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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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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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Tommy Rancel / 1040 ESPN Tampa:
Garza Dealt to Cubs
Garza Dealt to Cubs
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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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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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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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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.
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 …
Mike Schmidt / Sports Illustrated:
Proposing new way to elect Hall of Famers — Congratulations to new Hall of Fame members Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven. I'm sure we'll hear plenty about their road to Cooperstown over the next few months. — I think this is an opportune time to look at the voting system. Let's focus on Jeff Bagwell.