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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.
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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.
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
MLB announces master 2010 schedule — Opening of Twins' new Target Field one of many highlights — Major League Baseball announced its master 2010 regular-season schedule for all 30 clubs on Tuesday, meaning you can start dreaming ahead now. — You just might see Stephen Strasburg …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks open, close 2010 vs. Red Sox — Bombers' home opener is April 13, face Torre in LA in June — NEW YORK — The Yankees will both open and close the 2010 Major League season with one of the game's classic rivalries, meeting the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on both April 5 and Oct. 3.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies to host Red Sox in 2010 — SAN FRANCISCO — Weather won't be an issue for the Rockies' 2010 opener. The Rockies will face the host Milwaukee Brewers under the Miller Park roof on April 5, after the league announced next season's schedule today. — Colorado launches its 2010 home schedule …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:'09 starts anew for Sox righty Daisuke Matsuzaka
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 146: Blue Jays at Yankees (Updates with Pettitte being skipped — YANKEES (93-52) — Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02). — BLUE JAYS (65-79) — Scutaro SS — Hill 2B — Lind DH — Wells CF — Overbay 1B — Encarnacion 3B — Barajas C — Bautista RF — Snider LF
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 …
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ESPN:
Chat with Joe Morgan — Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, Hall of Famer and ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan will drop by to take your questions! — An analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. He won back-to-back MVP awards …
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Pettitte to miss start with shoulder fatigue — Andy Pettitte is suffering from shoulder fatigue and will miss his scheduled start Wednesday against the Blue Jays. The Yankees believe he will only have to miss the one start. He is still slated to pitch next Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.
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 …
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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 …
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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Associated Press:
Hampton to miss next season — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros say starting pitcher Mike Hampton will miss next season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. — A statement issued by the Astros on Tuesday say surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York repaired …
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DiFelice to DL — Chicago - It didn't seem like it was this serious after talking with Mark DiFelice and Ken Macha yesterday, but after further evaluation, the Brewers have placed the right-hander on the 60-day DL with a right shoulder strain and purchased right-hander Josh Butler's contract from Class AA Huntsville.
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Youkilis, Martinez unavailable — The Red Sox will be without both Kevin Youkilis and Victor Martinez, perhaps their two best hitters, for at least tonight and likely for tomorrow, too. Youkilis is out with back spasms, and Martinez is in Cleveland attending to a family matter.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays DH Pat Burrell says he's frustrated, embarrassed by poor season — BALTIMORE — Pat Burrell's frustration over the losing streak is what surfaced Sunday, his angry dispute of a call he knew was right and subsequent ejection. — “When you're on a good team …
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