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3:40 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
Associated Press:   Swisher homers twice to help Yankees hold off Tigers
New York Post:
WRIGHT'S STARTING TO FEEL THE HEAT  —  FOR THE longest time, Mets fans spared the rod with David Wright.  Everyone else, up and down the lineup, up and down the roster, has heard the scorn plenty.  There's been contempt for the Carloses, Beltran and Delgado.  Luis Castillo and Jose Reyes did time turning DPs in the doghouse.
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Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com:
Mets' star needs to get Wright
Discussion: JonahKeri.com
Jonah Keri / Sports Illustrated:   Separating early MLB fact from fiction
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Red Sox bullpen tiptoes tightrope  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  CLEVELAND - Last night, a quartet of Red Sox [team stats] relievers kept the Red Sox alive with four innings of scoreless work in a 6-5 10-inning win.  —  None of them was perfect, but each of them did what was necessary.
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Boston Herald:
Red Sox-Rays scouting report
Discussion: sox1fan.com
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
John Smoltz setback
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Pitching remains Dodgers' downfall  —  Changes coming after Stults' early departure vs. Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trip-ending defeat Wednesday night, the Dodgers are still in first place, which makes you wonder how great life would be if they had a solid starting rotation.
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and 6-4-2
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Tim Lincecum shuts down Dodgers
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.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod: 1 for 6 with a homer  —  This just in from Tampa:  —  Alex Rodriguez was 1 for 6 with a homer and two walks in the extended spring intrasquad game in Tampa.  He faced right-handers Matt Richardson and Jose Ramirez in the intrasquad, extended Spring Training game held at the Yankees' Minor League complex.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
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: ESPN and Bottom9 Baseball
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.
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.
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
Daily Bruin:
Ahead of the Curve … As a junior at Newhall's Hart High School last year, Trevor Bauer remembers standing on the mound with something other than opposing hitters on his mind.  —  He had become so disinterested in baseball that he'd sometimes sing to himself in the middle of games.
Discussion: SPORTSbyBROOKS
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
About those empty seats ...  Attendance this April is no worse than attendance last April  —  Believe it or not, the Yankees are averaging 44,502 fans — most in the majors.  —  Empty seats.  The defining image of April was those empty seats in a ballpark near you.  —  Or was it?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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
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.
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
Jon Sladek / cleveland.com:
Does Grady benefit from “The Bernie Factor?”  —  I make no attempt to hide my hatred of the Boston Red Sox.  I probably despise them more than any other sports franchise.  —  For this reason, it brings me great joy when the Tribe beats that miserable, high-priced team and disappoints their obnoxious …
Discussion: Newsvine
 
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