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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Missed call ends Galarraga's perfect bid — Tigers righty loses perfect game on 27th hitter — DETROIT — Tigers right-hander Armando Galarraga nearly made history, and might have anyway. He fell one batter and a disputed call shy of a perfect game, settling for a one-hitter …
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Larry Lage / NBCSports.com:
MLB meeting; Selig could rule for perfect game — Umpire admits mistake that cost Detroit Tigers' Galarraga a place in history — June 3: Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga feels like something was stolen from him, but recognizes the umpire is human and made a mistake. — NBC Sports
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Keitholbermann / Baseball Nerd:
You're (Blankin') Out! Give Him The Perfect Game! (Updated) — SECOND UPDATE: The Detroit News posts a very unusual story about the possibility that the Tigers have contacted, or will contact, MLB to in some way protest or seek to reverse Jim Joyce's mistaken “safe” …
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Instant. Replay. Now. — We've all seen it. We can't un-see it. And because we've seen it — and because we'll watch it over and over again for the next 48 hours or longer — we know it's wrong. But baseball won't see it. Not officially. Baseball has decided against the expansion of instant replay beyond home run calls.
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Jeff Riger / Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket:
Jim Joyce Right After He Robbed Armando Galarraga Of A Perfect Game
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Associated Press:
Seattle Mariners announce Ken Griffey Jr. retiring … SEATTLE — The Kid has called it quits. — Just the way Ken Griffey Jr. wanted, there will be no farewell tour for one of the greatest players in baseball history. Instead, Griffey simply informed the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night his career was over.
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MLB.com:
Griffey Jr. announces his retirement from game — Griffey Jr. ends historic career ranked 5th on all-time home run list with 630 — SEATTLE, Wash. — After 22 seasons, 630 home runs and a highlight reel of catches, Seattle sports icon Ken Griffey Jr. has announced his retirement from professional baseball in a statement today.
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Mike McCall / MLB.com:
Mariners win on Ichiro's walk-off single — 10-inning victory comes after Griffey announced his retirement — SEATTLE — The Mariners lost one of their icons Wednesday, but another delivered. — On the day Ken Griffey Jr. retired, Ichiro Suzuki's walk-off RBI infield single gave …
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Fox Sports:
Griffey felt pressured by Wakamatsu? — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Read his statement. — Ken Griffey Jr. chose his words carefully, saying " …
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John Hickey / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
Ken Griffey Jr. Announces Retirement
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Recap: Red Sox 6, Athletics 4 — Another roll of Dice — THE BIG PICTURE — The question, posed only half-seriously to Red Sox [team stats] manager Terry Francona before last night's game, drew a frank response. Asked what may be expected from right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats], Francona said, “I don't know.”
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Source: Clubs contacting Sox on Lowell
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Rob Parker / ESPN:
It's time: Posada should be full-time DH — Yanks' soon-to-be 39-year-old catcher must give up his beloved perch behind the plate — NEW YORK — You already know a final decision will come with some resistance. — There's no way catcher Jorge Posada wants to be a full-time designated hitter and give up his perch behind the plate.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Blister puts Bush's next start in doubt — MIAMI — Dave Bush's next Brewers start is in doubt after the right-hander exited his outing on Tuesday after six innings because of a blister. — Asked on Wednesday afternoon whether Bush would be able to start as scheduled against the Cardinals on Sunday …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Mickey Mouse statues arrive in So. Cal — All-Star-themed versions of icon displayed in 36 locations — In celebration of All-Star Week festivities, Major League Baseball Properties and Disney Consumer Products began populating key locations throughout Southern California with 36 varieties …
Associated Press:
Crawford's ninth-inning slam lifts Rays past Jays — TORONTO (AP) — Down by a run heading into the ninth inning, the Tampa Bay Rays had the Toronto Blue Jays right where they wanted them. — David Price became the American League's first eight-game winner, Carl Crawford hit a grand slam …
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Mike Harrington / Buffalo News:
Bisons lose; Mets may be thinning the Herd — The Buffalo Bisons are in line for plenty of roster shuffling in the next couple of days. — The Herd could use some relievers, as another bullpen blowup led to Wednesday's rain-delayed, 6-3 loss to the Syracuse Chiefs in Coca-Cola Field.
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Nationals squander chances, lose again to Astros — HOUSTON — On Wednesday night, the Washington Nationals squandered several chances to beat the Houston Astros, a chain of missed opportunities that facilitated a more grand missed opportunity. The Nationals arrived here with a record under .500 …
