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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles fire manager Dave Trembley — Dave Trembley walks onto the field to argue a call during the first inning of Thursday's 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees. He compiled a 187-283 (.398) record guiding the club, the second-worst winning percentage of any manager in Orioles history.
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Samuel brings no-nonsense approach to job — O's interim skipper won't tolerate a lack of effort from players — BALTIMORE — At approximately 3 p.m. ET on Friday, Orioles interim manager Juan Samuel addressed his team for the first time, with a simple message: The season starts today.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
News and notes from Camden Yards — Other than the fireworks involving a new manager on the Baltimore side, pretty quiet day here for the Sox. Terry Francona said he spoke to fired manager Dave Trembley and wished him well and spoke about his first experience being fired by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Mets Designate Gary Matthews Jr. For Assignment — The Mets designated Gary Matthews Jr. for assignment, according to the team. They also called catcher Omir Santos and infielder Ruben Tejada up and placed Luis Castillo on the 15-day DL in related moves. Matthews earns $11MM this year …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets designate Gary Matthews, place Luis Castillo on DL — NEW YORK — The Mets dumped outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., placed second baseman Luis Castillo on the disabled list and had outfielder Carlos Beltran participate in an extended spring training game for the first time on Friday.
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Oliver Perez may once again be faced with minor league demotion …
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Larry Granillo / Wezen Ball:
A Walkoff Home Run Trot... and Brawl! — Each day, I highlight the quickest, slowest, and most interesting home runs of the day in Major League Baseball. Some days the calls are easier than others, but it's always fun. Who doesn't love home runs? — There's a lot more out there than …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers' Beltre Incites Bench-Clearing Brawl After Walk-Off Home Run — When you hit a walk-off home run, it's usually best to celebrate after you cross home plate. — Unless, apparently, you are Rangers high Class A Bakersfield center fielder Engel Beltre.
Associated Press:
Atlanta Braves place reliever Takashi Saito on DL — LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves placed reliever Takashi Saito on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled reliever Craig Kimbrel from Triple-A Gwinnett before Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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NY Daily News:
Following Jim Joyce's perfect game call, Bud Selig's stance on instant replay not popular, but right — While Bud Selig fiddled with what to do about Armando Galarraga's lost perfect game Thursday, the rest of baseball, along with outraged fans around the world, fumed - renewing the cries for the increased use of instant replay.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Yeah, he's that good — Bryce Harper, 17, will likely be the No. 1 overall pick by the Nationals on Monday — Harper, a Scott Boras advisee, is the perhaps the best power-hitting prospect in years. — GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Bryce Harper's batting practice sessions are prolific, for sure.
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Burrell joins Giants; Bowker sent down — Former Phillies slugger expected to join team in Pittsburgh — Pat Burrell, the onetime Phillies mainstay, will be back playing ball in Pennsylvania on Friday night. — But it will be in Pittsburgh, with the Giants, who on Friday purchased his contract from Triple-A Fresno.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Starting Pitching Stock Market — Which starters will provide steady returns over the next 10 years? We asked around — ESPN.com — We probably should have hauled in Jim Kramer or Maria Bartiromo to guest-author this edition of Rumblings, because the subject this week is the stock market.
