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Associated Press:
New York Yankees to open and close 2010 season at Boston Red Sox — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will open and close the 2010 season against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, just the fifth time in 50 years the rivals both start and finish against each other.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
2010 schedule released — Major League Baseball released the 2010 schedule today, and the first series of the season jumps out most: The Red Sox will open at Fenway Park for the second straight year — and this time they'll face the New York Yankees, on April 5, 7, and 8.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks open, close 2010 vs. Red Sox — Bombers' home opener is April 13, face Torre in LA in June — NEW YORK — The Yankees will both open and close the 2010 Major League season with one of the game's classic rivalries, meeting the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on both April 5 and Oct. 3.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds release 2010 schedule — Slate highlighted by April 5 opener, trips to Oakland, Seattle — CINCINNATI — It's never too early to start looking ahead to next year. And that's a bit easier after the Reds released their tentative 2010 season schedule on Tuesday.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies to host Red Sox in 2010 — SAN FRANCISCO — Weather won't be an issue for the Rockies' 2010 opener. The Rockies will face the host Milwaukee Brewers under the Miller Park roof on April 5, after the league announced next season's schedule today. — Colorado launches its 2010 home schedule …
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
'09 starts anew for Sox righty Daisuke Matsuzaka — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — There are forgotten men, and then there's Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats]. — For a while it looked like Harry Lime or Keyser Soze would appear at Fenway Park [map] before Matsuszaka …
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MLB.com:
Jeter deserving of AL MVP Award — Yankees captain's campaign more than simply numbers — If Albert Pujols is a slam-dunk to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, Derek Jeter is not too far behind to take the American League MVP Award. — When Jeter passed Lou Gehrig's record …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:Two-Run Eighth Gives the Yankees a Victory
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 — Ryan Dempster superb on mound; Derrek Lee homers — Derrek Lee watches his home run against the Brewers in the fourth inning. (Paul Beaty, Associated Press / September 14, 2009) — When the Cubs began their season on April 6 in Houston …
ESPN:
Posnanski on ‘The Machine’ — Some people root for baseball teams. I root for baseball books, for two reasons. One, a fair number of my friends have written baseball books, so rooting for a book is like rooting for a friend. And two, I've written a few books myself …
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B.J. Rains / MLB.com:
Lohse OK after MRI, may return Friday — Smoltz fine, ready to start for Cardinals this weekend — ST. LOUIS — An MRI taken Monday on Kyle Lohse's right forearm showed no structural damage, and the right-hander hopes to make his next start on Friday night against the Chicago Cubs.
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New York Post:
Joba Rules not for you — YOU hate the restraints on Joba Chamberlain. You flip on the Yankees game and are aggravated that Alfredo Aceves is out there in the middle innings, which means Joba again is being treated like a delicate vase. — You don't care that Chamberlain does …
Associated Press:
It's over! Rays end 11-game skid, knock off Orioles — BALTIMORE (AP) — Having finally rid themselves of an embarrassing losing streak that ended their playoff hopes, the Tampa Bay Rays can turn their attention toward concluding the season on a positive note.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 146: Blue Jays at Yankees (Updates with Pettitte being skipped — YANKEES (93-52) — Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02). — BLUE JAYS (65-79) — Lineup TBA — Pitching: RHP Roy Halladay (14-9, 3.03). — STATE OF THE STRIPES: The Yankees start the day with a 7.5 game lead …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Cincinnati (65-79) vs. Houston (70-74), 7:10 p.m. ET — CINCINNATI — Word of Juan Francisco's power has spread with every promotion, and now it will be on the bench at the Reds' disposal. — The only question is how many chances Francisco, a left-handed-hitting third baseman …
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Associated Press:
Hampton to miss next season — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros say starting pitcher Mike Hampton will miss next season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. — A statement issued by the Astros on Tuesday say surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York repaired …
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Tyler Mason / MLB.com:
Morneau's season ends with back injury — First baseman has stress fracture; no surgery is needed — MINNEAPOLIS — If the Twins are going to make a push in the American League Central, they'll have to do so without their All-Star first baseman. — Justin Morneau will miss the rest …
JSOnline:
DiFelice to DL — Chicago - It didn't seem like it was this serious after talking with Mark DiFelice and Ken Macha yesterday, but after further evaluation, the Brewers have placed the right-hander on the 60-day DL with a right shoulder strain and purchased right-hander Josh Butler's contract from Class AA Huntsville.
