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9:55 AM ET, April 3, 2007

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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies opt for stability  —  Team extends contracts for Hurdle and O'Dowd  —  Twenty-four years ago, Clint Hurdle was in the Seattle Mariners' clubhouse, slightly more than an hour from the first pitch of the season, when general manager Dan O'Brien called him into the manager's office to tell him he had been released.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies lose in home opener  —  Colorado roughs up reigning NL Cy Young Award winner but fails to win  —  For all the confidence ownership showed in management, the Rockies' players lacked swagger in the game's biggest moments Monday.  They arrived on opening day embraced by a record Coors Field crowd …
Discussion: Purple Row
Associated Press:
Sticking around  —  Rockies GM, manager get two-year extensions  —  DENVER (AP) — A summons from the general manager 23 years ago was bad news for Clint Hurdle, who was released by Seattle an hour before the season's first pitch.  —  This time, it was good news.
Discussion: Bad Altitude
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Lawrence wants to curtail rehab  —  Brian Lawrence doesn't want a distraction, just a mutual understanding.  He plans to start the Sky Sox's Triple-A opener Thursday, but has no intention of completing the maximum 30-day rehab assignment.  —  "I understand their position and I just hope they understand my position," Lawrence said.
Woody Paige / Denver Post:
Extended contracts are crazy
Discussion: Bad Altitude and Purple Row
David / Newsday:
Great 'D' is catching  —  Valentin, Beltran make highlight plays that encourage Willie  —  ST. LOUIS - The importance of Carlos Beltran's precise throw or Jose Valentin's diving grab cannot be overstated in the wake of the Mets' season-opening 6-1 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
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Pat Borzi / New York Times:
Mets' Randolph Takes Early Measure of Rookie's Nerve  —  The first day of anyone's major league career is usually filled with special moments.  By the time he put on his uniform Sunday, the Mets rookie reliever Joe Smith said he already had a great one.  —  "I rode a golf cart to the ballpark," Smith said.
Discussion: the metropolitans and MetsBlog.com
John Harper / NY Daily News:
8th is enough for Randolph
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Game 1 4/2/07 @ KC  —  Not sure where to even start.  Two words sum it up best, no command.  Can't remember a game where I couldn't make adjustments but today was certainly one of those.  Not so much the secondary pitches but no fastball command is not something that happens much, if at all …
Larry Lage / Associated Press:
Toronto 5, Detroit 3, 10 innings  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers raised the 2006 AL pennant and fireworks were set off to help commemorate the accomplishment.  —  Three-plus hours later, the Toronto Blue Jays stole the show.  —  Troy Glaus hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Tigers know they must now turn the page … DETROIT — It's a day to remember.  Except it's supposed to be a day to forget.  —  It's a day when all that cool stuff you did last year becomes officially irrelevant.  Except it's also a day when all that cool stuff you did last year gets replayed …
Discussion: The Daily Fungo and Cutoff Man
Bronx Banter:
Yankee Stadiums new and old from the 4 Train platform.  —  Inside the new Stadium looking toward home plate from right field.  —  Looking south along the tracks toward center field.  —  Exiting the 4 Train at 161 Street behind the center field frieze.  —  Looking down from the platform as the crowd starts to gather.
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:   Dukes shows promise on big stage
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
38 not so special  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Worse than Ellen DeGeneres's first night hosting the Oscars.  Worse than Arsenio Hall's first shot at late-night television.  Worse than Patriots coach Clive Rush's first press conference, when he was nearly electrocuted.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:   A first-pitch strike, all right
Bruce Miles / Daily Herald:
Trib sale holding up Zambrano's contract  —  CINCINNATI - Just when it looked like the Cubs were oh-so-close to signing ace pitcher Carlos Zambrano to a contract extension, the impending sale of the team has changed all that, at least for now.  —  Cubs president John McDonough admitted today …
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Cincinnati 5, Chi Cubs 1
Discussion: The FanHouse - Mlb
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune to sell Cubs
Discussion: Cub Town and Viva El Birdos
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
La Russa bothered by attention paid to opening lineup  —  A non-combatant in Sunday's 6-1 opening-day loss, Cardinals power project Chris Duncan probably will start in left field and bat second tonight against New York Mets righthander Orlando Hernandez.  —  His manager, however, may have had enough of the issue.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and The FYC
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners Notebook: Johjima, Hernandez on same page  —  Catcher says first-pitch strikes key to success  —  Catcher Kenji Johjima had a tough time settling in with many of the Mariners' starting pitchers last year, none more so than Felix Hernandez.  —  The maturation of their relationship …
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:   Seattle 4, Oakland 0  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez might …
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Opening Day at RFK Brings Smiles, Gripes  —  As the Washington Nationals began a third season yesterday, the sky was cloudless, but neither the home team nor the ballpark seemed quite ready for Opening Day.  —  On the field, the Nats fell behind early and eventually lost their first game of 2007 to the Florida Marlins, 9-2.
Discussion: Capitol Punishment
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Milwaukee 7, LA Dodgers 1  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ben Sheets started the season in dominating style.  —  Sheets gave up an early home run, then retired his next 22 batters in a two-hitter Monday that led the Milwaukee Brewers over the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 in their opener.
Discussion: The FanHouse - Mlb and Ballhype
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers' offense limited in opener
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball and 6-4-2
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals' Logan, Guzman day to day  —  Opening Day injuries could prove costly after healthy spring  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Nationals were virtually injury free during Spring Training.  The only serious one came from right-hander Jason Simontacchi, who strained his right groin …
Discussion: Ballhype
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates launch late attack for uplifting opener  —  McLouth, Nady, Bay go deep to upend Astros, 4-2  —  Xavier Nady is greeted by Jose Bautista after hitting a home run with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the score against the Astros last night at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
 
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Lidle's memory honored by Yankees
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs rally late to win 2007 opener
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Bob Dart / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins find plenty of positives after season's first win
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