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Notes: Mets trying to change history — When it comes to the Braves, the Mets are usually looking up — NEW YORK — The Braves' superiority over the Mets over the years has been undeniable and almost absolute. And since the beginning of the 1998 season, it has been particularly vexing …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Pedro's 200th aces Atlanta — Milestone puts magic in Met numbers — Don't worry, Braves, there's always the wild card. — Pedro Martinez notched career win No. 200 and the Mets continued to make history by beating nemesis Atlanta, 4-3, last night at Shea in the first of nine meetings between …
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Something extra is what he always gives — On the night when Pedro Martinez won his 200th game, won it in front of 36,000 at Shea Stadium on a cold Monday in April, won it against the Braves, Bobby Cox talked about the first time he saw Martinez in the big leagues.
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The Metropolitans
David Lennon / Newsday:
Strained rib cage for Floyd — Cliff Floyd, already frustrated by a slow start, now has to cope with the possibility of missing time. He suffered a left rib-cage strain while running the bases last night in the Mets' 4-3 win over the Braves. — Floyd led off the fourth inning with a double …
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Beltran still hamstrung — Carlos Beltran remained sidelined last night with a right hamstring strain and left open the possibility of not playing at all in the Mets' series against the Braves. — Beltran suffered the injury Saturday against the Brewers.
Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Punctuation Mark — Loretta's walkoff homer in the ninth caps an exciting victory for Red Sox — There are few cliches more worn than the one Kevin Youkilis rolled out yesterday afternoon, saying of the season, ''It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. Yesterday, however …
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
Backstop's backside an issue — When Jason Varitek grounded a ball to second baseman Jose Lopez in the second inning yesterday and Lopez bobbled it, Varitek had a chance to beat it out. But one look at the Sox catcher — limping up the line — indicated he not only would be out on the play but could be out for some time.
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Baseball Musings
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
With one swing, holiday experience becomes a blast for Dad — This was all new to him, the visitor from Southern California said, this quirky regional holiday known as Patriots Day (''Got to have something to do with the Revolution, right?"), a ballgame that started before lunchtime …
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The House That Dewey Built
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Euphoria engulfs Fenway: Loretta walkoff homer stuns Mariners — At nearly the exact moment that Robert Cheruiyot entered Kenmore Square yesterday afternoon en route to a record-setting Patriots Day victory in the Boston Marathon, a roar went up from about a block-and-a-half away …
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Boston Sports Media Watch
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:Youk movement: Hustle keeps hope alive
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El Guapo's Ghost Rambles …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Notes: Kent shaking off plunking effects — Robles promoted, Ross reassigned; Nomar nears return — LOS ANGELES — Jeff Kent survived his Sunday night beaning, but not unscathed. — "I've been hit in the head a few times," said Kent. "That one hurt. I should have retired. One pitch too late."
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Drese Will Return From Elbow Injury — MIAMI, April 17 — Washington Nationals right-hander Ryan Drese received a much better-than-expected diagnosis of the injury to his right elbow on Monday, and he won't have to undergo season-ending surgery as was originally feared.
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William F. Yurasko's …
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Rick Maese / Baltimore Sun:
At tipping point of game, Cabrera stands his ground — Half the time he looks like a future All-Star. Half the time he looks like a future minor leaguer. We're left with one question to ponder: Can an arm suffer from multiple-personality disorder? — If you were worried about Daniel Cabrera …
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Baseball Musings
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
For the Rangers, a staff to lean on — Reliable starting pitching helps build clubhouse trust — SEATTLE - Maybe they are no longer the Texas Strangers. — There's nothing like a little quality starting pitching to bring a team full of newcomers together. Well, nothing except a lot of quality starting pitching.
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Lone Star Ball
R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Pujols puts on a show — His third HR lifts Cardinals in ninth — Albert Pujols gets a hug after blasting a walkoff homer in the ninth against the Reds. (AP Photo) — ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols hit three home runs, including a winning drive that erased a ninth-inning deficit and put …
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Big hit was just what Wilkerson needed — SEATTLE - Brad Wilkerson definitely needed a confidence boost at the plate. He finished Sunday as the major league leader in strikeouts, with 23 in just 13 games. — Wilkerson got a lift in his final at-bat against the A's.
Gordon Wittenmyer / TwinCities.com:
Hitting coaches pop up under the Dome — Oliva, Molitor, Ullger joined Vavra after poor road trip — Six games into the Twins' home schedule, two major figures have cast large shadows across the Metrodome diamond. — One is Twins legend Tony Oliva, who has spent almost every moment …
Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Leg injury puts Griffey back on DL — CINCINNATI —Ken Griffey Jr. asked reporters who they thought would be cleared off the active roster to open a spot when Jason LaRue returned later in the week. — He got his answer a few hours later, and it wasn't the one he expected.
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Baseball Musings
Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Notes: Injuries force shuffled lineup — Rodriguez OK, but Salmon, Rivera idled; Lackey bats third? — BALTIMORE — Francisco Rodriguez and Tim Salmon felt better on Monday — and so did Angels manager Mike Scioscia. — Rodriguez was the big worry, as the closer came out of the ninth inning Sunday …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Shoulder rehab weighs on Wood — Says elbow surgery was easier to handle — LOS ANGELES — Kerry Wood said Monday that rehabbing from his shoulder surgery has been much more difficult, both physically and mentally, than coming back from elbow reconstruction surgery in 2000.
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Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
