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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Games 17 and 18: Yankees vs. Astros; Yankees at Pirates — * SEE THE UPDATE AT 10:08 A.M. FOR TICKET INFORMATION * — SPLIT-SQUAD YANKEES vs. ASTROS — Pitching: A.J.Burnett followed by Dan Giese, Brian Bruney, Edwar Ramirez, Christian Garcia. — ASTROS — Matsui DH — Michaels CF
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MLB.com:
Online registration underway for the opportunity to purchase 2009 Yankees individual-game tickets — Tickets for exhibition and regular season games to go on sale to general public online only on March 24 — The New York Yankees announced today that the online registration process …
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Redding to start season on DL — Omar Minaya said Tim Redding will start the season on the disabled list with shoulder fatigue. — Redding has a guaranteed contract for $2.25 million, and was headed for the long-relief role. The 31-year-old righthander is experiencing achiness and weakness …
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Redding has been shut down — PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets have shut down fifth-starter candidate Tim Redding and will put him on the DL to open the season because of what GM Omar Minaya described this morning as weakness in Redding's right shoulder. — Redding going on the shelf leaves Livan Hernandez …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Off night doesn't unnerve Wang — Righty expects to iron out mechanical glitch with little trouble — FORT MYERS, Fla. — It was a second successive ineffective outing for a Yankees starter, both having recorded only five outs. — After Chien-Ming Wang repeated the same slow walk …
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Lugo: 'I'm worried'; Francona fears torn meniscus — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Julio Lugo has not received the results from the MRI on his right knee, but this morning he spoke in a hushed tone as he explained how his knee was first hurt and expressed his level concern about the injury …
New York Post:
METS AND YANKEES ON JIMMY'S HIT LIST — MIAMI - Everybody knows how much Jimmy Rollins loves to beat the Mets. His world champion Phillies are the team to beat but Rollins' ultimate baseball dream is to beat both New York teams in the same season. — Whip the Mets in the NL East or in the NLCS …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox pass on Bonds — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Red Sox recently took a pass on Barry Bonds after the slugger's agent, Jeff Borris, wrote a letter to the Red Sox and 29 other major league teams asking to give Bonds a job according to major league sources. — It does not appear …
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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 …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Wieters humble about the hype — Despite being considered one of baseball's top prospects, Orioles catcher remains focused on continuing to improve — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Brian Roberts walked briskly from the dugout toward the batting cage one morning last week and waited for Matt Wieters …
Jose de Jesus Ortiz / blogs.chron.com:
Cooper's not pleased with Astros poor defense, offense — Trying not to be negative, I wondered if Cecil Cooper was at least pleased the Astros didn't lose. — Well, Cooper wasn't, and his frustrations were as raw as the offense and defense have been bad lately for the Astros.
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Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
Nats Sign Tavarez — The Nationals agreed to terms with right-hander Julian Tavarez on a non-guaranteed, minor league deal that includes an invitation to big league camp. — Tavarez, 35, has pitched for 10 teams in a 16-year career in which he has made 786 appearances.
