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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees place Hughes on 15-day DL — Team announces right-hander has strained right oblique — NEW YORK — The way Phil Hughes had been pitching of late, the Yankees' right-hander was likely to find himself back in the Minor Leagues for a refresher course.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
BANGED UP YANKS MAULED BY TIGERS — PETTITTE GETS ROUGHED UP; BATS SHUT DOWN — How about just putting the whole stinking team on the disabled list? — Disabled, disengaged and disappointing. There you have the Yankees, in a nutshell, as they wallow below .500.
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Details on Hughes injury — Here are some deets on Hughes's injury. Also, not to scare you all with another potential injury, but Johnny Damon had a huge wrap around his upper left leg after the game. I asked him what was wrong, and he said he tweaked his left groin during the day game in Cleveland.
ESPN.com:
Yanked from lineup: A-Rod, Hughes head to DL — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right quadriceps, leaving another major hole in the New York Yankees lineup. — Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed three games …
NY Daily News:
September stench still reeks at Shea — The Mets have spent so much time in first place the last few seasons they act sometimes as if they have won something because of that. They have not won anything. They could not win Game 7 from the Cardinals, they could not win the National League East …
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Mum Cuban sits with Trib execs at Wrigley — News flash: Mark Cuban didn't want to talk during his visit to Wrigley Field on Wednesday. Talk about trying to win over Major League Baseball. — “I'm here as a Cubs fan,” Cuban said, waving off a group of reporters as he took his front-row seat …
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Winning early and often — It started in the rain and biting cold with an extra-inning loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on March 31. It ended on another cold night at Wrigley Field on Wednesday against the Brewers, but with a decidedly better outcome. — The Cubs' 19-5 victory …
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Balentien's HR only positive from M's loss — CLEVELAND — OK, so there was only one Mariners highlight in an 8-3 pasting at the hands of the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. But it was a really good one. — Wladimir Balentien, called up earlier in the day to be the regular right fielder …
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Daulerio / Deadspin:
Bissinger Vs. Leitch — So, here's the video of last night's “Internet Media” segment from Costas Now. Enjoy.
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Baseball Analysts, The Futility Infielder, Friar Forecast, Bluebird Banter and Just A Nats Fan
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NY Daily News:
Roger Clemens linked to John Daly's ex — For Roger Clemens, the hits just keep on coming. — Several sources told the Daily News Wednesday that Clemens had a relationship with Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly. — The sources said Clemens, a married father of four …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Olsen dealt first loss for Marlins — Lefty surrenders four runs against streaking Dodgers — MIAMI — Two constants in the Marlins' early success have been Scott Olsen and the bullpen. So the law of averages suggested both were due for an off-night. — Collectively, it came on Wednesday.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Finish April Under .500 and Under Siege From Injuries — There are 25 players on a major league roster, and at this rate, the Yankees will be all out by Memorial Day. They have placed a prominent player on the disabled list in each of the last three days, ending a difficult month with a thud.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Smoltz: 'I'm coming back as a reliever' — Right-hander believes he is best suited to come out of the 'pen — WASHINGTON — While others might be currently speculating, there's no doubt in John Smoltz's mind about what he'll be doing when he comes off the disabled list.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Designated hitter spot producing little for Angels — Anderson, Guerrero and Matthews all struggling in the role. — The Angels are having rotation problems. No, not that rotation. — The plan to rotate three players through the corner outfield and designated hitter spots …
Andy Jasner / MLB.com:
Utley belts 11th, but Phils fall to Padres — Philadelphia's offense held in check after first-inning long ball — PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley provided an early spark, but the Phillies couldn't capitalize on the momentum. — After denying Greg Maddux his 350th career win on Tuesday …
Jim Reeves / Boston Herald:
Will Rangers wash their hands of manager? — ARLINGTON, Texas - I heard a local sports talk show host suggesting Wednesday that just about any casual baseball fan off the street could manage the Texas Rangers at least as well as Ron Washington has in his one season, plus one month in the first-base dugout at The Ballpark in Arlington.
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