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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: YANKEE PROBLEMS AT THE 13-GAME MARK — In my column in today's Post, I wrote about how close the Yankees were to the humiliating weekend double of having allowed 22 runs on Saturday and then losing to Carl Pavano on Sunday. They never did do much against Pavano, who changed speeds …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Wang's struggles a mystery to all — Yanks discussing whether to skip righty's next start — NEW YORK — The answers were no clearer one day after Chien-Ming Wang's latest implosion, and the Yankees remained as befuddled as they were the day before. — Wang, for his part …
Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
The End of the World — There's no minimizing it: Chien-Ming Wang has been absolutely crushed in his first three starts this season, a stretch that includes Saturday's four-out, eight-run throttling that kicked off the Yankees' 22-4 loss at the hands of the Indians.
Mark Hale / New York Post:
YANKS MAY SKIP STRUGGLING HURLER — “We have not made a decision yet,” Girardi said. — The Yankees have an off-day Thursday, so they can skip Wang's scheduled Friday start without disrupting the rotation. The next time they'd need a fifth starter would be April 28 against Detroit.
New York Post:
DOPEY METS WANNA ERASE DWIGHT'S CITI AUTOGRAPH — WHEN Dwight “Doc” Gooden attended the Mets' Opening Day ceremonies at Citi Field last week, he stopped by the Ebbets Club along the first-base line and mingled with fans who cheered him during his Met career. He shook hands, took pictures and signed autographs.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Over signature scrub, Dwight Gooden wonders if Mets want him at Citi Field … Doc Gooden doesn't understand why the Mets are adamant about removing his signature from a wall inside one of the restaurants at their new stadium, and he wonders if the team doesn't want him to hang around Citi Field this season.
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yankees.mlb.com:
Ballpark — Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees has been postponed. — Register to receive breaking news alerts and you'll find out first when the Yankees make major news announcements (a trade, big-name free agent signing, you name it). — POSTGAME ALERTS
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Zimmerman Agrees to Five-Year Deal — Until at least 2013, Ryan Zimmerman will be under contract with the Washington Nationals — the team that drafted him, and the team that has now affirmed his role in its future. Zimmerman and the Nationals have agreed to a five-year, $45 million deal, two industry sources said last night.
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Associated Press:
David Ortiz legs out triple as Red Sox top O's 12-1 — Dustin Pedroia went 4-for-6 with three run-scoring singles and David Ortiz [stats] had a two-run triple to lead the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to a 12-1 win over Baltimore, completing a four-game sweep of the Orioles in the Patriots [team stats]' Day game Monday afternoon.
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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
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ESPN:
Power Rankings: Mighty Marlins move into No. 1 spot — ESPN.com — What could be more surprising than the Florida Marlins' surprise appearance in the No. 2 spot of last week's MLB Power Rankings? This week, when they are No. 1. — After two weeks of play, our panel of experts agrees …
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MLB.com:
Cards acquire reliever Blaine Boyer from Braves — Memphis (AAA) outfielder Brian Barton dealt to Atlanta — The St. Louis Cardinals made a move today to fortify their bullpen depth by acquiring right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Memphis (AAA) outfielder Brian Barton.
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien:
Cloudy in the capital... Washington, DC - Greetings from our nation's capital where there are big green blobs on the radar map, and I'm having a bad hair day. (Here's your clue No. 1 to double-check that byline at the top.) — We've got an 80 percent chance of rain forecast for tonight …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
MARLINS THE TEAM THAT REFUSES TO LOSE — A packet of antibiotics and a bottle of Nyquil sat on Fredi Gonzalez's desk at Nationals Park after Florida's 7-4 win Sunday. The manager had a sore throat, and that might be the only thing ailing the red-hot Marlins.
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Call, finale don't go Tribe's way — Bullpen can't back up Pavano, gives up controversial homer — NEW YORK — The Indians would probably like a replay from Sunday. — Not just of Jorge Posada's seventh-inning homer that caused a technological review, but of pretty much everything …
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:Pavano is a different kind of ‘Yankee killer’ now
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
The good, the bad and the ugly — Marlins aren't going away any time soon, but Derrek Lee could be in the decline phase — We're two weeks into another wild and crazy baseball season. But who the heck knows what to believe and what not to believe. — So it's time once again …
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.
Seth Livingstone / USA Today:
Upstart Marlins refuse to lose, own MLB-best 11-1 record — WASHINGTON — Two weeks into the baseball season, the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are looking up at unexpected division leaders. — Leading the charge …
