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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 10: Indians at Yankees (new Yankee Stadium home opener) — Pitching today: LHP CC Sabathia (1-1, 4.50). — INDIANS (2-7) — Grady Sizemore CF — Mark DeRosa 3B — Victor Martinez 1B — Jhonny Peralta SS — Shin-soo Choo DH — Ben Francisco RF — Kelly Shoppach C
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
New Yankee Stadium means new beginning — As the Yankees officially move across the street today into their brand-spanking new home for the rich and famous, the best thing fans can do is forget about the Yankee Stadium ghosts. Let them retire peacefully over at the old stadium, never to be bothered again.
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Steinbrenner to attend opening of his ‘masterpiece’ — A view of the Yankees dugout at the new Yankee Stadium. (Audrey C. Tiernan / Newsday / March 24, 2009) — ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - Of the more than 52,000 people who will be on hand for the official opening of the new Yankee Stadium this afternoon …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
The details on Opening Day — This release from the Yankees: — The New York Yankees will inaugurate Yankee Stadium with its first-ever regular season game on Thursday, April 16 at 1:05 p.m. vs. the Cleveland Indians. — Gates will open to fans with valid tickets beginning at 10:00 a.m …
NY Daily News:
Lupica: Big hopes and dreams at new Yankees' home … The whole place will be Monument Park today. That is the truth of the occasion and the romance for Yankee fans, a Yankee occasion like this with all the trimmings. The official opening of the new Yankee Stadium will be a monument …
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Nady may need season-ending surgery — ST. PETERSBURGH, Fla. - Xavier Nady could be headed for season-ending surgery on his right elbow. — No decision will be made until after team physician Chris Ahmad examines Nady in New York Thursday. But Nady, who left Tuesday night's game …
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Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Sox place Matsuzaka on 15-day DL — For the second time in the last two seasons, Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] is on the disabled list with a case of shoulder fatigue. — The Sox made the move this morning in the aftermath of Matsuzaka's aborted outing Tuesday night in which he lasted just one inning, racked for five runs on 43 pitches.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka goes to DL, Jones recalled
Matsuzaka goes to DL, Jones recalled
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Sports Illustrated:
Rangers' Kinsler hits for cycle — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Ian Kinsler became the fourth player in Texas Rangers history to hit for the cycle, reaching the feat with a triple in the sixth inning Wednesday night against Baltimore. — That made him 5-for-5, the five hits matching a career high.
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: At new Stadium, few Creature comforts — Scratch a Bleacher Creature and you'll find an intuitive architectural critic. While the Creatures are grateful for certain well-earned courtesies extended by the Yankees, the fans didn't ask for such a flawed new mansion. — Frankly, this is far from an upgrade.
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Kershaw dominant with 13 strikeouts — but will Dodgers hang on? — Except for one pitch, Clayton Kershaw absolutely destroyed the Giants in his seven innings tonight. He struck out 13, becoming the youngest in Los Angeles Dodger history to reach that total.
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Orioles put Mora, Simon on DL — Buzz up! — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Right-hander Alfredo Simon and third baseman Melvin Mora were put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Baltimore Orioles, who anticipate being without the rookie starting pitcher for a much longer period.
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Park quirks have Mets working hard — New York (4-4) vs. San Diego (6-3), 7:10 p.m. ET — NEW YORK — Slowly but surely, the Mets are adjusting to Citi Field. — And when the pitching staff becomes comfortable with the mound and the outfielders learn the nuances of the ballpark's vast right field …
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Chicago Tribune:
Rod Blagojevich gave Cubs' Piniella advice in 2007 — Letter and Sun-Times cartoon then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sent Cubs manager Lou Piniella (Documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune / May 31, 2007) — Like any frustrated Cubs fan, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich had his own ideas about how manager Lou Piniella should run the team.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kuroda unlikely to return soon — Dodgers starter still feeling discomfort in left side — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers Opening Day starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is recovering slowly from a strained left oblique muscle and is not expected to be activated when he's eligible next Wednesday.
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Ollie and Mets have a Field day — Luis Castillo isn't shy about making content scores with Padres pitcher Edward Mujica, who can't gain control of the ball. Two runs scored on the play. — On a historic night in baseball, the Mets cemented a little history of their own in their new backyard.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Watching Yankee Games Through a Net — Yankees fans will learn Thursday on YES (and nationally on the MLB Network) if they will be watching part of each game through a net. — The netting is behind the catcher, making the high home plate camera shoot the game through it.