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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
A-Rod: 'I want to stay ... no matter what' — Alex Rodriguez is hitting .400 and told reporters he and his family love living in New York. — kat.obrien@newsday.com — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez has said he loves New York before. He even has said he wants to remain a Yankee before.
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Filip Bondy / NY Daily News:
Bombers can only hope Rivera will save this pen — The last-place Yanks dropped their fifth straight game last night, falling to Tampa Bay, 6-4, and this is as good a time as any to take stock of the damaged inventory: The hitting is just fine. Better than fine.
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Sports Scope
ESPN:
Homers where the heart is: A-Rod wants to stay — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez's torrid start has reaffirmed his intentions for after this season: He wants to stay in pinstripes. — Rodriguez, whose 14 homers are tied for the most ever in April, said Tuesday that he has no plans …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Unlikely Easley helps Mets persevere — Pinch-hit home run with two outs, two strikes ties game in 10th — NEW YORK — Down to their final strike, the Mets were in the nastiest of holes. — It wasn't so much that a potent offense had been brought to its knees by Colorado pitching …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Chavez's squeeze gives Mets win in 12 — RBI bunt gives New York 15th win in last 16 vs. Rox at Shea — NEW YORK — Some 45 minutes after the Mets had left the field, their smiles hadn't left their faces. They were little-boy smiles, broader and brighter than usual. The Mets were getting giddy with it.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Mets top Rockies in 12 on Chavez's bunt (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a tying homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Endy Chavez drove in the winning run with a beautiful bunt single in the 12th, giving the New York Mets a 2-1 victory Tuesday night over the Colorado Rockies.
Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
Notes: Olsen works on mechanics — Left-hander looks to get back on track after two subpar starts — MIAMI — Scott Olsen believes he has identified the flaw in his pitching mechanics that led him to having two forgettable performances after starting the season 2-0.
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FishStripes
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Pitching adrift early, late as Braves score in flurries against Marlins — · A postgame summons to the manager's office generally isn't a good thing, particularly after a six-run, one-inning start. — Rookie Rick Vanden Hurk watched the last eight innings from the Marlins dugout Tuesday …
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FishStripes
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell / Boston Globe:
Sox refuse to drop their heads — Four errors not hurting spirit — One of the Sox' few bright spots in an error-filled night: Julio Lugo scored in the third inning to cut the deficit to two. (JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF) — Red Sox fans were still celebrating their team's sweep …
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Notes: Cabrera anchoring improved 'D' — Angels showing impressive strides in the field this season — ANAHEIM — An Angels defense that unraveled in the first half last season has held together nicely, thanks to a few home improvements and a renewed commitment reflected in the steely eyes of shortstop Orlando Cabrera, the anchor.
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Associated Press:
Griffey passes Reggie on HR list; Big Unit outpitched by Wells in season debut — Ken Griffey Jr. moved up on the career home runs list with another of his familiar sweet swings, swatting Reggie Jackson out of the top 10. — "To pass him, sometimes it's mindboggling because I didn't think …
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs coach Perry denies challenging ump to fight — It's only April, but the Cubs already lead the league in umpiring controversies. — Monday night's postgame incident in which hitting coach Gerald Perry got into shouting match with umpires in the tunnel was the second confrontation between Cubs personnel and umpires in four days.
Dallas Morning News:
Lesson from Oakland: Patience pays off — The best manager the Rangers ever had was also the most patient one. — If Johnny Oates could resist making a change, he would. Players, he figured, would eventually be who they really are, and a poor two-week stretch or even a month would fade …
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Lone Star Ball
Yahoo! Sports:
Twins LHP Santana loses again at home (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Johan Santana has a new streak at the Metrodome. — Santana lost his second straight home start and Fausto Carmona got a long-awaited win in Cleveland's 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
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Let's Go Tribe
Seth Stevenson / Slate:
STAT NERDS ARE OUT! BIOMECHANICS NERDS ARE IN! — The other day I was talking baseball with a friend. At first we were, lamely, comparing our fantasy teams. This is something I never really enjoy. How much can be said about how eye-popping A-Rod's stats are or how badly some guy in your league got fleeced in a trade?
