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12:55 AM ET, April 30, 2009

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Associated Press:
Swisher homers twice to help Yankees hold off Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — The New York Yankees might've found their groove in the Motor City.  —  Nick Swisher hit two homers and Joba Chamberlain gave up a run in seven innings, leading the New York Yankees to an 8-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 21: Yankees at Tigers (with A-Rod rehab updates)  —  YANKEES (10-10)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 3.94).  —  Chamberlain vs. the Detroit hitters.  —  TIGERS (11-9)  —  Granderson CF  —  Polanco 2B  —  Ordonez RF  —  Cabrera 1B  —  Guillen DH  —  Laird C  —  Inge 3B
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
A-Rod to play in rehab game tomorrow  —  Alex Rodriguez will play in his first rehab game tomorrow.  I imagine about the only sentence that would be more exciting to many of you is: “Alex Rodriguez will play in his first major league game tomorrow.”  —  The doctor who operated on Rodriguez …
Discussion: Babes Love Baseball and iYankees
Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
‘Cincinnati, YOU have a problem’  —  As Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talked to the media after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros, a member of the media relations department laid a copy of the stat pack on his desk - a box score, play-by-play and up-to-date statistics.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB FanHouse
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Dusty sees Phillips busting loose
Discussion: Red Reporter
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Strasburg's price tag doesn't turn off future (?) teammates  —  Miller: Stuff of legend  —  Yeah, they've heard of him.  Of course they've heard of him.  —  Stephen Strasburg?  Yeah, of course the Nationals know who he is.  —  “I know he throws a billion,” Adam Dunn said.
Discussion: Hardball Times and DC Sports Plus
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Utley, Phils drub Nats, but lose Hamels
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:   More of the Same as the Nationals Suffer Their Fifth Loss in Six Games
Diamond Notes:
No, Andre Ethier will not take a photo with you  —  The Dodgers held their on-field photo day for fans at Dodger Stadium last Saturday, and Andre Ethier was a reluctant participant.  —  He walked onto the field and made the rounds with fans who were separated from him by short fences.
Discussion: Sons of Steve Garvey
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers edge past wild Giants
Associated Press:
Carlos Quentin, Jermaine Dye HRs lead White Sox past Mariners  —  CHICAGO — Slumping Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning Wednesday, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 6-3.  —  A.J. Pierzynski also homered as the White Sox …
Discussion: Lookout Landing and Yahoo! Sports
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Key battles hurt Jackson, bullpen  —  Tigers fall to Yanks on 10-run seventh that proves historic  —  DETROIT — Manager Jim Leyland has been in the game for more than 40 years.  This was a new one for him.  —  “I don't think I've ever seen that in my life,” Leyland said after the Tigers' 11-0 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
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Thom Loverro / Washington Times:
Bowden discovers his calling in La-La Land  —  The guy who left the dead fish to rot in the safe-deposit box and skipped town - you know, the general manager who built the Washington Nationals' bullpen - is on the rebound.  —  Jim Bowden has gone Hollywood.  He loves L.A.
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Tavárez, Wells to Replace Hanrahan in Closer Role
Discussion: FanHouse
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
1,727 Words On The Bullpen Shake-Up
Discussion: FJB and William World News
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Uehara, O's fall to Angels  —  Orioles starter leaves game in 7th after getting hit in chest by a line drive  —  Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning off Koji Uehara to break a tie and push the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles and a two-game series sweep.
Discussion: Angels Unplugged and Camden Chat
Jimmy Shapiro / Sports Radio Interviews:
Darryl Strawberry Was A Poor Man's Wilt Chamberlain  —  Darryl Strawberry was the most recognizable figure on the Mets 1986 World Series team.  That team is one of those special teams that will always be remembered in baseball history.  The fact they didn't win more than one World Series …
Henry Schulman / SFGate:
An April must-win game  —  Tonight's Giants-Dodgers contest is what I like to call a “bellwether game,” the most important of the year so far.  —  The Giants have been terrible for four years.  Two summers ago, they finally embarked on a serious rebuilding program and sold 2009 …
Discussion: Reflections of Blue
Associated Press:
A's Nomar, Ellis on DL … ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics put infielders Nomar Garciaparra and Mark Ellis on the 15-day disabled list with calf injuries before Wednesday night's game against the Texas Rangers.  —  Garciaparra went on the DL for the 13th time in his major league career.
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Cook back on top, shuts down Padres  —  With his sinker heavy as a cannonball and his pitch command precise for the first six innings, Aaron Cook returned to form Wednesday afternoon against the Padres.  —  Though Cook stumbled in the seventh, and reliever Matt Belisle got rocked in the eighth …
Discussion: Purple Row
Associated Press:
Shoulder sends Cleveland's Hafner to DL, again … CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner was placed on the disabled list Wednesday with a sore right shoulder, an injury that limited him to 57 games last season.  —  Hafner had surgery on the shoulder last October.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Guys like Figgins are hard to find  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: I Don't Trust the Mets  —  Last night, David Wright had an RBI single, plus two more strike outs, yet is hitting .282 on the season with a .371 OBP.  —  Wright also made a ‘fielding error’ in the sixth, on a ball hit hard, that bounced off of his chest and in to the outfield, on which a run scored.
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Let's Get Real  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have the best record in baseball.  The Toronto Blue Jays have played well for three weeks.  Both statements are true, but one carries greater impact.  Unfortunately, it's the one most likely to lead you to the wrong conclusion.
Discussion: ESPN
 
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