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Associated Press:
Cleveland 7, LA Angels 6 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Even if Milwaukee gets blanketed with the predicted 10 inches of snow overnight, Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge will wake up knowing that his team still can play baseball on Wednesday. — And given the events of the past week, he's pretty sure of one thing.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Fans help Indians feel right at home — Milwaukee's finest turn out to support baseball at Miller Park — MILWAUKEE — John Adams was beating the drum for his beloved Tribe from the outfield bleachers, just as he does for every Indians home game. — Only this time he was worried …
Ryan / Let's Go Tribe:
Game Four: Indians 7, Angels 6 — Highest WPA: — Kelly Shoppach .172 — Andy Marte .169 — Joe Borowski .078 — Lowest WPA: — Trot Nixon -.089 — Roberto Hernandez -.082 — Aaron Fultz -.014 — First of all, huge props go to the fans of Milwaukee.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins, Brewers halted due to rain — Play will resume on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET — MIAMI — After 10 innings and three rain delays totaling 93-minutes, play was finally suspended Tuesday night in the Marlins-Brewers game at drenched Dolphin Stadium.
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Amezaga solid in reserve role — MIAMI GARDENS — As third-base coach for the Atlanta Braves last year, Fredi Gonzalez remembers seeing Marlins utility player Alfredo Amezaga in center field, not in the infield. — One day, Hall of Famer Tony Perez, a Marlins special assistant, told Gonzalez about Amezaga's best position.
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Associated Press:
Marlins 2, Brewers 2, 10 innings, susp., rain — MIAMI (AP) — It didn't take long for the first suspended game of the season under the new major league rule change. — The Florida Marlins' game against the Milwaukee Brewers was suspended after 10 innings and three rain delays Tuesday night with the score 2-2.
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Fingers can't be pointed at starters in Rockies' 2-1 setback — Hitters sputter as strong outing by Lopez gets wasted — Box score — LOS ANGELES - Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday relishes the chance to hit with the game on the line. — Maybe, he said, he wants the opportunity too much.
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
For Lou, stats the way it goes — Piniella believes in numbers — as well as Eyre and Howry — Lou Piniella is a numbers guy. — And the numbers tell him that relievers Scott Eyre and Bob Howry, who have struggled in the first week of the season, won't keep putting up bad numbers.
Jeff Sackmann / Hardball Times:
Legends Among Us: National League Pitchers — Usually, when we talk about active players who are headed to the Hall of Fame, we're referring to the obvious cases: think Greg Maddux or Manny Ramirez. There are plenty of those guys around right now, dutifully climbing the all-time lists …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Interview - Lewis Wolff - Owner & General Partner - Athletics — Of all the clubs in MLB today, the Athletics may have the most ambitious vision. Not only have the A's been a consistent winner in terms of procuring player talent with limited revenues to work from, the club has seen …
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Maury Brown's Biz of Sports
Bob Klapisch / ESPN:
Reyes puts pressure on his opponents — The 2-0 fastball was delivered high and away, just where Jose Reyes was expecting it, meaning the pitch was about to meet with the same fate as a pigeon being sucked into the turbines of a jet engine. Quick and painless, Reyes overwhelmed left-hander Mark Redman …
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Bob Herzog / Newsday:
Young starters thrill Peterson — With the mathematical precision we've come to expect from him, the Mets' professorial pitching coach, Rick Peterson, had a neat spin on the adage that the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, after Monday's home opener.
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Associated Press:
Young's four-year deal worth $14.5 million — SAN DIEGO — Padres pitcher Chris Young, who's flirted with no-hitters and been tough on the road, agreed Tuesday to a $14.5 million, four-year contract that would be worth $23 million if the team exercises a 2011 option.
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
What If Robinson Had Played a Full Career? — This Sunday, baseball will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game at Ebbets Field. As I wrote last week, the various well-meaning tributes to Robinson, by reducing him to a mere symbol, tend to obscure much about the political context …
MLB.com:
Tomko likes Dodgers chemistry — Right-hander thinks newcomers have added to it … Brett Tomko: Hey guys. Thanks for taking the time to do this today. Let's get started. — dodgerfanrob22: What has been your favorite memory during your baseball career, so far?
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The Big Lead:
Kevin Millar: They'll Love Him on Broadway — By now, you've probably seen Kevin Millar of the Orioles gettin' jiggy with the Ray Lewis dance Monday in Baltimore. Pretty funny stuff. What we've got here is Millar back in his younger days, singing vintage Bruce Springsteen.
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