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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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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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FishStripes
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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The Griddle
Sandra Guzman / New York Post:
THE BOYS OF SUMMER — HAPPY ENDY — April 11, 2007 — The Amazins' outfielder is living the dream — Casual baseball fans may not necessarily know Endy Chavez's name, but they definitely remember his spectacular catch during the final game of last year's World Series.
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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.
Jorge Arangure Jr / Washington Post:
Wright Is Hurt In Orioles' Loss — Pitcher Leaves With Shoulder Stiffness: Tigers 3, Orioles 1 — The Baltimore Orioles' most significant loss on Tuesday night was not reflected on the scoreboard. With no outs and two men on in the sixth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers …
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St. Petersburg Times:
As Maddon institutes reliever shuffle, Lidge intrigue begins — ARLINGTON, Texas - The Rays will try, for now, to improve their bullpen by using the relievers they have in different roles, with journeyman Gary Glover and rookie Jae Kuk Ryu next in line for more important late-inning work.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Church Gets Strong Start, To His Relief — If there was one player on the Washington Nationals who needed a solid start to the season, it just might have been outfielder Ryan Church, entering a pivotal year for his career. And coming off an iffy spring training, the 28-year-old was somewhat concerned.
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
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 …
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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Purple Row
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.
