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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Statement from Hal Steinbrenner: Yanks to reduce ticket prices at new Stadium — This from Hal Steinbrenner via the Yankees: — “A few weeks ago I indicated that in light of the economy we would review the pricing of a small number of our premium locations at Yankee Stadium; specifically, our Suite Seats.
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Ross / New Stadium Insider:
Get Used To Large Announced Attendances With Sparsely Populated Seats …
Get Used To Large Announced Attendances With Sparsely Populated Seats …
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Bryan Hoch / Bombers Beat:
Yankees statement on adjusting ticket prices
Yankees statement on adjusting ticket prices
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Alex Belth / Sports Illustrated:
A tale of two new Stadiums … George Steinbrenner …
A tale of two new Stadiums … George Steinbrenner …
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Fox Sports:
Don't expect Joba to bail out Yanks 'pen yet — Joba Chamberlain could certainly help the Yanks' bullpen. But will it happen? Ken Rosenthal has the answer and much more.
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NY Daily News:
Harper: Hughes could put Chamberlain back in his old Joba — At some point it's hard to see how the Yankees deny the obvious, that they need Joba Chamberlain back there to have any hope of winning a championship. Maybe starting tonight, Phil Hughes can help convince them.
Mike Harrington / Buffalo News:
Herd's Garcia shoulders the blame — Aching starter runs into trouble in fifth inning — A broken-down pitcher. A broken-down offense. Another embarrassment for the Buffalo Bisons. — That's the capsule summary of the latest sorry affair in Coca-Cola Field as the Syracuse Chiefs rumbled past …
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Associated Press:
Mets release Garcia after brutal starts in minors … NEW YORK (AP) — Freddy Garcia has been released by the New York Mets following two bad starts for Triple-A Buffalo. — Garcia went 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA, and allowed seven earned runs and seven hits in five innings against Syracuse on Monday night.
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Ryan Braun tells Pirates to watch backs, tips off tonight's umps — I'd usually say that a late April series between the Brewers and Pirates doesn't really bear much watching if you're not a fan of either team — or a Prince Fielder or Nyjer Morgan fantasy owner.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Hamilton out of lineup, may go on DL — Rangers slugger's rib cage in ‘extreme pain’ — ARLINGTON — Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton could likely end up on the on the disabled list with a bruised left rib cage. — Hamilton was not in the lineup again on Tuesday and will be examined …
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Flubby / Kissing Suzy Kolber:
UPDATED: Matt Vasgersian should probably stop talking for a little while. — Normally we've got no problem with Matt Vasgersian. In fact, I would go as far as to say he is a friend of the site. But this idiocy cannot go without mention. First of all, the whole “this black person looks …
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Cincinnati Reds' Edwin Encarnacion sent to DL with wrist injury — CINCINNATI — Edwin Encarnacion has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after tests found that the Cincinnati Reds third baseman has a chipped bone in his left wrist. — Encarnacion has been bothered by the wrist since spring training …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
A-Rod pushes up return … Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees have moved up A-Rod's target date and are now shooting for a return to the team sometime in the first week of May, sources say. — Rodriguez and the Yankees were originally calling May 15 the target date for his return, and that is still the publicly stated goal.
Associated Press:
MLB shifts opening rounds of draft to prime time … NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's amateur draft is shifting to prime time. — The commissioner's office said Tuesday that this year's draft will start at 6 p.m. on June 9 and be held at the studios of the MLB Network in Secaucus, N.J.
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Baltimore Sun:
Orioles activate Mora, option Albers — The Orioles announced today that they have activated third baseman Melvin Mora (strained left hamstring) from the 15-day disabled list and optioned reliever Matt Albers to Triple-A Norfolk. — Mora, who went on the disabled list April 13 …
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Trent / ctrentrosecrans.com:
Unemployed and OK — Well, first off, the news... I, along with several other people at Clear Channel Cincinnati, was laid off today. — I'm fine, I'm completely taken aback by the response and once again humbled by the people. Thank you so much. — As for what's next? Well, I'm hungry.
Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
Assessing Wakamatsu — When you have a rookie manager, your expectations have to be toned down, because what a manager says he's going to do and what he actually does are often quite different. Wakamatsu said a lot of intelligent stuff during spring training, and he impressed a lot of smart people …
Steve Melewski / MASNsports.com:
Ryan Freel is not happy with the Orioles — Approached at his locker today, Ryan Freel was asked why he went to Delmarva last night to begin an injury-rehab assignment, but never played in the game. — “It would be best for me to keep my mouth shut at this point,” he said. But then he didn't.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Close isn't good enough — Jim Leyland, as he often does, put it well. — “Sabathia pitched very well,” he said. “Verlander just pitched better.” — For what it's worth, the cagey old skipper of the Tigers likes what he sees from the Yankees. — “He's a great pitcher,” Leyland said of Sabathia.
Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
Gordon's hip injury likely to heal better than A-Rod's — There are some key differences between baseball's second-most talked about hip surgery and its first, so when evaluating Alex Gordon's rehab, it's probably best to forget about Alex Rodriguez's. — Most notably, the tear …