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At first, it never looked as if Yanks would get Tex — Up and down the Yankees' organization, from Johnny Damon and Jorge Posada to Joe Girardi and Hal Steinbrenner, the sentiment on Mark Teixeira early in the offseason was that he would be playing elsewhere in 2009.
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Burnett passes his gut check — BALTIMORE — Can one pitch erase a week of bad baseball? Absolutely, if you listened to the Yankees rave about the blistering curveball A.J. Burnett used to blow away Aubrey Huff in a make-or-break moment on Thursday. It delivered an 11-2 win over the Orioles …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Marlon Anderson is odd man in outfield — CINCINNATI - It looks like Marlon Anderson's final game as a Met may come Friday night in Florida. — The Mets need to clear roster room for fifth starter Livan Hernandez, who will make his Mets debut Saturday opposite Ricky Nolasco.
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DUI arrest, alcohol rehab in suspect's background — Download story podcast — The Press-Enterprise — Special Section: Nick Adenhart: 1986-2009 — Three years ago, Andrew Thomas Gallo signed a plea agreement in San Bernardino County Superior Court in which he stated he understood …
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Peavy, Pedro or Sheets — Take your pick. I'm joining the howling ranks of Mets Nation this morning in saying that the biggest priority for this team come mid-July (or earlier) will be trading for — or signing — some help for the rotation. I was kind of surprised yesterday to hear …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:Oliver Perez tagged for eight earned runs as Mets lose to Reds, 8-6
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Tracy Ringolsby / Inside the Rockies:
Rockies Activate Belisle — Right-hander Matt Belisle's life in limbo ended Friday. — Right-hander Juan Morillo's life in limbo began. — The Rockies added Belisle, who had been an invited player to spring training, to their active roster. To make room for him Morillo was designated for assignment …
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Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Raissman: No Mad Dogs allowed for stadium debuts — The only shot Chris (Mad Dog) Russo has of doing his Sirius/XM radio show from Citi Field and Yankee Stadium during the home openers next week is if he accepts Bud Selig's recent offer. — When informed Monday by Russo that exclusivity clauses …
Lisa Swan / Subway Squawkers:
Waah! Jonathan Papelbon whines and complains about Opening Day ceremony — Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon may be a good closer, but there is something he should also work on closing - his mouth. — In the debut of his weekly web-only interview segment on Comcast SportsNet …
Kirk Mitchell / Denver Post:
Diehard Rockies fans lined up early for opening day — Eloy Zamora has a purple “R” painted on his chest, hidden beneath eight layers of shirts and sweaters. — Angel Gomez, 8, was wrapped in a Colorado Rockies blanket, anxiously awaiting the moment when she can smear catsup and mustard on a huge ballpark hot dog.
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Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
Adenhart's tragic death hits hard … There is a simple plaque right outside the Basilica de Superga, a tall and beautiful church high in the Italian Alps. The plaque is not for the Italian kings and princes that have been buried there. It is not for the warriors who, in 1706 …
Santosh Venkataraman / Yahoo! Sports:
Los Angeles (2-2) at Arizona (1-2) — Buzz up! — The Arizona Diamondbacks were in prime position to win the NL West last season before their poor play down the stretch against the Los Angeles Dodgers helped cost them the title. — The Diamondbacks had plenty of awful starting pitching in those games …
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: JETER, SWISHER AND COKE — 1. It is only three games, but Derek Jeter has seemed to think more like a leadoff hitter in this go-around in the spot. He has shown a greater willingness to work the count. His career norm is to see about 3.7 pitches per at-bat, but that is 4.1 so far …
