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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Gorzelanny in thick of race for a spot — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nationals left-hander Tom Gorzelanny had arguably his best outing of the spring on Tuesday, pitching four innings and allowing a run on two hits with four strikeouts and three walks in a 5-2 loss to the Mets.
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Groin strain may cost Zimmerman a week — Nationals won't rush third baseman; Pudge also sidelined — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and catcher Ivan Rodriguez were scheduled to be in the starting lineup against the Mets on Tuesday night …
Associated Press:
Spring training 2011: Ryan Zimmerman, Ivan Rodriguez of Washington Nationals both injured — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and catcher Ivan Rodriguez were scratched from the Washington Nationals' lineup Tuesday night with injuries that likely will sideline the All-Stars for four or five days.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Gaudin puts endurance on display — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nationals right-hander Chad Gaudin continues to show he is a strong candidate to be the fifth starter in their starting rotation. — In an intrasquad Minor League game on Tuesday, Gaudin pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Cora likely a backup in Nats' infield — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Nationals are close to naming Alex Cora one of their backup infielders for the start of the regular season, according to a baseball source. Cora, who signed a Minor League deal with the team, is having a great spring …
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets disagree on who will start at 2B: Luis Castillo, Brad Emaus, Justin Turner or Luis Hernandez — PORT ST. LUCIE - It began with the promise of spring training intrigue, but has since fizzled into an uninspiring question for Terry Collins and the Mets, best asked with a sigh: Who will be the starting second baseman?
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Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
Luis Hernandez quietly a contender at second base for Mets — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — He had circled Monday as a landmark in the Mets' search for a second baseman. Then manager Terry Collins could whittle down the field from four to two, and inch closer to deciding who stands next to shortstop Jose Reyes on Opening Day.
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Zach Berman / New Jersey Online:
Mets utility player Willie Harris is hungry for a roster spot
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Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
Duda an Enticing Option for Mets
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Rory Paap / Hardball Times:
Pitching (almost) always wins championships — A bold couple of statements: The Giants should have been the favorites to win the 2010 World Series—Hint: they weren't. And if you're looking for a Cinderella story in 2010, the poor, inadequately-housed Oakland A's would be a good place to start.
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Raising Matt Cain and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Giants thriving in post-Barry Bonds era
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Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Tony La Russa — baseball's oldest manager at 66 — maintains the fire as other older skippers retire — JUPITER — For Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, the revelation came during the 2,100-mile drive from St. Louis to California's Bay Area. — In a vehicle weighed down by trunks …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Spring training 2011: Daisuke Matsuzaka rebounds with 5 shutout innings for Boston Red Sox … LAKELAND, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka said his pitching coach, Curt Young, “advised” him to throw more strikes Tuesday. Well, he got the memo. — Dice-K rescued his spring from the Grapefruit League crisis watch …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Out of spotlight, Yastrzemski stays in game his way — (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff/File 2008) — FORT MYERS, Fla. — He is the lion in winter, wheeling into the shabby minor league complex at the dead end of Edison Road every morning before 8. Fifty years after his rookie season …
Jeff Roberts / NorthJersey.com:
Tickets went on sale at Citi Field, but few fans showed up — NEW YORK — The guilt has begun to eat at Chuck Licastri, conflicted by the misery he plans to pass down to his little boy. — He has lived the painful life of a Mets' fan, suffering through the “heartbreaking” past few years.
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Yahoo / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
Giants' GM turns out to be a ringer — The ring is thick and heavy, and it's yellow gold. It lives on the right ring finger of Giants general manager Brian Sabean, the man who made the World Series championship team happen. — You would understandably conclude that Sabean wears the 2010 World Championship ring.
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Associated Press:
Diamondbacks tap Kennedy as opening-day starter — SCOTTSDALE Ariz. (AP) — Ian Kennedy has been picked to start on opening day for the Arizona Diamondbacks. — Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said Tuesday that Kennedy will pitch April 1 at Colorado. — The right-hander went 9-10 with a 3.80 ERA …
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