Alex Rodriguez Wants to Play Third Base, Not DH: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Most of the time in sports, when an aging superstar and his team disagree on his fitness for a particular position assignment, there is a public relations and clubhouse storm brewing just over the horizon. For the most obvious recent evidence of this, see quarterback Peyton Manning...

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Valentine says he’s back where he belongs (Yahoo! Sports)

T MYERS, Fla. -- Bobby Valentine was clearly in his element. He sat on a bench outside the Boston Red Sox's spring training clubhouse following one of his team's workouts at spectacular Jet Blue Park and was surrounded by 30 media members.

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Showalter preaches patience in Baltimore (Yahoo! Sports)

Showalter preaches patience in Baltimore SARASOTA, Fla. -- Stand in the middle of the Baltimore Orioles' clubhouse and look around, and there aren't a lot of familiar faces. At the locker next the doorway leading from the clubhouse to the field is catcher Matt Wieters'...

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After losing opener, Tigers hope for ’06 repeat (AP)

Quiet clubhouse. Quick turnaround. The Detroit Tigers hope that just as they did five years ago, they'll rebound after losing their AL division series opener to the New York Yankees and ride the spurt to the World Series. "You can't put too much in one game. Obviously you want to jump out on top early, but it's good to have short-term memory loss," Brandon Inge said after...

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Rays beat Yankees, move into wild-card tie (AP)

Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon sat alone in his office, waiting for the reaction of his players gathered around a cluster of televisions in the middle of the clubhouse. The Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night, then celebrated yet another loss that left the AL wild-card race tied with two games to go.

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Red Sox clubhouse is full of confusion (Yahoo! Sports)

No one has an answer for Boston's continued struggles, but they try to stay positive nonetheless.

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Red Sox clubhouse is full of confusion (Yahoo! Sports)

No one has an answer for Boston's continued struggles, but they try to stay positive nonetheless.

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Pinstripe debut: RHP Andrew Brackman (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Standing at 6-foot-10, New York Yankees September call-up Andrew Brackman is hard to miss in the clubhouse--or anywhere, for that matter. Brackman, a right-handed rookie pitcher, made his major league debut at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night vs.

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Playoff-hopeful Rays rough up watered-down Yankees (AP)

Rays manager Joe Maddon heard a few cheers coming from the clubhouse and reached for the computer mouse. He knew what had just happened. He wanted to know how. "Niiiice," Maddon said after learning the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels in the 12th inning. Indeed, it was a nice night for Tampa Bay.

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2 games, 2 wins, 2 clinches for Yankees (AP)

Two games. Two wins. Two clinches. All is well with the New York Yankees -- at least for the next week. Bubbly was spilling on the dark blue clubhouse carpet, some players wearing goggles to protect themselves from the spray. Jorge Posada's pinch single had driven in two runs in the eighth inning for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, completing a memorable doubleheader sweep Wednesday and...

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