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Baseball Today: Friday, June 8

ONE OUT AWAY: Eric Hinske put it best when he told Mike Lowell, ''I’ve never seen our pitcher throw a one-hit shutout for a 1-0 win and we’re all disappointed.'' But that's the situation the Red Sox were in yesterday when Curt Schilling (AP Photo, above) lost his bid for a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth. David Ortiz was probably the only person paying the slightest bit of attention to the game who didn't know Schilling had a no-hitter in progress; the tension was building almost batter-by-batter, exacerbated by the fact that it was only a 1-0 -- and thus, a very-much-up-in-air -- game. In the end, Schilling became the eighth Red Sox pitcher since 1967 to lose a no-hitter in the ninth, and the third -- Billy Rohr and Rick Wise were the others -- to lose one with two outs in the ninth. Interestingly, he was also the third to lose one in Oakland, joining Marty Pattin (1972) and Steve Renko (1979). (All stories projo.com)

STILL WAITING: Schilling has yet to share his thoughts about his brush with history on 38pitches.com. We'll keep checking throughout the day.

HE'S BACK! Our friends at Sons of Sam Horn are celebrating The Return of The Schilling.

NOW THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY: On the same play, David Ortiz bunted for a hit and Kevin Youkilis tried to win a footrace with a shortstop to third base (AP Photo, right). Click the link to find out more, because explaining why and what happened would take as long as the actual story. (projo.com) THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: J.D. Drew has made another All-Disappointing Team, this time from Mike Pindelski on Beyond The Box Score. MULTITASKING: At the same time Curt Schilling was trying to nail down the no-hitter, the Red Sox were making their first pick in the amateur draft. Their first choice was left-hander Nick Hagadone from the University of Washington. (projo.com)

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES: SI.com's John Donovan chronicles the evolution of the baseball draft from something held in almost complete obscurity to . . . well, I'm not quite sure what that spectacle we were watching on ESPN was, exactly.

UNFATHOMABLE MYSTERIES: In the middle of an interesting Q-and-A on the Yankees -- which includes items on Johnny Damon at first base, whether or not they should have re-signed Bernie Williams and Joe Torre's bullpen strategems -- the YES Network's Steven Goldman ruminates on how Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey reached the top of the pop charts in 1971.

BIG OLD RUBY RED DRESS (LEAVE HIM ALONE): Why did that piece of '70s pop schlock come to mind when reading Bobby Valentine's comments on A-Rod? (asahi.com)

STAND BY YOUR MAN: Apparently, Joe Torre's criticism of A-Rod over the ''Ha!'' incident in Toronto got him in trouble with George Steinbrenner. (si.com)

HOW TRUE: Mike Lupica uses the lessons of 2004 to remind us that this baseball season has a long, long way to go. (New York Daily News) Johnny Damon agrees. (The Journal News)

DAILY DISH: Today's Mark Teixeira trade rumor has him Baltimore-bound. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

MORE WHISPERS: Los Angeles Times staff writer Kevin Baxter thinks Florida's Miguel Cabrera would be a good fit for the Dodgers.

AND STILL MORE: The A's apparently have their eye on the Tigers' Nate Robertson. (detroit.tigers.com)

ALL TOGETHER NOW: ESPN.com's Jayson Stark provides a one-stop listing of potential tradees. Interesting tidbit: Todd Helton has told friends he won't approve a trade to the Yankees.

WON'T YOU PLEASE COME TO CHICAGO . . . and if you do, here's who's available on the Cubs and White Sox. (Chicago Sun-Times)

THE CURSE OF CARL EVERETT: That's what the Chicago Sun-Times' Joe Cowley says afflicts the White Sox.

BAD MOVE: FoxSport's Ken Rosenthal says the Giants would be making a mistake if they fire GM Brian Sabean.

ENOUGH! The San Francisco Chronicle's Scott Ostler says it's time for the Giants to bench Barry Bonds.

NO ONE LOVES YOU LIKE YOUR MOM: Barry's mother -- whom he calls ''about the only one who can kick me in the butt'' -- tells her son to get it in gear. (mlb.com)

WHAT I MEANT WAS . . . Gary Sheffield attempts to explain himself. (detroit.tigers.com)

LOCALLY: Dan Wheeler lost a game, and maybe the closer's job, in Houston. (Houston Chronicle)

-- ART MARTONE

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