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1:45 PM ET, April 30, 2009

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Tracy Connor / NY Daily News:
A-Rod on 'roids for years, new book claims … Alex Rodriguez may have bulked up with steroids as early as high school - and was suspected of juicing while playing for the Yankees, a bombshell new book reports.  —  Although the slugger insists he dabbled in steroids only while with the Texas Rangers …
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Chris Forsberg / Boston Globe:
Report: A-Rod may have used steroids in high school  —  Relaying details from an upcoming book on Alex Rodriguez by Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts, the New York Daily News reports today that Rodriguez may have started taking steroids as early as high school and is suspected of continuing …
Associated Press:
Swisher homers twice to help Yankees hold off Tigers
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
A-Rod to play in rehab game tomorrow
Boston Herald:
Red Sox-Rays scouting report  —  AT TROPICANA FIELD  —  TONIGHT - RHP Josh Beckett [stats] (2-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Garza (1-2, 4.97).  TV - NESN, MLB Network.  Radio - WRKO-AM (860).  7:08 p.m.  —  TOMORROW - RHP Justin Masterson (2-0, 2.70) vs. RHP Andy Sonnanstine (0-3, 7.78).
Discussion: sox1fan.com
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
John Smoltz setback
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Red Sox bullpen tiptoes tightrope
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Smoltz setback not considered serious
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and The Joy of Sox
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Tim Lincecum shuts down Dodgers  —  Juan Pierre can't catch a two-run triple hit by Bengie Molina to give San Francisco a 2-0 lead in the first inning.  The Giants never trailed in the 9-4 victory over the Dodgers.  —  Giants' Cy Young winner holds L.A. scoreless until the eighth inning
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Pitching remains Dodgers' downfall
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and 6-4-2
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:   Torre has Pierre bat ninth vs. Giants
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Marlins 4, Mets 3: Manuel ruffling feathers, but why?  —  Jerry Manuel's affable personality gives him a lot of admirers, but Wednesday's late-game managing really dumbfounded me.  —  Manuel had an explanation for why he dispatched Omir Santos to pinch-hit for Ramon Castro with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Putz blows lead, Mets fall to Marlins, 4-3  —  Mets pitcher Johan Santana backs up Fernando Tatis as he tumbles while catching a pop fly.  (Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara / April 29, 2009)  —  Omir Santos' first reaction was that it was a strange time for the bullpen phone to ring.
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
So far, Jim Hendry's off-season moves look bad  —  Chicago Cubs miss Mark DeRosa  —  Mike Norton, a Tribune subscriber living in California, makes good points.  He also has a nice sense of history.  —  Our kind of guy.  —  “Having followed the Cubs pretty closely since 1954 …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Chicago Cubs blanked 10-0
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Sore shoulder sends Pronk to DL  —  Tribe DH to visit doctor for offseason surgery follow-up  —  CLEVELAND — The troublesome right shoulder that cost Travis Hafner half of the 2008 season is not entirely a thing of the past.  —  Just 3 1/2 weeks into his regular-season return …
Discussion: Bottom9 Baseball
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Associated Press:   Shoulder sends Cleveland's Hafner to DL, again
Mychael Urban / MLB.com:
Ellis, Garciaparra placed on DL  —  Infielders among four A's injured in Tuesday's game  —  ARLINGTON — Having tied the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007, the A's eclipsed that dubious mark by three a year ago.  —  Now they're on a pace that could set the record again.
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Associated Press:
A's Nomar, Ellis on DL
Tom Gage / Detroit News:
Joel Zumaya: 'I can't stand the Yankees'  —  Detroit — With two scoreless innings of relief in the Tigers' 8-6 loss Wednesday night, Joel Zumaya was back at his best against the team he likes the least.  —  The Yankees.  —  When it comes to his opinion of them, there's just no holding back.
Discussion: MLB FanHouse
Anthony Andro / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Josh Hamilton hopes to avoid DL as sore rib cage heals  —  ARLINGTON — Josh Hamilton said the medicine for his ailing left rib cage has made him feel better and he hopes to avoid a trip to the disabled list.  —  “I'm hoping so,” said Hamilton, who benefited from a free day off Wednesday because of the rainout.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Lone Star Ball
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Vazquez victimized by big inning in loss  —  Braves starter roughed up in fifth as series slips away  —  ATLANTA — While Javier Vazquez couldn't explain how he garnered such results with a rather impressive performance, the Braves were left to wonder how they managed to lose a series during …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Ben Goessling / Washington Times:
Nationals finally get some relief  —  The amount of tinkering the Washington Nationals have had to do to get to this point - to earn a road victory that required nothing more than a simple, clean effort - is almost unfathomable.  —  Their go-ahead RBI came from an outfielder who played himself …
Discussion: Blogging Baseball
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Yankees' Patrons in Not-So-Cheap Seats Also Deserve a Break  —  Why not cut more ticket prices at Yankee Stadium, not just the really expensive ones?  —  The Yankees' move on Tuesday to slash the price of slower-selling premium seats, including the $2,500 perches, and give away others affects a few hundred seats.
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Hope for Lidge, Hamels  —  The Phillies have endured injuries to both their ace and their closer this week, but they remain hopeful that both issues will be resolved by the weekend.  —  Cole Hamels, who suffered a mild sprain of his left ankle Tuesday, is set to throw a bullpen session tomorrow …
Discussion: Philliesflow.com
 
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