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8:10 PM ET, March 19, 2010

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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
At 38, Jorge Posada says he's far from done  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Jorge Posada isn't vain enough to ignore what's going on between Joe Mauer and the Twins - or, more accurately, what's not happening in their curiously stalled contract negotiation.  The longer the game's best catcher goes without …
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Allen Barra / Runnin' Scared:
Yankees Prospects Look Grim — Star Pollster Nate Silver  —  ​If Nate Silver is correct, both the Democratic Party and the New York Yankees might be headed for tough times this fall.  The ace political pollster/baseball analyst projects the numbers for 1,600 major league ballplayers …
Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Yanks' ‘Core 4’ aging ... but this fast?
Discussion: River Avenue Blues and THE BOOK
Fox Sports:
Shame we can't see Dodgers' true potential  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  Defenders of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt — the few that exist — point to the team's two straight appearances …
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:   Scully released from hospital
Austin Knoblauch / LA Times Sports Blog:
Vin Scully admitted to hospital after hitting head
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and HardballTalk
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Johan bested by former mates  —  Mets fall to Twins; Santos hits second spring homer  —  TWINS 7, METS 3  —  Twins at the plate: Rookies Danny Valencia and Wilson Ramos, neither of whom was a teammate of Johan Santana, hit solo home runs against the Mets' ace in the second inning.
Discussion: My Summer Family
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Adam Rubin / Surfing The Mets:
Roster analysis  —  The Mets still have two weeks to resolve the roster, and things will resolve themselves to a certain extent by performance, but here's an early look at how things appear to be shaking out:  —  Rotation  —  No debate in the Nos. 1-4 slots: Johan Santana starts on Opening Day …
Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
3UP: Mejia, Joba and F-Mart
Mark Hale / New York Post:
Francoeur gets license to steal  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Last summer, after Jeff Francoeur was acquired from the Braves, Mets manager Jerry Manuel asked him to try to steal more bases.  Francoeur, though, couldn't quite handle that.  —  “Jerry wanted me to,” Francoeur said yesterday, “but I just don't know how.”
Discussion: ESPN, HardballTalk and Amazin' Avenue
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Carlos Beltran makes progress with knee rehab, may return to New York Mets' lineup by early May  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Most of the Mets had just started their workday when Carlos Beltran emerged from the clubhouse gym, unhooking a heart-rate monitor from around his midsection.
Discussion: New York Post and HardballTalk
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Murphy counters hurdles with hard work
Discussion: ESPN and MetsBlog.com
Alex Remington / Yahoo! Sports:
How long can Derek Jeter continue to defy the effects of aging?  —  We all have questions about the 2010 season and luckily Alex Remington has some answers.  The Stew's resident stats guru will address a few per week as opening day approaches.  —  The Situation: Derek Jeter
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Jay / Fack Youk:
Sky Kalkman Suggests Jeter Should Bat 6th... CRUCIFY HIM!
Discussion: HardballTalk
Sports Illustrated:
Retaining Washington made sense for Rangers  —  Rangers bosses Nolan Ryan (the club president) and Jon Daniels (the GM) certainly showed their compassionate side in deciding to keep manager Ron Washington after he failed an MLB-administered test for cocaine following the All-Star break last year, as reported here first on Wednesday.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
2010 MLB Home Run Derby to Be Televised in 3D by ESPN  —  Imagine if there had been 3D coverage on the A-Rod home run ball that hit the camera during the World Series?  —  ESPN 3D has added the State Farm Home Run Derby telecast on Monday, July 12 at 8 p.m. EST to the list of events that will appear on the new network.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Cliff Lee / Yahoo! Sports:
Enough with WADA's phony warnings to MLB  —  The white-knight crusaders at the World Anti-Doping Association set about on their high horse Thursday with another message for Major League Baseball.  They do this once or twice a year, cobbling together a few paragraphs worth of phony moralistic preening …
Discussion: TYU and HardballTalk
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Dice-K set for Minor League start Sunday  —  Red Sox right-hander, wife welcome third child Thursday  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — In what had been somewhat of a nagging Spring Training for Daisuke Matsuzaka, there was finally some reason for celebration on Thursday night, as the right-hander got …
Discussion: Boston Globe
Adam Rubin / Surfing The Mets:
Jake ready for squat  —  Yes, that was Mike Jacobs this morning, with a bag of catching equipment in front of his locker.  Jacobs looks like he's the leading candidate for the final bench spot with the Mets, and the organization has asked him to catch on a limited basis in order to increase his versatility.
Discussion: Mets Fever and Amazin' Avenue
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Florida Marlins Talking Points: Taylor Tankersley optioned to Class AAA New Orleans  —  Taylor Tankersley's demotion leaves three lefty relievers in camp  —  LHP Taylor Tankersley was hoping to cap his comeback from elbow surgery by winning a bullpen spot.  That still might happen some time this year but not any time soon.
Discussion: FishStripes
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Brian Fuentes wants his speed back
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Six candidates want fifth-starter job
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New York Post:
Teixeira a lesson in how to play big stage
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Exhibition Game 16: Red Sox at Pirates
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Victor Rojas Launches “Yakcy” Social Network Site for Sports
Discussion: Halos Heaven and LADYBATTING.COM
C. Trent Rosecrans / CNATI:
Frazier finding his place
Jeremy Lundblad / ESPN:
Patience pays for Scutaro
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
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Maureen Mullen / MLB.com:
Buchholz stays on schedule to earn job
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Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES ANALYSIS: Status of Gonzalez remains in limbo
Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Wrapping up Rox win over Mariners
Discussion: Purple Row
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Manny appears to be heating up
Discussion: True Blue LA
Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano leaves game with bruised right knee
Discussion: Mets Paradise and Mike Silva's …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Inbox: Is Huff secured a rotation spot?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Geoff Baker / Seattle Times:
Bell tolls for Michael Saunders in major league camp
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