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Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Jeter has earned monument at new Yankee Stadium — At this stage of his career, which is to say his prime, there is only one question left about Derek Jeter: monument or plaque? — A person couldn't help getting in a historical mood, what with the Yankees playing their final Opening Day …
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Yankees arrest two fans for attempted larceny and criminal mischief at Opening Day game — The New York Yankees announced today that two fans were arrested during Tuesday's Opening Day game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium for attempting to steal Stadium bunting and causing damage to the bunting and façade.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Cold Start Catches Up to Mussina and Yankees — There were patches of empty seats in the second and third decks at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, and catcher José Molina wore a ski cap under his helmet and mask. The Yankees' second game of the season was 20 degrees colder than their first …
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IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Mussina, Yanks left out in cold — The pageantry from Opening Day was nowhere to be found on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. — Neither was the energy the Yankees showed in their season-opening victory as A.J. Burnett breezed through the Bombers' lineup and the Jays did what they had to against a mediocre Mike Mussina.
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:‘Suspended’ Cabrera steals show
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox travel well — Lester, Ortiz spark third win over A's — OAKLAND, Calif. - Josh Beckett is still in Florida. Curt Schilling is stuck on an exercise bike. David Ortiz doesn't have any pages left in his passport for new customs stamps, and there's still one country left before the Red Sox can fall into their own beds.
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Lester follows Dice-K with another gem … OAKLAND, Calif. - Be it in Japan, Canada or the United States, within the confines of a dome, oval-shaped stadium or regular park, on Pacific time, Eastern time or the other side of the International Date Line, the odds are that the pitching performances turned …
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: Perez throws life into Mets — MIAMI - Oliver Perez has his very good days, his very bad days. If he were a network program, he would be “Saturday Night Live.” — But on an evening when the Mets received the lousy medical update on Pedro Martinez's strained hamstring they expected …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Pedro's season stalls already — MIAMI - Three hours after Pedro Martinez landed at JFK Airport, he landed on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring that is expected to keep him from pitching for at least four to six weeks. — The Mets activated Brooklyn-born Nelson Figueroa …
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
‘O’ WHAT A NIGHT! — OLIVER, OFFENSE OVERWHELM FISH — A laugher was just what the Mets needed on an otherwise downer of a night. — After learning just before the first pitch that Pedro Martinez's hamstring will cause him to miss 4-6 weeks, Oliver Perez and almost …
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Silva sparkles in debut — Newest M's starter gives up only one run to Rangers — Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez set the bar high, and Carlos Silva knew it wouldn't be easy to clear it in his first start as a Mariner. — “I want to be part of this thing,” Silva said. “I don't want to be on the side.
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Tom M. Tango / Hardball Times:
With the game on the line, I want ... Since the dawn of time, men have been vexed by the singular most puzzling question: Ginger or Mary-Ann? On the one hand, you have the obvious and more sizeable option; on the other hand, you have a prima facie somewhat less appealing choice …
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Purple Row
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Long reliever Lincecum scores the winning run — (04-03) 04:00 PDT Los Angeles — Some folks believe that Tim Lincecum eventually will call the bullpen home as the Giants' closer. On Wednesday night, they got a preview. Lincecum emerged from the bullpen as a long reliever, in a game started by Merkin Valdez
Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:
M. Giles agrees to sign with Dodgers, learn new position — A day after an unusual about-face, veteran infielder Marcus Giles seems to have changed his mind again and apparently is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers to play third base for their Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas, after all.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Big Hurt not hurt by Joba's theatrics — There was a time earlier in his career when Frank Thomas would've taken umbrage at Joba Chamberlain whirling around and pumping his fist after striking out the future Hall of Famer to end the eighth inning of the Yankees' 3-2 victory on Opening Night.
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Associated Press:
Bannister leads Royals over Tigers 4-0 — DETROIT - Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals are off to a quick start. — Bannister allowed two singles in seven innings, combining on a three-hitter Wednesday in a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers. — Kansas City is 2-0 for the second time in 28 years.
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