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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
It's going all so very well: Beckett rejoins joy ride — There are nights when the customers file into Fenway Park [map] with a sense of dread, or, perhaps a notch below that, an uneasy feeling about the game they are about to watch. — Perhaps they've checked the pitching lines and know that the opposing team's ace is on the mound.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Everything they touch turns to gold — Josh Beckett is back, a 4-2 winner over the Tribe last night. The Red Sox have won five in a row, lead the Yankees by 14 1/2 games, and own the best record in baseball. And the reeling Yanks are afraid to pitch Roger Clemens in Fenway Park this weekend.
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Baseball Musings
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Beckett picks it right up: Righty returns strong — The word of the day at Fenway Park [map] yesterday was "beat." — As in, Josh Beckett [stats] (8-0) did not miss a beat being out two weeks because of a cut in his right middle finger. — Also, the Red Sox [team stats] …
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Mets rally in 12th as Benitez melts down — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes juked, bluffed and faked a mad dash, anything to rattle Armando Benitez. — Surprisingly, it paid off — twice. — Moments after Reyes provoked the excitable reliever into his second balk of the 12th inning …
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Notes: Weaver looks sharp; now what? — Mariners, Beltre set Seattle records in Monday's victory — ANAHEIM — Jeff Weaver tossed a simulated shutout on Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium, and said he's ready to return to the Mariners pitching staff. — The right-hander went through a four-inning …
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Caffeinated Confines
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Santana has another fine homecoming — Angels right-hander, who has struggled on the road, works seven solid innings; Hillenbrand homers. — Home must be where Ervin Santana's heart is, because the right-hander sure seems to pitch with more courage and confidence and aggressiveness in Angel Stadium than he does on the road.
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Mariners Blog
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Santana back where he belongs — Pitcher responds after rough outing; Hillenbrand homers — ANAHEIM — The Angels' Ervin Santana won 28 games before his 24th birthday. There are pitchers in the Hall of Fame who didn't do that. — Burdened by recent disappointments …
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6-4-2
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Abercrombie bringing 'A' game — Results not there for Tankersley; Miller thrown right into fray — CHICAGO — Gradually, Reggie Abercrombie is showing glimpses of what he is capable of doing. — In the Marlins' 5-3 win over the Cubs on Monday, the speedy center fielder reached on a bunt attempt for a hit.
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FishStripes
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Tom Keller / MLB.com:
Johnson has pain-free rehab outing — Marlins right-hander likely to make two Minor League starts — JUPITER, Fla. — Josh Johnson's road back to the Marlins progressed as planned on Tuesday morning, as he threw 62 pain-free pitches in an extended Spring Training game at Roger Dean Stadium.
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
If the Plan Pans Out, the Nats' Future Could Be Wow — This season, the Nats wanted an answer to a huge question: Beyond a few key young veterans, who among the players the team already controls could be core elements of a contender in 2010? A show of hands, please. Anybody?
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Lee bowled over by gesture — Kerry Wood became the latest Cub to join in Derrek Lee's Project 3000 campaign to raise awareness for LCA, the genetic eye disease affecting Lee's 4-year-old daughter Jada. — Wood and his wife Sarah announced Tuesday that proceeds from his annual charity bowling tournament …
Discussion:
FishStripes
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Myth vs. reality with the Yankees — Myth: The Yankees should trade guys like Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi and start rebuilding. Maybe Josh Phelps can get something. — Reality: All three have blanket no-trade clauses in their contracts. Abreu will be a free agent …
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River Ave. Blues
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Dave Stewart / NBX Sports Action Blog:
Throwin Heat - Hype — The hype surrounding Roger's return may be warranted, but I still think it's a joke. A guy who's almost 45 years old and about to be added to the starting rotation of a major league club is newsworthy. However, lengthy coverage and discussion of how he pitched …
Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Mets dominate early NL All-Star vote — Beltran leads all position players on the Senior Circuit ballot — The Mets not only have the best record in the National League, they also lead the way in the NL All-Star balloting, according to the first results released on Tuesday by Major League Baseball.
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Gaslamp Ball
