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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Posada on Disabled List for First Time — CLEVELAND — Jorge Posada seemed to be fighting back tears Sunday in the Yankees' clubhouse. Posada is a proud catcher, honest with his emotions, and he had never been on the disabled list in his 13-year career.
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MLB.com:
Yanks catch bad break with Posada — CLEVELAND — It should have been a terrific day for the Yankees, one of the best of the season. — Instead, it was perhaps the worst, a day when they found out that a truly indispensable member of the team, catcher Jorge Posada, was not going to be available for some time.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Smoltz complains of sore shoulder after shaky outing — New York — If 20 strikeouts in his previous two starts seduced some into thinking John Smoltz might go on like this forever, Sunday served as a reminder that it can't. — Even the bearded Braves icon can't ignore pain and keep mowing down hitters in perpetuity.
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NY Daily News:
Madden: Applaud slumping slugger for tuning out Shea cheers — One would think even the most disgruntled Mets fan (and, heaven knows, there seem to be many more of them than not these days) will get past the fact that these weren't your typical Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves and allow at least …
Jim Baumbach / On the Mets beat:
Delgado's explanation of the curtain call snub — Carlos Delgado says he has only taken two curtain calls in his life, when he hit four in one game several years ago and after he hit his 400th career home run. He knew the fans were calling for one today, but he didn't feel it was the right spot.
NY Daily News:
Rocket and the country star — Roger Clemens allegedly had a 10-year romance with ... Roger Clemens carried on a decade-long affair with country star Mindy McCready, a romance that began when McCready was a 15-year-old aspiring singer performing in a karaoke bar and Clemens …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sox are blinded by Rays — Ace Beckett is outdone by Shields's two-hitter — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This wasn't the same as Yaz and Lonny and Boomer and the other Sons of Dick Williams back in '67, huddling around a transistor radio in the Red Sox clubhouse and waiting for Dick McAuliffe …
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:Duel Afternoon — While I was off at Easter dinner …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: Olsen's next start could be pushed back — MILWAUKEE — Left-hander Scott Olsen said he felt fine Saturday, a day after he complained of general soreness after leaving Friday's game in the eighth inning. But the Marlins are leaving open the chance of pushing back his next start.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Ramirez's consecutive steals streak ends at 9 — MILWAUKEE - Hanley Ramirez's streak of nine consecutive steals without being caught ended at the plate Sunday. — With runners at the corners, two out and Jeremy Hermida hitting in the fifth, Ramirez broke for home.
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Mets minor-league report — By popular request, the weekly Surfing the Mets minor-league report is back ... with a vengeance. — Mike Carp (pictured) wanted to get off to a hot start at Binghamton to prove he was a better player than his subpar 2007 numbers suggested.
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies concerned about pitcher Myers' lack of velocity — PITTSBURGH - From the sound of it, Brett Myers and Rich Dubee are on the same page. They just can't agree on how to turn it. — After Myers allowed four runs on eight hits, including two home runs, in a 5-1 loss to the Pirates yesterday …
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Scott McNeish / MLB.com:
Leyland goes to bat for slumping Sheff — Manager cites injury, tough pitching in defense of veteran DH — DETROIT — Tigers manager Jim Leyland defended his slumping designated hitter before Sunday's primetime game against the Angels. — Gary Sheffield, at age 39, has not had an ideal start to the season.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Padilla, Texas Rangers shut out Twins, 10-0 — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers punctuated a weekend full of questions with an exclamation point. — They spent 72 hours dissecting how April has gone horribly awry, how the season can be saved and the safety of manager Ron Washington's job.
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Nat Boyle / MLB Rumors:
Pirates Release Matt Morris — Unfortunately, there's no surprise here. ESPN reports the Pirates have released Matt Morris. As Tim noted last night, the Pirates had little choice and eating $10MM seems their best option. According to ESPN, … There shouldn't be much interest for Morris.
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