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Dusty Baker is notorious for the controversial way he handles his pitchers and recently weighed in on the White Sox' decision to move starter Chris Sale into the closer role while he deals with a sore elbow.

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The Mets never learn. Just a few days after Mariano Rivera tore his ACL roving the outfield in batting practice, the Mets made it mandatory for their relief core to shag flies before every game.

I certainly expected there to be growing pains with the new direction we’re headed with Theo Epstein but, well, this … it’s too much, too many errors, too many guys hitting half their weight. I don’ t know if I can make the whole season watching this [expletive deleted]," Ricketts lamented. “As owner, I’m expected to attend the majority of our games, but why?"

“I know Major League Baseball keeps track of official wins and losses, but as a true Chicago Cub I find these standings to be flawed," said Sveum. "This year we are keeping our own standings which include moral victories as wins. Moral Victories (MV’s) can be anything that makes us feel like a real professional baseball team."

"I figured I'd ask Hank [Steinbrenner] to move the fences in," said Rodriguez. "He always said his door was open and he seems like a cool guy. Besides, moving the fence like 40 feet wouldn't be that hard. Well, let's say 50 just to be safe."

Friday afternoon's Cubs-Dodgers game came to a scary halt in the 5th inning, when a flock of seagulls turned on Cubs center fielder Tony Campana. The angry seagulls attacked Campana, and after a quick assault, flew away with the four-foot-six, 32-pound lefty was seen flying north as the awestruck fans looked on in terror.