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2:35 AM ET, April 23, 2009

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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Figgy clears waivers  —  Nelson Figueroa has cleared waivers, allowing him to return to Triple-A Buffalo.  He had a credible outing Sunday against the Brewers as a spot starter for Mike Pelfrey, allowing three runs on five hits in six innings, but was designated for assignment …
Discussion: The Mets Report
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Texas Rangers claim RP Darren O'Day from Mets
Discussion: Mets Fever and MetsBlog.com
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Rangers Claim Darren O'Day
Discussion: Lone Star Ball and Hot Foot
Rick Chandler / Deadspin:
100-Year-Old Red Sox Bat Boy Says It's Go Time  —  Having learned from the Cubs that to reject a centenarian fan means certain doom, the Boston Red Sox are employing the spry Arthur Giddon as a bat boy for one batter on Saturday.  —  The 100-year-old retired lawyer will assume bat boy duties …
Discussion: Red Sox Monster and SPORTSbyBROOKS
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Hot Red Sox get out of rain
Associated Press:
Cabrera's HR ends first Yankee Stadium homestand  —  NEW YORK - Melky Cabrera ended a home run-filled opening homestand at the new Yankee Stadium with a two-run drive in the 14th inning Wednesday to give New York a 9-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics.  —  The Yankees overcame another shaky outing …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Boston Herald
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Associated Press:
Haren, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies 2-0  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Dan Haren one run in his first three starts.  —  They doubled that production Wednesday, and that was all the hard-luck pitcher needed in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rocky start, solid victory
Associated Press:
Pineiro, Cardinals keeps Mets offense off-balance  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joel Pineiro carried a six-hitter into the ninth inning and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBI in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.  —  Joe Thurston and Skip Schumaker …
Discussion: Fox Sports and Yahoo! Sports
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
BLS poll: Which surprise team is off to the most legit start?  —  We're only a little over two weeks into the season and the measured warnings about sample size are still rightfully being sounded around the baseball community.  —  However, that doesn't mean we can't conduct a little [straw] …
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers acquire minor leaguer Jason Tyner from Brewers  —  TOLEDO - The Tigers have acquired minor league outfielder Jason Tyner from the Milwaukee Brewers, team officials said today.  —  Tyner will report to Triple-A Toledo and take the roster spot of Ryan Raburn, who was promoted to the majors today.
Forbes:
Baseball's Most Valuable Teams  —  New stadiums pushed up team values overall, but one-third of the league saw values drop over the past year.  —  The aggregate results of Forbes' 12th annual take on the finances of Major League Baseball show the National Pastime has never been stronger.
David Singh / MLB.com:
Rangers place Benson on DL  —  Texas claims right-hander O'Day off waivers  —  TORONTO — The Rangers made a couple of moves concerning their pitching staff on Wednesday, the most important being the placement of starter Kris Benson on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis.
Benjamin Hill / MLB.com:
MiLB to take over Dodgertown complex  —  Vero Beach facility to be used year-round for variety of purposes  —  Today marks the start of a new era for one of Florida's oldest professional baseball facilities.  —  In a press conference Wednesday morning, it was announced that Minor League Baseball …
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts
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Josh Leventhal / Baseball America:
A New Era For Dodgertown  —  MILB To Lease Historic Facility
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Samardzija to rejoin Cubs Thursday  —  Cubs top pitching prospect Jeff Samardzija will rejoin the team before Thursday's game vs. Cincinnati, general manager Jim Henry said today.  —  Samardzija, who was one of the team's last cuts in spring training, will move to the bullpen …
Discussion: MLB FanHouse
MLB.com:
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Discussion: Angels Unplugged and Yahoo! Sports
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Daley arrives, Hammel joins rotation for Monday  —  PHOENIX — Matt Daley arrived to smiles and handshakes.  The reliever, who made a solid clubhouse impression during spring training, joined the Rockies today after catching a 6 a.m. flight from Reno.  Jason Hammel, meanwhile, caught a break.
Discussion: Fox Sports and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Forbes: One-third of MLB teams decline in value  —  NEW YORK (AP) — One-third of Major League Baseball teams declined in value over the past year while the New York Yankees' worth increased 15 percent to $1.5 billion, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine.
Discussion: MLB and ESPN.com
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Manuel plans to shuffle lineup  —  ST. LOUIS — Jerry Manuel's lineup will look much different here today, and not just because it's a day-after-night getaway game.  —  Disturbed by his team's listless, 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday night, Manuel announced several lineup changes for the finale of the three-game series.
Discussion: FanHouse
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Keith Olbermann Hired by MLBAM.  Will Donate At-Large Salary to Charity  —  MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) announced today that it has hired anchor, sportscaster and journalist Keith Olbermann as an at-large columnist.  Olbermann's columns, currently available three times per week at keitholbermann.mlblogs.com …
Discussion: 6-4-2 and Can't Stop The Bleeding
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Stopping Dodgers may prove costly  —  Astros' Valverde pulls calf muscle when hit by line drive  —  HOUSTON — On paper, Tuesday night's matchup was overwhelmingly in the favor of the visiting Dodgers.  Their heralded 21-year-old left-hander, Clayton Kershaw, had a 1.50 ERA …
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Michael Hiestand / USA Today:
ESPN, NFL Network take different approaches to draft coverage
Discussion: Hardball Times and MLB FanHouse
Sammiller / Angels blog:
Strange, strange lineups
Associated Press:
Bucs cool off and sweep Marlins, Maholm improves to 3-0
Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Notes from Contreras  —  Minor league pitching coordinator …
Ben Shpigel / Bats:
What to Do About Murphy?
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Pounding the pavement  —  Pedro, Big Hurt, Edmonds among …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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MLB:
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Joe Posnanski:
Around The Horn  —  A few baseball thoughts for this Wednesday …
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New start beneficial to Harvey, Drillers
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