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ESPN:
Carl Crawford to see Dr. Andrews — Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is going to see Dr. James Andrews to have the soreness in his left elbow checked out, a source told ESPN The Magazine senior baseball writer Buster Olney. — Crawford — Crawford is out indefinitely and not close to returning to action, the source said.
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Carl Crawford wants a second opinion — MINNEAPOLIS — Still bothered by soreness in his left elbow, Carl Crawford plans to get a second opinion to determine if the injury is more sinister than a strain, according to Red Sox [team stats] manager Bobby Valentine.
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Boston Globe, Red Sox Monster, MLB Daily Dish, the joy of sox, Over the Monster and Associated Press
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Final: Red Sox 11, Twins 2
Final: Red Sox 11, Twins 2
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Surviving Grady, Twinkie Town and Over the Monster
Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Hey, fans: It's Jose, can't you see? — Reyes booed in Queens where he — not Wright — should be Mets' main man — Mets Rally To Top Marlins — Mets top Marlins in Jose Reyes' hitless return to New York. — NEW YORK — New York Mets fans, the ones who were booing Jose Reyes …
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Associated Press:
Reyes Hitless in NY Return, Mets Beat Marlins 2-1 — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes went hitless in his return to Citi Field and Lucas Duda lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning that caromed off reliever Edward Mujica, sending the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.
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Amazin' Avenue, New Jersey Online, New York Times, Baseball Prospectus and MLB.com
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Misguided fans wrong to boo Jose Reyes
Misguided fans wrong to boo Jose Reyes
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New York Post and HardballTalk
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Giants:
Why the Reds' purpose pitch behind Buster Posey was bush league, plus other notes — During spring training, Arizona starter Daniel Hudson articulated a warning to all the pitchers in the National League. Justin Upton is the Diamondbacks' best player and he was hit by 19 pitches last year, most in the National League.
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HardballTalk
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Tom Uhlman / Associated Press:
Reds P Latos back on his game against Giants
Reds P Latos back on his game against Giants
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Associated Press, Redleg Nation, McCovey Chronicles and Yahoo! Sports
Joe Posnanski / Joe Blogs:
Dirty Dozen — The Kansas City Royals have lost 12 games in a row, which (sad to say) is not all that unusual in Kansas City, though it is unusual everywhere else. Since the strike, there have been 20 teams that have lost 12 or more games in a row — about one per year.
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THE BOOK, Royal Revival, The Big Lead and baseballmusings.com
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Evaluating the Royals — The Kansas City Royals have lost 11 …
Evaluating the Royals — The Kansas City Royals have lost 11 …
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THE BOOK and Baseball Nation
Jason Parks / Baseball Prospectus:
Does Darvish Throw a Shuuto? — As I was watching the Yu Darvish start against the Yankees, it dawned on me that the Japanese hurler might have more pitches than I was originally led to believe. Those who read this site are aware that I've been watching Darvish since his first intra-squad …
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HardballTalk
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phillies place righty Stutes on 15-day DL — PHOENIX — The Phillies placed right-hander Mike Stutes on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder after Tuesday's 8-5 win over the D-backs. — The Phillies recalled right-hander Michael Schwimer from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his place.
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MLB Daily Dish, The Good Phight and Philliesflow.com
Associated Press:
Jones homers on 40th birthday, Braves win — LOS ANGELES—Chipper Jones homered on his 40th birthday, Martin Prado had two RBIs including a run-scoring triple in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night. — Tyler Pastornicky greeted Dodgers …
Discussion:
Talking Chop, baseballmusings.com and True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Weeks Leads Brewers Over Astros, 9-6 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rickie Weeks capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer — one of four Brewers' homers in the game — and Randy Wolf picked up his first win of the season, as Milwaukee beat the Houston Astros 9-6 on Tuesday night.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes and Brew Crew Ball
Joe Stiglich / Boston Herald:
Athletics blank the White Sox — OAKLAND, Calif. — Kurt Suzuki wasn't in the Athletics' eighth-inning plans whatsoever Tuesday night. — He wound up being thrust into action anyway, and the catcher helped the Athletics' offense finally find the way to home plate in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
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Minor League Ball
Baseball Prospectus:
12 Favorite Batting Stances — For one highly forgettable Little League season, I used a righty-version of the corkscrew batting stance used by the Royals' Willie Mays Aikens. The only pictures I could find online don't do it justice. He held his hands high and his elbow even higher, sort of like Joe Morgan in that regard.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer … and DRaysBay