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9:05 AM ET, April 23, 2008

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George A. King III / New York Post:
ISN'T IT GRAND!  —  ABREU BLAST, JOBA RELIEF LIFT YANKS  —  Where Joba Chamberlain can help the Yankees the most makes for good heated discussions and headlines.  —  Yet, if Chamberlain was the starter Hank Steinbrenner and a lot of Yankee fans believe he should be, the gas-throwing right-hander …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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NY Daily News:   A-Rod's wife gives birth to their second daughter
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Chamberlain Prefers to Be a Pitcher, Period
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
It's a girl! A-Rod, wife welcome daughter
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pujols admits his patience is wearing thin  —  MILWAUKEE — He made it through 21 games without stating the obvious.  But two late-inning plate appearances in Tuesday's 12-inning, 9-8 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers proved too much.  —  Albert Pujols admitted his patience is wearing thin.
Discussion: Baseball Musings
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Beckett pulled  —  Josh Beckett has been pulled from tonight's start because of a stiff neck.  Beckett had been fighting the same illness that has taken Jason Varitek out of the lineup for the past couple of days.  —  So the Red Sox, anticipating that there might be a problem, had pulled David Pauley from his start on Monday.
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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Stiff neck shelves Josh Beckett
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Associated Press:
BoSox's Varitek, Delcarmen out with flu
Discussion: Boston Herald
David Lennon / Newsday:
Pedro can return to mound in 10-14 days  —  CHICAGO - The Mets finally have a rough timetable for Pedro Martinez's return.  Martinez, who strained his left hamstring April 1, was examined Monday by team orthopedist David Altchek and the prognosis is that he can return to the mound in 10 days to two weeks.
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
A few quick injury updates (including Pedro)
Discussion: Hot Foot
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Rookie makes powerful impression  —  Every day you see this kid, you ask yourself, “Who is he?  Haven't I seen him before?”  —  His speed, his demeanor . . . is he Johnny Damon?  Maybe, but he has a better arm and he might have more speed.  —  When he hits home runs and plays a good center field and runs, is he Grady Sizemore?
Discussion: SOX & Dawgs
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Associated Press:
Pedroia's RBI double helps Red Sox rally to 6th straight win  —  BOSTON—Dustin Pedroia's tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning helped the Boston Red Sox rally for their sixth straight win, 7-6 over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night after ace Josh Beckett was scratched from his start with a stiff neck.
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cedeno has grand finish to homestand  —  Ronny Cedeno learned a valuable lesson Monday night after coming up with a clutch two-out hit to help the Cubs beat the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.  —  Don't mention anything about the World Series in April, at least if you're a Cub.
Discussion: New York Post
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Tom Gage / Detroit News:
Defensive shakeup follows Tigers' rout  —  After victory, Leyland says Cabrera is moving to first base, Guillen to third.  —  DETROIT — The Tigers hit three bombs during Tuesday night's 10-2 victory over the Rangers, but announced a bigger one after it.  —  In a major positional switch …
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Wrapping up at Wrigley  —  Here's the unhappy recap from a brutal showing at Wrigley Field, where the Mets lost to the Cubs, 8-1, to get swept in a two-game series.  —  • Carlos Delgado had the worst play, costing Nelson Figueroa during what was otherwise another solid outing by the journeyman.
Ken Peters / Associated Press:
Canseco meets with federal investigators  —  LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jose Canseco reaffirmed Tuesday that Roger Clemens did not attend a party at his house that has become a focal point of a federal investigation.  —  Canseco was interviewed by federal agents and answered a series of questions …
CBC News:
You can't put a price on leadership  —  The game of baseball sure has changed.  —  It's not everyday that you release the guy that lead your team in homers and RBIs the season before, but the Jays did.  I guess it's like the old Janet Jackson song, “What have you done for me lately?”
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
One win from 10,000, Cubs fly to Denver  —  Chicago (14-6) at Colorado (9-11), Wednesday, 7:35 p.m. CT  —  CHICAGO — The Cubs are on the verge of becoming only the second team in Major League history to win 10,000 games.  They enter their two-game series against the Colorado Rockies with 9,999 wins.
Discussion: Siberian Baseball
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Jones out of Dodgers' lineup  —  Center fielder under the weather, rests against Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Dodgers manager Joe Torre kept alive his streak this year of never repeating a lineup by sitting struggling center fielder Andruw Jones for Tuesday night's game with the Reds.
Discussion: Dem Bums
 
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yogi, Jeter named All-Star spokesmen
Andrew Bagnato / Associated Press:
Webb first to 5 wins, Arizona stays hot
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Wrapping it up from Chicago
Discussion: Bronx Liaison
Scott McNeish / MLB.com:
Cruceta looking as good as advertised
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Blake, Sabathia power Indians to rout
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe!
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Cordero to have shoulder examined
Discussion: Nationals Journal
ESPN:
Smoltz joins 3,000- strikeout club against Nats
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: A's showing interest in signing Thomas
John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Putz active; Dickey optioned; Bedard back Saturday
Discussion: Associated Press
Josh Kalk / Hardball Times:
Do relief pitchers suffer from pitching back-to-back days?
Discussion: THE BOOK and Bottom9 Baseball
Associated Press:
Smoke-free Shea might dampen Cox's cigar ritual
Fox Sports:
Baby Boss could cost Yanks their GM
Lester Munson / ESPN:
Munson: Age, name questions pose problems for Tejada
Discussion: Deadspin and ShysterBall
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Huntington says Pirates will stick by Morris ... for now
 

 
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