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Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
Jeter OK after bruising pinky finger — Injury likely won't keep shortstop from Opening Day lineup — MIAMI — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter bruised his right pinky finger before Saturday night's game with the Marlins while trying to field a ground ball that took a bad bounce.
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‘Second wind’ has Giambi confident — In final season of contract, slugger expects to avoid injuries — MIAMI — Jason Giambi feels physically rejuvenated. At 37, the Yankees slugger wrapped up an injury-free Spring Training on Saturday night and said he hasn't felt this good since his first two seasons with the Yankees.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
PINKY WOE NO WORRY FOR JETER — Of course, he was fine. Isn't he always? — After Derek Jeter was lifted in the third inning of last night's 4-2 exhibition win over the Marlins, the question was why. — “During batting practice a ground ball nipped his finger, the right pinky …
Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, Red Sox enjoy Coliseum's cozy, crazy confines — Players and fans have a good time—and for a good cause—with cramped field and strange dimensions. — World Series MVP Mike Lowell took one look at the 201-foot left-field line and smiled. — “I could do some damage here,” he said.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Ozzie reveals Opening Day lineup — Uribe to play second, Swisher to lead off against Sabathia — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ozzie Guillen never has been one to hide the truth from White Sox fans, the media covering the team or anyone else in the general vicinity when he is holding court.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets moved by visit to Lorraine Motel — MEMPHIS - Mets bench coach Jerry Manuel reveres Martin Luther King Jr. So the Mets' detour here to face the White Sox in MLB's second-annual Civil Rights Game Saturday night was especially welcome, and significant. The team's 24-hour stay before returning …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
El Duque might start season on DL — MEMPHIS - Mets officials appeared to be leaning toward placing Orlando Hernandez on the DL to start the season, paving the way for Mike Pelfrey to make at least two starts, the first opposite Tom Glavine on Saturday in Atlanta, the Daily News has learned.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Brian Cashman answers your questions — We've had a lot of fun with the reader Q&A feature on the blog but this one is special. — We put the word out for questions for Brian Cashman last week and a record 512 e-mails came into blog headquarters from around the world.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
THE WRIGHT THING TO DO — WHY DAVID CUT DOWN ENDORSEMENT DEALS — March 30, 2008 — SO THAT the Mets can say yes to the postseason this season, David Wright has been saying no. — Wright, 25, cut back on many possible endorsement deals and promotional activities this year …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Deep Inside the Big Ballyard in the Bronx — The Yankees' second baseman is named for the Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, the man who stole home at Yankee Stadium in the first game of the 1955 World Series. Where Jackie Robinson once slid, Robinson Canó now hits. — It is not only Canó, of course.
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
20th Century gone, but 21st wide open for Cubs — Cubs not guaranteed a World Series title, but anything possible by the year 2108 — When (and if) the Cubs win the World Series before another 100 years of Major League Baseball passes, Chicago-area futurist Ann Feeney believes local spirits might …
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Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
That sinking feeling — Experts agree that the O's will be mighty bad but that they won't match the depths of the '88 team — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Orioles continue to recite the mantra of a rebuilding team, whether it's done inside the brick walls of the B&O Warehouse or the cramped offices …
Screech's Best Friend / Nats320:
The First Game — If you hung around New Nationals Park a good 25 minutes after tonight's First Game by Our Washington Nationals—you would have enjoyed one of best moments of the entire evening. A test for what's coming tomorrow on Opening Night— A FABULOUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY. Yes, Bang!!
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Andrew Ratner / Baltimore Sun:
True devotion: blogging about the Orioles — Blogging about the Orioles isn't for the faint of heart. — The team, which opens the 2008 season tomorrow, used to have about 30 blogs focused on it, according to baseballblogs.org. — That was on a par with the San Francisco Giants …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The five most likely to be traded — The Pirates' new management has made clear its plan to trade experienced players for prospects in an attempt to restock the minor-league system. Here are the five most likely candidates to go: — Jason Bay — Contract status: Making $5.75 million this season …
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Larry Stone / Mariners Blog:
Mariners set roster, with some surprises — It was a weird scene this morning at Cashman Field, with the Mariners' brass huddling in the bowels of the stadium, and a mixture of elated and devastated players as they learned their fate to start the season. — The most dejected was R.A. Dickey …
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