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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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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.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Shoulder issue to sideline Posada — Catcher to go on DL for first time, consult more physicians — CLEVELAND — Jorge Posada is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career following a recurrence of the right shoulder injury that has limited his ability to catch for the Yankees this season.
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Yanks' Wang beats Indians' Sabathia 1-0 — CLEVELAND (AP)—An April win with all the texture of one in October was quickly chilled for the New York Yankees. — Moments after beating the Cleveland Indians 1-0, the Yankees lost a shocker: Jorge Posada is headed to the disabled list for the first time.
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.
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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 …
New York Post:
NEGATIVITY ALWAYS AT-BAT — THE 10th man played again today at Shea and it had nothing to do with reserve heroes for the day Raul Casanova or Nelson Figueroa. — For better or for worse - and to talk to a Met anonymously is to know they only think the worse - the negativity emanating from the Shea stands is a real part of the games.
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JR Radcliffe / MLB.com:
Bush to keep starting, but in Triple-A — Sheets' return prompts Yost to option arm, avoiding long relief — MILWAUKEE - Had Ben Sheets been unable to pitch Tuesday in his scheduled slot, Milwaukee knew it would have Dave Bush on regular rest ready to fill in.
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Brewers option Bush to Nashville — The Brewers cleared a spot on their roster for the return Tuesday of centerfielder Mike Cameron by optioning right-hander Dave Bush to Class AAA Nashville. — To say the least, Bush was stunned when told after the game today that he was going down.
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Associated Press:
Rays sweep Red Sox with 3-0 victory — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—James Shields pitched Tampa Bay into a rare position. The Rays are now the co-leaders in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles. — Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered …
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Duel Afternoon — While I was off at Easter dinner, major league starters took control of a number of games. As mentioned in the previous post, Wang and Sabathia combined to allow one run in Cleveland, with the Yankees scoring the lone tally. — The Red Sox and Rays matched Beckett and Shields …
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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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Chien-Ming Wang leads Yankees to 1-0 win over Indians — CLEVELAND - Chien-Ming Wang's sinker has been his bread and butter during his three-plus years in the league, helping him record 50 victories quicker than any pitcher in baseball in the past quarter-century.
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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 …
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Fox Sports:
Braves' Smoltz complains of shoulder pain — John Smoltz left Atlanta's 6-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday with what he called “discomfort” in his throwing shoulder. The Braves right-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in a season-low four innings. He also gave up his first two home runs of the season.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Count on it — ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright just had thrown 126 pitches, and his right arm did not fall off. It hung unencumbered, Wainwright eschewing standard postgame procedure where starting pitchers mummify their throwing arms in ice packs. He prefers going au natural with his appendage …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Heated rivalry nears boiling point
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