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George A. King III / New York Post:
JOBA GONE AT LEAST THREE DAYS — YANKEES PITCHER LEAVES TEAM TO BE WITH AILING FATHER — TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain will not be with the Yankees for at least the next three days, The Post has learned, placed on the major-league bereavement list to be with his ailiing father in Nebraska.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba leaves team after dad collapses — BOSTON - The Yankees likely will be without Joba Chamberlain on Monday night in Tampa Bay, as the reliever left the team on Sunday night to tend to his ailing father. — According to sources, Harlan Chamberlain collapsed at his home in Lincoln …
New York Post:
YOUNG GUNS ARE KILLIN' YANKS — Right now the Yankees' biggest problem is not that a Red Sox jersey was buried at the new stadium. It is that Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are doing a pretty fair imitation of Tyler Clippard and Matt DeSalvo. — The Yanks ordered an excavation and the jersey issue …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Report: Joba leaves to be with father — Elder Chamberlain in critical condition after collapsing — BOSTON — Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain left the team after Sunday's game to tend to his ailing father, the New York Daily News reported. — The newspaper said that Harlan Chamberlain collapsed …
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Andrew Johnson / Defensive Indifference:
Is That a Shark Below Us? — Why yes it is New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. I realize it's trite to say this, but Sunday night might have officially been the night the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry jumped the shark. Granted, we've been headed in this direction since the moment Boston completed …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:Phil Hughes gets ripped early, Yankees fall to Red Sox at Fenway
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Sliding Into Home
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Add Molina to the injury list — The Yankees need a catcher. Jose Molina strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning, which is why he had to leave the game in the eighth. — “He sucked it up for us,” manager Joe Girardi said. — It's uncertain what the corresponding move …
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NY Daily News:
Jose Molina headed for disabled list — BOSTON - Jose Molina pulled his left hamstring sliding into the plate in the fourth inning Sunday night and could be headed for the disabled list, further thinning out the Yanks' already-depleted catching ranks. — Joe Girardi said after the 8-5 loss …
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Duaner Sanchez nearly ready to return to Mets — Help is on the way for the Mets' bullpen. How much immediate help it will be is the question. — Duaner Sanchez completed the second of back-to-back outings Saturday for Triple-A New Orleans and could rejoin the Mets as soon as tomorrow's series opener against the Nationals.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:Moises to play rehab game
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Associated Press:
Formers Braves, Dodgers outfielder Holmes dies — BOCA RATON, Fla. — Tommy Holmes, an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday. He was 91. — Holmes died of natural causes at an assisted living facility, daughter Patricia Stone said.
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The Griddle
Rob Bradford / Bradford Files:
Snyder accepts assignment — Kyle Snyder, who was designated for assignment April 6, has accepted an assignment to Triple A Pawtucket. Will be checking in from Cleveland shortly ... This entry was posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pm and is filed under general.
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Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
DETROIT TIGERS BASEBALL — Tigers shut out again; Leyland lets them have it — CHICAGO — Yes, this was the one that did it. — The one that set Jim Leyland off. The one that got him going, the one that brought on the eruption so many Detroit Tigers fans have been waiting for.
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USA Today:
Crowning the greatest New York Yankees team ever — Imagine what it would be like if all the great teams that have played at Yankee Stadium throughout its history could face off against each other ... How would the Murderers' Row squad of 1927 fare against Ron Guidry in his Louisiana Lightnin' prime?
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Quote: Willie says the Mets are Sloppy — The Mets blew a four-run, third-inning lead yesterday, losing to the Brewers while leaving 10 men on base, hitting in to five double plays and making one error in the field, among others on the base paths. — Willie Randolph, while looking …
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Bush's job on the line? — When right-hander Dave Bush takes the mound for the Brewers Tuesday night in St. Louis, he might be pitching for his job. — Bush pitched poorly in his first two outings, going 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA. This weekend, right-hander Yovani Gallardo is scheduled to return …
Rick Eymer / MLB.com:
Bowker, Lincecum star in Giants' win — Rookie homers for second straight game; starter strikes out 11 — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants called up John Bowker to provide a little bit of power, and he's already overloaded the circuit. — Bowker, who struggled during Spring Training and early …
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Dave Rouleau / Baseball Digest Daily:Championship Drought — I was surfing the stats-packed bible …
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