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Anthony Odoardi / MLB.com:
Prince debuts home run trot twice vs. Red Sox — DETROIT — Coming into the season, some questioned if the large confines of Comerica Park might hurt Prince Fielder's power numbers. The jury is still out on that, but if the second game of the regular season is any indication, the Tigers' new slugger should be just fine.
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster and Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Beckett Allows 5 HRs, Red Sox Lose 10-0 to Tigers — DETROIT (AP) — Josh Beckett insisted his health was fine. The Boston right-hander just made too many bad pitches against a lineup more than capable of taking advantage. — Prince Fielder hit his first two home runs with the Detroit Tigers …
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Boston Globe and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Ozzie Guillen apologizes for comment — CINCINNATI — Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is apologizing for telling a magazine that he loves Fidel Castro. — The team released a statement on Saturday saying there is “nothing to respect” about Castro, calling him a “brutal dictator.”
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Yahoo! Sports and SI Tracking Blog
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Tom D'Angelo / Fish Tank blog:
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen apologizes for statements about Fidel Castro — Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen apologized today for a Time Magazine article in which he said he loved Fidel Castro. — “I am sure I'm against (the way) he thinks, the way he treats people and way he treats his country for a long time,” Guillen said.
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Baseball's opening lines: Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Valentine and Yu Darvish among early stories — The stories to watch as MLB opens another season — Keep a close eye on Bobby Valentine as the new Red Sox skipper could have his hands full in Boston. — Now that the baseball season …
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MLB Rumors
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Associated Press:
Doug Fister exits with apparent injury — DETROIT — Detroit right-hander Doug Fister has left Saturday's game against Boston with a strain in his left side. — The Tigers led 2-0 when manager Jim Leyland and trainer Kevin Rand came out to the mound to check on Fister in the middle of an at-bat by Ryan Sweeney.
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baseballmusings.com, Bless You Boys and SI Tracking Blog
Associated Press:
Nationals rally again, beat Cubs 7-4 — CHICAGO - Adam LaRoche homered and matched a career-high with four hits, and the Washington Nationals again rallied late against Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol, scoring five runs in the eighth to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Sunday.
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Baseball Prospectus and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Duda's day: Slugger's two homers carry Mets — NEW YORK — Mets manager Terry Collins spent much of Spring Training lauding Lucas Duda, he of prodigious raw power but a noticeable lack of confidence and experience. What Collins envisioned for his right fielder was something like this.
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Yahoo! Sports, Talking Chop and Amazin' Avenue
John Marshall / Associated Press:
D-backs strike early in 5-4 win over Giants — PHOENIX—Aaron Hill hit two homers, Chris Young had a pair of run-scoring doubles and the quick-striking Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday. — The kings of the comeback last season, the Diamondbacks …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Young, Goldschmidt HR vs Lincecum, D-backs beat SF
Young, Goldschmidt HR vs Lincecum, D-backs beat SF
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Blue Jays Topple Indians 7-4 in 12 Innings — CLEVELAND (AP) — Rajai Davis hit a two-run double in the 12th inning, Toronto rallied for the second straight game against Cleveland's bullpen and the Blue Jays beat the Indians in extra innings again, 7-4 on Saturday.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Bluebird Banter
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon play game of chess in bizarre Opening Day game between Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays — Managers save nothing and neither does Mo Rivera — Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena watches the flight of the ball after hitting a grand-slam home run and might as well thank Joe Girardi for loading bases for him.
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Pinstripe Alley, DRaysBay and the joy of sox
Associated Press:
Brandon Phillips mum on contract — CINCINNATI — Reds All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips is keeping quiet while closing in on a contract extension. — Phillips said on Saturday before a game against Miami that he's not going to discuss an extension that's been in the works since last season.
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MLB Rumors
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Rockies get 5-3 opening day win over Astros — HOUSTON—Pinch runner Eric Young scored the go-ahead run on an error in the eighth inning and Troy Tulowitzki homered in the ninth to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 win over the mistake-prone Houston Astros on Friday night.
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Purple Row
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
For 10 Astros, Opening Day extra special
For 10 Astros, Opening Day extra special
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Brew Crew Ball and The Crawfish Boxes