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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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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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NY Daily News:
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 …
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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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Konerko: Contract talk won't get in way this year — Paul Konerko vowed in spring training to not discuss contracts. And he's keeping his word. — So when the subject was brought up after Joe Crede's heroics against the Twins, the White Sox captain cut it off at the pass.
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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.
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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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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 …
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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.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
MLB takes action to reduce TV blackouts — Major League Baseball is finally trying to white out its blackout problem - and the restrictions that prevent so many from watching games on television and over the Internet may be lifted as early as the 2009 season.
Anthony Andro / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers finding no interest in Tejeda deal — SAN ANTONIO — Rangers right-hander Robinson Tejeda, designated for assignment before the season started, is still available in a trade although there's been little interest in him. — The Rangers have until Wednesday to complete a trade …
