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Kyle / Driveline Mechanics:
Quick Note: Chien-Ming Wang — I hate to start this article off all doom-and-gloom style, but I'm already unhappy with where this analysis is going. This still accurately captures the intensity of pitching for the Yankees, but it also indicates two things I am probably going to dislike in Wang's delivery:
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang overpowers Sox with two-hitter — Yanks righty loses bid for no-hitter with Drew's home run in fifth — BOSTON — Chien-Ming Wang may never receive the kudos generally lauded upon the game's top hurlers, his high winning percentage overlooked as a result of pitching toward contact instead of the league lead in strikeouts.
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Crisp, not Ellsbury, takes center stage — After alternating center fielders for the first 11 games - they played side by side one game in Oakland when right fielder J.D. Drew was out with a sore back - Red Sox manager Terry Francona started Coco Crisp last night for the second straight game.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Does Anyone Still Doubt That Wang Is an Ace? — Since Chien-Ming Wang lost twice in the division series last season, there's been a curious notion floating around among fans that he is not an ace. After Friday's two-hitter in a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox, are there any doubters left?
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George A. King III / New York Post:
BEANTOWN BOZO PELTS YANK PEN — Joba Chamberlain and a few people seated near the Yankees' bullpen thought an unruly Red Sox fan was throwing ice cubes at the reliever while he warmed up in the latter innings of last night's 4-1 Bomber win. — Mike Harkey, the Yankees' bullpen coach …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
STOPPED SHORT: DL STINT POSSIBLE FOR JETER — Every day that Derek Jeter doesn't test his injured left quad muscle moves the Yankees shortstop closer to a stint on the disabled list. — Out since leaving Monday night's game against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, Jeter said last night …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Is Yankee Stadium dirty laundry a hoax? — Worker claims to have buried Red Sox shirt under new facility — BOSTON — Might the Yankees have some dirty laundry in their new basement? — A construction worker on a concrete crew at the new Yankee Stadium secretly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under …
Marc Lancaster / Rays Report:
Longoria on the way — Evan Longoria's major-league debut may only be a day or two away. The Rays' prized prospect was not in Durham's lineup for the Bulls' home opener tonight and Durham's radio broadcast reported he is on his way to the majors. — Updating: A person familiar …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Willis says injury could've been worse — Tigers starter stumbles while delivering, hyperextends knee — CHICAGO — The message from Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis after his injury Friday night was that it could've been worse. He wasn't just referring to the fact that his team won the game.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies will honor Robinson — PHOENIX — Though the Rockies don't have an African-American player on their roster, three will honor baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson on Tuesday by wearing his No. 42. — Reliever Matt Herges, outfielder Willy Taveras and catcher Yorvit Torrealba asked …
ESPN.com:
Spiezio ‘not ready to play,’ released by Braves — WASHINGTON — Scott Spiezio was released by the Atlanta Braves from their top minor league affiliate Saturday, less than a week after the veteran infielder pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving case. — Spiezio spent 12 years in the majors.
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Nationals Park failing to draw large crowds in first year — WASHINGTON - When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, spectators packed the retro baseball palace not for days, but years. Orioles' attendance, routinely below 25,000 at Memorial Stadium, soared above 40,000 at the new park and remained there for nine seasons.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte needles media — BOSTON - For the last four months, Andy Pettitte has blamed no one but himself for his performance-enhancing troubles. — Friday night, the Yankee lefty said the media sensationalized his tumultuous winter when he was named in the Mitchell Report …
