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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Posada's injury may not be long-term — NOTEBOOK — CLEVELAND — The Yankees last night played a game without Jorge Posada for the first time in nearly 12 years, and they held out hope he will be back soon. — Posada was examined yesterday by specialist James Andrews …
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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 …
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ESPN.com:
Initial reports: Posada's injury not season-ending — Jorge Posada's shoulder injury does not appear to be season-threatening. That's the early word on the New York Yankees catcher following an exam by Dr. James Andrews on Monday. — Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list …
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The Times-Tribune:
Eladio Rodriguez joins Scranton/Wilkes-Bare — Hard to see this move coming. — Needing a second catcher after Chris Stewart was called to New York, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Monday added Eladio Rodriguez, the 29-year-old former Israel Baseball League co-MVP.
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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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
CURTAIN SNUB DESERVES CHEERS — IF the Mets were looking for a turning point to their season, they've found it. — It was the moment Carlos Delgado rejected his curtain call on Sunday after his second home run. Mark that down as his New York minute. Delgado left the Mets' fans hanging on their cheers.
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 …
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Lester Munson / ESPN:
Allegations unlikely to see court, but could trouble Clemens … Roger Clemens says country singer Mindy McCready is a family friend. Others have told the New York Daily News that Clemens was involved in a decade-long affair with McCready after the two reportedly met when Clemens …
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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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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Pitchers face demotions sans improvement — SAN FRANCISCO — A disappointing April has created rotation impatience beyond Franklin Morales and Ubaldo Jimenez. — Mark Redman could be sent to the bullpen — or worse — if he doesn't show marked improvement.
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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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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Lieberthal to officially retire as a Phillie — Former catcher spent most of 14-season career in Philadelphia — PHILADELPHIA — Mike Lieberthal never wanted to leave the Phillies, and now he's going to leave baseball as a member of the organization for which he spent most of his career.
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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.”
David Golebiewski / The Transaction Guy:
Justin Verlander's struggles through Pitch F/X — When Justin Verlander is at his best, one has to wonder how hitters even manage to put the bat on the ball, let alone make hard contact. Since being selected out of Old Dominion with the second overall pick in the 2004 draft …
