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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Rockies' Trevor Story on historic home run pace … The big story in Major League Baseball at the moment is the story of Trevor Story, a rookie shortstop for the Colorado Rockies. — Story made history against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. — On Wednesday, he became the first player …
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MLB Daily Dish
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Paul Goldschmidt / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks storm back for first win of the season
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and AZ Snake Pit
Joe Nguyen / On the Rox:
WATCH: Rockies' Trevor Story blasts fourth home run in three games
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Purple Row
Gay Talese / New Yorker:
The Voyeur's Motel … I know a married man and father of two who bought a twenty-one-room motel near Denver many years ago in order to become its resident voyeur. With the assistance of his wife, he cut rectangular holes measuring six by fourteen inches in the ceilings of more than a dozen rooms.
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fox13now.com, FOX31 Denver and New York Times
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Colleen O'Connor / Denver Post:
DENVER AND THE WEST — AURORA MOTEL OWNER FOR DECADES SPIED ON GUESTS HAVING SEX, AUTHOR SAYS — Gay Talese writes about a Colorado voyeur who took notes as he spied on hundreds of people having sex at his Aurora motel. — Gerald Foos once owned the Manor House Motel on Colfax Avenue in Aurora …
WOAI:
Student body-slammed by school police officer — SAN ANTONIO - A viral video showing a school police officer body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground has sparked a San Antonio Independent School District investigation. — The district confirmed the officer was put on paid leave Wednesday morning.
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KXAN-TV, KFOR-TV, WCBD News 2 and WBTW-TV
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals outplayed in every way by Pirates — PITTSBURGH • Those pesky details, the familiar flaws, and all those haphazard moments that the Cardinals could dismiss as spring training nitpicks aren't so easily excused now that they've come north. — What happened in Florida didn't stay in Florida.
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By Gosh, It's Langosch, Cards Conclave and Sports on Earth Writers
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Left-Hander Jayson Aquino From Cardinals — The Orioles announced this morning that they've acquired left-hander Jayson Aquino from the Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations. Aquino, who turned 23 in November, was on the Cardinals' 40-man roster and will therefore bring the Orioles' 40-man roster count to 38.
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Yahoo Sports, Camden Chat and School of Roch
MoneyTips:
Should You Pay Your Taxes With A Credit Card? — Factors to Consider When Making Your Decision — It is hard to beat the convenience of a credit card for purchases, but does that same convenience make it worth paying your taxes by credit card? It might, but that depends on several factors involving money and time.
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FOX31 Denver and WNEP-TV
Brent Briggeman / Gazette:
Officials: Sky Sox ready to leave Colorado Springs for Texas in 3 years — The Sky Sox intend to leave Colorado Springs in three years. — “Today I'm so excited to announce that the Elmore Group has committed to bring a Triple-A franchise to San Antonio to play in a new downtown stadium …
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Brew Crew Ball and Booth, Justice …
Dan Shaughnessy / BostonGlobe.com:
Even in the cold, David Price is already red-hot — CLEVELAND — Game 1 of the 116th Red Sox season played out just about as perfectly as Dave Dombrowski could have planned. Travis Shaw and Brock Holt stroked four hits, Mookie Betts hit a homer and made a spectacular catch …
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Over the Monster and Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Another Braves mistake, another blown lead and loss to Nats — A.J. Pierzynski was in the middle of some important plays for the Braves Wednesday night, including one that went completely awry and turned the game around. — After his single in the fourth inning gave the Braves a 1- lead …
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Federal Baseball and Talking Chop
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Noah Syndergaard stands tall as Mets blank Royals for first win … Mets — Mets-Royals photos … Baseball — Mets don't witness Royals getting rings … Baseball — Manfred says Mejia's ‘conspiracy’ claim off base
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rays rally, beat Blue Jays thanks to replay reversal — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays finally saw some glimpses of that improved offense they've been talking about. And they felt pretty good about their first peek at Alex Colome pitching at the end of a game.
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Minor League Ball, Bluebird Banter, DRaysBay and Pinstripe Alley
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Cork Gaines / Rays Index:
Rays win on bizarre walk-off interference call
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Beyond the Box Score, Bluebird Banter, DRaysBay, Yahoo Sports and baseballmusings.com
Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
The Unbearable Whiteness of Baseball — By instinct, honed reflex and general contrarianism, I root for all “flashy” “showboats” who are “disgraces to the game.” It has been this way since I left Boston at age 10 to move to North Carolina, a state with no notable baseball team save …
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Over the Monster
