Kazuo Matsui returns to Japan to play for Eagles (AP)
Posted on | Tuesday, November 30, 2010 | No Comments
Kazuo Matsui has returned to Japan and joined the Rakuten Eagles after spending seven seasons in the major leagues. The Eagles said Thursday they reached an agreement with the 35-year-old infielder, who played for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros from 2004-10. The switch-hitting Matsui was waived by the Astros in May and finished the year in the minors.
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Dodgers re-sign pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (AP)
The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal worth $12 million. The deal was announced Monday after he took a physical in Los Angeles. Kuroda had been considering a return to his native Japan, where he once starred for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. But the 35-year-old right-hander decided to remain in the U.S., where he lives in the offseason with his wife and two...
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New rules speed up offseason frenzy (Yahoo! Sports)
Small-market teams are more aggressive now, and fewer unsigned players will remain available late.
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Trevor Hoffman waiting on offers to decide retirement (Yahoo! Sports)
Free agent Trevor Hoffman, the 43-year-old who just spent two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers after an...
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Canadian Joey Votto wins NL MVP honours (The Canadian Press)
Joey Votto picked up his phone Monday, heard he was chosen the National League's Most Valuable Player, and began to cry.
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Teams talking to Red Sox about trading for Scutaro (Yahoo! Sports)
Shortstop Marco Scutaro scored 92 runs and knocked in 56 last season for the Boston Red Sox .
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Agent Scott Boras: Many teams calling about Beltre (Yahoo! Sports)
Agent Scott Boras on Thursday compared his client, third baseman Adrian Beltre, to Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt,...
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MLB teams with the longest drought between World Series titles (Associated Content)
In the eyes of most, the San Francisco Giants were fortunate to make it to the post-season, let alone advance to the World Series. The Giants barely snuck into the playoffs with a win over the San Diego Padres on the last day of the season to determine the final playoff spot in the National League. Once they arrived though, they played like a team who had been there before. They eliminated the Braves in four games, knocked out the two-time defending NL champion Phillies in five games to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2002.
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Source: Brewers hire Ron Roenicke as manager (The Canadian Press)
Posted on | Monday, November 29, 2010 | No Comments
MILWAUKEE - Ron Roenicke showed he can win as a fill-in manager. Now he gets a chance to do it every day.
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Rockies' Tulowitzki, Gonzalez double up on awards (AP)
The fuss over Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has always focused on his smooth fielding. He hopes his latest trophy validates him as a complete player. Tulowitzki and Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez won NL Silver Slugger awards Thursday, given to the best hitter at each position. Gonzalez led the league with a .336 batting average while Tulowitzki finished at .315.
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AP Source: Mets hire Terry Collins as manager (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Terry Collins is a major league manager once again, hired by the New York Mets to help revitalize a franchise that has struggled on the field and at the gate.
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Agent: Pads slugger almost sure to test market (AP)
San Diego Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez is as good as gone after the 2011 season. Both sides have figured for some time that the three-time All-Star would be too expensive to remain with his hometown team after next season. Nothing's changed after agent John Boggs had lunch this week with general manager Jed Hoyer.
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First-rounder Loux agrees to terms with Rangers (Yahoo! Sports)
First-rounder Barret Loux, who was declared a free agent by MLB, agreed to terms with the Rangers for $312,000.
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Red Sox obtain Miller from Marlins for Richardson (AP)
Andrew Miller has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins for Dustin Richardson in a trade of left-handed pitchers. The 25-year-old Miller, taken by Detroit with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 1-5 with an 8.54 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances for Florida over the final 1 1/2 months of the season.
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Rookie of the Year winners that went on to fantastic careers (Associated Content)
In professional baseball, winning the Rookie of the Year award doesn't always mean that the winner will go on to have a distinguished and successful career. As a matter of fact, more often than not, the Rookie of the Year has become a role player and doesn't live up to the expectations of being the best first year player. With the awards ceremony right around the corner, I thought we could take a look at some of the ROYs that DID end up at the top at the end of their career.
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A quick look at 10 noteworthy arbitration decisions (Yahoo! Sports)
The deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their ranked players officially passed late Tuesday night.
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Buck says he can't wait to catch for Marlins (AP)
Posted on | Sunday, November 28, 2010 | No Comments
John Buck has heard all about the Florida Marlins' hard-throwing pitchers. Now he can't wait to catch for them. "They're power pitchers who can locate. That's nothing but excitement for a catcher," he said Thursday after he was introduced as the Marlins' new catcher. "It gives you a lot of weapons to deal with.
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The best names in Minor League Baseball, part two (Associated Content)
Hopefully if you're reading this article, then you've already had the chance to read my first article titled The Best Names in Minor League Baseball ( found here ). If not, then enjoy the second part in the series! Maybe this list can do some justice for the wonderful minor league baseball names that are out there in the MiLB system. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga makes my list for a couple of different reasons. Reason number one is the fact that it's different, and as all you readers know, I enjoy different.
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Uggla says Marlins broke off contract talks (AP)
Dan Uggla says he still hopes to reach an agreement on a long-term contract with the Florida Marlins, even though they've broken off negotiations. The second baseman spoke about the status of those talks during a conference call Thursday after he received his first Silver Slugger Award. "It has been the Marlins' choice to stop negotiations," he said.
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Yankees fall short on Upton trade? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Arizona Diamondbacks have outfielder Justin Upton on the trading block and the 23-year-old is causing quite...
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Votto's landslide MVP win a product of Cincy's NL Central title (Yahoo! Sports)
Make no mistake: Joey Votto was completely the right choice for this year's National League MVP award.
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Tigers trying to sign Adam Dunn (Yahoo! Sports)
The Detroit Tigers signed right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on Wednesday and Mlive.com reports that GM Dave...
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Nuns cash in big on sale of Honus Wagner T-206 card (Yahoo! Sports)
Last week, we brought you the news of a rare Honus Wagner card that a group of Baltimore-based nuns had up for...
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Votto's landslide MVP win a product of Cincy's NL Central title (Yahoo! Sports)
Make no mistake: Joey Votto was completely the right choice for this year's National League MVP award.
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Red Sox obtain Miller from Marlins for Richardson (AP)
Posted on | Saturday, November 27, 2010 | No Comments
Andrew Miller has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins for Dustin Richardson in a trade of left-handed pitchers. The 25-year-old Miller, taken by Detroit with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 1-5 with an 8.54 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances for Florida over the final 1 1/2 months of the season.
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He's still the Man: Cards' Stan Musial to receive Medal of Freedom (Yahoo! Sports)
Stan Musial is flat-out awesome. It was just announced that he'll be receiving the Presidential Medal of...
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Cody Ross won't be getting a Ferrari for winning NLCS MVP (Yahoo! Sports)
Well, at least he won't be getting one from his former boss. In a funny bit of news first reported by Clark...
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Prince Fielder not on block -- yet (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder will be a free agent at the end of next season, so there had been...
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Seattle hires Ted Simmons to front-office position (AP)
The Seattle Mariners have hired San Diego bench coach Ted Simmons as a senior adviser to general manager Jack Zduriencik. The Mariners announced the move Friday. Simmons has spent the past two seasons as the Padres bench coach. Before moving to the Padres bench, he worked in the San Diego front office in various positions from 1999-07 and was the Milwaukee bench coach in 2008.
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Mauer says Gold Gloves have come from hard work (AP)
Joe Mauer says he's proud of the work he's done with his defense considering how much publicity his hitting has received over his career. The Minnesota Twins catcher spoke Wednesday to local reporters on a conference call, the day after he was awarded his third straight Gold Glove award. Mauer acknowledged that 2010 was a "long year" for him physically, given shoulder and knee...
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Black, Gardenhire picked as top managers (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bud Black hung on to win this race. Ron Gardenhire became a first-time Manager of the Year, too, after so many near misses.
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So you're saying there's a chance: Evan and Eva Longoria (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Friday, November 26, 2010 | No Comments
Look, it's mid-November. The general managers are boring the reporters to death down in Tampa, The Fightins...
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Catholic nuns sell Honus Wagner card for $262,000 (AP)
As soon as collector Doug Walton heard about a rare Honus Wagner baseball card that had been bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns, he told himself he had to have it. So Walton put in a bid that far exceeded the amount offered by other potential buyers. Walton, of Knoxville, Tenn., will pay $262,000 for the card, which was auctioned off this week by the Baltimore-based School Sisters of...
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A's send 2 pitchers to Royals for OF DeJesus (AP)
David DeJesus has been on the Oakland Athletics' radar for a while now. They like his near-perfect defense, baserunning and consistent bat. The A's acquired the outfielder from the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and minor league lefty Justin Marks. General manager Billy Beane immediately said he will start in one of the corner outfield spots.
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Nationals waive LHPs Olsen, English (AP)
The Washington Nationals have waived left-handers Scott Olsen and Jesse English. Olsen chose to become a free agent, according to the Nationals, capping a disappointing two seasons with the team after coming over from the Florida Marlins in a trade. Olsen went 4-8 with a 5.56 ERA in 81 innings in 2010.
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No more bailouts: Rangers on their own now (Yahoo! Sports)
MLB helped financially due to ownership turmoil, but the World Series runners-up must pony up to stay on top.
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Can former top pick Phil Nevin return to majors as manager? (Yahoo! Sports)
Phil Nevin's route to the major leagues as a player was hardly a direct one, even though he was the No.1...
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Gibson's historic bat sells for $575,912 (AP)
The bat which Kirk Gibson used to hit his dramatic 1988 World Series home run has been sold at auction for $575,912 -- the second-highest sale price ever for a baseball bat. A father-son sports collectors team from Santa Barbara bought the bat and also took home the four other Gibson artifacts on sale.
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The top 5 MLB teams for 2011 (Associated Content)
Now that the 2010 Major League Baseball season has come to an end, it is time to look towards next year. The draft is not nearly important as, for example, the NFL's Draft, because players that are drafted into the major leagues hardly ever play in the majors during their first year. Free agency is the biggest factor in determining how a team will fare in the following season. Below is a list of the top 5 teams in MLB for 2011. No. 1 - New York Yankees: This should come as no surprise.
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The seven Yankee legends who finished their careers elsewhere (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, November 25, 2010 | No Comments
The New York Yankees ' hardball tactics with Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera have some speculating that we...
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Giving thanks to the Jeters, Joyces, jokers (Yahoo! Sports)
It’s time once again to express gratitude to the characters that make our national pastime so entertaining.
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Gibbons happy in K.C.; Mets bringing in J.P. Ricciardi? (Yahoo! Sports)
Kansas City Royals bench coach John Gibbons very briefly played catcher for the New York Mets in 1984 and in...
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Cardinals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
For the moment, at least, the Cardinals no longer are counting on right-hander Adam Ottavino, their top pick in the 2006 draft, and outfielder Daryl Jones, the organization's minor league player of the year in 2008. Both were outrighted to Class AAA Memphis, as was the Cardinals' most effective pinch hitter last season, OF Nick Stavinoha.
The 25-year-old Ottavino, plagued by a shoulder issue that did not require surgery, was 0-2 with an 8.46 earned run average in five games with the Cardinals in 2010 after he had started the season at Memphis. Ottavino, who first experienced shoulder problems in 2008, never has pitched more than 144 innings in a season. Most often a starter in his career, Ottavino might be recast as a reliever this spring.
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Texas lets Guerrero go free; Beltre enters market (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Vladimir Guerrero became a free agent Wednesday when the AL champion Texas Rangers declined his US$9 million mutual option, and Adrian Beltre hit the market when he turned down his $10 million player option with the Boston Red Sox.
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Marlins trade OF Maybin to Padres for 2 relievers (AP)
The Florida Marlins have traded outfielder Cameron Maybin to the San Diego Padres for right-handed relievers Edward Mujica and Ryan Webb. The deal was announced Saturday. The 23-year-old Maybin hit .234 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs. He made 74 starts in center field. Maybin was the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft and later traded by Detroit in a multiplayer deal for Miguel Cabrera.
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Uggla trade shows shift in the direction of homers (Yahoo! Sports)
The free-agent and trade markets are packed with power hitters, though the pop isn't what it used to be.
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Rothschild leaves Cubs to become Yanks coach (AP)
Larry Rothschild couldn't resist the chance to spend spring training at home. So he quit as pitching coach of the Chicago Cubs on Friday to take the same job with the New York Yankees. "I didn't feel like it was time to leave the Cubs. It was time family-wise when this opportunity came along that the decision became relatively easy because of that," he said.
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White Sox offer arbitration to Konerko, Putz (AP)
Posted on | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | No Comments
The White Sox have offered salary arbitration to free agent first baseman Paul Konerko and right-handed pitcher J.J. Putz and would receive extra picks in June's amateur draft if they sign with new clubs. The team declined to offer arbitration to free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski and designated hitter Manny Ramirez.
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Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Detroit's list of players it needs for the 2011 season keeps getting shorter.
If the preliminary reports are true, their new power-hitting run producer to complement Miguel Cabrera in the middle of their lineup will be catcher Victor Martinez, who has agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract, according to ESPNdeportes. Martinez is an ideal signing in that he fills a need and is familiar with the AL Central from his days with the Cleveland Indians.
Earlier, the Tigers reached agreement on a three-year deal with setup man Joaquin Benoit.
General manager Dave Dombrowski entered the offseason needing a left side for his infield and nailed that down fairly quickly by getting incumbents Brandon Inge and Jhonny Peralta to agree to nearly identical deals that could have...
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Red Sox obtain Miller from Marlins for Richardson (AP)
Andrew Miller has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins for Dustin Richardson in a trade of left-handed pitchers. The 25-year-old Miller, taken by Detroit with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 1-5 with an 8.54 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances for Florida over the final 1 1/2 months of the season.
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Rays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
David Price chalked the Cy Young Award voting up as another loss.
"Obviously I wanted to win, and if I didn't win, I wanted to come in second so I feel good about it," Price said. "I'm not mad by any means or let down—I just got beat."
Price, who was 19-6 with a 2.72 ERA, finished second in the somewhat controversial vote that saw Seattle's Felix Hernandez win despite only a 13-12 record. Voters were swayed by Hernandez's impressive numbers in other statistical categories, and Price said he had no problem with it.
"I feel like they got it right. I feel Felix deserved it," Price said.
Actually, Price said, he considers ERA the statistic "that should be paid attention to the most.
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Marlins' Uggla trade creates room for Buck signing (Yahoo! Sports)
Catcher John Buck hit .281 with 20 home runs last season for the Toronto Blue Jays . It was a career year for...
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Nuns sell Honus Wagner card for $262,000 (The Canadian Press)
BALTIMORE - As soon as collector Doug Walton heard about a rare Honus Wagner baseball card that had been bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns, he told himself he had to have it.
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Angels prepare to battle Red Sox for Crawford (Yahoo! Sports)
In case you hadn't heard, Carl Crawford -- the man who hit .307 and 19 home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays this...
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Uggla trade shows shift in the direction of homers (Yahoo! Sports)
The free-agent and trade markets are packed with power hitters, though the pop isn't what it used to be.
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Rothschild leaves Cubs to become Yanks coach (AP)
Posted on | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | No Comments
Larry Rothschild couldn't resist the chance to spend spring training at home. So he quit as pitching coach of the Chicago Cubs on Friday to take the same job with the New York Yankees. "I didn't feel like it was time to leave the Cubs. It was time family-wise when this opportunity came along that the decision became relatively easy because of that," he said.
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Tuesday's the day to track arbitration offers ? or lack thereof (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday night at 11:59 ET is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their own free agents.
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Top ten sports movies of all time (Associated Content)
Sports movies bring out a wide variety of emotions. Not all of the great all-time sports films finish with you applauding the lead character's rise to greatness. Many leave you wondering how the leading man or woman could have screwed things up to such an epic degree. The ten sports movies listed below are not necessarily award winning films that will be watched decades into the future. They're simply ten sports movies that I can watch over and over again.
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Atlanta Braves keep Gonzalez, Infante, Proctor (AP)
The Braves exercised their 2011 options on infielders Alex Gonzalez and Omar Infante and reached a one-year deal Tuesday with right-hander Scott Proctor. The team also declined options on outfielder Rick Ankiel and right-hander Kyle Farnsworth. Both came to Atlanta in a July 31 trade with Kansas City.
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What a beautiful ride: The life and times of Bobby Cox's MLB managerial career (Associated Content)
As the curtains closed on game four of the 2010 National League Divisional Series between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, every person in attendance at Turner Field stood and presented Bobby Cox with the standing ovation that he truly deserved. Braves players, coaches, fans and even members of the Giants team and organization all applauded in celebration and out of respect for a true baseball lifer who put everything he had into the game.
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Prince Fielder not on block -- yet (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder will be a free agent at the end of next season, so there had been...
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Prince Fielder not on block -- yet (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder will be a free agent at the end of next season, so there had been...
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Kirk Gibson's '88 World Series bat sells for $575,912 at auction (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Monday, November 22, 2010 | No Comments
Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series stuff is worth a lot of money, particularly the bat he used to win Game 1...
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King Felix rightly crowned with AL Cy Young (Yahoo! Sports)
Felix Hernandez winning AL pitcher of the year honors indicates effectiveness trumps stats, as it should.
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Twins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
It was a good week for Ron Gardenhire. On Nov. 17, he won his first American League Manager of the Year Award, and on Nov. 18, the nine-year Twins skipper agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
Gardenhire, 53, received 16 first-place votes in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, six more than runner-up Ron Washington. He received 108 total points and was the only manager to appear on all 28 ballots.
Since taking over from Tom Kelly in 2002, Gardenhire had placed second five times and third once.
"It's nice not finishing second, I can tell you that. So I have that off my back," he said. "And (reporters) won't ask me about finishing second anymore, so that's off my back.
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Yankees' Jeter plays bad defense, wins undeserved Gold Glove (Yahoo! Sports)
Given Tuesday's events, Derek Jeter should make like Marlon Brando at the Oscars and send Sacheen...
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Red Sox exercise $12.5 million option on DH Ortiz (PA SportsTicker)
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Yankees' Plan B: Carl Crawford (Yahoo! Sports)
Even the Texas Rangers admit that the New York Yankees are likely to offer Cliff Lee more money than anybody...
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Cubs convert Wrigley for football, paint it 'Northwestern' purple (Yahoo! Sports)
Other than the bricks and ivy of the bleachers, no part of Wrigley Field embodies the iconic ballpark as much as...
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Cubbie Ryne Sandberg to coach for White Sox? (Yahoo! Sports)
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg's name has long been synonymous with the Chicago Cubs . After all, he played...
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Mattingly gets offseason training (AP)
Posted on | Sunday, November 21, 2010 | No Comments
A trip home to Indiana would have been nice after six weeks of spring training, a 162-game schedule and the underachieving season the Los Angeles Dodgers had. Don Mattingly just didn't have time for it. The former player known as Donnie Baseball had more baseball to coach, more on-the-job training to get after being named the Dodgers' next manager.
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Four reasons modern World Series are insignificant (Associated Content)
The four reasons why modern World Series are insignificant greatly involve the New York Yankees. This year's contest that featured the San Francisco Giants defeating the Texas Rangers poses another issue about the decline in the National Pastime's championship quest meaning. Times have not only changed in what society can expect of its athletes, but the viewing expectations of society have also dramatically changed, affecting the meaning of the Fall Classic.
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Podsednik returning to Dodgers? (Yahoo! Sports)
A day after the Los Angeles Dodgers exercised their half of a mutual option to bring back left fielder Scott...
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Morneau upset at Twins for not moving Target Field fences closer (Yahoo! Sports)
Target Field received nearly universal acclaim during its rookie season. Some believe the Minnesota Twins built...
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Braves claim INF-OF Mather off waivers (AP)
The Atlanta Braves have claimed Joe Mather off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. The 28-year-old Mather can play first base, third base and all three outfield positions. This past season, he got into 36 games for the Cardinals, batting .217 with three RBIs. Mather made the opening day roster for the first time in his career, but was optioned to Triple-A Memphis in late May.
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Ten Hall of Fame hitters who never played in the World Series (Associated Content)
Not every ball player who is in the Baseball Hall of Fame played in the World Series. Here are ten hitters whose skills with the bat and glove earned them membership in the Hall of Fame, but who never played in the World Series. Criteria The World Series was first played in 1903, so I selected Hall of Fame players who began their careers after 1900. Some of these players made it to the post season in the League Championship Series, but never advanced to the World Series.
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Indians expect Choo to be exempt from military (AP)
Now that Shin-Soo Choo seems unlikely to be donning military fatigues, the Cleveland Indians would like the outfielder to wear their uniform for as long as possible. The Indians expect Choo to be exempted from military service for leading South Korea to a 9-3 gold-medal win over Taiwan in the Asian Games on Friday.
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Rolen, Phillips, Arroyo give Reds 3 Gold Gloves (AP)
Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen won his eighth Gold Glove, one of three Reds players to be honored following the team's first Major League Baseball playoff appearance in 15 years. Second baseman Brandon Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo also were among the National League recipients announced by Rawlings on Wednesday.
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Escape from Kansas City: Royals trade DeJesus to A's for Mazzaro (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Saturday, November 20, 2010 | No Comments
Look, everyone — a trade! It's much better to go 'round and 'round about a trade rather than...
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Agent: Pads slugger almost sure to test market (AP)
San Diego Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez is as good as gone after the 2011 season. Both sides have figured for some time that the three-time All-Star would be too expensive to remain with his hometown team after next season. Nothing's changed after agent John Boggs had lunch this week with general manager Jed Hoyer.
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Rockies trade Olivo to Blue Jays (AP)
The Colorado Rockies traded catcher Miguel Olivo to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named. The move by the Rockies, who had a 10 p.m. MDT deadline to pick up his $2.5 million option for 2011, saves the club money and gives them flexibility in finding another catcher to share the duties with Chris Iannetta.
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Best teams that didn't win the World Series (Yahoo! Sports)
Cincinnati's Big Red Machine leads a group of great clubs that fell short in the postseason.
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Pirates waiting on Hurdle? (Yahoo! Sports)
It's been two weeks since the Pittsburgh Pirates have interviewed anyone for their managerial position.
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Rangers manager Washington gets new contract (The Canadian Press)
ARLINGTON, Texas - Manager Ron Washington signed a new two-year contract Thursday with the AL champion Texas Rangers, a move that had been expected since before the playoffs began.
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Teams talking to Red Sox about trading for Scutaro (Yahoo! Sports)
Shortstop Marco Scutaro scored 92 runs and knocked in 56 last season for the Boston Red Sox .
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Mariners Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Felix Hernandez scored a surprisingly easy win in the Cy Young Award, as members of the Baseball Writers Association of America sent 21 of the 28 first-place votes his way.
Hernandez won just 13 games, and lost 12 times, both of which are seriously ordinary numbers. But the 24-year-old wound up leading the league in innings pitched (249 2/3), ERA (2.27), quality starts (30) and opponents' batting average (.212), all of which is seriously extraordinary.
In 15 of his 34 starts, he allowed one run or none in at least seven innings, the best such performance in the AL, and he had 13 starts in which he allowed one or no runs while throwing eight or more innings.
What played against Hernandez was his win total.
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The top 5 MLB teams for 2011 (Associated Content)
Posted on | Friday, November 19, 2010 | No Comments
Now that the 2010 Major League Baseball season has come to an end, it is time to look towards next year. The draft is not nearly important as, for example, the NFL's Draft, because players that are drafted into the major leagues hardly ever play in the majors during their first year. Free agency is the biggest factor in determining how a team will fare in the following season. Below is a list of the top 5 teams in MLB for 2011. No. 1 - New York Yankees: This should come as no surprise.
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Renteria willing to move to second base to extend career (Yahoo! Sports)
World Series MVP Edgar Renteria has made his name in the big leagues as a shortstop since breaking in with the...
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Little opposition emerges to expanded playoffs (AP)
Little opposition has emerged to Major League Baseball expanding its playoffs for 2012 as the sport's top officials discussed the concept during two days of meetings. While commissioner Bud Selig has yet to formally propose adding two more wild-card teams, he said during the World Series that he was giving the plan serious consideration.
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Triple-A Portland Beavers moving to Tucson (AP)
The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League are heading to Tucson, Ariz. A group headed by San Diego Padres owner Jeff Moorad is buying the Triple-A club. It will play in Tucson for at least the 2011 season. The purchase must be approved by the PCL and Minor League Baseball. Moorad's group eventually wants to move the Padres' top affiliate north of San Diego to Escondido if a ballpark...
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Kirk Gibson's '88 World Series bat sells for $575,912 at auction (Yahoo! Sports)
Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series stuff is worth a lot of money, particularly the bat he used to win Game 1...
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Video: President Obama calls and congratulates the Giants (Yahoo! Sports)
Despite their early insecurity that he wouldn't call, President Barack Obama got on the horn with the San...
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Mazeroski misses '60 film unveiling due to illness (AP)
Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski was unable to attend the first public screening of the 1960 World Series Game 7 telecast due to an undisclosed illness. The Pirates issued a statement saying the 74-year-old Mazeroski wouldn't attend the Saturday night screening at a Pittsburgh theater. Mazeroski, who hit the only home run to decide a World Series Game 7, was to be interviewed for a DVD of the...
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They're out! Joe Morgan and Jon Miller nixed from ESPN Sundays (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, November 18, 2010 | No Comments
The imperative that Ken Tremendous and Co. jokingly turned into Internet legend has now actually been realized.
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Phillies ace Halladay wins NL Cy Young Award (The Canadian Press)
Even on a vastly different team, pitching under very different circumstances, precious little changed on the mound for Roy Halladay.
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Baseball off-season begins faster than usual (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Baseball's off-season market got busy even faster than usual Tuesday, with teams forced to make quick decisions on contract options as they prepare offers to a relatively weak free-agent class headed by Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford.
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Uribe brings 'whole lot of happy' to S.F. (Yahoo! Sports)
Despite a wrist injury, Juan Uribe delivered a sacrifice fly to give the Giants a walk-off win and a 3-1 NLCS lead.
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Mets interviewing a dozen managerial candidates? (Yahoo! Sports)
The new GM of the New York Mets, Sandy Alderson, is planning several interviews for the club's managerial...
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Source: Brewers hire Ron Roenicke as manager (The Canadian Press)
MILWAUKEE - Ron Roenicke showed he can win as a fill-in manager. Now he gets a chance to do it every day.
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Report: Giants' OF Guillen tied to drug probe (The Canadian Press)
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Giants outfielder Jose Guillen, left off the team's post-season roster, is linked to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs, The New York Times reported on its website Thursday night.
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Aaron Rowand returning to Phillies? (Yahoo! Sports)
Backup San Francisco Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand has now been on two World Series-winning teams.
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Jays GM refines approach for 2nd off-season (The Canadian Press)
Posted on | Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | No Comments
TORONTO - Alex Anthopoulos can pinpoint the exact moment his mindset as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays changed.
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Geoff Blum joining Diamondbacks? (Yahoo! Sports)
At the start of October, reserve infielder Geoff Blum was told by the Houston Astros that they weren't going...
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Rookie of the Year winners that went on to fantastic careers (Associated Content)
In professional baseball, winning the Rookie of the Year award doesn't always mean that the winner will go on to have a distinguished and successful career. As a matter of fact, more often than not, the Rookie of the Year has become a role player and doesn't live up to the expectations of being the best first year player. With the awards ceremony right around the corner, I thought we could take a look at some of the ROYs that DID end up at the top at the end of their career.
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Hats off to Roy Halladay, your 2010 NL Cy Young winner (Yahoo! Sports)
Roy Halladay spent most of the 2010 season completely dissolving the suspense from many of the games he started...
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Indians Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
As the free agent signing season gets under way, the Indians have two glaring holes in their infield that may or may not be addressed through an addition or two. The Indians have question marks at second base and third base.
The hole at third is slightly larger than the one at second because the Indians do have some internal options at second. Jayson Nix, Jason Donald and Luis Valbuena all started games at second base in 2010 and would be candidates to play the position in 2011 should the Indians not go outside the organization for an upgrade.
The situation at third is more unsettled. Nix and Valbuena both played there in 2010, but neither played well enough, especially defensively, to suggest that he might be the long-term or even short-term answer at that position.
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Red Sox keep David Ortiz for $12.5 million (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Boston Red Sox kept designated hitter David Ortiz by exercising a $12.5 million club option Thursday, and the San Francisco Giants declined a $9.5 million option on World Series MVP Edgar Renteria.
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Indians trim roster, send 3 players to minors (AP)
The Cleveland Indians have reduced their major league roster by sending infielders Wes Hodges, Drew Sutton and outfielder Chad Huffman outright to Triple-A Columbus. The team made the moves to protect key younger players from the Rule 5 draft in December. Clubs have until Nov. 19 to finalize their rosters.
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They're out! Joe Morgan and Jon Miller nixed from ESPN Sundays (Yahoo! Sports)
The imperative that Ken Tremendous and Co. jokingly turned into Internet legend has now actually been realized.
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Lincecum pitched through what Lee couldn't (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | No Comments
Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee are fierce competitors, and it's Lincecum that heads home with a title.
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Rookie of the Year voting is in ?�and these Pirates got support (Yahoo! Sports)
Congratulations to Neftali Feliz (AL) of the Texas Rangers and Buster Posey (NL) of the San Francisco Giants for...
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Atlanta Braves keep Gonzalez, Infante, Proctor (AP)
The Braves exercised their 2011 options on infielders Alex Gonzalez and Omar Infante and reached a one-year deal Tuesday with right-hander Scott Proctor. The team also declined options on outfielder Rick Ankiel and right-hander Kyle Farnsworth. Both came to Atlanta in a July 31 trade with Kansas City.
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Cleveland's new road unis are great (except for the Wahoo patch) (Yahoo! Sports)
The Cleveland Indians announced on Monday afternoon that their road look in 2011 will be a decided blast from...
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Red Sox hire Young as pitching coach (PA SportsTicker)
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer
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Braves claim INF-OF Mather off waivers (AP)
The Atlanta Braves have claimed Joe Mather off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. The 28-year-old Mather can play first base, third base and all three outfield positions. This past season, he got into 36 games for the Cardinals, batting .217 with three RBIs. Mather made the opening day roster for the first time in his career, but was optioned to Triple-A Memphis in late May.
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The best Minor League Baseball team names (Associated Content)
Minor League Baseball (officially known as MiLB when referred to as an organization) is one of the best things in all of American sports for many reasons. I could write thousands and thousands of words explaining why I feel so, but for the sake of this article and for the sake of succinctness I'll save all those reasons for another time. Of the many reasons I feel as though MiLB is one of the best things in all of American sports is simply because the team names.
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Indians trim roster, send 3 players to minors (AP)
The Cleveland Indians have reduced their major league roster by sending infielders Wes Hodges, Drew Sutton and outfielder Chad Huffman outright to Triple-A Columbus. The team made the moves to protect key younger players from the Rule 5 draft in December. Clubs have until Nov. 19 to finalize their rosters.
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Seattle hires Ted Simmons to front-office position (AP)
Posted on | Monday, November 15, 2010 | No Comments
The Seattle Mariners have hired San Diego bench coach Ted Simmons as a senior adviser to general manager Jack Zduriencik. The Mariners announced the move Friday. Simmons has spent the past two seasons as the Padres bench coach. Before moving to the Padres bench, he worked in the San Diego front office in various positions from 1999-07 and was the Milwaukee bench coach in 2008.
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What a beautiful ride: The life and times of Bobby Cox's MLB managerial career (Associated Content)
As the curtains closed on game four of the 2010 National League Divisional Series between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, every person in attendance at Turner Field stood and presented Bobby Cox with the standing ovation that he truly deserved. Braves players, coaches, fans and even members of the Giants team and organization all applauded in celebration and out of respect for a true baseball lifer who put everything he had into the game.
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Renteria willing to move to second base to extend career (Yahoo! Sports)
World Series MVP Edgar Renteria has made his name in the big leagues as a shortstop since breaking in with the...
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Former M's manager Wakamatsu joins Blue Jays staff (AP)
Former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu will serve as bench coach on the Toronto Blue Jays next season. New manager John Farrell filled out his staff Monday. Pat Hentgen, the first Toronto pitcher to win the Cy Young Award, will become the bullpen coach. He had been working as a team ambassador and special assistant to the president and CEO.
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Teams should not overspend on these five 2010-11 MLB free agents (Associated Content)
The free agent bonanza will kick off five days after the end of the 2010 World Series. While everyone seems to focus on the must have players their teams should sign, here are five 2010-11 free agents every MLB team should be careful with money. Joe Blanton Since being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2008 season, there were high hopes for this right-hander who never seemed to have enough run support while in Oakland. Blanton paid off during his first two years with the Phillies and earned a 16-8 record with an ERA around 4.10.
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Mets pick up $11 million option on Jose Reyes (AP)
Sandy Alderson's first major player move as general manager of the New York Mets was an easy one: picking up the $11 million option on Jose Reyes' contract. "Jose Reyes is one of the most dynamic players in the game and there never was any doubt about picking up his option," Alderson said in a statement Wednesday.
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Japan pitcher Darvish plans on playing in U.S. in 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)
Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish, who was on the mound last year when Japan finished off South Korea in the...
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Jeter and Yankees work out rifts (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Sunday, November 14, 2010 | No Comments
When the offseason got started, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and Casey Close, the agent for free...
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Geoff Blum joining Diamondbacks? (Yahoo! Sports)
At the start of October, reserve infielder Geoff Blum was told by the Houston Astros that they weren't going...
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The 10 worst baseball free agent signings of the last decade (Associated Content)
The baseball offseason is a time when rich men get richer. Free agents shop their talents to prospective teams hoping to strike the mother load. Although these signings start off as a happy marriage, often times a few years in someone is looking for a divorce. Teams are often shackled with horrible contracts and have nobody to blame but themselves. Here are 10 examples of what teams will be trying to avoid this off season. 10. Eric Gagne: The only reason that this signing by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007 isn't higher on the list is because the contract was...
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Holy card! Nuns auctioning rare Honus Wagner (The Canadian Press)
BALTIMORE - Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner.
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Aging Yankees have host of issues to deal with (PA SportsTicker)
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
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Phillies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The exclusive, five-day window to negotiate with teams' own free agents came and went with little movement on the major league transaction wire. It wasn't an altogether surprising development in the Phillies' pursuit to keep All-Star right fielder Jayson Werth in red pinstripes.
Werth, a free agent for the first time in his career, will have no shortage of bidders for his services as arguably the top right-handed hitting player on the open market. Werth, who signed a two-year, $10 million contract two years ago, is likely looking at a deal similar to the seven-year, $120 million contract Matt Holliday received from the Cardinals last winter.
Werth, 31, hit .296 with 27 home runs, 85 RBI and a league-best 46 doubles in 2010.
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Bonds trial witness list includes former players (AP)
Federal prosecutors on Friday submitted the lineup of witnesses they intend to call during the much-delayed Barry Bonds perjury trial and it includes Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi and the home run king's former personal trainer at the center of the case. Bonds has pleaded not guilty to lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking steroids.
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Indians send Marte to Columbus (AP)
The Cleveland Indians have sent infielder Andy Marte to Triple-A Columbus, making him eligible for free agency. Marte was once tabbed as the club's future third baseman, but has been a disappointment since he was acquired as part of a 2006 trade with Boston. The Indians have designated him for assignment before, but he went unclaimed.
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Mets' Alderson back in N.Y. to interview managerial candidates (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Saturday, November 13, 2010 | No Comments
After heading to the West Coast over the weekend for a few interviews, New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson is in the...
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Orioles Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Mark Connor has agreed to join the Orioles as pitching coach.
It's a reunion of familiar faces. Manager Buck Showalter used Connor as a pitching coach in each of his previous managerial jobs—with the Yankees, Diamondbacks and Rangers.
Most recently, Connor served as a special assistant in the Rangers' minor league system.
Connor, 61, replaces Rick Kranitz, who was credited with helping the Orioles' young arms adjust to the major leagues. Kranitz recently joined the Astros to oversee the club's minor league pitching program.
Connor, hitting coach Jim Presley, first base coach Wayne Kirby and bullpen coach Rick Adair have joined Showalter's staff.
The Orioles are still seeking a bench coach and a third base coach.
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Valentine 'very intrigued' by Brewers job (Yahoo! Sports)
Bobby Valentine and the Milwaukee Brewers denied a Wednesday report that said they had agreed on a deal to have...
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Mariners Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The lead voice of the Mariners went silent when Dave Niehaus died Nov. 10 of a heart attack at 75.
The one constant in 3 1/2 decades of Seattle baseball is gone. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown since 2008, Niehaus was immediately lauded by those he worked with, those whose play he chronicled and those who just knew him from afar.
"This is a terrible loss," club president Chuck Armstrong said. "He has been the link between the fans and the team since the club was founded."
Armstrong, one of Niehaus' longtime friends, was too broken up to say much more, adding only that "every time I try to say anything, I start crying. We're all going to miss him."
Niehaus broke into baseball by broadcasting California Angels games with Dick Enberg and Don...
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Mets interviewing a dozen managerial candidates? (Yahoo! Sports)
The new GM of the New York Mets, Sandy Alderson, is planning several interviews for the club's managerial...
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