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Associated Press:
New York Yankees to open and close 2010 season at Boston Red Sox — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will open and close the 2010 season against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, just the fifth time in 50 years the rivals both start and finish against each other.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
2010 schedule released — Major League Baseball released the 2010 schedule today, and the first series of the season jumps out most: The Red Sox will open at Fenway Park for the second straight year — and this time they'll face the New York Yankees, on April 5, 7, and 8. — Other quick points that standout:
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
'09 starts anew for Sox righty Daisuke Matsuzaka — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — There are forgotten men, and then there's Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats]. — For a while it looked like Harry Lime or Keyser Soze would appear at Fenway Park [map] before Matsuszaka …
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MLB.com:
Jeter deserving of AL MVP Award — Yankees captain's campaign more than simply numbers — If Albert Pujols is a slam-dunk to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, Derek Jeter is not too far behind to take the American League MVP Award. — When Jeter passed Lou Gehrig's record …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:Two-Run Eighth Gives the Yankees a Victory
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New York Daily News Blogs, New York Yankees Fan Blog, Bats, Sox vs. Stripes and Angels Unplugged
B.J. Rains / MLB.com:
Lohse OK after MRI, may return Friday — Smoltz fine, ready to start for Cardinals this weekend — ST. LOUIS — An MRI taken Monday on Kyle Lohse's right forearm showed no structural damage, and the right-hander hopes to make his next start on Friday night against the Chicago Cubs.
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Viva El Birdos
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees promote speedster Guzman — Move gives Bombers another basestealing threat in the outfield — NEW YORK — The Yankees can tell from looking at Freddy Guzman's career statistics that he knows how to run. With an eye toward October, they'd like the chance to see it up close.
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It's About The Money
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 — Ryan Dempster superb on mound; Derrek Lee homers — Derrek Lee watches his home run against the Brewers in the fourth inning. (Paul Beaty, Associated Press / September 14, 2009) — When the Cubs began their season on April 6 in Houston …
Associated Press:
It's over! Rays end 11-game skid, knock off Orioles — BALTIMORE (AP) — Having finally rid themselves of an embarrassing losing streak that ended their playoff hopes, the Tampa Bay Rays can turn their attention toward concluding the season on a positive note.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds release 2010 schedule — Slate highlighted by April 5 opener, trips to Oakland, Seattle — CINCINNATI — It's never too early to start looking ahead to next year. And that's a bit easier after the Reds released their tentative 2010 season schedule on Tuesday.
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Red Reporter
Associated Press:
Tigers capitalize on errors, rally to beat Blue Jays — DETROIT (AP) — Marco Scutaro's (FSY) second error of the game allowed Brandon Inge (FSY) to score from second base in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday night.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Cincinnati (65-79) vs. Houston (70-74), 7:10 p.m. ET — CINCINNATI — Word of Juan Francisco's power has spread with every promotion, and now it will be on the bench at the Reds' disposal. — The only question is how many chances Francisco, a left-handed-hitting third baseman …
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Red Reporter
ESPN:
Posnanski on ‘The Machine’ — Some people root for baseball teams. I root for baseball books, for two reasons. One, a fair number of my friends have written baseball books, so rooting for a book is like rooting for a friend. And two, I've written a few books myself …
New York Post:
Joba Rules not for you — YOU hate the restraints on Joba Chamberlain. You flip on the Yankees game and are aggravated that Alfredo Aceves is out there in the middle innings, which means Joba again is being treated like a delicate vase. — You don't care that Chamberlain does …
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Pinstripe Alley
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets' aim: Use last 18 to improve — Jerry Manuel insists there is still some redeeming value in a season that has 18 games remaining, beginning with a Pat Misch-Tommy Hanson matchup Tuesday at Turner Field in Atlanta. — Still, it's a stretch to find meaning beyond curiosity …
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Newsday
Daniel Barbarisi / EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA:
Papelbon enters Cy Young debate — Sox closer looking invincible again in last month — BOSTON — The question took Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon off guard. Did he think he should be part of the Cy Young conversation? — “I don't know man, how many times has a closer won the Cy Young, once?”
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Circling The Bases
New York Post:
Retool the Mets? That's ridiculous! — ATLANTA — The call keeps coming from angry e-mailers, even angrier talk-radio hosts and callers and, in one mystifying case, an otherwise respected national baseball writer. — The general line of thought: Blow up the Mets! Break up the core!
