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Miami Herald:
Marlins' Dontrelle Willis arrested in SoBe on DUI charge — Star Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested outside a South Beach nightclub this morning on a DUI charge, Miami Beach police said. — Police first noticed Willis, 24, early Friday when he double-parked his black …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins star Dontrelle Willis arrested on DUI charge in Miami Beach — Joyce Harris was in disbelief. She let the ticker scroll through and read the news about her son, Dontrelle Willis, a second time before assimilating it. — A star pitcher with the Florida Marlins …
Michelle Spitzer / Associated Press:Police: Willis arrested on drunken driving charge in Miami Beach
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McCovey Chronicles
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Foulke would be fourth new Indian reliever — The reconstruction of the Indians' bullpen continues. — Free-agent right-hander Keith Foulke is leaning toward signing with Cleveland, though a deal likely will not be completed until after Christmas, FOXSports.com has learned.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Patriots Day game to start even earlier — The Red Sox tradition of playing a morning game on Patriots Day is getting tweaked for 2007. With the start of the Boston Marathon pushed up to 10 a.m., the Sox have obtained permission from Major League Baseball and the players' union to start …
Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Patriots' Day game may start earlier — Report: Red Sox given permission to begin at 10:05 a.m. ET — BOSTON — The traditional early morning start for the Red Sox on Patriots' Day could be getting even earlier. — The Boston Globe reported Friday that the club has been approved …
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A Red Sox Fan …
Associated Press:
Griffey's left hand will be in cast for three weeks — CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of injuries that have derailed the career of the All-Star outfielder. — Griffey's throwing hand will be in a hard cast for three weeks …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Griffey breaks hand, gets hard cast — Slugger to be re-examined in three weeks — CINCINNATI — Reds center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a broken left hand during an accident at his Orlando home, the club announced on Friday. — Griffey's left hand, also his throwing hand, was placed in a hard cast.
Angel Bucks / MLB.com:
Halos' Rivera breaks leg in Venezuela — Outfielder had breakout 2006 season; suffered broken left tibia — One of the offensive stars for the Angels in 2006 suffered an injury Friday when outfielder Juan Rivera sustained a broken left tibia in a Venezuela Winter League game, the Angels announced.
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Angel Bucks / MLB.com:
Juan Rivera injured in Venezuela — ANAHEIM, CA — The Angels Friday announced that outfielder Juan Rivera sustained a broken left tibia in a game earlier today while playing winter ball in Venezuela. — Rivera, 28, suffered the injury playing for the Oriente Caribbeans during their contest vs. the Aragua Tigers in Maracay, VZ.
Bucco Blog:
Too Late - The Trigger is Pulled — Bucco Blog heard yesterday that a pending deal for Adam LaRoche was in the works and published our article asking Littlefield to not pull the trigger too quickly. — But it looks like he has. — The three-team swap between the Yankees, Braves …
George King / New York Post:
ROCKET PLAN — CLEMENS LIKELY TO PITCH PERHAPS FOR YANKS — Install the Yankees as the favorite to land Roger Clemens when the Hall of Fame hurler decides to resume pitching. — With golf partner and close friend Andy Pettitte officially returning to The Bronx, the Yankees will be appealing to Clemens …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Zito not even close to making decision — There's little doubt now that the Barry Zito sweepstakes will carry into 2007. The competing teams believe it to be so, and the lefthander strongly implied as much in an interview published yesterday. — "It's wide open," Zito told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:Rangers waiting to hear from Zito, Mulder
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MLB Trade Rumors
George King / New York Post:
HILLENBRAND MAY SIGN ON FOR ONE YEAR — If the Yankees make the right one-year offer, Shea Hillenbrand is willing to listen. Until now the Yankees and other teams believed Hillenbrand was only interested in a multi-year deal. According to a friend, depending what a one-year offer looks like, Hillenbrand may be willing to take it.
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Pride of the Yankees
Jack Magruder / East Valley Tribune:
Diamondbacks off Mulder's short list — Mark Mulder is out of the country, and the Diamondbacks are long gone, too. The D-Backs no longer are among the finalists to sign free agent Mulder, sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday. — Texas, Cleveland and St. Louis appear …
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MLB Rumors
Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Some teams will get their money's worth — You know about the winner's curse, right? Essentially the idea is that when the bidders in an auction have less than perfect knowledge of the item's value, the winning bidder will pay more than the item is actually worth.
Tim Leonard / MLB.com:
Gonzalez regaining stroke in Venezuela — Shortstop prospect shaking off tough stretch in winter ball — Alberto Gonzalez certainly has proven to be a streaky hitter. Few batters were hotter during the first month of the Venezuelan Winter League. Gonzalez spent most of October above .400 …
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AZ Snakepit
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels, Rockies still talking about Helton deal — The Angels and Rockies have had ongoing discussions about a possible trade for Colorado first baseman Todd Helton, a deal that was nearly consummated at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla., in early December.
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