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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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CSNPhilly.com:
Green's granddaughter killed in Arizona shooting — The young girl killed in Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz. was the nine-year-old granddaughter of Phillies legend Dallas Green. — Christina-Taylor Green, born on Sept. 11, 2001, was shot and killed during a trip to a Tucson Safeway …
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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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Tommy Rancel / 1040 ESPN Tampa:
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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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Lowrie may be worth a longer look at short — Marco Scutaro or Jed Lowrie? — It may be the only question on this Red Sox team. — Or maybe it isn't a question at all. Maybe it's a slam dunk that the veteran Scutaro returns as the starting shortstop while Lowrie remains the super-utility guy …
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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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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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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 …
