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5:50 PM ET, March 14, 2012

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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Bobby Valentine wastes no time stirring up Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, with Lou Piniella and Paul O'Neill adding to sideshow in booth  —  First Yankees-Red Sox meeting not short on entertainment, and it only figures to get better  —  Bobby Valentine seems to be enjoying himself …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Nova bounces back against Boston
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
David Wright says he tore muscle  —  David Wright On Abdominal Injury  —  David Wright discusses his injury, a tear of the rectus abdominis muscle on his left side.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Two days after receiving an ultrasound-guided cortisone shot at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Fox Sports:
Mets' Wright has muscle tear in rib cage  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. (AP)  —  David Wright's left rib cage injury has been diagnosed as a muscle tear, but the New York Mets third baseman said he'll be ready by opening day.  —  Wright returned to camp Wednesday after receiving a cortisone shot Monday in New York.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
On Baseball: San Francisco Giants Counting on Pagan and Cabrera  —  The ball sliced to left-center field, sinking fast, and for a moment, pitcher Madison Bumgarner said he expected it to fall for a hit.  But the center fielder was charging hard and the left fielder was backing him up …
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Rizzo belts huge homer against Giants
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Calf slows Bryce, and prodigy admits he “probably” can't make Nats  —  Viera, Fla. — Slugging wunderkind Bryce Harper, 19, admitted today he doubts he can make the Nationals after missing a few key games with a calf issue.  “Probably not,” he said in answer to a question about whether …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Raburn's hot spring continues in win over Nats
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Phillies' Halladay Pounded by Twins in 6-4 Loss  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Roy Halladay was yanked in the third inning after getting rocked in the Minnesota Twins' 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.  —  Halladay allowed five runs and seven hits, including two homers, in 2 2-3 innings.
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Garcia taken for X-rays for right hand bruise  —  Righty departs in fourth inning after Encarnacion comebacker  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Freddy Garcia exited in the fourth inning of Wednesday afternoon's game against the Blue Jays with a right hand bruise.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mounting NY Mets injuries are getting to frustrated manager Terry Collins  —  Shortstop Ruben Tejada's aches puts strain on skipper  —  Mets' Terry Collins is frustrated with injuries to key players, including Ruben Tejada, David Wright and Scott Hairston.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Two more bids for Dodgers rejected  —  Final four bidders are topped by the offer of $1.6 billion by the team of Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten.  —  Stanley Gold, right, and the late Roy Disney take part in a news conference in 2004.  A bid to buy the Dodgers headed by Gold and Disney's family …
Discussion: HardballTalk and SportsMoney
The Heater Feed:
Upton and Jennings leave game after colliding in outfield  —  Update 2:24 p.m. Both CF B.J. Upton and LF Desmond Jennings are fine after their fourth-inning collision in left-center, that they just have general soreness and were removed as a precaution.  —  Developing: There was a scary moment …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Discussion: MLB Rumors
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
MLB Network's Kevin Millar keeps it light  —  If the late Max Patkin was the Clown Prince of Baseball, then Kevin Millar just might be the sport's newest resident goofball.  —  The former first baseman was always known for his upbeat personality and irreverent charm, and he's taking …
Associated Press:
Blue Jays get to Twins starter  —  Francisco Liriano's fast start to the spring slowed Tuesday.  —  The streaky lefty got hit hard, giving up four runs in the third inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2.  —  Coming off a season in which he went 9-10 with a 5.08 ERA …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Cecil runs scoreless streak to six innings
 
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
With 'pen in flux, Meek could be key for Bucs
Jayson Stark / MLB:
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Mariners report $7.3 million loss in 2011
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Valentine eager to see what rivalry brings
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Freese, Molina Homer, Cardinals Beat Mets 7-1
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