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Aaron / AaronGleeman.com:
Yankees 8, Twins 2 — After spending much of the offseason criticizing the Twins' decision to fill the starting rotation with washed-up veterans rather than trust their young talent, many of you probably expect me to go off on a long rant about Sidney Ponson's eight-run outing last night.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins place Cirillo, White on DL — Infielder plans knee surgery; outfielder hobbled by calf strain — MINNEAPOLIS — The injury list continued to mount in recent days for the Twins, and it has finally led to some changes. — Following their 8-2 loss to the Yankees on Monday …
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Twinkie Town
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod's fifth helps Pavano top Twins — Righty allows two runs in seven innings; Abreu drives in four — MINNEAPOLIS — Carl Pavano insists that he's still the same pitcher he always was, aggressively going after hitters and taking the mound in search of victories. The difference on Monday was that he finally got one.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Old days are impossible to explain to newcomers — It's hard to explain to the young people that there was life before $312 box seats, bloody socks, $60 parking spaces, and hundreds of photographers on site to shoot two guys from Japan facing one another in a midweek night game in April.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Beckett called on for Fenway opener — Seattle (2-1) at Boston (3-3), Tuesday, 2:05 p.m. ET — The unofficial New England holiday known as the Fenway Park opener arrives on Tuesday afternoon, when the Red Sox break out their home whites for the first time in the 2007 season.
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Fenway Blogger
Jorge Arangure Jr / Washington Post:
O's Cabrera Shines In Home Opener — Never before had Daniel Cabrera walked off a mound to an ovation such as the one that greeted him when he exited the Baltimore Orioles' home opener in the eighth inning Monday. The crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards erupted after Orioles Manager Sam Perlozzo took …
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Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Tigers preach patience after loss — Lineup struggles against Orioles, but club not worried — BALTIMORE — Detroit manager Jim Leyland and some of his players all preached a similar message following a 6-2 loss to the Orioles in Baltimore's home opener on Monday — it's early and be patient.
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Inflamed elbow lands ace Carpenter on 15-day DL — PITTSBURGH — Cardinals staff ace Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after an MRI exam in St. Louis revealed arthritis and a previously undiscovered impingement in his right elbow.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter shelved — PITTSBURGH — Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter probably will remain disabled for the rest of this month after an examination Monday disclosed that he is suffering from what the club called moderate arthritis and a mild impingement of the right elbow.
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Viva El Birdos
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Young set to sign long-term deal — On April 1, the eve of Opening Day, the Padres signed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to a four-year, $9.5 million contract. Tuesday, they will announce a long-term deal with right-hander Chris Young, the other principal player they acquired from the Rangers in Dec. 2005.
Dinesh Ramde / Associated Press:
Early ticket sales 'encouraging' for Angels-Indians series — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Get ready for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Cleveland Indians of Milwaukee. — Hours after officials at Miller Park agreed to let the snowed-out Indians host the Angels at the Milwaukee Brewers' home stadium …
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The Griddle
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Torn elbow tendon shelves Hampton for season — Torn flexor tendon sidelines lefty for 6-9 months — Mike Hampton's season is over before it started. — The injury-plagued Braves pitcher is headed for surgery this morning after learning he has a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.
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Associated Press:
Mays leads balloting for Gold Glove anniversary team — ST. LOUIS — Willie Mays led a nostalgia wave — and all vote-getters — Monday in balloting to determine a 50th anniversary Gold Glove team. — One week into the season, more than 50,000 votes had been cast for what sponsor Rawlings is calling a "summer of glove."
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB unlikely to alter scheduling — Move to open season in only warm weather sites won't fly — PHOENIX — American League baseball is returning to Milwaukee this week, for no reason other than the blizzard conditions that have stifled the playing of games in Cleveland for the last four days.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Julio working on mechanics — Marlins closer uses video to pinpoint his problems — MIAMI — In reviewing his rough outing Sunday, Marlins closer Jorge Julio feels he has pinpointed some of his problems. — The hard-throwing right-hander watched the video of his one-third …
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FishStripes
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Smith has eventful drive in — Rookie learns the joys of fighting traffic on way out to Shea — NEW YORK — Joe Smith pitched for the Brooklyn Cyclones last season, so New York isn't new to him. Driving in the city is a new and wonderful experience for him, though.
