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BOWIE -- With Scott Klingenbeck scheduled to start and a host of other Bowie Baysox pitchers available to step in, Dave Paveloff said he was surprised when given the ball in the second inning of yesterday's series finale with the Binghamton Mets.Although Paveloff may have been surprised to be throwing, not once did he appear to be caught off guard.The 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-hander retired 15 of 16 batters before the skies opened and the Baysox were awarded a 6-3 rain-shortened victory at Prince George's County Stadium.

Whispers Keep an eye on the Blue Jays when teams start throwing around money this fall. After brilliantly ridding themselves of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, the Blue Jays are expected to become major players in free agency within the next two years. Like the Rays, they are big fans of adding a second wild card in each league. … Despite commissioner Bud Selig's push to get one, there will be no hard slotting for the draft in the upcoming labor deal, at least not if Selig wants it finalized in time to be announced during the World Series, as he did the current one in 2006.

BaseballAngels: Announced P Kyle Abbott, P Bryan Harvey, former Orioles P Mark Eichhorn, P Jason Grimsley, P Steve Ontiveros and IF Dick Schofield have exercised options and chosen free agency.Expos: Named Bobby Cuellar pitching coach and former Bowie Baysox manager Pete Mackanin third base coach.Mariners: Re-signed 2B Joey Cora to one-year contract. Named Nardi Contreras pitching coach.Mets: Named Mookie Wilson first base coach, Randy Niemann assistant pitching coach and bullpen coach, Bruce Benedict catchers coach, Cookie Rojas third base coach and Tom Robson hitting coach.

BaseballBoston Red Sox -- Signed C Bill Haselman to a one-year contract.Cleveland Indians -- Signed OF Mike Humphreys to a minor-league contract.Detroit Tigers -- Fired pitching coach Bill Muffett and bullpen coach Dan Whitmer. Named Ralph Treuel pitching coach and Jeff Jones bullpen coach. Renewed the contracts of hitting instructor Larry Herndon, first base coach Gene Roof, third base coach Dick Tracewski and infield instructor Billy Consolo.Montreal Expos -- Named Jim Tracy major-league bench coach, Pete Mackanin manager at Ottawa of the International League, and Chuck Kniffin pitching coach at Ottawa.

BASEBALL American League* CALIFORNIA ANGELS -- Recalled Bobby Jose, infielder, from rehabilitation assignment and optioned him to Edmonton of the Pacific Coast League.* DETROIT TIGERS -- Placed Rob Deer, outfielder, on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 24. Activated Mark Carreon, outfielder, from the 15-day disabled list. Activated John Doherty, pitcher, from the disabled list. Optioned Shawn Hare, outfielder, to Toledo of the International League.* NEW YORK YANKEES -- Signed Derek Jeter, shortstop, to a contract with Tampa of the Gulf Coast League.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A series that started with abundant hope for the Bowie Baysox ended with their defeat last night at RiverSide Stadium.Down two games to none after playing twice at home, the defending Eastern League champion Harrisburg Senators completed their come-from-behind ways with a 4-1 victory over Bowie before 5,117, the largest crowd ever to see a playoff game at the stadium.The Baysox scored first again -- they did it in all five games -- but generated almost nothing offensively after the first inning against J.J. Thobe and Al Reyes.

There have been a few immediate adjustments in player personnel. Maybe attendance will rise slightly. And they will see more of the Orioles' front-office staff and the area media.But the strike by the major-league baseball players is expected to have only minimal impact on the Maryland-based minor-league Orioles affiliates, the Bowie Baysox and the Frederick Keys.With three weeks remaining in the Eastern League and Carolina League regular seasons, the Baysox and Keys will continue their drives toward postseason play largely unaffected by the labor dispute at the top of the game.

FREDERICK -- Glenn Davis sat outside the Frederick Keys' locker room and talked. Photographers and fans wanting autographs hovered around, but Davis ignored them.He talked about his Orioles career. About the injuries, the frustration, the unfulfilled expectations.No matter how well he does on this rehabilitation assignment, Davis believes the Orioles have no interest in re-signing him when his three-year contract expires after the season. Although he is 32, he vows he will play again."I might even go play winter ball.

Foremost was the phenom (Jimmy Haynes), whose promotion to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings last week broke up the Double-A Bowie Baysox's Fab Five starting rotation.Then, there were the local favorite (Annapolis-born Rick Forney), the only left-hander and married member (Vaughn Eshelman) and the pitcher who had his day in Baltimore (Scott Klingenbeck).Conversely, the fifth starter, Brian Sackinsky, was a virtual unknown, a 1992 second-round draft choice who had staggered with the Single-A Frederick Keys in his first season and dropped all the way to Rookie ball.

Bowie -- Somebody had a sense of humor, posting that block-letter sign "HOME" over the door to the trailer that houses the makeshift Bowie Baysox clubhouse. Step inside and the first thing you see is a row of urinals and the indoor-outdoor carpeting the color of dry mustard. Welcome to the minors, big shot. Welcome HOME.Not that Jack Voigt spent so much time in the majors that this is such a shock. Not that he ever got so secure. He's a utility man, a species of player for whom security is fleeting, whose employment depends upon knowing details of the game, and upon the capacity to get up and move.