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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Game 16: Yankees at Red Sox — YANKEES — Pitching tonight: Chien-Ming Wang followed by Brett Tomko, Mike Dunn and Anthony Claggett. — RED SOX — Ellsbury CF — Lugo SS — Ortiz DH — Lowell 3B — Drew RF — Bay LF — Wilkerson 1B — Kottaras C — Chavez 2B
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George A. King III / New York Post:
CANO, MARTE HURT — AFTER RETURN FROM WBC — Robinson Cano and Damaso Marte both re-joined the Yankees today after returning from the World Baseball Classic. And both came back with injuries. — Cano has tightness in the back of his right shoulder, an injury that apparently occurred …
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Robinson Cano, Damaso Marte return to New York Yankees camp with injuries — TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and reliever Damaso Marte returned to camp from the World Baseball Classic on Friday, bringing with them injuries that may sideline them for a few days.
Associated Press:
Cano, Marte headed for doctor exams — Buzz up! — TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and reliever Damaso Marte are scheduled to be examined by doctors Saturday and won't immediately play after rejoining New York following the World Baseball Classic.
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Cano, Marte have ouches coming back from WBC — Robinson Cano and Damaso Marte both came back from the WBC complaining of issues. Neither is believed to be serious, but injuries are not high on the list of things the Yankees want to deal with. — Cano has tightness in his right shoulder.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Gibbons among first Marlins cuts — Considering he hit a three-run homer Thursday night, the last thing on Jay Gibbons' mind as he was reading the newspaper at his Roger Dean Stadium locker this morning was getting released. — “I went out on a high note, put it that way,” said Gibbons …
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Sports Illustrated:
Three observations — 1) A sudden reversal of fortune. The Yankees entered last season believing that they'd be carried by what they were sure would be a powerful and question-mark-free offense, and hoping that an ace-less pitching staff — which was to include a bunch of rookies at its backend …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Venezuelan team bus catches on fire … MIAMI — The bus that transported the Venezuelan team to the World Baseball Classic caught fire after the team was dropped off at Dolphin Stadium Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported. — The team was practicing in the stadium for the WBC …
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MLB:
Manny Ramirez's ‘big deal’ highlight in debut for Los Angeles Dodgers? A walk — PHOENIX — Manny Ramirez was surrounded by reporters in the Dodgers clubhouse after making his long-anticipated debut, when teammate Orlando Hudson questioned the necessity of the session. — “What are you interviewing that guy for?”
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Blyleven is a Dutch master — Buzz up! — MIAMI - The podiatric arsonist has retired. — Bert Blyleven has hung his lighter up. The allure of setting shoelaces on fire has abated over the years, and he is instead these days adopting a more mundane concept in trying to keep people warm: a jacket.
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Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
M's defense was “above average” in 2008 — Many thanks to Larry Stone for pulling OT duty filling in for me this week while I was in Philadelphia after the death of a close family member. Larry even broke the story yesterday about the M's signing of Chad Cordero to a minor-league deal that could …
ESPN:
Brewers should really make a few bold moves — “The Fielding Bible” is back, and it's (much) bigger and (definitely) better than ever. For example, Bill James' article about Defensive Misplays: … That's 29 Defensive Misplays, with 15 more to go (Bill describes them in loving detail), after which we get a spot of analysis:
Associated Press:
PR woman claims Bernie Williams hit her at club — Buzz up! — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—A woman has filed a complaint against former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams for allegedly hitting her at a nightclub while she took his picture. — Officer Angel Nazario …
New York Times:
Cashman Takes Issue With Book Anecdote About Giambi — Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman angrily took issue Thursday night with an anecdote about him and Jason Giambi that is contained in a new book about Roger Clemens. — The book, “The Rocket That Fell to Earth,” (Harper Collins) …
Ross / New Stadium Insider:
Yankee Ticket News - Random Drawing For The Opportunity To Participate In A 12-Hour Online Sale — Gone are the days when the casual fan was able to purchase Yankee tickets at their leisure. According to a page on Yankees.com, the initial single-game ticket on-sale for the general public …
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