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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Don't make Epstein face the music for this — NEW YORK — No, Theo Epstein was not with the Red Sox last night. — The general manager was seen at the Pearl Jam concert at TD Garden Monday night, which led some to question where his priorities are. Well, relax.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Season is suddenly ripe for gripes — NEW YORK — Rain delayed the start of last night's Red Sox-Yankees game. The day-long downpour canceled batting practice and made life miserable for fans who arrived on schedule. — But the worst thing about the rain was that it gave the Red Sox …
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: Playing under protest — Here's the situation with the Yankees protest: — In the fifth inning, Boston pitching coach John Farrell went to the mound, talked to Josh Beckett, signaled for a reliever, then announced that Beckett was leaving because of an injury.
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Michael Silverman / Associated Press:
Red Sox bats take offense — Maligned lineup comes through when pitching, defense doesn't — NEW YORK - Until further notice, all permits and licenses for the Red Sox [team stats]' run prevention program have been pulled. — Taking over like Al Haig, the team's run production unit …
Michael Hunt / JSOnline:
Should Brewers fire Macha? Maybe, but on performance, not personality — When a team goes as sour as a three-month-old carton of milk, a faction either wants the manager fired or it wants him to suddenly start shooting fire out of every available orifice.
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External / ESPN:
Rubin: Wright's all wrong — Mets' Manuel planning Wednesday rest for struggling third baseman … ATLANTA — David Wright bears the weight of an entire organization's struggles, whether he admits it or not. That burden appears particularly heavy these days.
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Rodney McKissic / Buffalo News:
Herd tallies losses: one game, four players — To say it was a painful evening for the Buffalo Bisons might be an understatement. — Four players were injured during the team's 8-6 loss in 11 innings to the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday, the most serious being lead-off man Jason Pridie …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Pridie, Tejada, Thole and Green Injured at Buffalo — Last night, during Triple-A Buffalo's 8-6 loss to the Charlotte Knights, Jason Pridie, Ruben Tejada, Josh Thole and Andy Green all suffered injuries, and only Green was able to remain in the game after being hit in the hand by a pitch.
Jim Peltz / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers look for more solid pitching to make up for loss of Andre Ethier — Joe Torre says team will need pitchers to continue doing well while the outfielder is on the disabled list. — Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier signs autographs prior to the Dodgers' game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
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Nick Collias / MLB Rumors:
Maya Unblocked, Yankees Interested — The latest model from Cuba is now officially on the showroom floor. Nine months after defecting, pitcher Yunesky Maya* has been cleared to sign as a free agent, reports Jorge Ebro at El Nuevo Herald (link in Spanish).
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Projecting the Draft's top 10 picks — An early look at which players might go off the board first — The exercise of projecting the first round of the First-Year Player Draft, especially at this point, is reminiscent of that old game Mastermind. — In that family favorite …
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Chicago Sun Times:
CUBS IN BRIEF: Hendry looking, but no relief in sight — The return of Carlos Zambrano to the starting rotation figures to ratchet up the Cubs' need for a late-inning right-hander. That doesn't mean general manager Jim Hendry is any more likely to pull off a trade in May than he was last week.
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia on overcoming yips: ‘I know I can do it’ — OKLAHOMA CITY — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia still is having trouble making an accurate throw back to the pitcher's mound, and he knows he won't return to the major leagues with the Texas Rangers until he figures it out.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Jays gear up for first Draft of Anthopoulos era — GM preparing as club holds most high-round picks in Majors — TORONTO — When Alex Anthopoulos strolled into the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park last week, it was noticeable. The invisible general manager had materialized …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Marlins' Ramirez benched heading into Cards series — Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez accidently kicks a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Tony Abreu. Ramirez is defending his play a day after he was pulled from a game by manager Fredi Gonzalez for not hustling …
Andy / Baseball-Reference Blog:
POLL: Does Omar Vizquel belong in the Hall of Fame? — Omar Vizquel, considered by many to be the best defensive shortstop of the last 30 years, is in the twilight of a great career. Let's take a look at his career accomplishments and vote on his Hall of Fame chances. — Let's start with a little perspective.
