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Commissioner Bud Selig says he'll look at expanded instant replay in wake of blown call … NEW YORK — Commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted blown call that cost Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. — Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball will look …
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Micheline Maynard / New York Times:
On Day After Blown Call, Good Sportsmanship and Good Will — DETROIT — It was the celebration for the perfect game that wasn't. And even the umpire was included. — Armando Galarraga received multiple standing ovations — and a Chevrolet Corvette — at Comerica Park on Thursday afternoon …
Jeff Riger / Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket:
Jim Joyce Right After He Robbed Armando Galarraga Of A Perfect Game
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The Lesson of Jim Joyce
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Kotchman sets errorless chances mark — Unseats Red Sox's Youkilis for Major League record — SEATTLE — The play that ended the top of the second inning in the Mariners' 4-1 win against the Twins on Thursday night was nothing special. — A routine grounder by Nick Punto …
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Ken Griffey Jr. was benched, allegedly caught napping before abrupt retirement — SEATTLE — The Kid's farewell tour did not go according to plan. — In the final months before his abrupt retirement Wednesday, Ken Griffey Jr. struggled so mightily manager Don Wakamatsu met with the Seattle icon …
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Lookout Landing
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Mock Draft 2010 — 1. Washington Nationals: This is now a no-brainer. Over the course of the spring, we've slowly gone from “Will they take Harper?” to “Will they sign Haper?” to “How much will they pay Harper?” He's going No. 1, and you could even end up seeing a creative deal that …
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Poor defense is catching up to the Nationals — Two crucial issues for the Nationals - one present all year, one just surfacing now - converged in the most devastating way and at the cruelest time Thursday. The Nationals have been unable to identify a consistent right fielder this season …
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TSN.ca:
LEE'S NINTH-INNING BLAST COMPLETES RALLY AS ASTROS CLIP NATS — The Sports Network — Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Carlos Lee hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, as the Houston Astros scored three times in the frame to come back and shock the Washington Nationals …
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The Crawfish Boxes
Michael O'Keeffe / NY Daily News:
Jose Canseco testifies before grand jury investigating Roger Clemens for perjury, blasts proceedings — WASHINGTON - After spending two hours Thursday testifying before the grand jury that will determine whether Roger Clemens will be indicted for perjury, Jose Canseco blasted …
Associated Press:
Streaks: Braves win 9th straight — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Glaus is picking up right where he left off in May, when he earned NL player of the month honors. — Glaus homered for the fourth time in five games and drove in Atlanta's first two runs in a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Vlad may return to lineup Friday — CHICAGO — Vladimir Guerrero was out of the Rangers' lineup Thursday for the second consecutive game with significant swelling around the left eye. Guerrero was hit by a batted ball that ricocheted off the batting cage while he was taking batting practice before Wednesday's game.
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Lone Star Ball
Frank Donnelly / Staten Island Advance:
World Series ring, team-issued phone allegedly stolen from Staten Island Yanks coach during wild night of partying … TAMPA, FLA. — A night of partying with two women at a bar and in his Tampa, Florida, hotel room allegedly cost the Staten Island Yankees pitching coach his $10,000 World …
Dan Connolly / Orioles Insider:
Is this Trembley's last game? — When the Orioles take the field today at Yankee Stadium, there is a growing likelihood that Dave Trembley will be managing the team for the last time. I know you've heard that before. It's maddening for everyone involved, especially Trembley …
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 …
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