Sources: Mattingly wasn't critical of front office

espn.go.com 56 mins ago

When Dodgers manager Don Mattingly abruptly criticized the lack of fight and competitiveness on his team's All-Star roster Wednesday morning, he wasn't aiming that critique at the Dodgers' front...

 
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Stark: Astros, Marlins flirting with history

espn.go.com 7 hours ago

They're bad. Really bad. And if they don't pick up the pace, the Astros and Marlins could join the ranks of baseball's all-time worst teams.

 
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Help on the way for Ike Davis? The Amazing Kreskin offers his services to slumping Mets first...

nydailynews.com 3 hours ago

Ike Davis has been far from Amazin’ this season, but one man is predicting a turnaround for the beleagured Mets first baseman...

 
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Report: Zack Wheeler expected to make 2-3 starts in minors before joining Mets

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 3 hours ago

It’s been expected all along that the Mets would keep prospect right-hander Zack Wheeler in the minors until June, in part to delay his service time, but here we are...

 
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VIDEO: Vendor brings snow cone tray into bathroom stall with him at Houston Astros game ... gets...

nydailynews.com 9 hours ago

Don’t eat the yellow snow cones at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Actually, you might want to avoide snow cones altogether...

 
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Orioles welcome Kevin Gausman to the majors with donuts

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 5 hours ago

While pitching at LSU and in the Orioles’ farm system 2012 fourth overall pick Kevin Gausman’s game-day routine involved eating one powdered mini donut before taking the mound and four powdered mini...

 
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PHOTOS: Orioles wear all denim, aka ‘Canadian Tuxedos,’ for trip to Toronto 

nydailynews.com 4 hours ago

The Baltimore Orioles were dressed to impress for their trip to Toronto...

 
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Terry Francona returns to Fenway recharged

boston.com 2 hours ago

By Julian Benbow, Globe staff There wasn’t enough time for Terry Francona’s mind to wander. Not after sitting through two rain delays Wednesday night...

 
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A-Rod sold his house for $30 million

ftw.usatoday.com 7 hours ago

Mansion features seven bedrooms, two docks, probably one centaur painting.

 
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Chase Utley headed to disabled list with mild oblique strain

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 52 mins ago

After Chase Utley was scratched from the lineup earlier this week due to a “burning sensation” in his rib cage, it appeared unlikely that he would be able to avoid an extended absence, so it comes as...

 
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Mark Teixeira could begin rehab assignment Tuesday

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 2 hours ago

After testing his right wrist in simulated games this week, Mark Teixeira is almost ready to take the next step...

 
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Yankees' Michael Pineda may be close to pitching in minors

cbssports.com 4 hours ago

Michael Pineda of the Yankees, who's recovering from major shoulder surgery, is closing in on a minor-league rehab assignment.

 
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Royals demote Kelvin Herrera to Triple-A

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 5 hours ago

Kelvin Herrera was one of the best relievers in baseball last season as a 22-year-old rookie, throwing 84 innings with a 2.35 ERA and 77/21 K/BB ratio while leading MLB with an average fastball...

 
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What if baseball had five bases

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 8 hours ago

Craig Robinson lives in Mexico. And based on when he tweets, I get the sense that he stays up late nights after going to Mexican baseball games and stuff...

 
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Yankees getting production from veterans and new faces with stars still on DL 

nydailynews.com 3 hours ago

Vernon Wells, Lyle Overbay and Travis Hafner have done more than the Yankees could have hoped, but the rejuvenated veterans haven’t been the only surprises for the Yankees this season...

 
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Derek Jeter’s Starbucks name is Philip

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 6 hours ago

Been staring at this story all day. Thinking I wasn’t gonna link to it. Thinking I had higher standards...

 
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Red Sox join Indians in top 10 in advance of reunion showdown | SI.com

sportsillustrated.cnn.com 9 hours ago

The Red Sox are in the top 10 of Joe Lemire's Power Rankings. So is their former manager. Terry Francona has the surprising Indians in playoff position as he returns to Beantown.

 
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Cardinals' program builds winners, helps overcome losses

cbssports.com 7 hours ago

Forget who's gone, who's hurt. The Cardinals keep winning, Scott Miller says, thanks to a tradition of teaching handed down through the generations.

 
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Blue Jays promote pitcher Sean Nolin

theglobeandmail.com 4 hours ago

Lefty will make his major league debut on Friday against Baltimore

 
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Pirates' Brandon Inge rockin full Penguins hockey gear

usatoday.com 8 hours ago

In support of the Pens, the Pirates are wearing hockey sweaters on their road trip.

 
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Crasnick: Votto determined to be great

espn.go.com 22 May

Taking some advice from the Hit King, Joey Votto has developed a focus that's fueled his desire to be great.

 
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Dodgers' bosses get points for patience

latimes.com 53 mins ago

I don't know Mark Walter , the Guggenheim guy who runs the Dodgers . We had one phone conversation, and I'd rather talk to Jamie McCourt .

 
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Triple Play: Make Your Picks for Week 9

bats.blogs.nytimes.com 6 hours ago

Put your predictive skills to the test each week of the baseball season.

 
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Mariners sending Jesus Montero to Triple-A

cbssports.com 9 hours ago

Jesus Montero was once regarded as perhaps the best hitting prospect in baseball. Now, the Mariners are sending him back to the minors.

 
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Matt Kemp commits $250,000 to Oklahoma relief

cbssports.com 22 May

Dodgers outfielder and Oklahoma native Matt Kemp has changed his mind about helping tornado victims -- for the better.

 
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Your opinion: Should Rays remove Rodney as closer?

TBO.com 8 hours ago

With Fernando Rodney having blown his fourth save in 13 chances in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Toronto, is it time for the Rays to make a switch at closer?

 
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The NL All-Star starting lineup will outshine the AL’s

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 22 hours ago

OK, so there hasn’t been any actual All-Star ballot results released yet. That doesn’t mean I can’t do my fun little exercise here. What follows is my best guess at the All-Star Game starting lineups...

 
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Jose Canseco tweeted about being charged with rape

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 22 May

I ceased being amused by Jose Canseco’s (and Jose Canseco’s publicist’s) Twitter feed, but his tweets this afternoon went beyond the usual stupidity into something potentially far more serious...

 
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Nightengale: Mattingly's rant goes way over the line

usatoday.com 9 hours ago

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is absolutely right, but, oh, so completely wrong. He talked Wednesday like a man knowing he's going to get fired in the next 24 hours...

 
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Baseball Tonight

espn.go.com 11 hours ago

Buster Olney talks about the line in the sand that Don Mattingly has drawn with Tim Kurkjian. Plus, Patrick Corbin on the DBacks start and his slider.

 
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Victorino still

boston.com 4 hours ago

By Michael Vega, Globe Staff Red Sox manager John Farrell said right fielder Shane Victorino continues to improve but was not available for the opener...

 
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Bryce Harper has a better day

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 12 hours ago

A day after fearing the right field wall in AT&T Park, Bryce Harper went back on a drive much closer to the bricks and made a nice catch. He also had an opposite field home run...

 
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Yankee Stadium: still having issues with beer

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com 10 hours ago

Last month Amanda Rykoff noted that the Yankees’ “craft beer” section at Yankee Stadium was anything but...

 
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Fan catches B.J. Upton homer with his hat

network.yardbarker.com 9 hours ago

I'm always going to be ridiculously impressed by fans who catch balls with their hat (which always has seemed to be some sort of impossible task for me), and this one in Atlanta yesterday is another...

 
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