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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
And a Great Joy Visited the Team — Jupiter aligned with Mars here on Wednesday afternoon. Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounded. No more falsehoods or derisions. Dude, it was weirder than an "Age of Aquarius" acid flashback. Why, the park was so blissed out that Alfonso Soriano …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Castillo Is Fighting for Roster Spot — JUPITER, Fla., March 22 — Alfonso Soriano wasn't the only player to return to Washington Nationals camp after a stint playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Wednesday, when Soriano made his debut in left field …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Heilman not really worried — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Aaron Heilman can't do much more to prove he deserves the fifth starter's job. But that will be of little consolation if the Mets decide to bump him to the bullpen in favor of Brian Bannister, and that remains possible with only 11 days left before the season opener.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Heilman Pitches in to Remain in Rotation — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., March 22 — The only time the rivalry between Aaron Heilman and Brian Bannister may become manifest is on a football field in South Bend, Ind., in the fall, and that will be the case no matter who wins the fifth spot in the Mets' rotation.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Mets reassign three pitchers — Righties Pelfrey, Fortunato, Gonzalez sent to Minors camp — • Glavine to start opener as Pedro bows out — • Milledge delivers victory for Mets — • Complete Spring Training coverage — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. …
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Posada suffers broken nose — Veteran catcher will be released from hospital Thursday — • Watch regular-season games on MLB.TV — • Buy Yankees Spring Training tickets — • Garcia goes yard to lift Yankees — • Yankees notes: Uneventful reunion for Damon
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MLB.com:
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 4 — Yankees at the plate: Luis Garcia smacked a two-run home run to left field in the seventh inning off Red Sox reliever David Riske to snap a 3-3 deadlock. Bernie Williams homered in the second inning, blasting a solo shot against Jonathan Papelbon. It was Williams' first homer of the spring.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Notes: Hit batsmen irk Francona — Skipper not pleased after two Red Sox players are drilled — • Watch regular-season games on MLB.TV — • Buy Red Sox Spring Training tickets — • Despite new threads, Damon unchanged — • Complete Spring Training coverage
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Lefty Logan good bet to make roster — TUCSON, Ariz. — What started as a long shot is now becoming reality as the White Sox are prepared to break camp with 21-year-old Boone Logan on the 25-man roster. — According to one Sox source, unless Logan has a complete meltdown …
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Joe Roderick / Contra Costa Times:
Thomas could see action Sunday — PHOENIX - Frank Thomas checked another yard-marker off his long rehabilitation process on Wednesday, a significant step in moving closer to playing in a Cactus League game. — That day could come as soon as Sunday. Thomas will have to be cleared to play …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Experience gives Grissom edge on roster — PEORIA, Ariz.—Marquis Grissom's spring hasn't been strong enough for him to automatically gain a spot on the Opening Day roster, but his résumé is long enough for the Cubs to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Izturis has timetable for return — Gagne looks just fine to former teammate Lo Duca — • Quiet bats hurt solid Tomko, Dodgers — • For Donnelly, 'the chicken runs at midnight' — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Cesar Izturis now has a tentative timetable to return to game action.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ailing bullpen fuels trade talk — Thomson may be on block in exchange for relief help — Macay McBride and Blaine Boyer could join John Foster on the disabled list to start the season, adding more urgency to the Braves' efforts to trade for bullpen help before opening day.
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Len Pasquarelli / ESPN:
QB Brooks agrees on two-year deal with Raiders … Unrestricted free agent quarterback Aaron Brooks, the former New Orleans starter released last week after the Saints signed Drew Brees, has reached agreement with the Oakland Raiders on a two-year contract. — Financial details of the contract …
Sports Illustrated:
In their wildest dreams — Making The Show as an announcer is a real long shot — A few million kids sit in front of a few million TV sets on a dusty summer's day and dream of becoming big league ballplayers. They're leaping up against the walls of their rooms and robbing imaginary hitters of home runs …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Mariners' third-inning efforts not enough — Seattle drops to 7-12 in Cactus League play — ROYALS 4, MARINERS 1 — Mariners at the plate: Ex-Royal Raul Ibanez went hitless in three at-bats, ending his hitting streak at 11 games. He entered the game at .500 (17-for-34).
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