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12:30 AM ET, April 12, 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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MLB.com:
Yanks-Sox rivalry now painted red
Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
Gameday Live 11: Yanks-Red Sox  —  It's over.  Yankees win.  See ya manana.  —  Wow.  Two outs in the ninth - one out from the one-hitter - Julio Lugo lays a soft bunt in front of Wang to the pitcher's right and reaches on a hit.  Can't argue that one.  —  Mr. Abreu, you're off the hook.
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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 and Baseball Musings
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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Longoria on the way; Niemann too  —  3B prospect Evan Longoria is on his way to St. Petersburg and will make his major-league debut Saturday.  —  “I'm headed that way,” Longoria said late Friday before boarding a flight to Tampa.  “I'm very excited, obviously.  I hope I'm in there tomorrow.”
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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David Murphy / Philly.com:   Phillies up in arms over late, plate call in 12th-inning loss to Mets
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils sign Kline to Minor League deal
Discussion: Philliesflow.com and Liberty Ball
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
Associated Press:
Arizona LHP Davis surgery successful  —  PHOENIX (AP)—Arizona left-hander Doug Davis could return from thyroid cancer and pitch in four to six weeks, the doctor who performed the surgery said Friday.  —  Dr. Bob Evani said the survival rate for this type of cancer is near 100 percent.
Discussion: Out in the Desert
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Associated Press:
D-backs' Davis has surgery
Discussion: Bottom9 Baseball
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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Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Dontrelle Willis leaves game with injury  —  CHICAGO - The news about the Tigers' pitching staff is not getting any better.  —  Dontrelle Willis took the mound against the Chicago White Sox tonight, needing to show improved command after walking seven batters in his Detroit debut.
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.
ESPN:
Twins recall Liriano from Triple-A for Sunday start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 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.
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
 
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Heady Days  —  Friends, we have truly entered a strange era …
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Mientkiewicz defends team's aggressive running
The Times-Tribune:
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