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9:50 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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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 11: Yankees at Red Sox
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and iYankees
MLB.com:
Yanks-Sox rivalry now painted red
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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
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Mets Today
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
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB, union formalize new drug policy  —  Deal creates independent administrator, increases testing  —  Major League Baseball and the Players Association have agreed to an enhanced drug policy that enacts all of the recommendations made by former Sen. George Mitchell in his report that analyzed …
Discussion: At Home Plate Blog
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Niemann to debut in bigs on Sunday  —  Rays hope 2004 first-rounder will patch up injured rotation  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Jeff Niemann will make his Major League debut Sunday against the Orioles.  —  According to team spokesman Rick Vaughn, Niemann was expected to arrive Friday night …
Discussion: Rays Anatomy
Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
Gameday Live 11: Yanks-Red Sox  —  BTW, if Wang finishes with only one hit, how's Abreu going to feel.  Hard to say an outfielder is EXPECTED to catch a ball that's going to be a home run.  But Abreu sure was in position to do so.  If only...  9:36 p.m.  —  Okay, boys and girls …
Discussion: Boston Globe and Stat of the Day
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:   Ortiz maintains silence on, off field
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
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Jeter to remain on the shelf  —  Brian Cashman was WEEI in Boston today and said that Derek Jeter would likely not play until the Yankees get to Tampa.  —  Given how cold it is here and the probability of rain, that makes sense.  —  No word on yet on Jorge Posada's status.
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 …
Associated Press:
Twins recall Liriano for Sunday start vs. Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins recalled left-hander Francisco Liriano on Friday, and he's expected to make his first start after missing all of last season because of elbow surgery Sunday against the Kansas City Royals.
Discussion: Associated Press
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
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.
 
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