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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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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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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Beckett feasts: No need for nibbling — Give a pitcher a big lead early in the game, and chances are the guy will lapse into hit-it-if-you-can mode, busting fastballs over the plate and challenging hitters. — Red Sox home opener: — Then again, a critic would argue that hit …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Bidders Are Lining Up for a Chance to Own the Cubs — Thomas Begel badly wants to buy the Cubs, and in his seat behind home plate at Wrigley Field on Monday, he offered a wealthy fan's sentiment sure to be repeated by other bidders. — "How could you not want to own this team?" …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Bone spurs affecting Carpenter's elbow — PITTSBURGH — Cardinals medical supervisor Dr. George Paletta confirmed Tuesday that bone spurs are the source of an elbow impingement affecting ace Chris Carpenter but called it a "low to moderate" condition that should not imperil his season.
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.
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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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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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.