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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Soriano Says He'll Play Left All Season — JUPITER, Fla., March 22 — Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson said Wednesday morning that newly acquired slugger Alfonso Soriano has agreed to play the outfield not only in the afternoon's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals, but for the rest of the season.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Soriano goes to left field for Nationals — Slugger opts to change positions for game against Cards — • Rangers' Young sympathizes with Soriano — JUPITER, Fla. — Alfonso Soriano led off the Nationals' Spring Training game Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium and flied out to deep center field.
Associated Press:
Soriano agrees to play left for Nationals — JUPITER, Fla. — Alfonso Soriano jogged in a few steps to catch a routine fly ball by Albert Pujols, then threw to second base to double off David Eckstein. — Nice start by the Washington Nationals' reluctant left fielder.
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The Cub Reporter
Basil / Federal Baseball:
Guest Author: Assessing the Lineup(s) — [On the evening of October 4, 2005, this blog opened for business. As he was training me over IM, Blez instructed me on a great many things. Posting diaries; uploading files to the Scoop platform; if I were ever to travel back in time …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
No Sori for Mets — Not expected to land at Shea — FORT LAUDERDALE - Mets insiders yesterday speculated there won't be a second coming of Alfonso Soriano in New York, a day after the former Yankee created a furor by refusing to play left field for the Washington Nationals.
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Dallas Morning News:
Soriano's position should have been known — We live in a dream world. We wish all major league baseball players could be Michael Young. — We wish even the best at their position would do what he did two years ago. That's go to management and say, in so many words, "Look …
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Ponson named Cards' fifth starter — Wainwright has chance to make St. Louis bullpen — JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals officially dubbed Sidney Ponson as their fifth starter on Wednesday over rookie right-handers Anthony Reyes and Adam Wainwright. The announcement confirmed a direction …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ponson gets No. 5 spot; Reyes to Memphis — JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals made it official today: They gave Sidney Ponson their No. 5 starting spot when they optioned prospect Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Memphis. — The Cardinals also optioned lefthanders Tyler Johnson and Carmen Cali …
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Sports Scope
NY Daily News:
Rickey will show Jose way — FORT LAUDERDALE - Jose Reyes got his first tutorial from guest instructor Rickey Henderson upon returning from the World Baseball Classic. — The all-time steals leader (1,406) will preach plate discipline to help lift Reyes' on-base percentage from last season's .300.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
When Rickey talks, players listen — Henderson embraces role of teacher this spring — • Mets temporarily shut down Wagner — FORT LAUDERDALE — The setting was different, the scenario almost identical. Then it was Al Leiter, John Franco and Dennis Cook gathered around Sandy Koufax.
MLB.com:
Net gain of Met gains could be pennant — Overhaul addressed every need, but might have created one — • Mets Spring Training report: 350K — • Wright holds key to Mets lineup balance — • Mets' Pelfrey pounds on big-league door — Last season, while the Mets …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Book: Sheff injected steroids — "Game of Shadows," the explosive new book that puts together a damning dossier on Barry Bonds' steroid usage, also offers some new details of Gary Sheffield's relationship with the slugger and performance-enhancing drugs. — Specifically, Sheffield …
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 …
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Presidential first pitch — Bush to attend Reds opener April 3 — In 2003, former President George H.W. Bush got the Reds' season started with a high, arching Opening Day pitch to then-Reds shortstop Barry Larkin. — This year, it could be the current president's turn.
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Spring Training: Perez starting in opener — Tracy puts Vogelsong in the bullpen — BRADENTON, Fla. — Left-hander Oliver Perez will start the Pirates' season opener April 3 in Milwaukee, manager Jim Tracy said yesterday. — Tracy also said Ian Snell will be in the rotation …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Haren-Lowry face-offs produce comic relief — Scottsdale, Ariz. — Dan Haren frequently seems to start against his pal Noah Lowry when the A's play the Giants, and on Tuesday, Haren saved his best stuff for when the Giants' pitcher was at bat. — He began Lowry's first at-bat with a curveball at which Lowry swung and missed.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
McPherson Might Open the Season in the Minors — SURPRISE, Ariz.— The Angels acknowledged Tuesday that Dallas McPherson, who lost the third base job to leadoff batter Chone Figgins and does not appear to be in the designated hitter mix, could open the season at triple-A Salt Lake.
