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Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
PELFREY POPPIN' — FIFTH-STARTER HOPEFUL COMES OUT FIRING — LAKELAND, Fla. - When it comes to the Mets choosing a No. 5 starter, consider yesterday a bit of foreshadowing. — While an ailing Orlando Hernandez was continuing his painfully slow pace back in Port St. Lucie …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers' bullpen stellar in opener — Grilli, Miner toss two shutout innings each in comeback win — TIGERS 4, METS 2 — Mets at the plate: Back-to-back singles and a walk in the opening inning set up Ramon Castro's sacrifice fly to score Angel Pagan. Anderson Machado tripled in Michael Abreu an inning later.
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:Pelfrey satisfied with Grapefruit debut
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Zumaya pleased by progress — Tigers reliever ahead of schedule after October surgery — LAKELAND, Fla. — Joel Zumaya came to camp on Tuesday expecting another day in the weight room. He ended up throwing a baseball for the first time in almost five months.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
DeRosa to undergo heart procedure today; expected back soon — MESA, Ariz. — Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa is scheduled to undergo surgery this morning to correct the heart arrhythmia that sent him to a Mesa hospital over the weekend. And barring a setback, the club expects he'll be ready …
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Cards cut ties with Spiezio — Arrest warrant issued in California over December incident — JUPITER, Fla. — Just hours after news circulated that a warrant has been issued in Orange County, Calif., for the arrest of Scott Spiezio, the Cardinals released the utility man.
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
FORMER MET ENJOYING GREEN-ER PASTURES — Shawn Green anticipated that it would happen. Now it's a done deal. — The right fielder, who played with the Mets for the last year and a half and spent parts of 15 seasons in the majors, told The Post yesterday that he has retired.
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Matsui prepared to yield to Yankees' needs — TAMPA, Fla. - Hideki Matsui wants to play leftfield for the Yankees. However, they more likely are penciling him in as a designated hitter, at least most of the time. — Matsui said yesterday that although he would prefer to be in the outfield …
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Associated Press:
Congress seeks DOJ probe of Clemens' testimony — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens' denial of steroid use warrants further investigation, Congress said Wednesday in asking the Justice Department to determine whether the star pitcher lied under oath in testimony to a House committee.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Nats play to tie with Marlins in opener — Milledge scores two runs in start of Graprefruit League slate — MARLINS 3, NATIONALS 3 — Marlins at the plate: Mike Jacobs blasted a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Rob Bell. Alfredo Amezaga, who singled to open the inning, also scored on the shot to right field.
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Matt Bouffard / Dugout Central:
Notes From The Battleground: Roy White Better Than Jim Rice? — As Spring Training has yet to really heat up yet, Volume 4 of Notes from the Battleground will take a retrospective look at the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry, going back to the 1970s - the last time the rivalry was as intense as it's been of late.
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
What a switch: fan Batista meets his idol Kenny G — PEORIA, Ariz. — His entire winter had been spent front and center on some kind of stage. — Miguel Batista hopped around the United States, Ecuador, Panama and his native Dominican Republic, opening baseball parks …
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Allen Barra / Village Voice:
Softballs for Pettitte; Beanballs for Clemens — When are journalists (and baseball) going to ask Andy tougher questions? — Andy Pettitte's February 18 press conference was an afternoon of softball questions from a friendly home-crowd press. Sample: “If you had to do it all over again …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Notes: Fukudome makes plans to steal — Lee in Obama's corner; Ramirez, Soriano to sit Cactus opener — MESA, Ariz. — Kosuke Fukudome's career single-season high in stolen bases is 13, which he swiped in 2005 for the Chunichi Dragons. The No. 3 hitter in Japan does not run much …
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Aaron Fitt / Baseball America College Blog:
Alvarez Out Indefinitely With Broken Bone In Hand — Vanderbilt third baseman Pedro Alvarez, a two-time first-team All-American and the No. 1 prospect for the 2008 draft, will miss a minimum of six weeks after breaking a bone in his hand in Vandy's season opener against Oregon State on Friday.
