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Mark Hale / New York Post:
METS' MAINE MAN — YOUNG RIGHTY MOVES TO 4-0 — Four different people came out to the mound to discuss things with John Maine. Ramon Castro went over. Julio Franco joined in. Rick Peterson and David Wright made the trip. — Maine had been looking as if he might pitch …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Less-Than-Perfect Nats Lose Again — Let the headlines and the highlights be reserved for New York Mets right-hander John Maine, who continued a remarkable start to his season, and for Carlos Beltran, the center fielder who clubbed the only hit of consequence in the Mets' 1- victory …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Maine is in great state — WASHINGTON - John Maine motivates himself by refusing to celebrate anything less than perfection, so much so that hitting coach Rick Down teased him before yesterday's game about being a "glass-empty" kind of guy. But even Maine has to take some satisfaction in his start to the 2007 season.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets 1, Nationals 0: Maine Quietly Completes a Dominating Month for Mets — Maybe John Maine is right when he swears that he has plenty of room for improvement. He does, after all, have only the second-lowest earned run average among major league starters. Time to get to work, John.
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Mets Fever
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yanks' pitching, not Torre, is to blame — Anyone in Knee-jerk America — that's you, mutinous occupants of the blogosphere, talk-radio land and George Steinbrenner's inner circle — ever imagine what the Yankees might look like without Joe Torre? — Didn't think so. — Torre shouldn't be fired Monday.
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
Steinbrenner May Need Time to Regain Firing Form — George Steinbrenner's April managerial scorecard: — 1982 — Bob Lemon, 14 games. — 1985 — Yogi Berra, 16 games. — 2007 — Joe Torre, 23 games? — Today is the last day of April, and Steinbrenner has a few hours left …
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Fenway Blogger
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Duque & Valentin share same hospital — WASHINGTON - Orlando Hernandez, scheduled to face the Marlins tonight at Shea, flew to New York ahead of his teammates yesterday to be examined for shoulder tightness. — Omar Minaya said El Duque had not been scratched, but the GM suggested …
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Surfing the Mets:
PARK STARTING TONIGHT — The Mets have made it official. Bring on Chan Ho Park for tonight's start. — Ruben Gotay is headed to New York with Park, confirming this morning's Daily News report that Jose Valentin is also headed to the DL, though the Mets have yet to announce that transaction.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pitcher Josh Hancock dies in traffic accident — The Cardinals family finds itself facing a second profound loss in five years following Sunday's early-morning traffic accident that took the life of righthanded relief pitcher Josh Hancock. — "Obviously, this is very difficult for all of us …
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Deadspin:
Josh Hancock: R.I.P., Josh Hancock — R.I.P., Josh Hancock — A week and a half ago, our parents went to San Francisco, ostensibly to visit our sister. As is always the case with the Leitches, they tied their visit to a Cardinals game; they come to New York once a year too, whenever the Cardinals come to Shea.
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Redbirds Fun
Owen Perkins / MLB.com:
Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play — Rookie shortstop gives Rockies a boost against Braves — DENVER — Rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki gave the Coors Field crowd something to cheer about Sunday, once they recovered their dropping jaws. — In the top of the seventh inning of a tied game …
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Sports Illustrated:
Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play; Dodgers outlast Padres in 17 innings — Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was amazed by his good fortune. The Los Angeles Dodgers were just happy to emerge from the longest game in the major leagues this season with a win.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This is a huge change from their usual route — Where's Bob? Where's Myra? And who invaded Bill Belichick's body over the weekend? — The Patriots look like they're going to the Super Bowl in Arizona in February. They came within a few plays of making it to their fourth ubergame …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Gonzalez likes club's moxie — Manager knows his players will battle until the last out — PHILADELPHIA — Staging late-inning rallies is typically a benchmark for playoff-contending clubs. — Few teams are better at threatening late than the Braves.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Williams to DL; Casto Set to Return Today — The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Jerome Williams on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of a sprained ankle, opening a spot for reliever Ray King to return from shoulder tendinitis but leaving a question about what the rotation will look like in two weeks.
