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Associated Press:
Red Sox LF Crawford has sprained ligament in elbow — CHICAGO (AP) - Carl Crawford has a sprained ligament in his throwing elbow and the Boston Red Sox left fielder will remain sidelined for a while. — The team released a statement Thursday night saying Crawford's diagnosis …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Crawford could miss three months — CHICAGO — Globe colleague Nick Cafardo is reporting that Carl Crawford could miss three months because of his elbow injury. — The Red Sox will be issuing a statement shortly, we're told. — Suffice it to say, that seven-year, $142 million deal is looking worse every day.
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ESPN:
Carl Crawford to miss 3 months — Crawford's woes — Buster Olney discusses Carl Crawford's elbow injury, and what it means for him and the Red Sox. — Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will be out three months while rehabbing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, a league source told ESPN's Pedro Gomez.
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Associated Press:
Youkilis Hits Slam, Red Sox Tag Humber in 10-3 Win — CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and the Boston Red Sox roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. — Youkilis, mired in an early-season slump …
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Associated Press, Boston Herald and Over the Monster
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Schilling: Pineda could be back in less than year — Girardi: ‘We Were Counting on Him’ — Yankees manager Joe Girardi discusses the loss of Michael Pineda for the 2012 season and how the team will move on without him. — NEW YORK — Nearly two decades after suffering the same torn anterior labrum …
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Baseball Nation, The Yankee Analysts, It's About The Money and Pinstripe Alley
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T.J. Simers / Los Angeles Times:
Mike Scioscia needs to do something, so why not lighten up? — Control-freak attitude isn't working for the Angels' manager, who is being second-guessed by everyone during the team's slow start. — Angels Manager Mike Scioscia, right, pulls closer Jordan Walden out of the game during a 6-0 loss to Oakland on April 18.
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Associated Press:
New arrival Allen's walkoff HR lifts Rays to sweep
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay doesn't cut it with Torii Hunter
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Getting Blanked, HardballTalk, Baseball Prospectus, 6-4-2 and Halos Heaven
Larry Celona / New York Post:
Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young busted after Midtown hotel brawl — Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was arrested early this morning after he allegedly assaulted a man in front of a Midtown hotel, police sources told The Post. — Cops were called to the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue around 2:40 …
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HardballTalk, The Detroit Tiger Weblog, Getting Blanked and Deadspin
Globe and Mail:
Tigers release Brandon Inge — Slumping third baseman Brandon Inge was released by the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. — The team announced the move following a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Inge is batting .100 (2 for 20) with a home run and two RBIs this season.
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Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
HRs by Jones, Davis Help Orioles Top Blue Jays 5-2 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Thursday night, completing a three-game sweep with their fourth straight victory.
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Camden Chat
Fiery Cushman / The Huffington Post:
Baseball's Brand of Revenge Models Ancient Blood Feuds … MLB , Baseball Revenge , Baseball Rivalries , Baseball Study , Baseball Traditions , Hit Batters , Hit By Pitch , Major League Baseball , Science News — Revenge is an unwritten rule in baseball. When a batter is hit by a pitch, retaliation is to be expected.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Oversensitivity prevails when game has ‘issues’ — Ubaldo-Tulo incident latest case of making a lot out of a little — We stifled a laugh or quietly cackled when the late Clyde King, one-time Brooklyn pitcher, retold his tale of loading a baseball with well-chewed bubble gum and throwing …
