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12:55 PM ET, April 23, 2008

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Paul Daugherty / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Reds GM Krivsky fired  —  Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky his been fired less that three years after taking over the position several sources have confirmed to the Enquirer's Paul Daugherty.  —  He will be replaced by Walt Jocketty, who previously was the general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals …
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ESPN.com:
Reds reportedly fire GM Krivsky after 9-12 start  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds have fired general manager Wayne Krivsky and replaced him with former St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty.  —  The Reds are off to their worst start in five years.  The firing wasn't as much a surprise as the timing.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Wang Wins No. 50; Johnny Talks Joba  —  Chien-Ming Wang earned his 50th career victory on Tuesday in Chicago.  It was his 85th career start.  The last pitcher to win 50 in so few starts was Dwight Gooden, who reached the milestone in his 82nd start back in 1986.
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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 …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Wrapping it up from Chicago  —  Bobby Abreu is 22 of 53 with six homers in 14 games at U.S. Cellular Field.  —  Chien-Ming Wang won his 50th game tonight in the 85th start of his career.  The last pitcher to get to 50 wins that quickly was Dwight Gooden, who reached No. 50 in 82 starts.
Discussion: Yanksfan Soxfan and Bronx Liaison
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
SportsCast  —  Follow the latest news out of professional sports …
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Chamberlain Prefers to Be a Pitcher, Period
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
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.
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Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
SOSA FAR, SOSA NOT GOOD  —  Willie Randolph likes to say that Jorge Sosa serves roles out of the Mets' bullpen.  —  Right now, the only thing Sosa seems to be serving up is batting practice.  —  The right-hander was torched again yesterday, giving up an eighth-inning grand slam to Ronny Cedeno …
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
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Stiff neck shelves Josh Beckett
Discussion: Halos Heaven and Associated Press
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.
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:   Barry Pujols  —  Teams are walking Albert Pujols at every opportunity …
Alex Speier / Boston Herald:
Torii Hunter has heard hate at Fenway  —  Though the Red Sox [team stats] have done a great deal to remake the image of Fenway Park [map] in recent years, visiting players continue to voice concerns about fan conduct.  The latest example came from Angels center fielder Torii Hunter.
Discussion: Bronx Liaison
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Matt Hurst / PE Angels Baseball:   Angels tip caps to historic Fenway, but about those obnoxious fans ...
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 …
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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.
Chris Adamski / MLB.com:
Marlins' competition set to get tougher  —  Florida (12-8) at Atlanta (10-10), Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. ET  —  PITTSBURGH — The critics will point out that the Florida Marlins have come to occupy first place in the National League East by way of feasting on inferior competition.
Discussion: FishStripes
NY Daily News:
A-Rod's wife gives birth to their second daughter  —  Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife welcomed a bouncing bambina to their pinstriped world Tuesday.  —  Cynthia Rodriguez gave birth to a girl in Miami late Monday, the superstar player announced on his Web site Tuesday.
Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Plenty of hits, but Rundgrens perform on different stages  —  51s shortstop Rex not following musician father Todd  —  Other than an ill-fated attempt at playing Little League baseball, musician Todd Rundgren has never been much of an athlete.  —  Sure, he still displays plenty …
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts
 
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