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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.
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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 …
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 …
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:
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 …
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.
ESPN:
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 …
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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.
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 …
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Susan Slusser / SFGate:
Harden scratched - update — From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Toronto — I've just arrived in Toronto to a bombshell: Rich Harden has been scratched from his start tomorrow night. He is now expected to start Saturday at Cleveland, according to an e-mail from the team's P.R. department.
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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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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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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.”
The Cheat / South Side Sox:
Crede's Slam Lifts Streaking Sox — In what has already become something of a trend here in the early season, I'll open this recap with another It's Not 2007 Anymore type factoid. Today's: The White Sox 5-game winning streak is their longest since a similar 5-game streak August 10-14 …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:White Sox will keep Nick Swisher at leadoff
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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.
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 …
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.
