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6:55 PM ET, April 24, 2014

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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Pineda ejected for foreign substance  —  BOSTON — New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected from Wednesday night's game with the Boston Red Sox in the second inning for having a foreign substance on his neck that he was applying to the baseball.
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Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Pineda's folly could sink the season  —  Fenway's funny scene won't be so funny if Yankees miss playoffs by one game  —  BOSTON — Just in case Michael Pineda never makes it as a New York Yankee, he decided to prep himself for a second career as a stand-up comic.
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Joe Girardi lashes out at ESPN camera, files a protest  —  BOSTON — Joe Girardi believes ESPN was out of line and took it out on the mobile camera the network had perched on the dugout railing.  —  After Michael Pineda's ejection, the camera swung around and focused in the tunnel.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Yanks' Pineda Ejected After Pine Tar Is Spotted
Mick Swasko / redeyechicago.com:
Wrigley's 100th birthday cake uneaten, disposed by Field Museum; Cubs ‘disappointed’  —  Wrigley and the Cubs had their birthday cake, and now it's in the trash.  —  The 400-pound Cake Boss-created birthday cake for Wrigley's centennial was a spectacle at Wednesday's celebration.
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New York Times:
Up Close on Baseball's Borders  —  Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated has called the line running through Connecticut that separates Yankee fans and Red Sox fans the Munson-Nixon line.  Mr. Rushin came up with the name — in honor of the late Yankee catcher Thurman Munson …
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
John Henry and the Making of a Red Sox Baseball Dynasty  —  It's Opening Day at Fenway Park, more than an hour before game time, and the seats are already jammed.  No surprise here.  Boston Red Sox fans feed on emotion.  Today's capacity crowd skipped work and school for the chance to mainline …
Discussion: Al's Ramblings and ESPN
Canadian Press:
Colon, Mets shut down Cardinals in matinee  —  NEW YORK — Chris Young homered to start New York's comeback and slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter as Bartolo Colon and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Thursday to send Lance Lynn to his first career loss in April.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer lead Tigers by White Sox  —  DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs, Max Scherzer struck out 10 and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Thursday.  —  Cabrera hit a pair of two-out singles for his RBIs.  Rajai homered, doubled, singled and drove in two runs.
Discussion: South Side Sox, ESPN and Canadian Press
Bernie Pleskoff / MLB.com:
Brewers could have Rule 5 gem in lefty reliever Wang  —  I remember sitting in the crowded room at the 2013 Winter Meetings Rule 5 Draft.  I had a fairly good sense of almost every potential player who could be selected early that morning.  —  The Brewers selected Wei-Chung Wang, a left-handed pitcher from the Pirates organization.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
CBS New York:
Yankees' Nova To Have ‘Tommy John’ Surgery On Tuesday  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Ivan Nova is no longer an option for the Yankees in 2014.  —  The team announced on Thursday that the 27-year-old right-hander will undergo “Tommy John” surgery on Tuesday, effectively ending his season …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and CBSSports.com
Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Sosa to ‘clear it up,’ sad to miss Cubs party  —  The Chicago Cubs feel like Sammy Sosa owes them an apology, and the former slugger told ESPNDeportes.com on Thursday that he's willing to sit down with the club to make amends.  —  “I think there is something that has to be resolved” he told ESPNDeportes.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Joe Morgan / MLB.com:
Cishek's closer numbers up with the best of them  —  ATLANTA — Steve Cishek has quietly joined Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel and Cincinnati's Aroldis Chapman as one of the best closers in baseball.  The Miami right-hander entered Tuesday having converted 32 consecutive save chances dating back to June 8 …
Discussion: Fish Stripes
 
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Mike Vorkunov / New Jersey Online:
Terry Collins pleased with Daisuke Matsuzaka's transition to bullpen, thinks he could be closer
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Unless Curtis Granderson becomes hitting machine, Mets offense not dangerous enough to contend
Discussion: New York Post and Metsblog
csnphilly.com:
Phillies lose, Hamels mystified by early hook
Discussion: The Good Phight and HardballTalk
Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox to call up right-hander Alex Wilson, option Daniel Nava
Discussion: The Strike Zone and HardballTalk
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays blow lead in loss against Orioles
Discussion: Camden Chat and Bluebird Banter
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Hector Sanchez grand slam sends Giants past Rockies in 11th inning
Discussion: ESPN, Purple Row and McCovey Chronicles
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