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News and Notes
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DODGERS' BULLDOG RETIRES

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Orel Hershiser, waived by the Los Angeles
Dodgers last week after one of the worst outings of his career,
announced Thursday that he is retiring. "To have the ball in my
hand for the last pitch of the World Series and to be the one
being mobbed, that was special," Hershiser said Thursday as he
announced his retirement. "I can't wait for old-timers day, so we
can talk about what we did as a group." The 1988 NL Cy Young
winner and World Series MVP with the Dodgers, Hershiser struggled
after rejoining the club as a free agent last winter. His ERA was
13.14 in 10 appearances, including six starts, but totaled just
24 2/3 innings. In what was to be his final appearance on the
mound, the 41-year-old Hershiser, nicknamed "The Bulldog," gave
up eight runs in the second inning of a 9-5 loss to San Diego on
June 26. Hershiser, still under contract to the Dodgers, plans to
continue to work for the team in an unspecified capacity.

*** For the full story, see
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*** For Hershiser's career statistics, see
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DOMINICAN CARPENTER NAILS DOWN WIN IN BIG LEAGUE DEBUT

(AP) - Geraldo Guzman made his long-awaited major league debut
look easy. Guzman, a former carpenter, scattered four hits over
eight innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory
and a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
"He's been pitching in Latin ball, and there you are pitching for
your country and city," manager Buck Showalter said. "I've been
allowed to go down there and you can cut the tension with a
knife. ... I don't think he felt this as pressure." Guzman, who
left baseball in 1990 and worked seven years as a carpenter in
the Dominican Republic before resuming his playing career, sure
didn't appear awestruck. He struck out three and walked one.
"There was no reason to fear any type of situation, it was just a
baseball game," Guzman said through an interpreter. Houston was
swept for the fifth time this season in a three-game series.

EXTRA BASES

After losing 3-of-4 games in Colorado last week, San Francisco
vowed to get even at home. The Giants did just that. Jeff Kent's
tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth gave the Giants a 6-5 win and
a four-game sweep over the Rockies, who have lost 12 straight in
San Francisco and have yet to win at Pacific Bell Park (0-6). The
Rockies have scored eight runs in 45 innings at Pac Bell. In
other NL action, All-Star Kevin Brown matched his career high
with 12 strikeouts and allowed only four hits in eight innings as
Los Angeles beat San Diego 9-3. The Dodgers hit three more home
runs after hitting four Wednesday in a 7-5 win. Jose Hernandez
and Tyler Houston each hit solo homers as Milwaukee snapped
Philadelphia's five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory, and
Vladimir Guerrero went 3-for-5, including a three-run homer, and
Jose Vidro also had three hits as Montreal beat Atlanta 4-2.

In the AL, Boston rookie Paxton Crawford was an unlikely
candidate to beat the pitcher who signed the richest contract in
Minnesota history. But Crawford, in his second big league start,
led the Red Sox to an 8-7 win over the Twins and Brad Radke, who
earlier this week agreed to a four-year, $36 million contract.
Crawford gave up one run on six hits through seven innings. Radke
pitched seven innings and gave up eight runs on seven hits. Mo
Vaughn and Tim Salmon homered and Jarrod Washburn pitched five
shutout innings to lead Anaheim to a 5-1 win over Seattle. Carlos
Delgado had four RBIs and Shannon Stewart went 4-for-5 with two
RBIs as Toronto avoided a sweep and stayed atop the AL East with
a 9-6 victory over Cleveland. The Blue Jays have a half-game lead
over the New York Yankees, who used and eight-run second to rally
from seven runs down and beat Baltimore 13-9.


TWO HOMERS IN TWO CAREER AT-BATS FOR CARDINALS ROOKIE

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Keith McDonald of the St. Louis Cardinals became
only the second player in major league history to homer in his
first two at-bats when he connected in the second inning Thursday
night. The only other player to accomplish the feat was Bob
Nieman of the St. Louis Browns on Sept. 14, 1951. McDonald, 27,
also hit homer No. 2 in his first career start. The Cardinals
purchased the contract of McDonald, a catcher, from Triple-A
Memphis on Sunday and he homered against Cincinnati's Andy Larkin
in a pinch-hit appearance on Tuesday. On Thursday, McDonald hit
his second home run on a 1-0 pitch from Osvaldo Fernandez of
Cincinnati to tie the score 3-3. The Reds won 12-6. McDonald
walked in his third career at-bat, in the third inning Thursday.
"I'm really extremely excited that I got the opportunity to be
here," said McDonald. "So far, I've let things take care of
themselves."

*** For the full story, see
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GOODEN'S PROMOTION ADDS JUICE TO SUBWAY SERIES

NEW YORK (AP) - This weekend's Subway Series just got a whole lot
juicer. The Yankees called up former Mets ace Dwight Gooden to
pitch Saturday in his first start as a visitor at Shea Stadium.
"I guess the Subway Series itself isn't exciting enough," said
Yankees right-hander David Cone, who pitched with Gooden on the
Yankees and Mets. "It will be great for Doc. He deserves this
chance. I know he'll be really psyched for the game." The series,
the second between the teams this year, has enough attention on
it normally. Throw in Gooden's return and a two-ballpark,
day-night doubleheader on Saturday and there will be even more
hoopla than normal, even for a Mets-Yankees' series. Gooden won
the NL Rookie of the Year with the Mets in 1984, was the NL Cy
Young winner the next year and won a World Series ring in 1986.
Gooden and Roger Clemens will pitch Saturday's doubleheader for
the Yanks.

*** For the full story, see
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ALOU MIGHT WAIVE NO-TRADE CLAUSE

HOUSTON (AP) - Astros outfielder Moises Alou is no longer ruling
out waiving his no-trade clause. "I'm not thinking about a trade
right now, not yet," Alou said Thursday. "Maybe later next week
or before July 31 (the trading deadline)." Alou said the Astros
asked him last week if he'd accept a trade and he declined. But
now has decided to consider offers. Houston is in last place in
the NL Central with the worst record in baseball. Manager Larry
Dierker doesn't want to see his hard-hitting outfielder leave but
agreed it could make sense. "He could represent the end of one
era and the beginning of another," Dierker said. "If we made a
deal and he accepted it, it could be good for the team. But I'm
not trying to get rid of him. We don't want to just get some
young guys. But if we could get young guys in the right places,
like on the mound, that makes sense."

*** For the full story, see
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MCGWIRE LEAVES GAME, PLAYING IN ALL-STAR GAME IN JEOPARDY

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mark McGwire left the St. Louis Cardinals' 12-6
loss against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night after three
innings due to irritation in his right knee. McGwire, who leads
the majors with 30 home runs, has been bothered by patella
tendinitis since spring training. The problem has worsened the
last six or seven weeks. McGwire was 1-for-2 with an RBI single
in the first, giving him a team-leading 69 RBIs. McGwire has
already been scratched for Friday's game. "The way he felt
leaving here, he won't play tomorrow," trainer Barry Weinberg
said. "This is something that's going to take time. It didn't
come overnight, so it's not going to cure overnight." Weinberg
didn't even know whether McGwire would be able to play in the
All-Star game. "I'm very concerned about his availability over
the weekend," Weinberg said.


RAMIREZ HOMERS ON REHAB, BUT FUTURE IN CLEVELAND IN DOUBT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Manny Ramirez was back in the minors
Thursday, hitting a home run to start another rehab stint. Now
the question is how long he'll be with the Cleveland Indians.
Ramirez, a free agent at the end of the season, went 2-for-5 and
drove in three runs in a doubleheader as the designated hitter
for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. The All-Star outfielder was
playing for the first time in 19 days because of a pulled
hamstring. Ramirez's agent, Jeff Moorad, said Thursday he has had
no new negotiations with Indians general manager John Hart and
isn't expecting the team to make a contract offer before the July
31 trading deadline. "John has made it clear that so long as the
team is in contention he's not going to disrupt the chemistry of
the club," Moorad told The Associated Press in a telephone
interview. "July 31 isn't much of a deadline at all."

*** For the full story, see
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YANKEES CALL UP YARNALL

NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Yarnall's first start of the year for the New
York Yankees was no better than his disastrous spring training.
Yarnall, recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday to start
against the Baltimore Orioles, allowed five runs and five hits in
one-plus innings. Yarnall, expected to be the No. 5 starter this
season for New York, started the season in Columbus after
allowing 25 runs in 9 1/3 innings in spring training. He was
brought up for one relief appearance in April before starting
Thursday. He retired only two of 10 batters he faced. Yarnall,
1-1 with a 5.31 ERA in nine starts at Columbus, walked two and
hit a batter in his 42-pitch outing. New York rallied for a 13-9
win. The left-hander is likely to be sent back to Columbus.
Infielder Clay Bellinger was optioned to Columbus to make room
for Yarnall. Bellinger was hitting .214 with four homers and nine
RBIs.

*** For the full story, see
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ANGELS PUT BELCHER ON DL, COOPER OPTIONED

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Angels right-hander Tim Belcher went on
the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained throwing elbow
-- the same injury that led to surgery in December. The move is
retroactive to Monday, a day after Belcher surrendered seven runs
in one-third of an inning against Oakland in the worst outing of
his 14-year career. In his prior outing, he was ejected in the
second inning after arguing a balk call. Because of the elbow
surgery, Belcher didn't make his season debut until June 17 at
Baltimore. He is 2-2 in four starts and has allowed 14 earned
runs in 13 innings. Right-hander Ramon Ortiz will be promoted
from Triple-A Edmonton on Friday to take Belcher's turn in the
rotation against Colorado. In other moves, reliever Lou Pote was
recalled Thursday from Edmonton, while right-handed starter Brian
Cooper was optioned to Edmonton.

*** For the full story, see
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PEDRO WILL ATTEND ALL-STAR GAME

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez will be
at the All-Star game, even though he won't pitch. "I'm going to
Atlanta. I was chosen, wasn't I?" Martinez said Thursday. "I'm
supposed to go." Martinez, on the disabled list with a strained
muscle on his left side, had previously said he was unsure
whether he would attend the game if he wasn't going to pitch in
it. "I'll be in uniform by the time they introduce me," Martinez
said, adding that he would avoid pre-game festivities, media day
and the Home Run Derby. Martinez, the MVP of last year's All-Star
game at Fenway Park for striking out five batters in two innings,
is 9-3 with a 1.44 ERA in 14 starts this season. He has two
shutouts and 140 strikeouts in 106 innings. He said his recovery
is progressing and he will throw live batting practice Saturday
before the Red Sox play the Braves.


JUNIOR BACK IN REDS LINEUP

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ken Griffey Jr. was back in the Cincinnati Reds'
lineup Thursday night and answering questions about his absence a
day earlier. Griffey denied he removed himself from the second
game of a series against the NL Central-leading St. Louis
Cardinals to protest coverage on ESPN, which telecast Wednesday's
game. Griffey said the real reasons were a stomachache and
headache, and he also denied reports that he called ESPN. "I
can't lie ... I made all those calls. Yeah, right! I have no idea
what ESPN's number is, let alone call ESPN," Griffey said. If
there were a problem, Griffey said, he'd let his agent deal with
it. "I have no control over what ESPN shows or doesn't show," he
said. Griffey pinch-hit in the ninth inning Wednesday, flying out
to left. In Thursday's 12-6 win, he was 1-for-5 with two
strikeouts but did score two runs. He is hitting just .235.

*** For the full story, see
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REDS' BICHETTE REMOVED FROM GAME AFTER BEING HIT BY PITCH

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dante Bichette of the Cincinnati Reds left
Thursday night's 12-6 win against St. Louis after being hit by a
pitch on his left shin in the second inning. Bichette was hit by
Cardinals rookie pitcher Rick Ankiel to lead off the second.
X-rays were negative. The outfielder was replaced by Michael
Tucker, who took Ken Griffey Jr.'s spot in the lineup Wednesday
when he was scratched due to illness. Bichette is batting .295
with 13 homers and 46 RBIs, second on the club behind Griffey. He
had a hit in the previous six games on the Reds' trip, going
9-for-23 with one homer and four RBIs. Tucker doubled and had an
RBI in two at-bats. He also scored twice and had a walk.


REILLY HEADS UMPIRING CREW FOR ALL-STAR GAME

NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Reilly, a major league umpire for 24 years,
will be behind the plate at next Tuesday's All-Star Game. He will
be joined by Mark Hirschbeck at first base, Wally Bell at second,
Paul Schrieber at third, Brian O'Nora in left and Lazaro Diaz in
right. This is the first year that umpires are under the
direction of Major League Baseball. In previous years, three from
the National League and three from the American League were
assigned to the game. This is the third All-Star appearance for
Reilly, who also worked the 1982 and 1993 games. The officials
scorers for the game will be Charlie Scoggins of the Lowell
(Mass.) Sun, president of the Baseball Writers Association of
America; Bill Zack of Morris News Service; and Mark Frederickson,
official scorer for the Atlanta Braves.


PIRATES COACH VUCKOVICH SUSPENDED FOR THREE GAMES

NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Pete Vuckovich
was suspended for three games and fined Thursday for making
contact with an umpire and using "foul language" during an
argument over a balk call June 23. Vuckovich was ejected by
first-base umpire John Hirschbeck for arguing a balk call against
right-hander Bronson Arroyo in the Pirates' 9-0 loss at the New
York Mets. Pirates manager Gene Lamont also was ejected. The
decision on the penalty was made by Frank Robinson, baseball's
vice president of on-field operations. If he doesn't appeal,
Vuckovich will start serving the suspension Friday.


METS' FAN EXONERATED IN ROCKER BALL INCIDENT

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets fan who threw John Rocker's
baseball back onto the field has been exonerated. In a statement
touching on baseball tradition, Queens District Attorney Richard
Brown said that Gregory Sweeney of Brooklyn did nothing illegal
during Sunday's game between the Mets and Atlanta Braves. Brown
said Sweeney, 26, will not be prosecuted on a reckless
endangerment charge. "It would appear that Mr. Sweeney had no
criminal intent and was doing nothing more than following
tradition in returning the unsolicited and unwanted souvenir,"
Brown said Thursday. Late in the game, Rocker, who bashed New
York City and its residents, including foreigners and gays, in a
Sports Illustrated article, tossed a ball into the Shea Stadium
stands. Sweeney threw it back, and the ball landed about 12 feet
from Rocker and rolled toward the outfield wall.

*** For the full story, see
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SCULLY NAMED TOP BROADCASTER OF 20TH CENTURY

NEW YORK (AP) - Vin Scully, broadcaster of Dodgers' games for 51
years, was voted the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century by
members of the American Sportscasters Association. Scully's
career has included play-by-play on TV and radio of 25 World
Series and 12 All-Star games. While he is best-known for his
descriptions of baseball games, Scully, 72, broadcast NFL and PGA
Tour events for CBS Sports from 1975-82. Howard Cosell, who
established his reputation on ABC's telecasts of "Monday Night
Football" and his broadcasts of Muhammad Ali's heavyweight
fights, finished second in the poll of ASA members. Mel Allen,
who broadcast New York Yankees' games for 25 years and did
network baseball broadcasts, was third, followed by Red Barber,
who did play-by-play of Dodgers' games before the team left
Brooklyn. Barber died in 1992, Cosell in 1995 and Allen in 1997.
Bob Costas, broadcaster for NBC Sports since 1980, was fifth.


POSTAL SERVICE UNVEILS STAMPS TO HONOR BASEBALL LEGENDS

ATLANTA (AP) - Jackie Robinson straddles second base, holding a
gloved baseball to the dirt to seal a baserunner's doom. Babe
Ruth stares into the distance after clubbing a home run. Satchel
Paige glares in at a hitter, a faint smirk on his face. As
Atlanta prepares to welcome baseball's modern stars, images of
the game's legends were unveiled Thursday on postage stamps --
the first produced by the U.S. Postal Service to honor one sport.
Hank Aaron, who owns baseball's home-run record, helped tear away
a drape to show off an enlarged poster of the stamps. Descendants
of 15 of the players, including Babe Ruth's great-grandson, were
honored at the ceremony. The 20 players were picked from a list
of 100 nominated last year for baseball's All-Century team. To be
featured on a stamp, they also had to be in the Hall of Fame and
-- because of postal custom -- dead for at least 10 years.

*** For the full story, see
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MATTINGLY TO MAKE FIRST OLD TIMERS' DAY APPEARANCE

NEW YORK (AP) - Don Mattingly, the last captain of the New York
Yankees, will make his first Old Timers' Day appearance for the
team this month. Mattingly, who retired after the 1995 season,
had stayed away from the team until recently. He made an
appearance at Yankee Stadium during last year's postseason and
was a guest instructor at spring training this year for the first
time. "The time was right for me," Mattingly said then. "One of
the great things about this club is the history and the legacy.
Hopefully, I'll be a part of it and help someone." Mattingly, a
career .307 hitter, played 14 seasons for the Yankees and ended
his career after a playoff loss to Seattle in 1995. He never got
to play in the World Series, and left right before New York's
three championships. He will join other Yankee legends for
ceremonies before a game against Florida on July 15.


PHILLIES MINOR LEAGUERS BEECH, NYE INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitchers Matt
Beech and Ryan Nye were injured in an automobile accident
Thursday morning while driving to the team's training facility in
Clearwater, Fla. Beech, 28, was driving and Nye, 27, was a
front-seat passenger. Beech's Ford Explorer was stopped at a
traffic light when another vehicle changed lanes and rear-ended
their sport utility vehicle, according to reports. Both were
taken to a St. Petersburg hospital. Beech was removed on a
backboard and head brace, and was said to be experiencing back
pain. He was scheduled to be held overnight and undergo an MRI
test. Nye had an X-ray taken of his neck, and was discharged
later in the day. Beech, a left-hander, and Nye, a right-hander,
are each rehabbing from surgeries late last season. Neither has
pitched in the majors since 1998.


PIRATES AGREE TO TERMS WITH TOP PICK

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates' top draft pick Sean Burnett
agreed to a contract Thursday. Burnett, taken on the first round,
was 10-0 with a 0.81 ERA, 97 strikeouts and 17 walks in 60
innings as a senior at Wellington High School in West Palm Beach,
Fla. Burnett will be assigned to Bradenton of the Gulf Coast
League.


TOO MANY ALL-STARS TO PICK FROM

NEW YORK (AP) - Going into Thursday, 34 players had 20 or more
home runs. No wonder managers get criticized for their picks.
There's just not enough room on the 30-man All-Star rosters for
everyone with great stats.

"The numbers are incredible," the New York Yankees' Joe Torre,
who will manage the American League team, said Thursday. "It's
quite a year. It's an offensive game."

Torre remembered back to the 1970s, when NL president Chub Feeney
used to walk into the clubhouse for pregame pep talks, when
winning the All-Star Game meant something. Now, with interleague
play, no more league offices and players who frequently change
leagues, winning isn't so important.

"The fans come to see the players," said Atlanta's Bobby Cox, the
NL manager. "We try to get them all in. You can't go wrong
because you're replacing an All-Star with an All-Star all the
time."

Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox wasn't picked despite a
.341 average, 25 homers and 73 RBIs. Torre looks at David
Justice, acquired by the Yankees from Cleveland last week, as an
example of offensive inflation.

"He has 21 home runs and, he's pretty far down the totem pole,"
Torre said before Justice hit No. 22 Thursday in New York's 13-9
win over Baltimore.

*** For the full All-Star snubs feature, see
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THIS DATE IN BASEBALL (AP)

1923 - Pitcher Lefty O'Doul of the Boston Red Sox allowed 13 runs
in the sixth inning to the Cleveland Indians, who won 27-3. In
1928, he returned to the major leagues as an outstanding hitting
outfielder.

1936 - The NL won its first All-Star game, 4-3 at Braves Field in
Boston.

1937 - Lou Gehrig drove in four runs with a home run and a
double, leading the AL to an 8-3 victory over the NL in the
All-Star Game at Washington's Griffith Stadium. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the game.

1959 - At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, the first of two All-Star
games played that season went to the NL, 5-4. The NL scored the
tying and winning runs in the eighth when Hank Aaron singled in a
run and scored on a triple by Willie Mays.

1964 - The NL beat the AL 7-4 in the All-Star Game on Johnny
Callison's two-out, three-run homer off Dick Radatz in the ninth
inning at New York's Shea Stadium. The win pulled the NL even
with the AL (17-17-1) for the first time since the series began.

1982 - Harold Baines of Chicago hit three consecutive home runs,
including a grand slam, leading the White Sox to a 7-0 victory
over the Detroit Tigers.

1998 - Coors Field lived up to its billing as a hitter's haven as
the AL beat the Nationals 13-8 at Coors Field in the
highest-scoring All-Star game ever. The 21 runs broke the record
set in the AL's 11-9 win in 1954.

Today's birthdays: Chuck Knoblauch, 32; Dave Burba, 34; Jeff
Shaw, 34.


Scoreboard
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

R H E R H E
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Baltimore 9 11 1 Toronto 9 15 0
New York 13 10 0 Cleveland 6 15 0


R H E R H E
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Boston 8 8 0 Seattle 1 8 0
Minnesota 7 12 0 Anaheim 5 5 0


NATIONAL LEAGUE

R H E R H E
- - - - - -
Montreal 4 14 2 Colorado 5 7 0
Atlanta 2 6 0 San Francisco 6 12 0


R H E R H E
- - - - - -
Los Angeles 9 14 0 Arizona 2 4 0
San Diego 3 5 2 Houston 1 4 1


R H E R H E
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Philadelphia 2 11 1 Cincinnati 12 13 1
Milwaukee 4 8 2 St. Louis 6 13 1



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