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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Marcum starting for first time since '08 — Healthy after elbow surgery, hurler faces Yanks on MLB.TV — DUNEDIN, Fla. — One of the ways Roy Halladay earned the reputation of being one of baseball's true aces is by dismantling the powerful lineups in the American League East.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Training Game 4: Yankees vs. Blue Jays — YANKEES — BLUE JAYS — RHP Shaun Marcum (did not pitch in 2009) — WEATHER: Should be sunny, and maybe a little warmer than yesterday. It's slowly starting to feel like Florida down here, and the forcast calls for the mid-60s.
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Straightening the Record — Dorothy Jane Mills was supposed to feel honored last Monday when the Society for American Baseball Research included her husband, Dr. Harold Seymour, in the inaugural class of the organization's new de facto Hall of Fame. She was supposed to feel thankful …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Breaking Sports:
Cubs' Guzman suffers career-threatening injury — MESA, Ariz. — An MRI confirmed the Cubs' worst fears on Saturday. — Angel Guzman has a significant ligament tear in front, bottom part of his right shoulder, a career-threating injury for the 28-year-old right-hander.
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New Met Bay insists his knees are fine — Bob Klapisch covers baseball for The Record in New Jersey and worked at the New York Post and New York Daily News. The author of five books, he was recently voted a top-five columnist in the country by the Associated Press Sports Editors. — PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.
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Associated Press:
Hawpe looks to former mate Podsednik for diet tips — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — If Colorado Rockies right fielder Brad Hawpe avoids another second-half swoon this season, he'll have Scott Podsednik to thank. — They were Rockies teammates in 2008. Podsednik moved on to the Chicago White Sox last year …
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Globe and Mail:
Morneau pushes Twins past BoSox — Canadian slugger makes debut, hammers two-run double in Minnesota 5-3 win over Boston — Justin Morneau and Tim Wakefield each made encouraging returns to the field after a long offseason dealing with back injuries. — Morneau marked his return …
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Ryan Zimmerman takes a larger leadership role for the Washington Nationals — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — One day this spring training, Ryan Zimmerman wanted to speak with Jim Riggleman about the routine the manager performs after each game. Upon his hiring last year, Riggleman walked …
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Traffic forces Jimenez to miss start — Rockies starter delayed by major accident in Phoenix — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was caught in a large traffic jam, the result of a major accident, and did not make his scheduled start against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
Tenor Adopted and Disowned by Yankees Leaves Town — Ronan Tynan became a walk-on Yankee star in 2000, when he stepped onto the field with his artificial legs and clarion voice and belted out “God Bless America” during the seventh inning stretch of important games.
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IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Edmonds begins comeback bid — Former All-Star says he feels healthy for first time in a while — PHOENIX — Ben Sheets wasn't the only former All-Star who returned Friday after a year off. — Jim Edmonds manned right field for the Brewers in his first big league game since the 2008 playoffs …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
High cost of McCourts' divorce: $19 million in fees — Dodgers' case could be one of the most expensive in California history. Even other high-profile divorce attorneys are surprised. — Frank and Jamie McCourt announced their separation at the end of last season. (Los Angeles Times / June 24, 2006)
