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Muscle strain lands Nomar on 15-day DL — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed first baseman Nomar Garciaparra on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a strained muscle in his right side and recalled James Loney from Triple-A Las Vegas. — The 21-year-old Loney …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Garciaparra lands on disabled list — Loney recalled, expected to be in uniform Tuesday — LOS ANGELES — New first baseman Nomar Garciaparra was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday by the Dodgers, who replaced him by recalling 21-year-old first-base prospect James Loney.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Penny shines as Dodgers edge Braves — Righty allows one run, fans eight; Drew hits two-run homer — LOS ANGELES — Brad Penny struck out eight in five innings and J.D. Drew homered, as the Dodgers held on to beat the Braves, 5-4, on a rainy Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Patterson set to get Nats in win column — Washington (0-1) at New York (1-0), 7:10 p.m. ET — The Nationals look to win their first game of the season as they take on the Mets at Shea Stadium on Wednesday night. — John Patterson will take the mound for the Nationals, facing the Mets for the 12th time in his career.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Do Nationals want Church? — Beat writer Bill Ladson answers Nationals fans' questions … It seems to me that the Nationals no longer want Ryan Church around, ever since he suffered the toe injury last year. Why don't the Nationals just trade him? — Vince, A, Denver
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Bowden eager for what season brings — GM puts travails of Spring Training in rearview mirror … MLB.com: After watching the Nationals go 9-23-1 during Spring Training, how concerned are you about this team? — Jim Bowden: Wins and losses in Spring Training are no reflection of your baseball team.
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Clemens gets NL ring, remains unsure of future — HOUSTON — Even Roger Clemens' sons want an answer. — Clemens watched on television Monday night as the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins in their season opener. — "My little ones, they're putting their two cents in every night …
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock — Prospect Interview: Dustin Pedroia — Not to belabor the point, but Dustin Pedroia's 2006 spring training did not go as expected. One look at the Red Sox statistics from Fort Myers says it all: one game, one at-bat, one strikeout. It was the swing on strike three …
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Jon Miller says that Opening Day means "every slate is clean, every playing field is level." I can only wish that were true throughout the game. I realize it seems hypocritical for someone who has written a book about steroids to say he's sick of the steroids story, but I am.
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Stadium vote goes Royals' way — Tax measure passes to renovate Kauffman Stadium — KANSAS CITY — The Royals' rebuilding program now includes more than a team. It also includes Kauffman Stadium. — A sales tax vote to renovate the Royals' home and the NFL Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium …
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels run out of rallies — Blasts by Anderson, Rivera, Salmon can't cap comeback — SEATTLE — Pitching is designed to be the stabilizing force for the Angels this season, but John Lackey's outing Tuesday proved that any plan is only as good as its execution.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Estes debuts against former team — San Francisco (0-1) at San Diego (1-0), 7:05 p.m. PT — Looking for his 100th Major League win, southpaw Shawn Estes makes his first start as a Padre against his original team, the Giants, for whom he won 19 games in 1997 and 15 in 2000.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Notebook: Jocketty will negotiate contracts during season — PHILADELPHIA — With so many players on contracts that expire at the end of this season and not a one inked to an extension in spring training, Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty will break from his preferred policy of not negotiating in the regular season.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Bannister makes his debut vs. Nats — Washington (0-1) at New York (1-0), 7:10 p.m. ET — On the Mets first off-day of the season, at least one of them will be working. Brian Bannister, who seldom lets them see him sweat, needs to perspire. — Bannister will be at Shea Stadium …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Hendry's best moves offset duds — CINCINNATI — Jim Hendry is an unapologetic throwback, the kind of front-office executive who still values his scouts' opinions over a computerized printout of every statistic imaginable. — He's one of the rare general managers for whom agents have nothing but praise …
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Maury Brown / Hardball Times:
Rob Neyer and Baseball's Blunderous Past — "This is worse than a crime, it's a blunder" - Charles M. de Talleyrand — I can remember it like it was yesterday... Yelling at the tube like a blithering idiot, my head swiveling back and forth so hard I nearly pulled a Linda Blair. Hands in the air.
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Mo puts 'Sandman' debate to rest — Matsui's streak continues; No news yet on Pavano's MRI exam — OAKLAND — Metallica's "Enter Sandman" was a hot topic of conversation in New York on Tuesday, as fans argued over Mets closer Billy Wagner's use of the tune as his entrance music.
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