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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Say They Have Time to Wait for Igawa to Catch Up — DUNEDIN, Fla. — No, Yogi Berra said, he was not tempted to jump into the pitcher's arms after the final out on Tuesday. It is true that the Yankees pitched a perfect game, but this was not Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Matsui inching closer — Slowed by tight neck, outfielder plans to take BP by Thursday — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui has been slowed by neck stiffness and is hoping to take batting practice on Wednesday or Thursday. — The 33-year-old, who has not played …
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Pinstripe Alley
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Short Day for Hughes, Satisfying Day for the Kei-Man — The Yankees brought a lineup packed with stars to Dunedin Tuesday - Damon, Jeter, Abreu, A-Rod, Giambi and Posada all made the short trip from Tampa. Unfortunately for the fans here, including Spike Lee, all those players were gone …
Bob Klapisch / ESPN:
Yankees buying into new way of doing things under Girardi — TAMPA, Fla. — From the day he walked into his new office at Legends Field, Joe Girardi has strived to put his own imprint on the Yankees — distancing himself from Joe Torre, without diminishing the legacy of the most successful Yankees manager of the past 50 years.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Notes: Gotay's MRI unconvincing — Abreu strains hip flexor; Shea going completely smoke free — JUPITER, Fla. — Ruben Gotay's sprained right ankle, which on Monday was thought to be possibly fractured, is indeed only sprained. Probably. — A reading of Gotay's CT scan on Tuesday revealed …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Gotay may be catching break — JUPITER, Fla. - Ruben Gotay's right ankle is apparently not fractured after all. After seeing something alarming on an X-ray, team doctor Struan Coleman ordered a CAT scan that now suggests the injury is a sprain. Doctors will review the pictures Thursday …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Maine's payoff pitch will have to wait — JUPITER, Fla. - John Maine's closest neighbor in the clubhouse in Port St. Lucie is Oliver Perez, who just won $6.5 million in arbitration. — The next locker houses Orlando Hernandez, who is pulling down $6 million this year.
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ESPN.com:
O's renew Markakis' contract, outfielder ticked — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nick Markakis will get a raise in 2008, but his new contract didn't come close to fulfilling his expectations. — The outfielder and the Baltimore Orioles failed to agree to terms by the team's designated Tuesday deadline …
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
O's play dangerous game with Markakis — Club did nothing wrong in renewing his contract, but should be careful not to alienate its best player — The Orioles didn't do anything untoward here, certainly not anything other teams haven't done. They took advantage of a system that in most ways benefits the players and not management.
Paul Quinlan / Palm Beach Post:
Red Sox scout accused of lewd behavior — PORT ST. LUCIE — A Boston Red Sox scout was arrested, accused of masturbating at the window of his hotel room in front of two women and two underage girls at the swimming pool, records show. — Jesse Levis, 39, faces two felony charges …
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FanHouse, East Windup Chronicle, It is about the money, stupid, yankeesdaily.com and SOX & Dawgs
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Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Notes: Bush invited for inaugural pitch — President a possibility for Nats' Opening Day at new park — WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush has been invited to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, and Nationals president Stan Kasten said on Tuesday that Bush would attend “if he is at all able.”
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Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Nationals unveil new videoboard — Ballpark nearly finished, ceremony held for home plate — WASHINGTON — At some point, ballpark designers will stop making videoboards that are increasingly larger and larger. — That day has not yet arrived. — The Nationals upped the ante …
Kathy Bergen / Chicago Tribune:
Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley — Cost could hit $400 million; purchase offer coming soon — Wrigley Field could get a face-lift worth $350 million to $400 million if it is purchased by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, former Gov. James Thompson, chairman of the authority, estimated Tuesday.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
McNamee's Lawyers Seek Ouster of Hardin — Lawyers for Roger Clemens's former personal trainer Brian McNamee filed a motion Tuesday to disqualify Clemens's lead lawyer from representing him in a defamation lawsuit. The motion was filed along with a second motion, which asked that a lawsuit brought …
Sports Illustrated:
Heavy expectations (cont.) — Around the camps — • Before Manny Ramirez switched agents to Scott Boras, Ramirez dialed up his fellow South Florida resident Alex Rodriguez to make sure he was doing the right thing. Though A-Rod has said publicly that he disagreed …
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Spring Training / Associated Press:
Batista pitches through pain to prove a point in Mariners' 9-6 loss to the Athletics — PHOENIX (AP)—Miguel Batista left the Seattle Mariners' 9-6 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday because of a sore back. — Batista gave up two runs and two hits in three innings.
