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12:20 PM ET, April 16, 2007

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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Philly fans taunt, boo Mets' Wagner  —  NEW YORK — Billy Wagner heard the taunts directed at Jimmy Rollins last week at Shea Stadium and just shook his head.  For Wagner, the chants of "Jim-my Rol-lins" were tame compared to the treatment he received in Philadelphia last year.
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Anthony De Rosa / MetsBlog.com:
Notes: Mets Bullpen Coming Together  —  Entering the season, there was some concern with the absence of Duaner Sanchez and Guillermo Mota whether the Mets would be able to enjoy the level of success in the bullpen they had last year.  It appears, at least early on, that the Mets have found …
Discussion: Mets Prospects
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Smith getting hang of New York
Discussion: The FanHouse - Mlb
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
On DL, Aybar suspended three games  —  Willy Aybar's enigmatic career took another unwelcome turn Sunday when the Braves infielder, already on the disabled list with a sore hand, was suspended without pay for three games for violating a team rule.  —  Team officials declined to specify the infraction …
Discussion: Talking Chop
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves suspend AWOL Aybar  —  Injured infielder docked three games after not showing up  —  ATLANTA — Willy Aybar's future with the Braves became even cloudier on Sunday afternoon, when the club announced that he had been suspended for three games for violation of team policy.
MLB.com:
Mets to honor Robinson on Friday  —  Pregame ceremony at 6:30 p.m. ET before game vs. Braves  —  The New York Mets today announced that they will honor Jackie Robinson on Friday night, April 20, when the Mets return to Shea Stadium to host the Atlanta Braves.  The pregame celebration is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals, Mets rained out at Shea
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Notes: Snelling a steady contributor
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
Prior and Wood: Dusty Track Records  —  Mark Prior experienced discomfort in his right shoulder and left his first extended spring training start after two innings last Thursday in Mesa, Arizona.  He was scheduled to throw no more than 45 pitches or three innings.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Nick Cafardo / Extra Bases:
New start time and a minors report  —  The Sox have just announced the new start time is 12:15 p.m. The ground crew is dumping excess water off the tarp just beyond the infield which is really soaked with water at the moment.  —  The rain has lessened but not stopped completely.
Matt Smith / MLB.com:
A's top Yankees on Scutaro's walk-off  —  Ninth game-winning hit for vet; Harden leaves with tightness  —  OAKLAND — There were so many reasons that Marco Scutaro shouldn't have been able to hit a walk-off home run on Sunday afternoon.  —  For one, he was facing perhaps the greatest closer …
Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles call up Stern and Knott … The Orioles boarded their team charter with a three-game winning streak that stayed intact after today's postponement.  They savored a rain-shortened sweep of the Kansas City Royals and looked ahead to a series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays that has the chance …
Discussion: Oriole Central and Camden Chat
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Maddon welcomes opinions … MINNEAPOLIS - Manager Joe Maddon didn't necessarily agree with Rocco Baldelli's assessment that the Devil Rays didn't show up "ready to go and have a good effort" on Saturday.  —  But Maddon had no problem with Baldelli saying it.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
The center of scrutiny: As Coco's struggles continue, blame game should be pointed at Sox  —  The season is still young, but time is starting to catch up with Coco Crisp [stats].  And soon, unless things change, we must all ask the obvious question:  —  What, exactly, did the Red Sox [team stats] see in this guy?
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Fast fact: Jenks' velocity is down  —  CLEVELAND — Somewhere in Sox closer Bobby Jenks' psyche is a 99 mph fastball just waiting to get out.  —  It's the job of full-time pitching coach, part-time team psychiatrist Don Cooper to help Jenks find it again.  —  ''I don't feel overused …
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Michael Morrissey / New York Post:
WILLIE LOOKS TO HIS BENCH  —  Because of what he called a "weird schedule" that featured three off-days before the Mets had played eight games, Willie Randolph hasn't been able to get his bench players much starting time.  —  He partially remedied that yesterday, when catcher Ramon Castro …
Joe Sheehan / New York Times:
Why 100 Pitches Don't Go as Far as They Used To  —  You can't open a newspaper, a magazine or a browser without reading a complaint about starting pitchers.  Complete games are at a historic low, the quality-start statistic has purists up in arms and the idea of pitch counts sends many people into convulsions.
Discussion: It's Mets For Me
 
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