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12:40 PM ET, April 21, 2008

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
New Boss Wants to See Chamberlain Start (Now)  —  With the Yankees off to a 10-10 start, and two of their young starters struggling, the Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said there was one thing in particular he would like to change: He wants Joba Chamberlain, the Yankees' hard-throwing setup man, to move into the rotation.
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ESPN.com:
Steinbrenner lashes out, says Joba needs to start  —  Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, like his father George, has never been one to mince words.  When it comes to where pitcher Joba Chamberlain should be — the bullpen or the starting rotation — the younger Steinbrenner's expectations are crystal clear.
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Team puts Rollins on DL and calls up 2 fielders  —  After listening to Jimmy Rollins say “any day now” for nearly two weeks, the Phillies took matters into their own hands and placed their MVP shortstop on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle yesterday.
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Andy Jasner / MLB.com:
Rollins placed on disabled list  —  Shortstop's ankle sprain lands him among injured for first time  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his eight-year Major League career.  —  The Phillies announced before Sunday's finale …
Discussion: New York Post and Philliesflow.com
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
Two Homers From Utley as Phillies Top the Mets
Discussion: New York Post and Phillies Nation
Philly.com:
Rollins Finally Lands on DL
ESPN.com:   MVP Rollins headed to DL for first time in career
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: A-Rod/Posada, Delgado and a Worthy Cause  —  1. So now Alex Rodriguez joins Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and Jose Molina on the sprain/strain train, and you ask again: Just how many injuries would the Yankees have if Joe Girardi had not put them such a grueling camp?
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Mets Blog
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Rodriguez “sore,” could miss a few days
Discussion: Bronx Banter and Bronx Liaison
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:   Latest on A-Rod  —  Here's my story for tomorrow's paper on Alex Rodriguez.
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
A-Rod injures quad, but Yankees beat O's
Discussion: New York Post and Boston Herald
Mark Feinsand / Blogging the Bombers:
A-Rod leaves game with strained quad muscle
Discussion: New York Post and NY Daily News
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Huber's first homer propels Padres  —  Lefty Wolf earns victory, outdueling D-backs' Johnson  —  PHOENIX — Chances are Justin Huber won't romanticize tales of his first Major League home run when he gets around to returning to his native Australia, but not because he didn't think it was an important hit …
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Associated Press:
Wolf … PHOENIX (AP) - Justin Huber connected for his first …
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
Q&A: Rob Neyer - The Big Book of Baseball Legends  —  Rob Neyer is no stranger to readers of Baseball Analysts.  He has written a guest column for us, participated in roundtable discussions and surveys, and linked to a number of our articles on his ESPN.com website.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Ben Volin / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: Tankersley rebounds to get key outs  —  MIAMI GARDENS — Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez wouldn't let Taylor Tankersley dwell on Friday's performance.  —  “These guys know there's no doghouse here,” Gonzalez said after Florida's 6-1 win Sunday over Washington.
Discussion: FishStripes
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Who's got it?  —  Marlins urge their pitchers to take charge on popups  —  MIAMI — Are pitchers really encouraged to catch a high pop fly near the mound?  —  Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez says yes.  —  It doesn't happen often that you see a pitcher make the catch on a high fly ball.
Discussion: FishStripes
Johnette Howard / Newsday:
Everything adding up for Mets' rising star Wright  —  Numbers in baseball can be tricky.  They can tell you a lot, tell you nothing, create a false impression or perfectly capture someone's failings.  But the biggest lie about numbers is that numbers don't lie.
Discussion: On the Mets beat
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Notebook: Mulder thriving in Springfield  —  While Cardinals starter Braden Looper was wobbling here Sunday, prospective Cardinals starter Mark Mulder seemed to be thriving in Springfield.  —  Mulder, making his second start on a medical rehabilitation program as he continues his recovery …
Discussion: Baseball Musings
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Games of the Day  —  It's the one they kept versus the one that got away in Boston this morning.  Today's the annual 11 AM Patriots Day game at Fenway with Kason Gabbard taking on Clay Buchholz.  So far, Gabbard's pitched well for Texas.  In eleven starts with the Rangers, he's 3-1 with a 4.58 ERA …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays demote Niemann, prepare to cut DiFelice  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The end of Sunday's game was the start of a series of pending roster moves, as the Rays optioned RHP Jeff Niemann back to Triple A to make room for new 1B/DH Dan Johnson.  —  And they appeared to decide on the next …
Discussion: DRaysBay
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers' Broussard having a rough week  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  BOSTON - He ended the week stuck in an 0-for-16 rut.  He made two critical fielding mistakes.  He found out he would be losing playing time.  —  Oh, and his taxes were due.  On the whole, Ben Broussard has had better weeks.
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Nomo designated for assignment  —  Career may be over for Japanese hurler attempting comeback  —  OAKLAND — Hideo Nomo, a pitching legend from Japan, was designated for assignment on Sunday, and his career may be over.  —  The move was prompted by the recall of pitcher Luke Hochevar …
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:   Royals designate RHP Nomo for assignment
 
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Mike Downey / Chicago Tribune:
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper exits after aggravating quad
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
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Discussion: NJ.com and The 'Ropolitans
R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
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Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Hot Foot
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Jays, Thomas mutually part ways
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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' rally falls short, 4-2
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Ramirez helps Cubs sweep Pirates again
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers are swept into the cellar
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