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8:10 AM ET, April 20, 2006

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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Comments are not a hit with Kazmir  —  Tampa Bay lefthander Scott Kazmir didn't care for comments Curt Schilling made this week on WEEI radio, when Boston's ace said the reason the Red Sox and Devil Rays have had numerous bench-clearing incidents is because of Kazmir ''hitting multiple batters every time he threw against us.
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Perfectly bad baseball: Sloppy Rays aid Schilling, Sox  —  Major League Baseball advised the umpiring crew prior to the ongoing series at Fenway Park to keep an eye out for any signs of recurring bad blood between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, two teams who have had a series of skirmishes over the past seven years.
Discussion: Surviving Grady
Matt Kalman / Boston Herald:
Hurler, wife pitched a few ideas  —  Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and his wife didn't have nearly as much trouble choosing a wedding song last winter as he's had in finding the right music for his march to the mound this season.  —  "Me and my wife actually went through some songs …
Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
Boston's Schilling achieves career 1st  —  BOSTON —Curt Schilling heard the talk that the end of his career might be near.  Now, he's off to his best start ever.  —  Schilling opened a season with four straight winning starts for the first time, breezing through six innings and striking …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox make it easy for Schilling vs. Rays
Discussion: Boston Red Sox
MLB.com:
Curt Schilling, RHP (3-0, 1.64)
Discussion: DRays Bay
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels place Colon on 15-day DL  —  Hurler has inflammation in right shoulder  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Angels placed Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with inflammation in his right shoulder, retroactive to Sunday.  —  Right-hander Hector Carrasco will take Colon's spot …
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Associated Press:   Right shoulder inflammation lands Colon on DL
Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
Never Wright off Braves  —  Hudson, three errors by third baseman lift rival Mets can't beat  —  The Mets just didn't have enough health, enough hitting, enough fielding or enough luck to get through three days against the Braves.  That only made the Mets realize how amazing it is that a team can go 14 years without letting up.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Glavine set to go against former team
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Greinke begins his return to baseball  —  Right-hander working out at Surprise, Ariz., complex  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Zack Greinke had thrown a bad bullpen session at Spring Training and he went for a talk with Royals manager Buddy Bell in his office.  —  "People assumed that he was going to yell at me," Greinke said.
Discussion: The Griddle and Dan Agonistes
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Padres take control early vs. Rockies  —  Four-run first inning solidifies Padres' victory  —  DENVER — It was night and Day for the Padres on a brisk, sunny Wednesday at Coors Field.  —  Rebounding from the frustration of stranding 14 base runners in an 11-inning loss on Tuesday night …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Notes: Sledge optioned to Triple-A
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Hernandez placed on DL  —  Sore back sidelines starting second baseman; Matsui recalled  —  NEW YORK — The pained look on Anderson Hernandez's face said it all.  —  "Not good," Hernandez said, wincing.  "Bad."  —  Hernandez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday …
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Zambrano looks clueless in defeat  —  NEW YORK — Welcome to Victor Zambrano's world, where winning streaks and early April optimism go to die.  —  Gone, in five miserable innings, was the Mets' perfect aura, the one that turned a midweek series with the Braves into a miniature October showdown.
Bryan Burwell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Boos, booze make for an ugly combo in Busch bleachers  —  The new spin coming from the mouths of some of the grumbling louts who have turned certain parts of Busch Stadium's bleachers into an X-rated sewer is that they are all a part of some slowly emerging class struggle.
Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Angels 'pen falls to Twins in extras  —  Rodriguez blows first save in ninth inning  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Angels are a club that prides itself on solid pitching and stingy defense.  —  Neither was evident on Wednesday night at the Metrodome as the club scored 10 runs on 13 hits …
Discussion: 6-4-2
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Jays leave Randy blue  —  Unit gives up seven runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings  —  TORONTO — File this one under the category, Worst-Case Scenario.  —  Seemingly everything that could go wrong for the Yankees happened last night, starting with their ace.  Randy Johnson couldn't do anything right.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Johnson Doesn't Know What Hit Him  —  TORONTO, April 18 …
Discussion: NY Daily News
Sarah Talalay / Sun-Sentinel:
Development OK'd for Hialeah land; area potential ballpark site  —  · With the focus of stadium talks now on Hialeah, the city and the Marlins got a boost Wednesday when Miami-Dade County Commissioners agreed to allow development on a swath of land in the western portion of the city.
Discussion: FishStripes
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Two Tribe relievers exit injured  —  Miller likely bound for DL; Betancourt's status uncertain  —  BALTIMORE — Two Indians relievers were casualties of the sixth inning of Wednesday's 18-9 loss to the Orioles, and at least one is likely headed to the disabled list.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Phillies' offense relying on home runs  —  CHUCK DIGS the long ball.  —  Still, even manager Charlie Manuel knows that the Phillies have to find a way to score other than knocking fat pitches over the fence.  And that's tempered the euphoria of the 4-2 road trip that ended Sunday.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
 
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