April 19, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 4/19

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:

• Joe Koch writes for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about how a high school player lost his eye but not his vision.
• Woody Paige of the Denver Post writes that Tim Lincecum was too cool for the Rockies.
• Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star writes about the good news amid the bad for the Royals in their loss to the Indians.
• Kevin Kernan of the New York Post writes that it is September in April for Terry Collins and the Mets.
• Bill Madden of the New York Daily News writes that the Mets must hope that Dillon Gee and the farm system improve because the Wilpons won't be spending on Prince Fielder and others next winter.
• David Waldstein of the New York Times writes that everyone can sit in the cheap seats as the Mets falter.
• Steve Popper of the Bergen Record writes that David Wright is a leader by nature.
• Michael Vega of the Boston Globe writes that Hideki Okajima was flying high after his call-up.
• Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News writes that the Yankees look for a balanced attack while Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira blast home runs.
• Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post writes that the Nationals' rotation is surpassing expectations.
• Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that wins for the Cardinals follow Lance Berkman's wise words.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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