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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
May 12: Yankees vs. Charlotte — Top first: Five-pitch first inning for Chien-Ming Wang. — After a first-pitch strike, a weak groundout to the right side. Wang came off the mound to make the play and flip to first. — First-pitch chop in front of the plate. Chris Stewart started the 2-3 putout.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 32: Yankees at Blue Jays — YANKEES (15-16) — Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (2-0, 5.26). — Burnett vs the Toronto hitters. — BLUE JAYS (22-12) — Scutaro SS — Hill 2B — Rios RF — Wells RF — Lind DH — Rolen 3B — Overbay 1B — Barajas C — Snider LF
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Halladay, Burnett's Teacher, Dismisses Pupil — TORONTO — A. J. Burnett learned from the best when he played for the Toronto Blue Jays. That was obvious Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, when Burnett was good, but his mentor, Roy Halladay, was spectacular.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Burnett to oppose Halladay, his former mentor — A.J. Burnett will oppose former teammate Roy Halladay when the Yankees face the Blue Jays tonight in Toronto. (Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan) — A.J. Burnett admitted he was a little too geeked up when he faced his old Toronto Blue Jays teammates …
Sam Borden / The Journal News:
Trost standing by new Stadium — Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost has taken a lot of heat regarding issues at the new Yankee Stadium, but he stood firm today addressing several topics at a press conference to announce the sale of memorabilia from the old Yankee Stadium. — Among the concerns:
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ESPN.com:
New York Yankees watching wind, home runs at new stadium — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are monitoring the wind and home runs at their new ballpark along with the empty seats close to the field, but they plan no changes. — Chief operating officer Lonn Trost said Tuesday more wind studies …
Associated Press:
Werth swipes four bases, steals home, as Phillies edge Dodgers — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chan Ho Park had his second straight effective outing to win his first game with Philadelphia, and Jayson Werth stole home to lead the Phillies to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Hard work paying off for Pierre — A starter again, outfielder benefiting from preparation — LOS ANGELES — As Juan Pierre talked to reporters following his three-hit performance on Sunday, his black T-shirt read “A minor setback for a major comeback.” — The statement emblazoned across …
MLB.com:
Clemens breaks silence, maintains stance — Denies drug use, calls book's allegations ‘completely false’ — Roger Clemens, participating in an interview Tuesday for the first time in months, repeated his denial that Brian McNamee injected him with performance-enhancing drugs …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins reliever Scott Proctor out for season after ‘Tommy John’ surgery — Expected to fill big role in Marlins bullpen, pitcher instead to miss entire season — MILWAUKEE - Florida Marlins right-hander Scott Proctor received the worst possible news Tuesday during his consultation with Dr. James Andrews.
Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
Jeter fighting a right oblique problem — Derek Jeter was scratched from the lineup because he has been fighting a right oblique issue since Saturday, manager Joe Girardi said. — Girardi is hoping Jeter returns to the lineup tomorrow. — Asked if Jeter tried to talk his way into staying in the lineup …
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
Mets Rally With Three Walks in 10th to Top Braves — Several players crowded into the Mets' indoor batting cages Tuesday afternoon, scrambling to get in a little extra hitting. Others, like David Wright and Jose Reyes, were in the field by 3:30, working plays around the diamond crisply fielding ground balls.
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MLB:
Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin scrtached with heel injury — CLEVELAND — White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin was a late scratch Tuesday night because of a heel problem that is expected to keep him out of the starting lineup for two games. — Quentin was likely to sit …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Youkilis goes on the DL — Well, Kevin Youkilis took batting practice tonight, and the results must not have been very good. Youkilis left the batting cage at 6:20 p.m., and the Red Sox just announced he is now on the disabled list, retroactive to May 5. Infielder Gil Velazquez will take his place on the 25-man roster.
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SOX & Dawgs
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Injury to Orioles' Scott isn't serious — MRI reveals sprain, not tear; DH might play Thursday — The Orioles got about the best news possible on the health of designated hitter Luke Scott as a magnetic resonance imaging taken Monday revealed just a sprain in his left rotator cuff and not a tear as Scott had originally feared.
George A. King III / New York Post:
CASHMAN'S STUCK WITH UGLY BULLPEN — TORONTO — The calendar is the Yankees' biggest enemy when it comes to any attempt to upgrade their awful bullpen. — “This time of the year forces you to stay with what you have,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “That doesn't mean I won't be proactive, no doubt.”
Will Leitch / Deadspin:
This Column Must Register With The Local Authorities — This is a weekly column from Leitch. — It has words, and pictures. It's called Ten Humans Of The Week. — As some of you might know, I write a regular column for Sporting News magazine (they dropped the “The” because definite articles are unhip).
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Saunders: A-Rod never again an All-Star — Halos lefty says Yanks slugger stained by using steroids — As Alex Rodriguez worked his way back to the Majors following surgery on his right hip, and finally arrived, the Yankees third baseman received mostly encouragement and sympathy from his peers.
