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Jeff Roberts / NorthJersey.com:
Ump calls Yanks, Sox ‘a disgrace to baseball’ — BOSTON — Umpire Joe West blasted the Yankees and Red Sox just before Wednesday's game, accusing the two clubs of being “pathetic and embarrassing” in dragging the pace of games and refusing to work with umpires.
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NY Daily News:
New York Yankees' triumph over Red Sox has Bombers looking unrivaled — The Yankees have plenty to celebrate after just three games. Curtis Granderson's 10th-inning home run helps fans put Johnny Damon out of mind. — BOSTON - So what's not to like? If you're the Yankees, there can't be much.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Inside the 2010 Forbes MLB Franchise Valuations — Late Weds., Forbes released its annual valuations of Major League Baseball's 30 teams (see http://www.forbes.com/mlb), reporting that the average team is now worth $491 million, a 2 percent increase from 2009.
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The Business Of Baseball — Edited by Kurt Badenhausen, Michael K. Ozanian and Christina Settimi, 04.07.10, 06:00 PM EDT — Major League teams enjoyed record profits last season despite the bad economy. — There really is no crying in baseball. Not when it comes to what teams are worth and the money they earn.
Associated Press:
Yankees now worth $1.6 billion; Red Sox second at $870 million … NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are worth nearly twice as much as any other team in baseball, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine. — The Yankees were valued at $1.6 billion, Forbes said Wednesday …
Jon Greenberg / Team Marketing Report:
2010 MLB FCI (update with Tigers and Angels changes)
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia on DL; Rangers manager unhappy with catcher — ARLINGTON - Jarrod Saltalamacchia is going to the DL. Manager Ron Washington isn't happy. Not that Saltalamacchia is hurt - again - but rather in the way Saltalamacchia handled notifying the team about an injury …
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia placed on disabled list — ARLINGTON, Texas — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is going on the disabled list with stiffness in his left upper back, the Texas Rangers said Thursday. — Manager Ron Washington said Saltalamacchia injured himself in Monday's game …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Marquis' debut spoiled by Phillies — Nats right-hander roughed up in four-plus innings — WASHINGTON — The Nationals fell, 8-4, to the Phillies on Wednesday night, as Ryan Howard's potent bat again proved to be too much for Washington. — It was a game in which Nationals pitchers walked eight batters.
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Shortstop Jose Reyes might be back for New York Mets on Saturday — Most of the lockers in the home clubhouse at Citi Field are beginning to appear lived-in already, filled with clothing, reading material and other belongings. By contrast, Jose Reyes' designated space remains spare and sterile …
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife — Sneaky Recoveries — The Astros are on the verge of rushing Berkman back. He has had multiple drainings of his problematic knee, both before and after his surgery. On the last draining, the doctors also injected it with cortisone, a procedure that one orthopedist called, “a bit desperate.”
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Dan McLaughlin / Hardball Times:
The path to Cooperstown through the hot corner — For my fifth annual THT column on position players and the Hall of Fame, I'm taking an in-depth look at the third basemen. As with my prior looks at slugging outfielders/first basemen, middle infielders, leadoff men and my two-parter on catchers …
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JSOnline:
Gallardo extension possible today — By Anthony Witrado of the Journal Sentinel — We're getting word that the Brewers are going to call a news conference this afternoon to announce ... something. — The team hasn't officially announced anything yet. At this point, I don't think it has anything …
