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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Delgado back in NYC for MRI — First baseman's replacement, Anderson, collides with Church — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Deep depth, as Earl Weaver called it, is not what the Mets have at any infield position, particularly first base. The absence of Carlos Delgado from camp Saturday morning …
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Mets' Delgado to have MRI on hip — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado is feeling discomfort in his right hip and returned to New York for an MRI. — Mets general manager Omar Minaya called the move precautionary. Delgado was bothered by his hip after Friday's 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Delgado back to NYC — Uh-oh. The Mets announced this morning that Carlos Delgado has been sent back to New York for an MRI on his aching right hip. Delgado missed 17 days last season after suffering a strained right hip flexor on Sept. 4 in Cincinnati.He didn't play again until Sept. 21.
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Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
Dodgers appear interested in Tigers' Inge — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Perhaps the Detroit Tigers will be able to trade Brandon Inge this spring. — The Los Angeles Dodgers have contacted the Tigers about Inge, and while talks do not seem to have progressed far, a baseball official familiar …
Elizabethe Holland / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Police reports on Spiezio describe bizarre night — IRVINE, Calif. — After allegedly wrecking his car and beating up a friend, Scott Spiezio is believed to have hidden in a closet as his wife told police he was asleep in bed with pneumonia, according to court documents.
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Pirates' Duke upbeat despite rough first outing — Pirates lefty allows five runs in two innings of work — SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Zach Duke had a rough start to the exhibition season Saturday, but said he was encouraged by how he felt.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Bradley Says He Is Who He Is, So Just Get Over It — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Milton Bradley has his plan. The crowd is screaming for repentance, for heartfelt regret over his final and spectacularly memorable act on a baseball field last year — arguing with an umpire so maniacally that he tore …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Empire has a new voice — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Camp Tranquility is a fine place when you are defending champions with a glut of talent and a dearth of questions and controversy. — But there's been something missing in Red Sox Nation . . . no threat from the Bronx.
George A. King III / New York Post:
CHIEN-MING WANG THE YANKEES' QUIET ACE — CLEARWATER, Fla. - Chien-Ming Wang operates in a universe where three kids are smothered in attention even though none have spent a full season in the big leagues, one veteran is up to his neck in the Roger Clemens saga and another is trying to fend off Father Time.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Notes: It's honky dory with Sanchez — Reliever shows no signs of worry after Friday's spring game — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Every time one of Duaner Sanchez's muscles creaks, cracks or groans, people watch. People worry. Last spring, a seemingly benign injury wound up costing Sanchez …
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Anderson, Church hurt in collision — A day that started off badly just got worse for the Mets. In the top of the fourth inning, Marlon Anderson and Ryan Church collided in shallow rightfield as they both pursued Andruw Jones' shallow pop up. Both players remained on the ground for several minutes …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Now Batting, the Best Deal the Yankees Never Made — TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees' hitters are so accomplished that there is little room for wonder. Some are chasing hallowed career numbers, others are fading with age. Few conjure awe about feats unseen, potential still untapped.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Igawa not concerned — Lefty's control ‘pretty good’ despite grand slam vs. USF — TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees granted Kei Igawa the freedom to incorporate his own preparation routine this year, urging him to follow the regimen that helped make him successful in Japan.
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