May 14, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 5/14

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across North America:

• Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that Harmon Killebrew's caring nature shows even when he needs sympathy.
• Tim Smith of the New York Daily News writes that the Red Sox could get a lift with wins over the Yankees.
• John Harper of the New York Daily News writes that the Yankees have been hacking with their bats lacking.
• Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post wonders if the Mets can afford to deal Carlos Beltran to the Yankees.
• Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle writes that new owners won't excite Astros' fans like wins will.
• Irv Moss of the Denver Post writes that Greg Reynolds has found his way back on the Rockies' radar.
• Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about the different paths two men have taken to Sunday's Civil Rights Game in Atlanta.
• Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Ryan Theriot is a good guy who made a poor choice of words.
• Scott Stinson of the National Post writes about bridging baseball's great statistical divide.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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