Out loud

April 15, 2011 at 3:41AM

"I'm happy when I'm not talking about it."

-- Derek Jeter on his swing, and the media's constant analysis of it, with the Yankees shortstop off to a slow start. Most of his outs have been weak grounders.

GAME OF NUMBERS

$470,854

Canadian dollars the Blue Jays are seeking from the Canadian government after being forced to shift a series against the Phillies last year to Philadelphia because of the G-20 summit.

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Walks in three starts this season for Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who last season had an excellent 2.2 walks for every nine innings. Dickey issued four walks to Colorado on Thursday.

INJURY UPDATE

Franklin Gutierrez

CF, Seattle

Gutierrez, who set a major league record last year with 415 chances in the outfield without an error, will begin a rehab assignment at Class A High Desert on Friday. He was put on the 15-day disabled list March 30 because of stomach gastritis and hasn't appeared in a game since March 19, playing in only nine games this spring.

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