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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.
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.
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.
MLB.com:
Sox Nation needs to let it go — Manny bashing by Boston fans has grown tired — Manny Ramirez was back to being Manny in a live baseball game on Friday, and that marks a good time to get something off my chest that I know many other fans will agree with: All this Manny bashing by Red Sox fans has gone far enough.
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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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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Pudge open to playing other positions — Rodriguez says he'd move to first or third if it would help a club — MIAMI — Ivan Rodriguez, one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time, is willing to play other positions. — A free agent who is showcasing himself playing for Puerto Rico …
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Patrick Saunders / All Things Rockies:
Rockies Recap: Reynolds so-so in start — Giants 7, Rockies 3 (10 innings) — At the plate: Colorado's bats cooled considerably today, though catcher Yorvit Torrealba continues his productive spring. He went 2-for-3 with two solid singles, boosting his average to .348.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Marvin Miller, Six Others to Be Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — Marvin Miller, the former Executive Director for the MLB Players Association, as well as sports media legend Dick Schaap, ESPN Sportscenter anchor and ESPN.com columnist Linda Cohn, and four others including Ed Block …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
TBS Releases “Sunday MLB on TBS” Schedule for 2009 — TBS announced today the first two months of its “Sunday MLB on TBS” schedule for the 2009 season. The package, which includes match-ups on TBS every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season, includes multiple appearances by the New York Yankees …
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?”
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
In honor of Jon Stewart — The next time someone rips blogging as a medium without bothering to consider the quality of the messages, I hope someone brings up Jon Stewart. Because the light Stewart shed on the problems at CNBC this week, culminated by a stripping down of Jim Cramer …
Maury Brown / MLB Rumors:
The Yankees And a Decade of Decadance — By Maury Brown [March 13 at 7:08pm CST] — This just in... The New York Yankees spend wildly on player payroll. — That statement may not be surprising to most, but it could be if you look at player payroll over the course of several years.
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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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