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 MLB: Lackey, Red Sox meet old friend Bay
Intertwined throughout the Hot Stove months, John Lackey and Jason Bay meet on the diamond today when the Red Sox visit the Mets. It's Bay's first meeting against his former team.
ESPN: Four minor leaguers suspended for positive drug tests
Four Dominican Summer League players have been suspended for 50 games following positive tests for steroids under baseball's minor league drug program.
USA Today: Angels' Torii Hunter defends choice words that draws fire
Los Angeles center fielder Torii Hunter was at first startled, and then angered Wednesday when comments he made about diversity in baseball were construed as potentially racist.
USA Today: Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry saysMilton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.
USA Today: Rays top pick David Price injured by shattered bat
Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price,the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat.
USA Today: Three weeks in, latest early injuries hit Nathan, Pujols
The Minnesota Twins became the latest team forced to change plans, telling their scouts on a conference call Monday to start searching for a closer. All-Star Joe Nathan, who has a major league-leading 246 saves since 2004, was found to have a severely torn elbow ligament that is likely to require season-ending surgery.
USA Today: Royals ready to break out of losing cycle
The Kansas City Royals spent this spring raving about their depth, believing they have the talent and versatility to finally compete in the American League Central.
USA Today: Angels' Torii Hunter defends choice words that draws fire
Los Angeles center fielder Torii Hunter was at first startled, and then angered Wednesday when comments he made about diversity in baseball were construed as potentially racist.
USA Today: Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry saysMilton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.
USA Today: Rays top pick David Price injured by shattered bat
Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price,the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat.
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FanHouse: Maddon renews call for maple bat ban
Reyes' thyroid proves that with the Mets it's always something
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·Lackey, Red Sox meet old friend Bay
Intertwined throughout the Hot Stove months, John Lackey and Jason Bay meet on the diamond today when the Red Sox visit the Mets. It's Bay's first meeting against his former team.
·Lee gets off to solid start with Mariners
The Cliff Lee era for the Seattle Mariners began in earnest on Wednesday as the left-hander made his initial Cactus League start against the Rangers.
·Greinke works harder against Rox
Another day, another three shutout innings for Zack Greinke. Even so, Greinke's second start wasn't nearly an impressive as his 2010 Cactus League debut.
·Nathan exploring all options for recovery
While the Twins and Joe Nathan are hoping that rest and rehab will allow his injured right elbow to heal in the near future, the closer does have other treatment options, if needed.
·Pujols, Holliday to miss more time
The Cards will be without the heart of their order for at least a few days, with Matt Holliday coming down with a right intercostal injury and Albert Pujols still dealing with a sore lower back.
·Hunter regrets 'wrong word choice'
Angels center fielder Torii Hunter reacted with dismay on Wednesday when he heard about a newspaper story focusing on race in baseball that contained a quote casting him in an unfavorable light.
·Beckett, Red Sox working on deal
SI.com reported Wednesday that the Red Sox and Josh Beckett have "growing optimism" that a new pact can be struck within the next few weeks.
·Mets, Reyes agree condition not serious
After another Mets medical scenario had taken an odd twist, a morning conversation among the Mets' hierarchy, the club's primary physician and an agent representing Jose Reyes put the club and Reyes on the same page.
·Nats GM not changing plans for Strasburg
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday that he was impressed with Stephen Strasburg's performance in Tuesday's loss to the Tigers. However, the young phenom's performance didn't do anything to change Rizzo's plans for him.
·Mattingly dons manager's hat for Dodgers
Hitting coach Don Mattingly looked comfortable on his first semi-official morning as Dodgers manager, and in a few years, he might seem even more at home if he becomes the successor to Joe Torre.
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·Hunter: Black Latino players 'impostors' (AP)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.
·Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley (AP)
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.
·Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)
Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday for...
·Mattingly: Dodgers infer I manage in '12 (AP)
On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said Wednesday that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement. With Torre en route to Taiwan to manage a Dodgers split squad for three exhibition games, Mattingly is in charge of the team in Arizona and will work at least five games as manager.
·A-Rod to interview with feds soon (AP)
Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training. Lawyers for the Yankees slugger are setting up an interview as partof an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone.
·Lee has strong debut for Mariners (AP)
Cliff Lee accomplished his primary objective in his delayed spring debut, then began to work on the rest of his repertoire. The Seattle Mariners' prized offseason acquisition threw 36 of 46 pitches for strikes over three solid innings in a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. "I want to locate fastballs, that's the No.
·Pujols' return delayed at least 1 day (AP)
Albert Pujols was expected to rejoin the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup on Wednesday, but his return has been pushed back at least one more day. Pujols was originally slated to play first base, then was moved to designated hitter before becoming a late scratch against the Washington Nationals because of a sore back.
·Rays LHP Price injured by shattered bat (AP)
Tampa BayRays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat. According to Rays team spokesman Rick Vaughn, Price had an abrasionon his right thumb and will not need stitches.
·Granderson singles twice vs. Tigers (AP)
Johnny Damon didn't get to play Wednesday, but Curtis Granderson made the play of the day in the first meeting between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers since their winter exchange of outfielders and pitchers. Granderson's catch against the center-field wall robbed Miguel Cabrera of at least an RBI double in the fourth inning, keeping the Yankees in the game before Greg Golson hit a...
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·The High Cost of Steroids in Major League Baseball
With new revelations about steroid use in baseball, the subject of the Hall of Fame inductions is once again being debated. Did David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez lose any hope of one day being inducted into Cooperstown? Did the fact that they tested positive for steroids in 2004 change the way the public and sportswriter's view them?
·Alex Rodriguez and the MLB Steroid Era
The innocence and beauty of America's pastoral game took another dark turn, when it was leaked that one of the game's best players, Alex Rodriguez,tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. The turn in fact is so dark, that it must be considered in terms of addiction - after years of denial, we hit bottom...
·MLB Insider: Time for Changes… MLB Network… Rumors and More
One hundred and one years ago the Baseball Writers' Association of America was formed to improve the working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century. The BBWAA is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites.
·FemmeFan Weekly: Series Fans' Schizophrenia
Never, ever, has the World Series been stopped due to inclement weather. Never, ever, has the game been resumed three days later. Forget the game for now, forget the end of the Phillies drought, forget the end of the Rays' Cinderella season, forget the big bats and fielding. Forget the fact that the game was called only after the Rays tied the game in the sixth inning.
·MLB Roundup: Payroll Stupidity is Ruining the Game
Richie Sexson of the woeful Seattle Mariners is simply the latest example of the silliness of Major League Baseball's love affair with high-priced superstars whose production is pathetic
·Speaking of Sports: TRS: The Real Story Behind the Garza-Navarro Meeting
EXCLUSIVE: The Tampa Bay Sports Net has in its possession the conversations between Rays' pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro on the mound, when Garza got a close-up look at what Navarro wears on his face, in the dugout when they met again and in the runway leading to the visitor's clubhouse.
·Thinking Out Loud: Going To Hell In a Handbasket
Almost a month ago I penned a piece about the entertainment at Tropicana Field - (Rays Missing a Beat on In-house Fun) - and how the departure of John Franzone, aka John the Maestro, has left a huge void inside the stadium.Having been inside the House of the Tilted Roof this entire homestand, there has been something else that has been gnawing at me but I just couldn't put my finger on it until Sunday's hom ...
·MLB Roundup: Baseballs Amazing Statistical Innovater
The 2008 Major League Baseball season is officially underway, and it is ironic that an obscure statistician from Kansas is making the news, one who was ridiculed for many years. Today he is a chief decision-maker for the world champion Boston Red Sox, having gaining notoriety throughout professional sports - and acceptance to his metrics continues to grow
·SN Video: The End of Dodgertown
This marks the end of a Dodgers era, the Dodgers will be moving spring training closer to home next year bringing an end to a rite of spring that many have fond memories of, and others revile. We take a look back at the history and the end of Dodgertown...
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