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Florida Marlins Team Report — INSIDE PITCH — The Marlins added a third catcher to their roster Thursday when Brett Hayes was recalled from Class AAA New Orleans. Outfielder Bryan Petersen was optioned to New Orleans. — Hayes' stay may be temporary.
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Associated Press:
Marlins 2 — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Conversation — Marlins escape Mets in Santana-Johnson duel — MIAMI — Once Cody Ross slid across the plate, he kept going — right into the arms of a jubilant Hanley Ramirez. — The rest of the Florida Marlins quickly joined …
James Kannengieser / Amazin' Avenue:
Marlins 2, Mets 1: At Least It Was Quick
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mets Lead the Majors in Declining Attendance — A year after moving into a sparkling new $800 million stadium, the Mets have the most home victories in the major leagues, but neither their stadium nor their record is translating into box-office success. — After 22 home games …
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Top Lender to Rangers Has a Warning for Baseball — The top lender to the Texas Rangers has told Major League Baseball owners in a letter that the lengthy stalemate over the team's sale could lead to the team's bankruptcy or “costly, distracting and messy” litigation.
Joe Posnanski:
The Firing of Trey Hillman — In 2007, when the Kansas City Royals hired Trey Hillman to be their manager, I traveled to Japan to watch the man in action. Hillman was a bold hire by what then looked like a young and bold organization. The Royals had just hired Dayton Moore from Atlanta …
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Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: May 14 — Team: Triple-A Syracuse (International) — Why He's Here: 2-0, 0.00, 12 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 13 SO — The Scoop: What else needs to be said, really? Triple-A hitters clearly are no match for Strasburg, and when the Nationals finally do call him up to Washington …
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Padres extend NL West led over Giants — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—The San Diego Padres are doing all the little things that first-place teams do: aggressive baserunning, manufacturing runs, pressuring the opposing pitcher. — Yorvit Torrealba — drove in two runs against his former team, pitcher Clayton Richard
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Prep SS Wolters Ruled Ineligible — San Diego area prep shortstop Tony Wolters, the MVP of last summer's Aflac All-America game who is projected to go in the first two rounds of the 2010 draft, has been ruled ineligible by the local section of the California Interscholastic Federation.
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Fanhouse MLB Blog
David Wilhelm / bnd.com:
Astros' Lee draws ire of Carpenter — Benches clear after players start jawing — ST. LOUIS — Chris Carpenter showed his mean streak again Thursday. — Carpenter called out Houston's Carlos Lee after Lee popped out to shortstop in the third inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-1 loss to the Astros.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter's fine after hit-by-pitch — DETROIT — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was clipped on the left pinky finger by a Justin Verlander fastball in the fifth inning of New York's 6-0 loss to Detroit on Thursday. Predictably, he said after the game that he was all right.
Discussion:
Bronx Baseball Daily
Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Possible Destinations: Andruw Jones — Was a better bargain than Andruw Jones signed this winter? The White Sox added him on a one-year deal worth $500K, and all he's given them so far is a batting line of .260/.360/.604. Meanwhile, the man patrolling his old Atlanta center field home …
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FanGraphs Baseball
Dallas Morning News:
Evan Grant: If the Rangers trade Justin Smoak, it will be for a player to put them over the top — Here are some highlights: — Are the Rangers prepared to go with a Matt Treanor/Max Ramirez platoon for a while, or are they going to have to gear up the trade machine early?
Jack Etkin / Inside the Colorado Rockies:
Young injured; starts set for Hammel, Francis — Eric Young Jr., has a stress fracture in his right tibia, an injury manager Jim Tracy said Young suffered in the fifth inning Wednesday when he made an awkward turn around first base on a ball that Phillies second baseman Chase Utley misplayed.
Discussion:
HardballTalk
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball:
VALENTINO PASCUCCI SIGNED BY NEW YORK METS ORGANIZATION — Camden's Designated Hitter to Report to New York's AAA Affiliate — The Camden Riversharks announced today that designated hitter, Valentino Pascucci has signed a contract with the New York Mets organization.
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TedQuarters.net
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