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9:10 AM ET, March 19, 2008

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Boston Globe:
Union to look at lack of Bonds offers  —  The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by baseball's Players Association as part of its annual review of the free agent market.  —  Less than two weeks before Opening Day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned …
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Spring Training / Associated Press:
Union to examine lack of offers to Bonds  —  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP)—The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market.  —  Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Unlikely Yankee fans unite  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. - Theresa Walsh and Pete Hughes are both Red Sox fans.  Tuesday, their feelings toward the Yankees changed dramatically with the Bombers' visit to VirginiaTech.  —  Walsh, a product of Binghamton, N.Y., graduated last summer and got a local accounting job.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees honored to play Va. Tech
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
A moving day  —  Hurrying to catch a plane, so I'm just going …
Discussion: MLB.com, Bats and YanksBlog.com
Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Yanks ease VT back toward normalcy
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks moved by Va. Tech memorial
Discussion: BASEBALL HOT CORNER
Associated Press:   Ex-Reds World Series pitcher Purkey dies at 78
Sam Borden / The Journal News:
Hokies' O'Brien grateful for Yanks' visit
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets getting 2008 lineup in order  —  Wednesday night's starters may mirror Opening Day squad  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — With their one and only off-day and a second morning of sleeping in behind them, the Mets play the Indians on Wednesday night.  To borrow a phrase from the contentious days …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Castro legging it out  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Ramon Castro's MRI exam revealed a strained right hamstring, but Mets trainers felt good enough about his condition to clear him to catch Mike Pelfrey's six-inning simulated game Tuesday.  Castro, who is apprehensive about running …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Duque moves closer to 1st start
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Who's No. 5?  —  Well, the Mets still aren't saying …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Roster scenarios get tricky for Sox … FORT MYERS - A decision on who exactly can play in the Red Sox [team stats]' season opener still has to be made, but yesterday the team was able to finalize who will get on the Tokyo-bound plane today.  —  Thirty players will be in the mix …
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John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
Don't rush him: Rays would be wise to send Longoria back to Durham  —  His time is near, on that we can all agree.  The tricky part is defining near.  ¶  If you are Evan Longoria, then opening day sounds like the nearest thing to heaven.  If you are a Rays fan, after seeing another Longoria home run …
Discussion: Hardball
The Smoking Gun:
Obama Business Strikes Out  —  Major League Baseball forces closure of online t-shirt operation  —  Major League Baseball has forced the closure of an online business run by a Barack Obama supporter who tweaked team logos to create t-shirts promoting the Illinois Democrat's presidential bid.
Jonah Keri / ESPN:
Forst says injury concerns a big reason for A's moves  —  Editor's note: This is the third in Jonah Keri's series of Q&As with players and executives from the Cactus League.  Click to read interviews with Arizona GM Josh Byrnes and Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick.
Discussion: ShysterBall
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals Have Logjam Up the Middle  —  Barring a trade — and with General Manager Jim Bowden at the controls, that never is a good idea — the Washington Nationals have three players for two positions in the middle infield.  Two of those players — would-be second basemen Ronnie Belliard …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Choiceless Padres likely to start Gerut in left  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this  —  Jody Gerut hasn't played in the majors since 2005.
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies' Hamels commands attention in strong spring outing  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Take a deep breath.  Relax.  Cole Hamels didn't forget how to throw his changeup.  In fact, he's still pretty darn good at it.  —  Yesterday afternoon, against one of the top up-and-coming lineups in the game …
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Opening Day starter a question mark  —  Manager Gonzalez isn't quite ready to announce rotation  —  JUPITER, Fla. — If timing indeed is everything, then the Marlins feel they need more time in deciding their rotation.  —  Initially, manager Fredi Gonzalez said he would announce the Opening Day starter on Tuesday.
Discussion: FishStripes
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Reggie: Steinbrenner belongs in Cooperstown  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - George Steinbrenner became a Hall of Famer last night.  No, not the Hall of Fame you're thinking of.  —  Instead, Steinbrenner was inducted into the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame, receiving its annual lifetime achievement award.
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
 
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's notes: Minor-leaguer De Los Santos hits 97 on gun
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Crede likely to be White Sox's third baseman on opening day
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Rodney to open season on DL
Emma Span / Bronx Banter:
Many Ways To Have A Good Time  —  To be honest, I'm sick of spring training.
Greg Johnson / Los Angeles Times:
NCAA increases its role in Final Four ticket resale
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John Fay / Reds Insider:
Rumors mill  —  The press room at Ed Smith Stadium also serves …
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