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6:40 AM ET, February 28, 2007

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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Santo: The bummer of 69 (percent)  —  Ex-Cub leads voting, but Hall veterans shut him out again  —  MESA, Ariz. — Ron Santo's heart was broken again Tuesday when he was denied entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame, leaving the former Cubs icon to wonder whether his day ever will come.
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baseballhalloffame.org:
Veterans Committee election results for 2007  —  Living Hall of Famers, Frick and Spink winners, voted on 42 candidates  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY): The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Committee for Baseball Veterans announced balloting results Tuesday for its 2007 election of players, managers, executives and umpires.
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Albany DA raids Fla. steroids center  —  Yearlong investigation of Internet drug sales may expose use by pro athletes  —  Click byline for more stories by writer.  —  Copyright Times Union  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — A downtown pharmacy was raided by a law enforcement task force on Tuesday …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
The new choice of the fan  —  The users have won.  —  What else is there to conclude from the Albany Times-Union report Tuesday that a New York state grand jury investigation linked Los Angeles Angels center fielder Gary Matthews Jr., boxing champion Evander Holyfield and the Pittsburgh Steelers organization …
Discussion: Camden Chat
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Next big things?  Mets prospects make waves  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Imagine a 6-foot-4 outfielder who is faster than Jose Reyes.  —  The Mets have him.  —  Now imagine an 18-year-old outfielder whose pure hitting ability is reminiscent of a young Manny Ramirez.  —  The Mets have him, too.
Discussion: Mets Merized Online
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
In first look, Burgos appears quite striking
Discussion: Mets Fever and Mets Heads
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Notes: Not as hectic for Hatteberg  —  First baseman more at ease in second spring with Reds  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — The pace of Reds Spring Training hasn't been quite as frenetic this year for first baseman Scott Hatteberg.  —  Hatteberg first came to the Reds when he signed late as a free agent on Feb. 12, 2006.
Discussion: Redleg Nation
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:   Hopper all smiles with Reds
Jason Williams / TwinCities.com:
Ponson has a serious visa issue  —  Wait for proper permit frustrates Ryan, Gardenhire  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — For a guy who admittedly is down to his last chance in baseball, Sidney Ponson hasn't shown his new team a sense of urgency.  —  And that is hurting the oft-troubled veteran pitcher's chances …
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Sarah Talalay / Sun-Sentinel:
Officials reveal plan for retractable-roof Marlins stadium in downtown Miami  —  Miami-Dade County and city of Miami officials unveiled on Tuesday the framework of a financing plan for a $490 million downtown Miami ballpark for the Florida Marlins and said they hope to work out the details by the end of April.
Discussion: FishStripes
Nate Silver / baseballprospectus.com:
An Open Letter to Murray Chass  —  Hi, Murray.  —  I write to you as one baseball fan to another.  There are only a few of us who are fortunate enough to have turned our love for baseball into a career.  We are both in that lucky group.  That's why I was disappointed to read the following in your column today.
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Peggy Weber / catholicnews.com:
Education still a priority for standout baseball player  —  WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.(CNS) — Long before Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano reported to spring training this year he was doing his homework, working out and preparing for what he hopes will be another All-Star season.
Wright Thompson / ESPN:
Whole organization easing assimilation … FORT MYERS, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka's mind worked furiously.  The camera clicks sounded like a thousand typewriters, his every twitch broadcast around the world, in at least two languages.  There he was, in front of millions of people, momentarily stumped.
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Crain signs three-year deal with Twins  —  Right-handed reliever to stay in Minnesota through 2009  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins have thus far been unable to lock up closer Joe Nathan with a contract extension, but they may have locked up their closer of the future on Tuesday.
Discussion: Twins Killings and Twinkie Town
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Shortstop jumped at M's invitation  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Rey Ordonez tried to retire in 2004, but it didn't take.  —  Like many players who have spent their lives on the very specific and time-consuming craft of baseball, Ordonez found himself in his mid-30s, financially comfortable but with little idea what to do with himself.
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Notes: Miller strains calf in tune-up  —  Backup catcher has MRI to determine extent of injury  —  PHOENIX — Veteran catcher Damian Miller was forced out of the Brewers' intrasquad game on Tuesday with a strained left calf and was to undergo an MRI scan later in the day to determine the extent of the damage.
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Life of Brian on the upswing  —  Changes at bat keep Anderson in Sox' CF picture  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — All of a sudden, the talk surrounding Brian Anderson isn't as harsh.  —  That's quite a change from last September, when White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen began issuing threats to the center fielder …
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Fields facing major roadblock
Discussion: South Side Sox
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Notes: Hampton progressing at camp  —  Southpaw recovering from surgery, likely to miss first start  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — To determine how Mike Hampton fared while throwing his latest session of batting practice, one must decide whether to side with Hampton's cautious evaluation …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Joke is on Jeter!  —  President and Mantle pop up on Topps' gag baseball card  —  It's hard to Topps this one: The card company has issued a Derek Jeter baseball card with a smiling President Bush in the stands.  —  But there's something very wrong with that picture: Bush wasn't really at the game that day.
Discussion: Babes Love Baseball
Associated Press:
Honus card sells for $2.35 million  —  Anonymous collector pays record-setting price  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The "Mona Lisa" of baseball memorabilia, an almost mint condition 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card, arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday in the company of an armed guard but without its new owner …
Discussion: Yanksfan vs Soxfan
 
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Manager could be in Mattingly's future
Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
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Girardi called Lieber with tip on pitches
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Mike Edelman / Fire Brand of the American League:
Forgive Me Joel  —  I haven't exactly been quiet in my criticism of the Joel Pineiro deal.
Discussion: Yanksfan vs Soxfan
Associated Press:
Pujols practices with pro wrestler
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Spring ahead  —  Ramírez arrives in Sox camp a little sooner than expected
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Reed, Broussard remain upbeat
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Root, root, root - and pay - for the road team
 

 
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