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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Guess who's back? Back again — The captain of the Yankees, Derek Jeter, will return tomorrow and play shortstop against those no-good Boston Red Sox. The Yankees would have been OK with him not playing until Thursday. — In other news ... · Brian Bruney …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi: Nady leading in right-field race — Swisher now projects as reserve outfielder, first baseman — CLEARWATER, Fla. — With two weeks remaining in Spring Training, Xavier Nady has moved ahead of Nick Swisher in the race to serve as the Opening Day right fielder, Yankees manager Joe Girardi confirmed on Monday.
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Jeter back tomorrow; Igawa re-assigned; Swisher's rxn — Final score here, 8-3 Phillies. Brian Bruney and Dan Giese didn't pitch very well. I would say Giese is headed to Triple-A. While Bruney indulged in a little gallows humor, saying he hopes he's still on the team …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Spring Game 27: Yankees at Phillies
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Daulerio / Deadspin:
I'm Sure This Won't Annoy Curt Schilling One Bit … Which Athletes Were On The Houston Madame Call Girl Client List? … The Rocket That Fell To Earth And Landed On Top Of Mike Piazza … On Women's Basketball, Other Girls' Breast Sizes And The Mercury Cheerleaders
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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:Calling it quits — “Turn out the lights, the party's over”
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins' ballpark vote passes — Retractable-roof stadium slated for 2012 opening — MIAMI — At last, a home the Marlins can truly call their own. — Miami-Dade County commissioners on Monday put to rest more than a decade-long quest by voting in favor of a retractable-roof ballpark for the Marlins on the Orange Bowl grounds.
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Associated Press:
Marlins approved to build retractable-roof park … MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins will soon have a home of their own. — The team on Monday cleared the last political hurdle in its decade-long quest to get its own ballpark in Miami when the Miami-Dade County commission voted to approve the multi-million dollar deal.
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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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres sign Hill to Minor League deal — Right-hander in line to compete for final rotation spot — SAN DIEGO — The Padres may have found a front-runner for the No. 5 spot in their starting rotation — and he's from outside the organization. — According to the Washington Post …
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Jeff Pearlman / Yahoo! Sports:
‘The Rocket That Fell To Earth’ — Buzz up! … He is out there. — Somewhere, the former cocaine addict exists, living a life of well, uh ... nobody seems quite sure. Through the years, he has bounced around like one of those pink Spaldeen balls, moving from Troy, Ohio, to Houston to Katy, Texas, to Georgetown, Texas.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Jaramillo has spoken, and Andruw Jones may well survive in Texas … Universally respected Rangers' hitting guru Rudy Jaramillo is said to have told some folks at Rangers camp in Surprise, Ariz., this week: “Andruw Jones is back.” — Thanks to that bold and meaningful declaration …
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Armed, but Dangerous — It's too bad Stephen Strasburg is a pitcher. Otherwise, he might be worth a record-shattering amount of money for a No. 1 overall draft pick. But he's a pitcher. So, he isn't. — History is unequivocal. Strasburg, no matter how much he dominates college hitters …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Daniels pleased with team's progress — GM believes all he wanted to see in camp has been accomplished — SURPRISE, Ariz. — On a hot, sunny afternoon, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels watched Minor League baseball. — He watched Class A right-hander Jacob Brigham …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Estes switching to lefty-relief role — Long-time starter will attempt transition at Minors camp — PHOENIX — Veteran starting pitcher Shawn Estes agreed to report to the Dodgers' Minor League camp on Monday to attempt a transition to left-handed-relief specialist.
Chattanoogan.com:
Comcast To Broadcast An Additional 45 Atlanta Braves Games — Comcast announced it will offer an additional 45 Atlanta Braves games during 2009 to customers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina. — Locally, Comcast will insert Braves games on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), channel 27.
Boston Herald:
Dice-K, Ichiro delivers as Japan wins WBC title — By Associated Press / World Baseball Classic — LOS ANGELES — The World Baseball Classic belongs to Japan. — Again. — Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th …
