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5:50 PM ET, April 11, 2008

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New York Post:
HIGH'JINX' HITS YANKEES  —  CREW SABOTEUR  —  The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!  —  A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction work ers told The Post yester day.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi: Bring on Bosox  —  KANSAS CITY - Joe Girardi has plenty of experience playing at Fenway Park, but when the Bombers and Red Sox resume their rivalry Friday in Boston, it will mark Girardi's first time running the show in enemy territory.  —  The Bombers and Bosox will face off three times …
MLB.com:
Yanks-Sox rivalry now painted red  —  Once in New York's favor, battle renews with Boston on top  —  BOSTON — Baseball's biggest rivalry has not only changed, it has been set on its head, turned inside out, inverted and fundamentally altered.  —  It is still the Yankees and the Red Sox, except that it is not.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox use depth to down Tigers
NY Daily News:
Bondy: Mets-Phils rivalry what Mets-Braves used to be  —  He was safe.  He was out.  It could have gone either way at the plate, the way it can go either way between these two teams in the standings, all the way to October.  —  “Safe,” Jose Reyes declared afterward.  “Yes.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Associated Press
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Heilman has been weak link in Mets' bullpen
Discussion: On the Mets beat and MetsBlog.com
David Murphy / Philly.com:   Phillies up in arms over late, plate call in 12th-inning loss to Mets
tampabay.com:
Rays pitcher Reyes slugged, Tased, arrested at Tampa bar  —  TAMPA — Tampa Police arrested Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Al Reyes early this morning, saying the reliever was drunk and disruptive when he fell down, picked a fight and spit blood at patrons of a popular Hyde Park night spot where Jessica Sierra was arrested last year.
Howard Megdal / New York Observer:
Now Starting for the Mets: Nelson Figueroa, King of Quadruple-A  —  While Nelson Figueroa, scheduled to make his first start for the Mets on Friday night, may be unknown to most American fans, observers from Mexico to the Dominican Republic to Taiwan know the 33-year-old journeyman pitcher as an ace.
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Ted Berg / SNY.tv:
Going the distance  —  Brooklyn product hopes to make good in Queens  —  Nelson Figueroa has come a long way to get home.  —  In pursuit of a spot on a Major League roster, the 33-year-old Brooklyn product went from Mexico to Taiwan, then back to Mexico, then to the Dominican Republic …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Mets Today
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Injury bug bites infield  —  Lowell on DL; Cora hurts elbow … As of yesterday, the Sox had yet to place Kyle Snyder [stats] on waivers, and there were indications that they were looking to trade the right-hander.  Among the teams interested in Snyder, who was designated for assignment Sunday, are the Tigers, Rays and Phillies.
Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Myers vows to come out smokin' against Cubs  —  NEW YORK - Brett Myers hasn't been himself in his first two starts this season.  —  He hasn't shown his fastball as much.  He hasn't been his aggressive self.  —  “I'm closing for nine innings tomorrow,” said Myers, who will start tonight …
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils sign Kline to Minor League deal
Discussion: Philliesflow.com and Liberty Ball
The Times-Tribune:
Horne to the disabled list  —  Just bounced text messages back and forth with Alan Horne.  —  The MRI showed a slight tear of his right biceps and he's going back to Tampa to rehab the injury.  Horne said he wasn't sure how long he would be out, but the damage isn't to a ligament, which seems like good news.
Discussion: iYankees and Bronx Liaison
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Horne Escapes Without ‘Long-Term’ Injury  —  It was startling for the Yankees on Thursday when Alan Horne, one of the team's best pitching prospects, had to leave his start for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after two innings with a biceps injury.  It turns out that the injury is not too severe.
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
James sent back to Richmond  —  Denver — Chuck James spent less than 15 hours on the 25-man roster of the Braves, who optioned the left-hander to Class AAA Richmond on Thursday.  —  The move wasn't surprising after his woeful start Wednesday, when he came off the disabled list and gave up six runs …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Piniella hints Hill's on thin ice  —  Skipper implies rotation shuffle would be option  —  PITTSBURGH — Cubs starter Rich Hill's three poor innings and reliever Jon Lieber's 4 1/3 scoreless innings Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates might be raising ideas about how to fix what's wrong with the pitching staff.
 
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