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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 — Young righty erases spring trouble with four shutout innings — TAMPA, Fla. — It may have been just a Grapefruit League game, but the historic rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees got under way for 2012 with a 1-0 Boston win on Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
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Over the Monster, Pinstripe Alley, Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Red Sox, Tigers seem most focused on Lannan — The Red Sox and Tigers are believed to be the teams most focused on John Lannan, with a growing expectation that the Nationals left-hander will be dealt by the end of the spring. — Lannan was a 10-game winner and had a 3.70 ERA in 33 starts …
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MLB Daily Dish, Federal Baseball and HardballTalk
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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baseballmusings.com, Nats Enquirer and HardballTalk
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Raburn's hot spring continues in win over Nats — Second baseman homers, singles, drives in three in victory — VIERA, Fla. — Ryan Raburn's hot spring continued with a homer and three RBIs as the Tigers defeated the Nationals, 6-3, at Space Coast Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Bless You Boys
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 — Snider, d'Arnaud combine for four RBIs in victory over Twins — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Left-hander Brett Cecil tossed three scoreless innings, and Travis Snider and Travis d'Arnaud each drove in two runs to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium.
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Twinkie Town and Bollinger Beat
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 …
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Valentine eager to see what rivalry brings — Once an observer, Red Sox manager intrigued by uncertainty — TAMPA, Fla. — Bobby Valentine didn't pour any gasoline on the proverbial fire Tuesday. He didn't need to. — The Red Sox were at George M. Steinbrenner Field to play the Yankees …
Fox Sports:
Can Braves overcome sluggish start? — This can't be good for Fredi Gonzalez. — A week from now, if the Atlanta Braves win a few games, their 1-10 start in the Grapefruit League likely will be forgotten. — But at the moment, they're reprising the final weeks of last season, when they blew a 9½-game lead with 30 to play.
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Baseball Nation, Drunk Jays Fans, HardballTalk and Talking Chop
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Maury Brown / Baseball Prospectus:
For Moorad, Backing Off On Padres Ownership Transfer Shows Votes Aren't There
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6-4-2
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Haren returns to desert in midseason form — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The D-backs got a look at a familiar face Tuesday and it was not a pleasant experience for them. — Former Arizona right-hander Dan Haren helped lead the Angels past the D-backs, 3-0, in front of a sellout crowd at Salt River Fields.
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Associated Press, AZ Snake Pit and Inside the D-backs
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners report $7.3 million loss in 2011 — Club attributes deficit to capital improvements at Safeco Field — PEORIA, Ariz. — For just the second time since Safeco Field opened, the Mariners reported a financial loss for a fiscal year with a $7.3 million deficit for 2011.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Rizzo belts huge homer against Giants — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Starlin Castro hit an RBI single, pinch-hitter Josh Vitters added an RBI triple and Anthony Rizzo clubbed a mammoth two-run homer to lift the Cubs to a 5-4 victory Tuesday over the Giants. — Chris Volstad, making …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
