expressed interest in Redding, who was released by the Rockies this morning.
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Kagan knows importance of strong stance — Players break down Supreme Court nominee's plate approach — Elena Kagan will be scrutinized about her stance on everything in the coming weeks, now that President Barack Obama has nominated her for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Hendry confident Cubs can turn it around — Chicago GM feels players are too talented not to score runs — CHICAGO — The Cubs have four players ranked in the top 10 in batting average in the National League. They lead the Majors with a .289 team average since April 21.
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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.
Boston Herald:
Jacoby Ellsbury refuses to field wedding question — Red Sox [team stats] outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] is more than adept at stealing bases and playing the caroms off the Green Monster, but he's got another talent: evading the marriage question! — Yesterday, during the debut …
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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