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	Roger Clemens won't pitch this month and he may not ever pitch again. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

Roger Clemens is not going to pitch this month for anybody. And while the Astros have made a belated attempt to be a major player in the Rocket Sweepstakes, there is still a chance Clemens will retire, although it may be difficult for him to walk away. -- New York Post

For several anxious minutes Wednesday, Barry Bonds was lying motionless on his back behind the batting cage. Bonds was drilled in the forehead with a foul ball before the game. He wobbled and went down to one knee, then he tumbled to the dirt. Bonds was hit because he leaned too close to the cage's netting during batting practice. -- New York Times

Mark Prior is dealing with a physical setback that has nothing to do with his right shoulder rehab. Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Prior is battling food poisoning that he picked up in Arizona. Rothschild added that Prior will resume his throwing program once he is able, but no one can be certain right now when that might be and how long it will take him to feel at full strength again. -- Chicago Sun-Times

Despite his age (33) and slow start (.184), Arizona's asking price for first baseman Tony Clark is considered too high for the Cubs to make a serious run, even if their interest in him grows. -- Chicago Tribune

A's manager Ken Macha attempted to defuse the bad blood developing between the A's and the Angels after Tuesday's bench-clearing incident involving A's catcher Jason Kendall and Angels pitcher John Lackey. Macha said he has no plans to seek out Angels manager Mike Scioscia. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Twenty minutes after Joe Torre didn't paint a very positive picture of Gary Sheffield's hand/wrist injury, Sheffield responded to treatment so well that he said there is a chance he can play tonight -- although later in the night Torre said that wasn't going to happen. -- New York Post

Ted Lerner's Washington Nationals owners group was neither the first choice of Mayor Anthony A. Williams nor of much of the D.C. Council. A few council members have criticized the group for not communicating with top city officials during the bidding process and not having enough racial diversity. Council member Phil Mendelson, said in an interview yesterday that the city should have insisted on a greater role in choosing the owner. -- Baltimore Sun

Sources within the Nationals' front office believe that the most likely fate for Frank Robinson is to manage the rest of this season -- "unless things get really bad," one source said -- and then be offered a position in the front office. Robinson said last week he would consider such a move. -- Washington Post

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