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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Calling it quits — “Turn out the lights the parties over” ... I used to wait with baited breath for Don Meredith to start singing that on Monday night football. Normally it was sweet music if the Steelers were playing. — If I could get him to sing it again I would. This party has officially ended.
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Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Schilling announces retirement — Curt Schilling, who in his four seasons in Boston cemented his reputation as one of the finest big-game pitchers of any era, announced his retirement today, ending his 20-year big league career. — Schilling, a winner of 216 regular-season games …
MLB:
‘Zero regrets:’ Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announces retirement — BOSTON — Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he's retiring from baseball. — The right-hander who won World Series championships with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox announced on his blog Monday …
MLB.com:
Yankees and Legends Hospitality to debut new general concessions lineup in Yankee Stadium — Focus placed on quality, convenience, variety and value — The New York Yankees announced today their new general concessions lineup for the 2009 season. Led by Legends Hospitality …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang to start exhibition at new Stadium — Right-hander to face Cubs for first of two preseason games — TAMPA, Fla. — Chien-Ming Wang is in line to start the first exhibition game at the new Yankee Stadium, the Yankees announced on Monday. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi …
ESPN:
Available players, Teahen, Harang and more — • Some of the players being dangled because of roster space and economics: Geoff Jenkins, Phillies; Brian Giles, Padres; Gary Matthews Jr., Angels; Marcus Thames, Tigers; Nick Johnson, Nationals; Jason Repko, Dodgers; Jeff Baker, Rockies.
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Shawn Hill Signs With Padres (And Other Notes) — * Let's start things off with news about Shawn Hill. The right-hander, released by the Nationals on Wednesday, has just signed with the San Diego Padres. It's a non-guaranteed minor league deal, Hill said.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Ace Has Become a Leader — TAMPA, Fla. — C. C. Sabathia played the role of good teammate on Sunday and, as usual, it came naturally. Sabathia uses a slide step from the stretch, which helped Jorge Posada catch three potential base stealers in a minor league game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Four! — Read this carefully so you can keep track: The Red Sox just hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs in the sixth innings. — That's four straight, by Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Chris Carter, and Ivan Ochoa. All of them went to left, where the wind is blowing out; Carter's was an opposite field blast.
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Kendrick Is Out, Optioned to Minors — The Phillies have just optioned righthander Kyle Kendrick to Minor League camp. — He had been a candidate for the fifth starter's job. — Kendrick, who Rich Dubee called the favorite for the job entering spring training, went 1-3 with a 9.20 ERA …
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
THREE MARLINS PITCHERS NO-HIT TIGERS — Ricky Nolasco, Dan Meyer and Leo Nunez combined to no-hit the Detroit Tigers Sunday in Lakeland, facing one over the minimum in a 2-0 Marlins victory. — Nolasco pitched the first seven innings with two runners reaching.
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Paul Lukas / Uni Watch:
Flushing in Flushing — I threw myself a birthday party on Saturday afternoon, and everyone who showed up asked, “So what have you done so far on your special day?” And for once I had a really good answer: “I spent the morning flushing a toilet at the Mets' new stadium.”
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
POSADA ‘THROWS’ A PARTY — TAMPA Jorge Posada may not have a better day this spring, and he didn't even get a hit. — “Today is special,” the Yankee catcher said yesterday after throwing out three of four runners attempting to steal. — It was a leap forward for Posada …
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