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George A. King III / New York Post:
A-ROD COULD PLAY SHORTSTOP — IF JETER'S OUT, CASHMAN SAYS IT'S A SOLUTION — KANSAS CITY — If Derek Jeter has to go on the shelf due to a left quad injury, the Yankees aren't afraid of shifting Alex Rodriguez from third base to shortstop, a position he played very well in Seattle …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Hughes opens Yanks' lengthy trip — New York (4-3) at Kansas City (4-2), Tuesday, 4:10 p.m. ET — Blame the schedule makers for this stretch, but it won't do much good. The Yankees are about to adjust to life almost exclusively on the road, whether they're looking forward to it or not.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Jeter's injury acute pain for Yanks — NEW YORK - Joe Girardi didn't say no. Joe Torre would have. — Now, this is not to compare Girardi and Torre, not in a mano-a-mano fashion at least, but one that deals with today's reality in the New York Yankees universe: Suggestions that Alex Rodriguez move …
Howard Kussoy / New York Post:
YANKEES SHORT KEY PLAYER — INJURED JETER SITS OUT TODAY VS. ROYALS — Attention Yankees fans: Derek Jeter is injured. — OK, you can breathe again. — The captain strained his left quadriceps muscle in the 6-1 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium last night, Joe Girardi said his shortstop …
Associated Press:
Sox ring in home season with a 5-0 win over Detroit — BOSTON — There was red-white-and-blue bunting hanging from the stands, a Green Monster-sized American flag on the left-field wall and an Air National Guard flyover punctuating “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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Buckner throws out first pitch as Red Sox hand out bling — The heartbreak of 1986 seems like a long time ago for the Boston Red Sox now that they've won two world championships in four years. — Long enough that Bill Buckner, whose 102 RBIs for the Red Sox that season were eclipsed …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:Surprises planned for ring ceremony
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Phillies beat Mets in final Shea opener — NEW YORK (AP)—Carlos Delgado and the New York Mets botched the final Shea Stadium opener the same way they squandered that big lead in the NL East last year. — April or September, doesn't seem to matter. The Mets can't find a way to hold off Philadelphia.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
AMAZIN'S 1ST PRIORITY: CLEAN STENCH OF '07 — YOU can call today an opener, the last Shea Stadium Opening Day, but before the Mets can truly open their season, they have to close the books on 2007. — This day is a closer, not an opener. — The Mets will never completely close the door …
San Francisco Chronicle:
A's Harden scratched from Tuesday start — (04-08) 04:00 PDT Toronto — The A's have scratched Rich Harden for tonight's game in Toronto with back soreness, specifically in the lat area. — The injury is believed to be minor and it might have been the aftereffects of the long flights to and from Japan last month.
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Harden to miss start vs. Jays with back soreness — Rich Harden has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Toronto Blue Jays with back soreness, the team announced. — The Oakland Athletics right-hander has struggled to overcome injuries the last three seasons.
John Klima / MLB.com:
Rodriguez might need stint on DL — Los Angeles (5-3) vs. Cleveland (3-4), Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. PT — Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez had one of his worst outings in recent memory on Monday night, blowing a save against the Indians by allowing three runs in one-third of an inning.
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Runoff to determine Mets' new 8th inning song — The Mets will have a runoff to determine their new eighth-inning sing-along tune. — The organization received 5 million votes on its Web site after inviting fans to choose from among 10 selections to potentially replace Sweet Caroline.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers outfield is out of sorts — Subpar averages magnified opposite D-backs' four homers — PHOENIX — There was a time, and it seems like only a week or so ago, when the Dodgers thought they had too many outfielders. — Now, they don't have enough, at least enough productive ones.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:Arizona gets to Dodgers quickly in 9-3 victory
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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
AL-best Orioles win sixth straight — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Aubrey Huff and the Baltimore Orioles are certainly enjoying the new season. And surprising a lot of people. — “We've already had more fun than at anytime last year,” Huff said after Baltimore's sixth straight victory …
Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Mariner Meltdown on the Mound — The Seattle Mariners dropped their fourth game in a row Monday afternoon to fall to 2-5, completing their being swept at the hands of the Orioles—the Orioles—by losing their third bullpen game in the season's opening week.
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Helms will not add a penny to 2008 team salary — WASHINGTON - Pay no mind to that $2.15 million salary figure attached to Wes Helms this season. The Marlins aren't paying a nickel of it. — They didn't reacquire Helms for free, but this deal is another example of why the Marlins consistently …
