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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Don't swing away at Jerry for call not to bunt — You have to believe that Jerry Manuel would have played this differently in August as opposed to April. At this time of year good managers make decisions with the big picture in mind, so you can understand him rolling the dice Sunday …
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Roderick Boone / Newsday:
Mets can't come up with timely hits in 4-2 loss — New York Mets catcher Omir Santos, right, tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Rickie Weeks who was attempting to score during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Citi Field in New York. (Bill Kostroun, Associated Press / April 19, 2009)
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Mets' excuses for failures in clutch are off-base — On the bright side, at least the Mets put themselves in position to fail yesterday. — That essentially was the parting message from manager Jerry Manuel and his players after they repeatedly failed to produce in the clutch en route to a 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Kemp homers twice as LA's streak hits eight — Hudson, Ethier each add three RBIs as Dodgers rout Rockies — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre's words before the Dodgers played the Rockies on Sunday proved prophetic. — He spoke about seemingly never-ending innings …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:For Dodgers, it's all about the wins and the grins
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George Vecsey / New York Times:
For Mets and Yankees, New Parks Are Home to Plenty of Quirks, Too — There is no point in the rest of us trying to understand the aerodynamics of the two new ballparks in New York, since Joe Girardi cannot figure out Yankee Stadium, and, after all, he was an engineering major at Northwestern.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Jersey guy Doyle joins Stadium lore — The Yankees have a new angel in the outfield. — Brian Doyle isn't about to supplant Jeffrey Maier in Yankee annals, but his role in the decisive home run of Sunday's 7-3 win over the Indians is undeniable. — Cleveland right fielder Trevor Crowe …
Steve Bisheff / Angels Unplugged:
It's time for a major shake-up — It's one thing to suffer an avalanche of ill fortune. It's another thing to let it bury you. — No other team in baseball, or any other sport, has been blindsided the way the Angels have in the first two weeks of the season.
Daniel Barbarisi / Providence Journal:
Brad Wilkerson retires after eight-year career — PAWTUCKET — After an eight-year major-league career, outfielder Brad Wilkerson has retired, said Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson. — After Pawtucket's second game of the season, Wilkerson went into Johnson's office and told him that his time in baseball was done.
John Klima / MLB.com:
Iannetta snaps slump with long ball — Rockies catcher ends 0-for-18 drought after getting day off — LOS ANGELES — After giving Chris Iannetta a day off on Saturday, manager Clint Hurdle put the struggling catcher back in the lineup on Sunday afternoon despite the fact that he was entering …
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
The Bullpen Gets Blown Up — After today's loss, Manny Acta came into the manager's interview room. He was seething. He sat down and said, “I think it's embarrassing. I think it's unacceptable. I think our fans have every right to be mad, like we are right now. And it's not going to be tolerated.
Rich / Baseball Analysts:
How I Ruined My Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball — Let me set the stage. The date was June 13, 1971. I was three weeks short of my 16th birthday. My sophomore year at Lakewood High School was winding down. Finals were over, summer was about to begin, and my mind was on baseball.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Adjustments pay off for LaRoche — Pirates third baseman credits hitting coach for improvement — PITTSBURGH — After doubling his season hits total with a single on Friday, third baseman Andy LaRoche handed some of the credit to hitting coach Don Long, who spent time tweaking LaRoche's stance earlier …
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Big Unit flirts with no-no in win No. 296 — Johnson beats former team in first start vs. D-backs — SAN FRANCISCO — Asked the standard question about whether teammates ignored him as his no-hit bid lengthened Sunday, Randy Johnson prompted laughter from reporters by saying, “I think they ignore me anyway.”
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Pavano is a different kind of ‘Yankee killer’ now — The Carl Pavano that the Yankees waited so long for finally showed up at the Stadium on Sunday. He just did so in an Indians uniform instead of the pinstripes he donned from 2005 to 2008. — The righthander pitched six strong innings …
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