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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 …
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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 …
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.
Brian Heyman / The Journal News:
Yankees get win, now hit road — NEW YORK - It isn't always easy being a big-league player. Take today's schedule following last night's Yankees-Tampa Bay series finale at the Stadium. Let Brian Bruney spell it out for you on Mike Mussina's little white message board hanging on the divider of their adjoining lockers:
Mike Puma / New York Post:
A-ROD ON ‘SHORT’ LIST OF OPTIONS — The Yankees don't want to believe Derek Jeter's strained left quadriceps will cost him more than a few games. But what if they aren't so fortunate? — One possibility Joe Girardi didn't rule out last night was moving former shortstop Alex Rodriguez back to his old position.
ESPN:
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.
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Team brass sees Astley as ghastly — The Mets will have a runoff to determine their new eighth-inning sing-along tune. The organization received five million votes at mets.com after inviting fans to choose from among 10 selections to potentially replace “Sweet Caroline.”
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.
