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2:10 PM ET, March 13, 2008

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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox make Mirabelli release official  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Red Sox have just made Doug Mirabelli's release official.  He was placed on unconditional release waivers.  —  Will he be back?  —  That all depends on how well Kevin Cash or Dusty Brown handle Tim Wakefield.
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Sox release Mirabelli … FORT MYERS - The Red Sox [team stats] almost seemed reluctant to re-sign Doug Mirabelli [stats] to one-year contracts during the last two offseasons.  This morning, their reasons became more apparent.  —  They released him.  —  Prior to today's meeting between …
Boston Herald:
Clay throwing his A game with new Pet … As you may have suspected, life is good if you're Red Sox [team stats] hurler Clay Buchholz.  —  First he throws a no-hitter in his second start in the bigs.  Then Josh Beckett [stats] goes down with a bad back, meaning Clay's odds of starting just got a whole lot better.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Mirabelli released  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Who knows whether the Sox will stick with Kevin Cash as their backup/Tim Wakefield catcher, but for now he appears to be the man.  —  The Sox haven't yet announced it, but they've released Doug Mirabelli.  The veteran, who has been with the Sox since 2001 …
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Maureen Mullen / MLB.com:
Manny finds wisdom with touch of gray  —  Slugger refines exercise, diet as career begins to wind down  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The experts will tell us one of the keys to aging well is to continue learning along the way.  Older and wiser, as the saying goes.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Coco in for face-to-face  —  Tito, Theo call Crisp for meeting
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
A Slide Leads to a Cut and a Festering Wound  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two of his players and two of his coaches were ejected Wednesday, but Yankees Manager Joe Girardi insisted his team had not been looking for a fight.  In the visiting dugout after Round 2 of a bruising bout with the Tampa Bay Rays …
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Dan Fox / Baseball Prospectus:
Schrodinger's Bat  —  Spring Fling … —A. Bartlett Giamatti  —  For baseball fans, it almost goes without saying that the first game seen each season is a special event.  Having not been able to catch the smattering of games on cable or the now indispensable MLB.tv because of other commitments …
Discussion: THE BOOK and Dan Agonistes
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Capuano can't find groove vs. Seattle  —  Left-hander struggles for third straight outing in Cactus play  —  MARINERS 5, BREWERS 1  —  Mariners at the plate: Outfielder Mike Morse tacked on three more hits to his productive spring: a single in the fifth, run-scoring double in the seventh …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Cameron to seek supplement use
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:   ‘Huge’ step for Brewers' Gallardo
Patrick Sullivan / Baseball Analysts:
To Take or Not To Take  —  I can't imagine that many readers of this site do not have at least some form of addiction to Baseball Reference, a veritable data goldmine for any baseball junkie.  I know I sure do.  —  Recently I have taken to coming up with some point of interest …
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Lee not a fan of batting in five-hole  —  Slugger prefers to hit cleanup, but will do what's best for team  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Before the start of Spring Training, Astros manager Cecil Cooper projected the Opening Day lineup to include Miguel Tejada hitting third, Lance Berkman fourth and Carlos Lee fifth.
Howard Megdal / New York Observer:
The Yanks Need Mussina, and That's Not So Good  —  The Yankees may have been encouraged by Mike Mussina's second outing of the spring over the weekend, when the 39-year-old veteran struck out 5 batters in just 2 2/3 innings.  Then again, he also walked a pair and allowed a home run, failing to finish the third frame.
Tom Spousta / New York Times:
Crystal Puts Bat on Ball and Tongue in Cheek  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Say this about Billy Crystal, a 5-foot-5 infield prospect who bats right-handed, throws right-handed and left everything on practice field No. 2 at Legends Field during a workout Wednesday: He has a strike zone the size of a fire ant.
Discussion: NY Daily News and Bucs Dugout
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Chris Girandola / MLB.com:   Crystal lives out pinstripe dreams
Associated Press:
Awed Padres perched atop Great Wall of China  —  BADALING, China — Perched on the Great Wall of China, Trevor Hoffman gazed over the slick cobblestones and through the watchtowers to survey a barrier to invading armies that once stretched 4,000 miles.  —  This weekend, the Padres …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Francona and Theo chat with Coco  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Willie McGinest used to say “You can't make the club from the tub.”  In the case of Coco Crisp, “you can't make a trade from the shade.”  —  If Coco Crisp wants an exit out of Boston, teams want to see that he's healthy and playing before trying to swing a deal.
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Mariners release Ramirez  —  Lefty's struggles, stocked rotation spell end of road in Seattle  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — The Mariners' first roster move of Spring Training was a stunner.  —  Left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez, who spent most of last season in the starting rotation …
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