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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
Cold Start Catches Up to Mussina and Yankees
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IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
‘Suspended’ Cabrera steals show
‘Suspended’ Cabrera steals show
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New York Post, Bronx Banter, Brew Crew Ball, Pinstripes, Pa, Bronx Liaison and River Ave. Blues
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets' Martinez out for at least four to six weeks — MIAMI - All that remained of Pedro Martinez yesterday at Dolphin Stadium was a framed photograph of the three-time Cy Young winner in his empty locker alongside a plastic bottle of moisturizing lotion with PEDRO scrawled on white athletic tape.
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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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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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Peter's Red Sox Forever
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers stumble out of the gate again — egrant@dallasnews.com — SEATTLE - One theme that ran through the Texas Rangers' spring training from start to finish was the need to get off to a different kind of start than in 2007. — After one series, though, things look eerily similar.
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Lone Star Ball
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: Andino's joy turns to relief — MIAMI GARDENS — Robert Andino says he'll always have fond memories of his first career home run, even if the aftermath was scary. — As Andino was circling the bases after his game-winner Tuesday night, an intruder was trying to break into his house in Kendall.
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Bottom9 Baseball
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Cardinals fans take flight — ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Cardinals fans love to tell anyone who will listen how they're the smartest in baseball, and on Wednesday night they may have proven it. — They knew better than to show up and watch this team. — Oh, the Cardinals won …
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The Griddle
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
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.
Pizza Cutter / Statistically Speaking:
How to make your team better by firing your third base coach — If there is one position on the baseball diamond that is overlooked and under-appreciated by the fans, and under-exploited by Sabrmetricians, it's... the third base coach? Wait a minute, all he really does is wave his arm at the runner.
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.
Bob Rittner / Baseball Analysts:
Real Fans Love the DH — What do the following have in common? Sandy Koufax, Lefty Grove and Dazzy Vance. Right, they were all truly awful hitters. What about these three? Harmon Killebrew, Ralph Kiner and Hank Greenberg? Right again. They were all mediocre to poor fielders.