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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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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 …
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 …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Curt Schilling Retires — By Tim Dierkes [March 23 at 9:25am CST] — Pitcher Curt Schilling announced his retirement today via a blog post at 38 Pitches. He finishes with a 3.46 ERA and 216 wins in 3,261 innings for the Orioles, Astros, Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox.
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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NY Daily News, Hardball Times, Sliding Into Home, The Yankee Universe and Generation Third
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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 …
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Nady's your right fielder — Hi everybody, I am back from a few days off at home in New York. Did ya miss me? I know Anthony had everything under control (thanks, Anthony!) and I can report that the new Yankee Stadium, which is less than two weeks away from its first real baseball action, looks gorgeous.
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.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves' other Jones having spring jam — Athletic outfielder raking after poor Grapefruit League last year — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Brandon Jones has a knack for masking his emotions. There were no apparent signs of disgust when he squandered an opportunity to make last year's Opening Day roster.
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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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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
An Apology — I owe an apology, because I said something stupid. Really stupid. I regret it tremendously. This is certainly not the first time I've felt terrible or stupid, but it is my first time writing about these feelings on a baseball blog. Why? Because I want you to know how I feel about my job.
