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Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
Groins, dizzy spells ... and some NEWS — Stopped by HSCS this morning before driving to hell ... I mean Disney, where the Nationals take on the Braves today at 1 p.m. (I would say, since this is a Sunday, that you'd all be able to hear the game on Washington Post Radio …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Logan injures right groin — Center fielder says he doesn't need to undergo MRI exam — VIERA, Fla. — Nationals center fielder Nook Logan suffered a strained right groin against the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. He is listed as day-to-day. — With the score tied at 2 in the bottom …
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Associated Press:
Patterson 'kind of passed out' during warmups — VIERA, Fla. (AP) - Nook Logan's injury was there for everyone in the sellout crowd to see Saturday: The Washington Nationals' starting center fielder crumpled to the dirt after straining his right groin while running the basepaths in the ninth inning.
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Dallas Morning News:
Will fans say Danks for nothing? — ksherrington@dallasnews.com — SURPRISE, Ariz. - Brandon McCarthy figures there's no reason he'd monitor John Danks' results in Chicago's rotation, which puts the latest Rangers starter in a distinct minority among the faithful of his new team.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies out to win numbers game — Their roster nearly finalized, their optimism fully stoked, it's time to take a closer look at what separates the Rockies from last place and relevance. The answer is three. — This number holds the key to the Rockies posting their first winning season since 2000 …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Francis in April form — Catch the daily spring training roundup each afternoon from Rockies beat writers Troy E. Renck and Patrick Saunders in Tucson. You'll find insider information on players and what the team is working on as it gets ready for the 2007 season. Check every afternoon for the Rockies Rundown.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals send Berroa down — 'Decision speaks for itself,' GM Moore says after shortstop is optioned to Omaha. — SURPRISE, Ariz. | It was a quieter Royals clubhouse Saturday morning as a subdued Angel Berroa silently watched television while slumped in a couch before pregame drills.
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
In Baseball, Searching for Balance in the Scheduling Vortex — As anyone holding his riddled N.C.A.A. tournament bracket will groan, records of college basketball teams — 29-5 here, 18-10 there — are often not what they seem. The collective strength of a team's opponents over a season plays …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Best-case scenario in NY? — Yankees believe they are the team to beat — What Johnny Damon told the New York Post last week — "We're the best team" — is no different from what he said after the Tigers eliminated the Yankees in four games in the American League Division Series: "The best teams don't always win."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Demotion has Burnett 'furious' — FORT MYERS, Fla. — The final makeups of the Pirates' and Class AAA Indianapolis' starting rotations became much clearer yesterday, and Sean Burnett was none too happy to learn he'll be a member of the latter.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Pavano likely to go Opening Day — With Wang on DL, door opens for maligned right-hander — TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees learned Saturday that their Opening Day starter won't be Chien-Ming Wang, who will miss most of the season's first month with a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring.
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Fox Sports:
Ten days of Top 10s: Reasons for hope — Sure, these clubs haven't a prayer in 2007, but the future isn't entirely grim. Here, then, are the ... 1. Devil Rays: The Future — With youngsters like Delmon Young, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Scott Kazmir, Reid Brignac …
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Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Working Overtime — Extra Duties Have Varitek Struggling At Plate — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — He is one of the most prepared catchers in baseball. Jason Varitek will spend hours poring over the stats of opposing hitters as he puts together the next day's pitching game plan.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
David Laurila / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q&A — Curtis Granderson — Curtis Granderson went into the 2006 season competing for a job. He'll go into this season on the heels of a solid .260-19-68 campaign, firmly entrenched as Detroit's centerfielder and leadoff hitter. He'll also go into 2007 trying to cut down on his strikeouts.
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Joe Stiglich / Contra Costa Times:
Ready or not here's the setup — Duchscherer threw an inning in his first spring training game and has three more appearances scheduled before Opening Day — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Justin Duchscherer was happy to watch his bullpen mates pitch so well while he was sidelined with tendinitis in his right triceps.
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KnoxNews:
Former baseball pro Bailey dies at 75 — Congressional aide, city councilman diagnosed with cancer 6 months ago — Ed Bailey, former professional baseball catcher and a Knoxville City Council member for 12 years, died at 10 p.m. Friday at Parkwest Medical Center. He was 75.
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