Baseball notebook: Braves investigating McDowell over alledged slurs (Yahoo! Sports)

The Atlanta Braves are continuing to investigate allegations against pitching coach Roger McDowell that he directed anti-gay slurs toward fans at San Francisco's AT&T Park on Saturday, and team officials are expected to meet with McDowell on Thursday, the Atlanta...

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Baseball notebook: Braves investigating McDowell over alleged slurs (Yahoo! Sports)

The Atlanta Braves are continuing to investigate allegations against pitching coach Roger McDowell that he directed anti-gay slurs toward fans at San Francisco's AT&T Park on Saturday, and team officials are expected to meet with McDowell on Thursday, the Atlanta...

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Phillies put Blanton on disabled list (Yahoo! Sports)

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Joe Blanton was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of an elbow injury. Vance Worley will take Blanton's fifth spot in the rotation for Friday's game against the New York Mets.

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Bay watch – Mets surge with slugger’s return: Fan reaction (Associated Content)

It is most difficult to characterize the direction of a team that careens out of control for a stretch, and then suddenly somersaults into a streak of formidable play. The New York Mets have demonstrated just that Jekyll and Hide personality so far this young season, and I am...

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Power rankings: Where exactly did CarGo go? (Yahoo! Sports)

Rockies' star Carlos Gonzalez is off to a slow start, but he's got plenty of company all over the MLB landscape.

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Hrbek-Gant, Part 2?: Jose Reyes fumes after blown call (Yahoo! Sports)

OK, before anyone goes getting their knickers in a knot over the headline, let me acknowledge the circumstances that saw Jose Reyes called out at third on Wednesday night were not all that similar to the infamous play that saw … Continue reading →

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Jays’ Bautista takes dead aim at doubters: Fan’s view (Associated Content)

With every baseball crushed by Toronto Blue Jay Jose Bautista, so too is the notion that his monster season last year was a fluke. Bautista seemingly came out of nowhere to slam 54 home runs in 2010, which led the Major Leagues, and drove in 124 runs.

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Phillies at their best and worst on West Coast road trip: A fan’s take (Associated Content)

The Philadelphia Phillies have just finished their first West Coast road trip. For us fans in Philadelphia, it will be nice not to stay up until 1 a.m. EST to see what the Phillies do for a while. However, we have stayed up to see some pretty promising things this past week, at least...

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Reyes’ explosion sparks Mets’ comeback (Yahoo! Sports)

It is easy to see the numbers in baseball, to measure the statistics and to chart the ups and downs of a player and a team. But it's not so simple to measure the emotion of a player and the effect it can have on a team. But the New York Mets saw that fire Wednesday and were...

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Reyes’ passion, Murphy’s hits lead Mets past Nats (AP)

Jose Reyes was so steamed at what he was sure was a bad call on the basepaths, he still was shaking his head and pacing in the dugout when Daniel Murphy stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. Murphy promptly delivered a game-tying homer. A little while later, the Mets trailed again.

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