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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Mussina ties Gibson in wins, Jeter hurt — NEW YORK (AP)—Mike Mussina worked both sides of the plate as he cruised through the Tampa Bay Rays lineup and joined some elite company. — Thanks to Moose, the New York Yankees did just fine after Derek Jeter went down.
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Harper: Don't use A-Rod at shortstop — It's important to note that Derek Jeter, famously protective of his private life as he is, would sooner publish a list of all the women he has dated than come out of a ballgame because of an injury. — So you can't dismiss the quadriceps injury …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Cycle eludes Abreu in Yanks' win — Right fielder misses milestone by double; Jeter strains quad — NEW YORK — The cost of this win won't be clear for some time. For now, it was simply a victory, 6-1 over the Rays, on a cold and windy Monday night. But should Derek Jeter …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Jeter leaves with strained quad — Shortstop injures left leg while running out groundout vs. Rays — NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left Monday night's game against the Rays after two innings with a strained left quad. — Jeter grounded into a fielder's choice in his only at-bat …
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Jeter will not play tomorrow — Derek Jeter will not be in the lineup tomorrow against the Royals, according to Joe Girardi after Jeter left the game in the second inning tonight with a strained left quadriceps. It doesn't appear to be an injury that will land him on the DL at this time.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Rookies reeling after Pirates' home opener — Cubs prevail, 10-8, in 12th on Bixler, Meek travails — It was a sweet, sun-drenched opening day for baseball in Pittsburgh, and it nearly was one in which the Pirates raised their arms for the most stunning of celebrations.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox will keep Nick Swisher at leadoff — The results are too good, regardless of what options the White Sox might have later at the leadoff spot. — Manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he would keep Nick Swisher as his leadoff hitter for the foreseeable future.
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Kiley McDaniel / saber-scouting:
Rumored Price For Boras Clients Surface — Scott Boras is without a doubt the highest profile agent in sports history and many of his methods are heavily debated. A few teams deal with him with no fear, some allow him to out-leverage them, others just don't deal with him at all.
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Stadium less than half-full for Game 2 at Nationals Park — WASHINGTON (AP)—With more than half the seats empty, Game 2 at Nationals Park got off to a bit of a rough start. — The gigantic, high-definition scoreboard beyond the outfield at the Washington Nationals' new $611 million stadium …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Surprises planned for ring ceremony — Red Sox to turn up the ‘chill’ factor at Fenway for home opener — BOSTON — When Fenway Park, all 96 years old of it, opens its doors Tuesday afternoon, the temperature will be in the 40s and the wind will be swirling enough to make it feel even a little colder.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Corpas comment not so graceful to Colorado — Mark Grace insists he was cracking a joke, not leveling a charge against Rockies closer Manny Corpas. — During Sunday's ninth inning, Corpas blew his first save, surrendering a two-run homer to Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds.
Steve Treder / Hardball Times:
The 10 worst No. 2 hitters since 1957 — In our first installment of this series, we identified the worst regular leadoff hitters (defined as starting at least half their team's games in that lineup slot) of the past half-century. This time we'll turn our attention to the No. 2 men.
David Murphy / High Cheese:
New York, New York — It seems Jimmy Rollins isn't the only Phillie who likes zinging the Mets. We were talking to Charlie Manuel post-game when he addressed the back-and-forth between the two teams the past year or so. Now, keep in mind, Manuel's a little under the weather …
Associated Press:
Angels top Tribe on Hunter's grand slam — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—From the moment he signed with the Los Angeles Angels, Torii Hunter said he and the Rally Monkey would be close friends and would go everywhere together. There's even one hanging in his locker.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Arizona gets to Dodgers quickly in 9-3 victory — The Diamondbacks' four-run first inning gives Arizona starter Haren enough padding for the victory. — PHOENIX — Andruw Jones showed up early Monday at Chase Field to work in the cages, and later on the field he had what hitting coach Mike Easler called …
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