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Mark Hale / New York Post:
METS' MAINE MAN — YOUNG RIGHTY MOVES TO 4-0 — Four different people came out to the mound to discuss things with John Maine. Ramon Castro went over. Julio Franco joined in. Rick Peterson and David Wright made the trip. — Maine had been looking as if he might pitch …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Less-Than-Perfect Nats Lose Again — Let the headlines and the highlights be reserved for New York Mets right-hander John Maine, who continued a remarkable start to his season, and for Carlos Beltran, the center fielder who clubbed the only hit of consequence in the Mets' 1- victory …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Williams to DL; Casto Set to Return Today — The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Jerome Williams on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of a sprained ankle, opening a spot for reliever Ray King to return from shoulder tendinitis but leaving a question about what the rotation will look like in two weeks.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Maine is in great state — WASHINGTON - John Maine motivates himself by refusing to celebrate anything less than perfection, so much so that hitting coach Rick Down teased him before yesterday's game about being a "glass-empty" kind of guy. But even Maine has to take some satisfaction in his start to the 2007 season.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets 1, Nationals 0: Maine Quietly Completes a Dominating Month for Mets — Maybe John Maine is right when he swears that he has plenty of room for improvement. He does, after all, have only the second-lowest earned run average among major league starters. Time to get to work, John.
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Mets Fever
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yanks' pitching, not Torre, is to blame — Anyone in Knee-jerk America — that's you, mutinous occupants of the blogosphere, talk-radio land and George Steinbrenner's inner circle — ever imagine what the Yankees might look like without Joe Torre? — Didn't think so. — Torre shouldn't be fired Monday.
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
Steinbrenner May Need Time to Regain Firing Form — George Steinbrenner's April managerial scorecard: — 1982 — Bob Lemon, 14 games. — 1985 — Yogi Berra, 16 games. — 2007 — Joe Torre, 23 games? — Today is the last day of April, and Steinbrenner has a few hours left …
Discussion:
Fenway Blogger
Owen Perkins / MLB.com:
Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play — Rookie shortstop gives Rockies a boost against Braves — DENVER — Rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki gave the Coors Field crowd something to cheer about Sunday, once they recovered their dropping jaws. — In the top of the seventh inning of a tied game …
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Sports Illustrated:
Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play; Dodgers outlast Padres in 17 innings — Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was amazed by his good fortune. The Los Angeles Dodgers were just happy to emerge from the longest game in the major leagues this season with a win.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pitcher Josh Hancock dies in traffic accident — The Cardinals family finds itself facing a second profound loss in five years following Sunday's early-morning traffic accident that took the life of righthanded relief pitcher Josh Hancock. — "Obviously, this is very difficult for all of us …
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Deadspin:
Josh Hancock: R.I.P., Josh Hancock — R.I.P., Josh Hancock — A week and a half ago, our parents went to San Francisco, ostensibly to visit our sister. As is always the case with the Leitches, they tied their visit to a Cardinals game; they come to New York once a year too, whenever the Cardinals come to Shea.
Discussion:
Redbirds Fun
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This is a huge change from their usual route — Where's Bob? Where's Myra? And who invaded Bill Belichick's body over the weekend? — The Patriots look like they're going to the Super Bowl in Arizona in February. They came within a few plays of making it to their fourth ubergame …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Duque & Valentin share same hospital — WASHINGTON - Orlando Hernandez, scheduled to face the Marlins tonight at Shea, flew to New York ahead of his teammates yesterday to be examined for shoulder tightness. — Omar Minaya said El Duque had not been scratched, but the GM suggested …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Gonzalez likes club's moxie — Manager knows his players will battle until the last out — PHILADELPHIA — Staging late-inning rallies is typically a benchmark for playoff-contending clubs. — Few teams are better at threatening late than the Braves.
MLB.com:
White Sox option Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte — CHICAGO — Following today's game vs. the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox optioned outfielder Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte. — Anderson, 25, is hitting .118 (2-for-17) in 13 games with the White Sox this season.
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South Side Sox
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Guzman's return in holding pattern — Righty will go back to minors as Cubs keep rotation intact — ST. LOUIS — The postponement of Sunday night's game caused by the death of St. Louis pitcher Josh Hancock will delay Angel Guzman's return to the Cubs' rotation.
