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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks chip away to split with Tribe — Four-run sixth ends hitless spell; Mussina wins second straight — CLEVELAND — The Yankees have been away from home so often this month, Mike Mussina seemed legitimately surprised when he realized his assumptions were incorrect: another hotel room was not …
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Associated Press:
Mussina earns career win No. 253 as Yanks beat Tribe with five-hit effort — CLEVELAND (AP) — Their record is barely above average, one of their superstars is still limping around and their everyday catcher is on the disabled list. — The New York Yankees aren't themselves.
George A. King III / New York Post:
QUAD A PROBLEM! — YANKS WIN, BUT A-ROD KOED BY MUSCLE ACHE — How much longer can the Yankees keep winning while stud players vanish from the lineup? — The Yankees hung a 5-2 loss on the Indians last night at Progressive Field in front of 20,689, but lost Alex Rodriguez thanks …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Posada's Trip to the Disabled List Leaves Doubt About His Return — CLEVELAND — Jorge Posada left the Yankees on Monday to visit Dr. James Andrews, the orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, Ala., and it could be a long time before he rejoins the active roster.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Aggravated quad to keep A-Rod out — Third baseman day-to-day as Yankees begin homestand — CLEVELAND — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez aggravated his strained right quadriceps in Monday's 5-2 victory over the Indians and said there is “no way” he could play as the club returns home to open a nine-game homestand.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Long Road Ends With Guarded Optimism — CLEVELAND — The Yankees' clubhouse was hopping after Monday night's game, not what you would expect from a team that had just set a major league record for road games in the month of April. — Morgan Ensberg had kept a wayward fan from bothering Derek Jeter late …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:A-Rod aggravates quad injury
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: All wrong bringing Wright into mess — David Wright talks with Carlos Delgado in the dugout during Sunday's game ... You have to understand: Wright is a golden child, one of the chosen. He is a homegrown organization talent, which means he is treated very differently than the latest free agent on the block.
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:Q & A with Carlos Delgado — So here are THE NUTS and BOLTS questions …
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Associated Press:
Giants send struggling pitcher Barry Zito to bullpen — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. — Zito, who only 16 months ago signed a $126 million …
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Jim Carlton / Wall Street Journal:Life After Barry Is a Strikeout At the Ballpark
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
THUMB'S DOWN FOR SCHNEIDER — Mets catcher Brian Schneider remains in the hospital with a staph infection in his left thumb, unsure when he'll be able to return to the team. — “It's frustrating,” Schneider told The Post in a telephone interview from his hospital room. “It's a bad infection.
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NY Daily News:
Mindy McCready weeps as she confirms affair with ‘kind and caring’ Roger Clemens — Barricaded behind tightly drawn blinds at her Nashville home Monday, country singer Mindy McCready confirmed a long-term affair with embattled pitcher Roger Clemens. — “I cannot refute anything in the story …
Associated Press:
Sox-Orioles game suspended after 11 innings — The White Sox and Baltimore Orioles were tied at 3 when play was suspended after 11 innings Monday because of rain. — The game will resume later this season, but no date was immediately announced. All the statistics from Monday count.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Krivsky's final say — Wayne Krivsky is finding it difficult to sever his ties with the Cincinnati Reds after he was fired and says, “I must be crazy because I hope the Reds win every game the rest of the year and I still get on-line every morning to check how the minor-league teams did.”
CBC News:
Late-inning clutch hitting at root of Jays' slide — As the old baseball proverb says, “the more you win early, the less you have to win late.” — Where would the Jays be if they had not got off to a good start? A win is a win and now that the Jays are 11-15 and in last place in the American League East.
MLB.com:
Lasorda to be guest conductor for the Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra — Join Tommy as he leads the orchestra in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” — LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame Manager and Special Advisor to the Chairman Tommy Lasorda will participate in the Jr. Philharmonic's “Battle of the Batons,” it was announced today.
Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Today — Reality Check — Four weeks into the season, we have to start making calls. It's still a little early in most cases, but we have enough information to reach tentative conclusions about some players, teams, and issues. For the next three days, that's what we'll do …
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