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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets acquire Nixon from D-backs — Veteran to join club Saturday; new teammates await arrival — NEW YORK — When the Mets saw their outfield crumble due to injury last season, they did nothing to fix it. Now it's happened again, and this time, the team has acted.
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Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
News: Mets Acquire Trot Nixon — Following tonight's game, Omar Minaya announced the Mets have acquired OF Trot Nixon from the Diamondbacks for cash or a player to be named later. — Nixon was batting .309 with a .437 OBP, 15 2B, 10 HR and 31 RBI in 181 at-bats for the D-backs Triple-A Tucson affiliate.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
MINAYA'S HOT TO TROT FOR NIXON — The Mets will have a new outfielder to Trot out tonight against the Rangers. — General manager Omar Minaya's major transaction yesterday didn't involve firing a manager, but instead consisted of acquiring veteran Trot Nixon from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:Mets Add Trot Nixon in a Trade With Arizona
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Faith and Fear in Flushing
George A. King III / New York Post:
THREE-MENDOUS — JOBA STRONG IN 3RD START AS YANKS WIN — When the Yankees' brass decided to take the best set-up man in baseball and turn him into a learn-on-the-job starter, they fantasized about games like last night's. — One day Joba Chamberlain would become their Josh Beckett …
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Bugs & Cranks
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David Pinto / Sporting News:An elite Joba Chamberlain belongs in rotation
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter's return hits a setback — Former Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter was examined in St. Louis on Friday after experiencing renewed discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow and is likely to seek a second opinion regarding his condition soon.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Burnett makes an impression, stifles Cubs — TORONTO — With six weeks to go before the non-waiver trade deadline, interleague play wasn't the only thing the Cubs had a chance to get started Friday night in Toronto. — They also got a chance to start looking firsthand at some of the options …
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MLB Rumors
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays snap Cubs' 4-game win streak — TORONTO (AP)—Booed off the mound in his last start, A.J. Burnett left to a much warmer reception Friday. — Burnett struck out seven over five innings to win for the first time in four starts, Scott Rolen and Matt Stairs hit back-to-back home runs …
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays surprised by Papelbon's remarks — Players express feelings that incident ended in Boston — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays players were surprised for the most part after hearing the comments made by Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon that “this thing isn't all settled and done” between Boston and Tampa Bay.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Video: The Willie Randolph Comedy Hour — In the final moments of Willie Randolph's post-game press conference with reporters, the team's public relations guru Jay Howritz informed the room that Omar Minaya would be making an announcement. — Randolph then began to kill time …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Travel travails: Sox trip again — CINCINNATI - Minor aggravations, major nuisances, a lousy time had by all. — That's how it has been for the Red Sox this spring just about every time they've left Boston, and one night into this six-game trip, which commenced with a 3-1 loss …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Days may be numbered for Texas Rangers' Tejeda — egrant@dallasnews.com — NEW YORK - The Texas Rangers are likely to expose Robinson Tejeda to the waiver wire for the second time this season today. That is, if they don't have to put Joaquin Benoit on the disabled list first.
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks option RHP Scherzer — PHOENIX (AP)—The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned heralded right-hander Max Scherzer to Triple-A Tucson before Friday night's game against the Kansas City Royals. — Scherzer, the Diamondbacks' top pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 0-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 10 appearances …
Associated Press:
Mets break out of slump to beat Texas — NEW YORK - Willie Randolph smiled easily, joked freely and acted very much as if nothing could possibly spoil his night. — Quite the change in mood from just a few hours earlier. — Oliver Perez pitched seven stellar innings and the New York Mets beat …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Chone Figgins' return doesn't spark Angels — He gets on base three times, but Braves do much more damage against Garland in a 5-2 victory. — Chone Figgins' return was supposed to be the antidote for the Angels' anemic offense. — At least that's what the numbers said.
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