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1:55 PM ET, May 5, 2009

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Matt Gagne / NY Daily News:
Fans go berserk over Yankeegate mess … Hundreds of irate fans - some who claim Yankee employees told them the game had been rained out - stormed away from Yankee Stadium before Monday night's game against the Red Sox even got underway and couldn't get back in, resulting in a an ugly scene at one of the ticket gates.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Posada's tight hamstring prompts MRI  —  Yanks' catcher ruled out for Tuesday's finale with Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has been scheduled for an MRI examination on his right hamstring after injuring it while sliding in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox.
Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Raissman: Bombers put squeeze play on media at new Stadium … Considering the peculiar media vibe floating around those empty seats inside Yankee Stadium, Joe Girardi's Sunday soliloquy about the publishing industry, specifically Selena Roberts' book on Alex Rodriguez, was not surprising.
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Best-case return for A-Rod is Friday  —  Star third baseman homers in latest extended spring game  —  NEW YORK — On the same afternoon that Alex Rodriguez's face showed up in bookstores across the country, the Yankees' third baseman moved seven innings closer to reappearing in the big leagues.
Dan Graziano / MLB FanHouse:
Yankees Are Now Red Sox Wannabes
Howard Bryant / ESPN:   A-Rod's missing link: substance
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Bad blood bubbling over
Discussion: YanksBlog.com
MLB:   Alex Rodriguez homers again, plays 7 innings in field
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Joba mom out after officer scores meth  —  The estranged mother of Yankees star pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been busted for allegedly dealing drugs, authorities said.  —  Jacqueline Standley, 44, was arrested Saturday at her Nebraska apartment on felony charges of selling a gram …
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Ankiel runs into wall; X-rays negative  —  Cards GM: Outfielder has movement, feeling in arms, legs  —  ST. LOUIS — Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel was taken to a hospital on Monday night after he injured himself making a catch at the wall in the eighth inning of St. Louis' game against the Phillies.
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs turn three against Dodgers  —  Triple play is second in franchise history for Arizona  —  LOS ANGELES — Josh Wilson atoned for a second-inning error in a big way when the D-backs shortstop started a 6-4-3 triple play one batter later in the second inning Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Scheppers, Crow Make '09 Debuts  —  In a draft where Stephen Strasburg is a clear No. 1 but no one is established as the surefire No. 2 prospect, righthanders Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers got their first opportunities to convince scouts that they should be part of the conversation.
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Griffey out of lineup with inflamed colon  —  Veteran pleased with his club's team-first attitude  —  SEATTLE — An ailment diagnosed as an “inflamed colon” knocked Ken Griffey Jr. out of the Mariners' lineup for Monday night's two-game series opener against the Rangers.
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Greinke shuts out Sox for win No. 6  —  Royals right-hander has 10 strikeouts in dominant outing  —  KANSAS CITY — Just when you think Zack Greinke can't possibly pitch any better, he does.  —  Greinke, the Royals' unsinkable right-hander, floated over the White Sox, 3-0 …
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
SENSITIVE WIDDLE METSIES WON'T BE READING THIS MEAN OLD STORY  —  ATLANTA — The Mets consider their players' psyches so fragile that they no longer provide copies of The Post or the other New York tabloid in their Citi Field clubhouse.  —  The newspapers were a staple of the Mets' clubhouse …
Dallas Morning News:
Kinsler can lead Texas Rangers' charge to West lead  —  Last spring, I wrote that second baseman Ian Kinsler was destined to become only the second 30-30 man in Rangers history.  —  As with my prediction of a Houston Rockets' first-round victory, I was simply a year ahead of my time.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Beck / Beck's Blog:
Guillen fighting sore left shoulder  —  While the Tigers certainly have plenty of examples of a newly-struggling offense, Carlos Guillen has seemingly been slumping nearly all season.  Even after ending an -for-12 slump with a second-inning single, he struck out twice on the night for a 1 …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
 
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Sean McAdam / Boston Herald:
Red Sox still messy at short
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Embree creeping up appearances list
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