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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Busting the Bank: Top Seats at New Yankee Stadium Will Run as High as $2,625 — Attending games during the inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium will be decidedly elitist as the club today released single game prices for tickets that go on sale Tuesday.
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Brewers decline Palmisano's return — Astros offer back Rule 5 catcher, but instead send him to Minors — As recently as one year ago, it would have been very difficult to imagine the Brewers declining an opportunity to add a catcher to the system. But that's exactly what they did on Saturday.
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Trade to A's was best thing for Holliday — Matt Holliday's new Oakland teammates speak in reverential tones about his work ethic and his modesty. One general manager, who has known him since he signed, says, “Matt has to be one of the 10 best players in the game.”
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Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
I Had A Feeling This Would Get Nutty — Stephen Strasburg struck out 15 of the 25 batters he faced last night, and his season line now stands at 34 1/3 IP, 7 BB, 74 K. That's a 19.4 K/9. But you probably already know he's just too good for NCAA hitters right now.
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pitching surplus gives Braves trade bait — Josh Anderson, Prado also could be moved — Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — A surplus of pitching is starting to bubble up in Braves camp. — Javier Vazquez and Jorge Campillo are back from the World Baseball Classic, and Tom Glavine pitched his first spring training game Saturday.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Depth has Wren ready to deal — Braves GM expects trade market to heat up as season nears — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With the arrival of March's final full week, there's a sense that it's time for the rumor mill to start churning. Players are asking who might be traded and general managers …
Chicago Tribune:
Corey Koskie makes it official: He's retired — Dizziness forces him to leave Chicago Cubs — PHOENIX — Corey Koskie ended his comeback bid Saturday, deciding the risk of suffering another concussion wasn't worth it. — The 35-year-old veteran, who received a minor-league invitation …
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John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Vets Giambi, Johnson are happy ex-Yankees — (03-21) 17:21 PDT — Two old-timers are back in the Bay Area, their hair down and their spirits up. The scruffy look is OK again now that they're ex-Yankees and in a more relaxed setting. One won 34 games in two years in the Bronx.
MLB:
MLBPA files grievance to recoup donations — The MLB Players' Association has filed a grievance on behalf of players who have a provision in their contracts under which they agree to make a donation through his club to a charitable organization, MLBPA chief operating officer Gene Orza told ESPN's Karl Ravech.
George Rush / NY Daily News:
I dated A-Rod, claims former madam — A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer - and found him so charming she dated him herself for free, former employees of the call-girl agency tell the Daily News.
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Pudge, Astros make deal official — Rodriguez expects to be in uniform vs. Nationals on Sunday — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the majority of his career, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez has worn uniform No. 7. — But with the Houston Astros? — “No chance,” he said with a laugh. “I know that number is untouchable.”
Bombers Beat:
Hughes among six Yankees cuts — The Yankees made six roster moves prior to today's game: — Phil Hughes, Steven Jackson and Anthony Claggett were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Humberto Sanchez was optioned to Double-A Trenton. — Additionally, Jason Johnson …
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Mariano: Yankees have ‘no excuses’ — Yawn. Up, down, another 12 pitches for Mariano Rivera and another breezy scoreless inning. At least this time Rivera allowed a hit, as Gerald Laird stroked a ground single to right field. Other than that, Rivera said that all is well and there have been no problems so far.