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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Fire Strength Coach — ARLINGTON, Texas - A day after the Yankees' baffling run of hamstring injuries claimed another victim in Phil Hughes, the team fired its new strength coach. — Marty Miller, who was hired last winter to the newly created position of director of performance enhancement …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Pavano hurt again — Carl's elbow problems worsen in this 'ridiculous' injury saga — ARLINGTON - Carl Pavano could be headed from the trainer's table to the operating room after shutting down his latest bullpen session because of pain in his right elbow.
blogs.courant.com:
Tornado's on its way — Welcome back to the CYB, where we thank Tom Poston for generations of laughter. ... Your host, Dom Amore, posting live from Arlington, Texas where it's raining sideways and slamming hard against the press box windows. There's tornado warnings in the area and it's hard …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Breaking news: Marty Miller fired
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Lady At The Bat
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
A's acquire Snelling from Nationals — The A's, completing their third trade in seven days as they deal with a new set of injuries, have acquired outfielder Chris Snelling from the Nationals for outfielder Ryan Langerhans. — After losing designated hitter Mike Piazza for four to six weeks …
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MLB Rumors
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals acquire Langerhans — Washington sends outfielder Snelling to Oakland — SAN DIEGO — The Nationals exchanged outfielders with the Athletics on Wednesday evening, trading Chris Snelling to Oakland for Ryan Langerhans. — General manager Jim Bowden said he made the deal to improve the team's defense.
Discussion:
Over the Monster
MLB.com:
A's acquire Chris Snelling from Washington for Ryan Langerhans — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A's today acquired outfielder Chris Snelling from the Washington Nationals in exchange for outfielder Ryan Langerhans. — Snelling was batting .204 with a home run and seven RBIs in 24 games with Washington.
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6-4-2
Tom Yantz / Hartford Courant:
Okajima's Success Easy To Understand — BOSTON — Hideki Okajima pulled out three baseballs from a brown grocery bag. Manny Ramirez laughed, pointed to the balls and said, "Do you want me to sign them?" — Okajima bowed, said "yes" and handed a pen to Ramirez.
Discussion:
Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Caleb Breakey / MLB.com:
Okajima named AL Rookie of the Month — Rookie reliever allowed only five hits in 12 April appearances — Most people saw this coming. Boston's rookie pitcher from Japan has some nasty stuff, sure to earn him the American League Rookie of the Month Award for April. But hold on a second — it's not Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Discussion:
Keep Your Sox On In Brooklyn
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Strikeouts a sign of aggressiveness — NEW YORK — For the second straight year, the Marlins are swinging and missing at a record pace. — After striking out 12 times in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Mets, the Marlins have whiffed 235 times - more than any team in baseball.
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Bob Herzog / Newsday:
Joe Smith earning more trust with flawless ERA — Joe Smith has arrived. — In the eyes of his manager, who trusted the sidearming righthander enough to let him pitch to a lefthanded slugger in a big spot Wednesday as part of the longest stint of Smith's career.
Chicago Sun Times:
Lou not averse to alcohol ban in clubhouse — PITTSBURGH — The Cubs don't have any immediate plans to ban alcohol in the clubhouse, but if that's what Major League Baseball or the club determines can help avoid tragedies such as the death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he would support it.
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Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Maine named NL Pitcher of the Month — Right-hander leads the Major Leagues with 1.35 ERA — Heading into the start of the 2007 season, the Mets knew they would have enough offense to be a powerhouse in the National League for a second straight year. What they didn't know is if they would have enough starting pitching.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Adam bomb? LaRoche, Pirates grasping for answers — Fans boo struggling first baseman in 7-1 loss to Cubs — Nate McLouth slides past the tag of Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the first game yesterday at PNC Park. — Adam LaRoche's chin dropped as he shook his head, a sight by now plenty familiar to patrons at PNC Park.
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout
Jim Salisbury / philly.com:
Phils fall to Braves; Gordon is ailing — ATLANTA - Whom can you believe in the Phillies organization these days? — Anyone? — It's been nearly six months since the team traded for Freddy Garcia and manager Charlie Manuel uttered the words "I'd say we picked us up an ace."
