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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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Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Rays brass thinking steps ahead — Deal of Garza would net formidable group of Cubs prospects — Other teams knew the Rays were going to trade Matt Garza. Now, this was not akin to the Royals having to trade Zack Greinke because Greinke had let it known to the club and teams with whom …
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Associated Press:
Cubs to get Garza from Rays for prospects — The Cubs have a tentative trade in place to obtain righthander Matt Garza from the Rays, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. — The Rays would receive outfielder Sam Fuld, minor league outfielder Brandon Guyer …
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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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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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The LoHud Yankees Blog, Mack's Mets, HardballTalk, Fanhouse MLB Blog and Full Count
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.
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Chicago paper strikes out — It was big news in Chicago that the Cubs had worked a deal to acquire Matt Garza from the Rays. But the Chicago Sun-Times had a bigger surprise for its readers this morning with this back page photo - of former Ray Joaquin Benoit (who recently signed with the Tigers).
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Donnie “Walk-off” Murphy, recovering from wrist surgery, hopes to win Florida Marlins roster spot this spring — Remember Donnie Murphy? — “Walk-off” Murphy, as he became known to Marlins fans for his clutch exploits last year, helped out this morning at teammate Logan Morrison's charity camp in Jupiter, Fla.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Guillermo Moscoso, DFA Humber — 12:27pm: The A's designated Phil Humber for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Moscoso, according to the team. Humber was claimed off waivers from the Royals last month. — 11:44am: The Athletics have acquired Guillermo Moscoso …
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Lone Star Ball and HardballTalk
Bob Elliott / Toronto Sun:
Delgado getting in hip-shape — AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Carlos Delgado looks like the king of the world. — Just as he looked after hitting a second-deck homer at the Rogers Centre, crossing home plate and removing his helmet to show a shaved noggin while Blue Jays fans stood and cheered.
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HardballTalk
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Washington Nationals bet better defense will pad their win total in 2011 — Pitchers and catchers report five weeks from Monday. Nationals, don't forget your gloves. — Baseball is about to see the equivalent of a laboratory study of the value of defense.
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