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Stephanie Innes / Arizona Daily Star:
Born, died between 2 tragedies — Aspiring politician Christina-Taylor Green was born in the midst of tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, and died Saturday morning while trying to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. — The strong-willed 9-year-old third-grader had gone to meet Giffords with a neighbor when she was shot.
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Note: about Yesterday's Shooting in AZ, Condolences — Yesterday in Tucson, Arizona, nine year old Christina Taylor-Green was among those killed in the shooting that involved Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. — Christina Taylor-Green was the granddaughter of former Mets manager Dallas Green.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Yankees GM Brian Cashman thinks Tampa Bay Rays asking price for pitcher Matt Garza was too high — The Yankees talked to the Rays about recently traded pitcher Matt Garza this winter, but GM Brian Cashman determined quickly that Tampa Bay's price tag would be too high for the righty who was dealt to the Cubs last week.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays finalize trade sending Matt Garza to Chicago Cubs in eight-player deal — Outfielder Sam Fuld, who has played in 98 games with the Cubs over three seasons, is out of options and might make the Rays' opening day roster as a backup. — ST. PETERSBURG — The eight-player trade …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Chicago paper strikes out
Chicago paper strikes out
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Tommy Rancel / 1040 ESPN Tampa:
Garza Dealt to Cubs
Garza Dealt to Cubs
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Davidoff's Baseball Insider: Rangers upgrade — If you watched him play third base last year, then you, too, could've realized how much of an upgrade Adrian Beltre represented. — But enough about Alex Rodriguez. — The Rangers (and Michael Young, who now has shifted from third base …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Mets' pitcher Chris Capuano, former All Star, says he's ‘feeling great’ after 2nd Tommy John surgery — Through the frustrating slog of rehab after a second Tommy John surgery, Chris Capuano struggled to remember what it was like, as he put it, “to feel great.”
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets Try to Be Brainy With Pitching Staff
Mets Try to Be Brainy With Pitching Staff
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
The greatest Blue Jay — The Blue Jays, Canada's second major-league franchise, have posted a solid 34-year body of work in the American League since debuting in 1977. In terms of the final standings, the Jays have had mixed results, from an all-time low of 53 wins in '79 …
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Michael Salfino / SNY.tv:
Signs of hope in early Mets moves — It hasn't been flashy, but Alderson has Mets on right track — Moneyball is not looking for on-base percentage hitters, drafting college players or any baseball-specific thing. It's merely finding undervalued assets. The initial moves made by the new Mets hierarchy are illustrative of this.
NY Daily News:
Joe Torre, former Yankees manager, may replace Mets' Sandy Alderson as Bud Selig's VP in MLB office — Joe Torre, the former manager who led the Yankees to four World Series titles and six American League pennants, is in talks with baseball commissioner Bud Selig about joining MLB …
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Rick Morrissey / Chicago Sun Times:
Sosa in Hall? A thousand times no — Sammy Sosa will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame beginning in 2013. — It means nothing. It's like John Mayer hoping to get into the Celibacy Hall of Fame. — You might have seen the USA Today story the Sun-Times picked up Friday …