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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.
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Dodger Thoughts: Shawn Green Retires — Former Dodger four-homer hero Shawn Green told Mark Hale of the New York Post Wednesday that he has retired. … For the Dodgers, Green OPSed .876 in 798 games, hitting 162 homers and slugging .510. Defying those who said he needed Gary Sheffield …
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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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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mike Pelfrey sees need to get ahead — LAKELAND, Fla. - Mike Pelfrey started the Mets' Grapefruit League season on Wednesday by tossing two scoreless innings against the Tigers, perhaps baseball's best lineup, which sat only Gary Sheffield. The Mets lost the game, 4-2, when Willie Collazo allowed four runs in the seventh.
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Notes: Schneider learns from teammates — Beltran takes new catcher under his wing in training camp — LAKELAND, Fla. — Brian Schneider, who along with most Mets regulars didn't make the trip to Lakeland, used the more relaxed atmosphere back at Tradition Field to seek out some friendly hitting advice.
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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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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
MLB might punish Mets over thin traveling squad … The Mets could be in hot water with the commissioner's office over the traveling squad they took to Lakeland for their spring-training opener Wednesday. — Just the day before, MLB's executive vice president for baseball operations …
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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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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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Milledge rips Mets again — LAKELAND, Fla. - From high-fiving fans, to showboating after meaningless home runs, to arriving late at the ballpark more than a few times, Lastings Milledge certainly stirred things up during his brief stay with the Mets. — And while he's with the Nationals now …
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 …
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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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Corpas locked, loaded Rockie — Colorado and the closer have agreed on a historic deal that could be worth $22 million. — TUCSON — Manny Corpas' knack for perfect endings has created the beginning of a long-term relationship with the Rockies. The Rockies agreed in principle Wednesday …
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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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 …
Mark Fainaru-Wada / ESPN:
Fainaru-Wada: Damning analysis on Clemens … An 18-page memorandum compiled by congressional staff members provides a damning analysis of statements given under oath by Roger Clemens — underscoring a perjury case that could be looming for the seven-time Cy Young winner.
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