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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Alive and kicking — Yankees look sharp in taking opener vs. Sox — NEW YORK — This public-service announcement comes courtesy of the New York Yankees: The rest of the 2007 major league baseball season will be played, as scheduled, contrary to any chatter suggesting otherwise.
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George King / New York Post:
WANG MAKES THINGS RIGHT — YANKS KEEP CHIEN UP; SOCK SOX IN OPENER — Two dry days don't guarantee a drunk is going to be sober forever. But sobriety has to start somewhere, and that's the genesis of the "One Day At A Time" recovery mantra. — For the Yankees, it's no longer about taking it two-dozen hours at a time.
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Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Ax swings over Torre story — All the talk about Joe Torre's Yankee future, or lack thereof, is like gum stuck to a shoe - annoying and hard to get rid of. The story goes beyond the obvious speculation. It's not good enough to just predict whether the manager will stay or get the boot.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Cool Brew — MILWAUKEE - The junk-bond investor sat in the middle of the room, a slight and bespectacled man surrounded by grizzled baseball lifers wired on snuff and coffee, sure that his new business would be little like his old. — About an hour earlier, Mark Attanasio …
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Brian O'Neill / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Stats Geek: Don't always save the best for last — Has bullpen management devolved to the point that a team must bring in its worst pitcher at the game's most crucial point? — Pirates fans know what I'm talking about. With the Pirates ahead by four runs in the seventh inning on Saturday night …
George King / New York Post:
SAYING HALO — ANGELS SHOW INTEREST IN GIAMBI — MLB isn't the only outfit interested in Jason Giambi. According to a person with knowledge of the Angels' thinking, the AL West leaders have an interest in acquiring the Yankees' DH to bolster a lineup that is last in the league in home runs.
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Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Team doesn't want fans spooked — Senior execs stress: 'It's business as usual' — New owners of sports teams usually like to come in with a splash. But when the Braves play their first home game under Liberty Media ownership Tuesday night, they'll go out of their way to tell fans it's business as usual at the ballpark.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Rogers recalled; Chacon likely to start — It will not be a starter, but a reliever, coming to the Pirates from Class AAA Indianapolis. — And, in all likelihood, it will be Shawn Chacon who becomes the new fifth starter. — Brian Rogers, owner of a 1.35 ERA …
ESPN:
Redskins RB Portis: Vick can do what he wants — While prosecutors and the league try to find out if Michael Vick was involved in a dog fighting ring at a Virginia house that he owned, one NFL player says it doesn't matter if he did take part. — "I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not …
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Fielding problems plague Marlins star infielders — In defense of Ramirez and Cabrera, numbers may not tell whole story — Statistically, one can argue Hanley Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera are baseball's most prodigious shortstop-third baseman combination this side of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Quentin's HRs rally Arizona by Rockies — PHOENIX (AP) — Even after homering twice and driving in a career-high five runs, Carlos Quentin refused to declare his season-long slump over. — "I'm not going to say anything about anything at all," Quentin said with a smile after leading …
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George King / New York Post:
JOE AWAITS CLEMENS' GREEN LIGHT — Joe Torre said it's up to Roger Clemens to decide if tomorrow night's start for Trenton (Double-A) is his last in the minors. — "It will be his last if he says it is," Torre said of Clemens, who will be making his second minor-league outing since signing with the Yankees.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets head to Atlanta — Can add to lead, confidence — The Mets and Braves have been neck-and-neck since the start of the season, neither team leading by more than the 2-1/2-game cushion the Mets currently enjoy. — Now the Mets hope to gain a little separation from their NL East rivals …
Joe Posnanski / The Soul of Baseball:
Hall of Fame predictions ... NL Edition — Editor's note: I'm sure there are mistakes galore in here ... and I'm sure I'll need to update more players. Consider this a first edition, an early column, if you will. I'll update it later tonight. I have to take the kid's to see Shrek The Third first.
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