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4:15 PM ET, April 15, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 9: Yankees at Rays (with Nady update)  —  YANKEES (4-4)  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (1-0, 1.29).  —  RAYS (4-4)  —  Upton CF  —  Crawford LF  —  Burrell DH  —  Pena 1B  —  Aybar 3B  —  Bartlett SS  —  Kapler RF  —  Hernandez C  —  Iwamura 2B  —  Pitching: RHP Andy Sonnanstine (0-1, 9.64).
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Nady injured  —  Xavier Nady had a “sharp pain” in his right elbow in the seventh inning and was taken out of the game.  —  He previously had elbow surgery.  —  MRI tomorrow.  —  UPDATE, 10:58 p.m.: Nady had Tommy John surgery on Sept. 29, 2001.
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Xavier Nady may be headed for disabled list  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Xavier Nady is potentially headed for a lengthy stay on the disabled list after he felt what Joe Girardi described as “a sharp pain” in his right elbow making a throw last night.  —  The way Girardi described the situation …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Nady injures arm against Rays, heads for MRI
Discussion: Bronx Baseball Daily
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:   Nady scheduled for MRI on elbow
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka goes to DL, Jones recalled  —  The Red Sox have placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right shoulder strain and recalled lefthanded reliever Hunter Jones from Pawtucket.  —  The news hardly comes as a surprise after Matsuzaka's alarmingly ineffective …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Dice-K pulled by Sox with arm fatigue  —  One-inning outing is shortest of right-hander's career  —  OAKLAND — It appears that Daisuke Matsuzaka's workload leading up to and during the World Baseball Classic has caught up to him.  —  The Red Sox right-hander labored through just one inning …
Discussion: ESPN and The Crawfish Boxes
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
WBC a sore spot for Daisuke  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — If you can believe it, the ugly start to the Red Sox [team stats]' 2009 season took a turn for the worse last night.  —  Not only did the club drop its sixth game in eight tries with a 6-5 …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka, Sox already scrambling
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Fatigue — or no fatigue?  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — To one, it was the WBC and soreness.
Discussion: ESPN.com and The Joy of Sox
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Red Sox bullpen does all it can in losing cause
Discussion: Over the Monster
John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Doctor: A-Rod ahead of schedule  —  Rodriguez may return before May 15 target date  —  The orthopedic surgeon who performed the operation on Alex Rodriguez's right hip says the Yankees third baseman's rehabilitation is ahead of schedule and he might return sooner than the May 15 target date.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Eiland Analyzes Wang's Problem  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Up until Chien-Ming Wang's first batter on Monday, the pitching coach Dave Eiland expected a good game.  In two bullpen sessions, one last weekend and one before the game, Wang had corrected a flaw in his mechanics.
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:   A-Rod says he'll begin live batting practice soon
John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Jackie's impact will be felt today  —  Robinson, scholars to be honored at 15 ballparks  —  When players and fans gather at 15 Major League ballparks today, with every uniform on the field bearing the same No. 42 and ceremonies at new Citi Field leading the annual celebration …
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria flying home, will miss two games  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays are expecting to be without slugging 3B Evan Longoria for the next two games.  —  Longoria was headed to California this morning for what a team official described as a family matter.
Discussion: Rays Index and The Heater
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Yes, it's time for the Indians to panic  —  Buzz up!  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Cleveland Indians reached the Panic Number on Monday.  —  This is not some nebulous figure.  The Panic Number is serious business.  It portends doom for those unlucky enough to tumble into it.  A sub-.500 record is almost a given.
Discussion: WaitingForNextYear
Tony Jackson / Inside the Dodgers:
Delwyn Young traded to Pirates  —  dodgers will get two players to be named later, presumably minor leaguers.  I assume DY will be placed on the Pirates' active big-league roster.  This can only good for DY, who might not play every day but should at least get more playing time than he would with the Dodgers.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers send Young to Pirates
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Fan suing Yanks over Yankee stadium ejection … NEW YORK (AP) — A baseball fan says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium for leaving his seat to use the bathroom while “God Bless America” played.  —  Bradford Campeau-Laurion filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against New York City and the Yankees.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
The Stewards Debate: Should World Series losers hand out rings?  —  Every so often, the two Head Stewards — Kevin Kaduk and David Brown — like to have a little argument over IM and email.  The result is The Stewards Debate, a frequent feature that brings their bickering to the masses.
Discussion: The Heater
Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Jed Lowrie preps for possible surgery  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - Last fall, the Red Sox [team stats] and Jed Lowrie decided to forego surgery on the infielder's left wrist.  Today, the team and player may find that they no longer have a choice.  —  Lowrie will visit Dr. Tom Graham …
 
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