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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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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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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
Curt Schilling / ESPN:
Missed perfection hurts pitcher and umpire … Baseball Tonight Live … Touch 'Em All
Joe Posnanski:
The Lesson of Jim Joyce — There was something beautiful lost in the Jim Joyce fiasco, something that I hope I remember for as long as I remember the blown call. Yes, it's hard to think about beautiful things when you have just watched one of the most absurd injustices in the history of baseball.
Jeff Riger / Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket:
Jim Joyce Right After He Robbed Armando Galarraga Of A Perfect Game — Listen To Jim Joyce After The Game..http://bit.ly/axl01b 2 hours ago
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
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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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Fox Sports:
Fans will recall Junior's best years — 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. — Few will remember the end, the reduction of his playing time, the controversy over whether he slept in the clubhouse …
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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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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Baseball America:
The BA Draft — Three of our experts take their own turns picking talent … 1. NATIONALS (Conor). Well, this is a no-brainer. He was the wire-to-wire favorite and obviously I'm going with JC of Southern Nevada catcher Bryce Harper here. Having the No. 1 overall pick is obviously bittersweet …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper ejected, and suspended, perhaps ending amateur career — GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Bryce Harper, the 17-year-old wonderboy who raised questions with his immaturity, may have let his temper prematurely end his amateur career. — Harper, expected to be the first selection Monday …
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.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
No Cubs breakup just yet — Hendry still thinks club can contend, but struggles could bring sale mode — PITTSBURGH — As teams push into the middle third of the schedule and start evaluating whether they're winners or losers — and, more important, buyers or sellers — the Cubs could be one of the more intriguing teams to watch.
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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 …
