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4:15 PM ET, April 12, 2012

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Associated Press:
Damon says he's close to signing with Indians  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are close to signing veteran outfielder Johnny Damon to help awaken their struggling offense.  —  The club has been in talks to finalize a deal with the 38-year-old Damon, who is 277 hits shy of 3,000.
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Damon reportedly to join Indians
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
C. Trent Rosecrans / CBSSports.com:
Johnny Damon excited to join Indians
Discussion: Baseball Nation and NESN.com
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Pat Burrell Retires  —  APRIL 12th: The Phillies have announced that Burrell will sign a one-day minor league contract and retire with the club that originally drafted him.  The retirement ceremony will be held on May 19th.  —  JAN. 30th: Pat Burrell is retiring, MLBTR has learned.
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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Burrell grateful for chance to retire with Phillies  —  Even on the last day of his playing career, wearing a San Francisco Giants uniform in a game against the Colorado Rockies, Pat Burrell found himself thinking about the Phillies.  —  He had already decided this would be it.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
MLB.com:
Pat Burrell to officially retire as a Phillie  —  Outfielder Pat Burrell will officially retire as a Phillie during the Boston Red Sox series at Citizens Bank Park in May.  —  The 35-year-old will sign a one-day minor league contract with the Phillies, thus officially retiring as a member …
Discussion: Fish Stripes and The Good Phight
NY Daily News:
David Wright could return to NY Mets lineup on Friday against Philadelphia Phillies, according to Terry Collins' gut feeling  —  Wright fitted for splint on fractured pinkie before Mets' 4-0 loss  —  David Wright can't get on field but he takes it all in as Mets fall on 50th anniversary of franchise's first game.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Strasburg Outpitches Santana in Messy Matchup
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braddock placed on temporary inactive list  —  CHICAGO — Promising Brewers left-hander Zach Braddock is back on Triple-A Nashville's temporary inactive list, where he spent the second half of last season while receiving treatment for personal issues.  —  Braddock, a key piece of the Brewers' bullpen …
Discussion: Brew Beat
Associated Press:
Royals' Jeff Francoeur delivers pizza to A's fans  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pizza delivery, courtesy of Jeff Francoeur.  —  The Kansas City Royals' right fielder had 20 personal pizzas delivered Wednesday to a small but animated group of Oakland Athletics fans in section 149 of the Coliseum.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Alex Pavlovic / Boston Herald:
Rockies pound Tim Lincecum, Giants, 17-8  —  DENVER—Tim Lincecum had four inches cut off his famous locks before Wednesday's game and joked that he was trying to look like Tom Cruise in “Mission Impossible—Ghost Protocol.”  —  Lincecum's ensuing start was no blockbuster, more of an epic box office bomb.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com and Purple Row
Andy / High Heat Stats:
Comparing 2012 offense to 2011 (it's crashing and burning, folks)  —  Here's a quick look at offensive numbers in 2012 vs 2012.  Both are through the first 142 games of each season.  —  (First number is 2011, second number is 2012, all are on a per-game basis):
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Halladay, Phillies Beat Marlins  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay's presence was a bigger obstacle for the Miami Marlins than Ozzie Guillen's absence.  —  Halladay threw seven sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies broke out of their offensive slump, beating the Marlins 7-1 …
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Associated Press:
Ozzie Guillen talks to Marlins players
Discussion: SI Tracking Blog and ESPN.com
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Slow but steady progress for Howard  —  When Dan Baker yelled Ryan Howard's name into the microphone behind home plate Monday at Citizens Bank Park, the crowd cheered.  It was louder when Howard, wearing his No. 6 jersey, popped from the dugout and jogged to the first-base line for pregame introductions.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
10 Years Of Newspapers Declaring That Mariano Rivera Is Too Old  —  On Friday, Mariano Rivera blew the save.  It was the 73rd blown save of his career, and one of many from baseball's opening weekend.  Predictably, it brought out the old standby storylines: Is this it for Mariano Rivera?
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Anderson continuing to make progress
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The Heater Feed:
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