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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Delgado, Brian add up — 3-run shot helps rook to 2nd 'W' — Carlos Delgado took a sip of water. Then, after a delay, he finally popped out of the dugout to take his curtain call (no prodding from Julio Franco required). — "I didn't think it was for me," Delgado said. "It's always loud."
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NY Daily News:
Julio puts focus on Anna — The Mets had just put up an eighth-inning five-spot against the dregs of the Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen to virtually assure four games of daylight between themselves and the Braves on the eve of the first visit of the season from Bobby Cox's boys, only now the Shea throng was booing.
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The Metropolitans
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Braves don't seem so overwhelming — And in this corner, the winner and still division champion - until someone proves otherwise - Atlanta Braves. — It is too early for must-win proclamations, but when the Mets begin a three-game set with the Braves tonight at Shea Stadium …
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Metsblog.com
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Whiz kids — Fireballing Beckett blazes trail for Sox with his third win of the season — On two occasions this season Josh Beckett has pressed his right cleat against the rubber to see a runner on third base with only one out. The result: four batters faced, four Ks, zero runs.
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Pat Borzi / New York Times:
Yanks Stop Road Woes With Homers and Wang — MINNEAPOLIS, April 16 — Calmly and with barely a moment of thought, Yankees Manager Joe Torre considered the question as he sat in the visitors' dugout early Sunday afternoon: Had he ever been as agitated about a loss in April as he was about Saturday night's 6-5 defeat?
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Sam Borden / NY Daily News:
Giambi blasts Yankees to 'W' — Mammoth HRs back Wang effort — MINNEAPOLIS - The first blast soared high over the yellow "408" painted on the center field fence and clattered among the rows of stacked-up seats. The second one looked like it might scrape the Metrodome roof before finally coming …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Up or down? That's the question for Pie — Cubs must decide if 21-year-old prospect is ready for the big time, writes Paul Sullivan — PITTSBURGH — When Dusty Baker brought up Felix Pie's name Saturday night as a possible replacement for injured outfielder Angel Pagan …
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Aardsma to bolster a very busy bullpen — PITTSBURGH — With the Cubs' bullpen already taxed because the starters aren't going deep into games, the team opted to add a 12th pitcher to take the spot of injured outfielder Angel Pagan. — Right-hander David Aardsma was called up from Triple …
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Cub Town
Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Many clubs enjoying returns from DL — Cubs' Prior, Wood expected to soon follow Sheets, Burnett — Filers rushing to meet Monday's midnight deadline to get their 2005 tax returns filed aren't the only ones eyeing a return. Several teams are in line for a welcome return of their own …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Long time to reach Trevor time — ATLANTA - Trevor Hoffman exhaled. The reliever was relieved. — Finally, the closer got a change to save a game, and he got it done despite allowing two singles with two outs in the ninth inning yesterday. — "It's nice that it's over," …
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Ducksnorts
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NY Daily News:
Beltran's sore spot — Carlos Beltran felt his right hamstring tighten as he left the batter's box and tried to beat Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder to the bag on a third-inning grounder Saturday. Yesterday he awoke with the muscle sore and was left out of the lineup for the first time this season.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Church Arrives in Time to Lead Nats to Series Win — MIAMI, April 16 — There was no evidence that this was on the way, not given what Ryan Church did in spring training, where he hit .200, not given what he did when he went to the minors, where he hit .130, and not given what he did in his first seven …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Fuson realizes the value of walks — ATLANTA - How many games will Padres minor league teams win this year? — Grady Fuson declined to predict, but the first-year farm chief is confident about one element of offensive performance: "I guarantee that you will see our walks go up at every level."
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Gaslamp Ball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Edmonds may miss series in Pittsburgh — Edmonds may miss series in Pittsburgh — Manager Tony La Russa does not expect center fielder Jim Edmonds to play in the three-game series that starts today at Pittsburgh, and instead "we'll have him ready for Chicago (the following series)."
Dr. Blogstein:
New Home of the Mets: Jackie Robinson Field? — When it comes to baseball, I bleed New York Mets orange and blue (and sometimes black.) Always have and always will. But something upset me this week. — The Mets organization announced plans to break ground this summer on a new ballpark in Queens, set to open up in 2009.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Papelbon has heater, stays cool — He has his own theme music now. ''Bodies," by Drowning Pool. — '' 'Let the bodies hit the floor,' something like that," Jonathan Papelbon said yesterday after stuffing the Seattle Mariners with another 1-2-3 ninth in a 3-2 Red Sox victory.
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
NY Daily News:
A-Rod rips three hits after ripping self — MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Rodriguez is usually cool and composed, but in the moments after Saturday's loss his frustration was evident. Despite knocking in what would have been the winning run if the Yankees hadn't blown a lead in the ninth inning …
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Bronx Banter
