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Armando Rios / ESPN:
Players listed in the Mitchell Commission report … Here are players mentioned in the Mitchell Commission report and how it links them to performance-enhancing substances: — Information Learned During this Investigation Concerning BALCO and Major League Baseball (9 players/3 active in MLB in 2007)
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Many legacies will be tarnished forever … Was it really worth it? — C'mon. Was it really worth all that money, all that time, all that trouble? — Was it really worth it to relive all those years of ugliness, shred all those reputations, embarrass the sport of baseball all over again?
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Hartford Courant:
No A-Rod? Canseco Stunned — Former A's slugger Jose Canseco tried to get in the news conference, but was told it was a media-only event and that he wasn't welcome. — Canseco said he was unimpressed with the report. — "It's a slap on the hand," he told Fox Business Network.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Mitchell Report will take time to digest — No current Cubs are listed on former Senator's document — CHICAGO — No current Cubs players — but some former Cubs, including Matt Karchner, Todd Hundley, Kent Mercker, and Jerry Hairston Jr. — were among the players cited …
Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
TAINTED TITLES LOSE SOME JUICE — LIST TAKES BIG BITE OUT OF BIG APPLE — THEY were the dominant team of the baseball epoch that will be known forevermore as the Steroid Era, and so it is proper and it is fitting that there are no fewer than 22 men named in the Mitchell Report who played with the Yankees during that time.
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The Joy of Sox
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Canseco surprised A-Rod is not on Mitchell's list — During Thursday's Fox Business Network's "Happy Hour," Jose Canseco had an observation concerning a current, very prominent Yankee. When asked whether Alex Rodriguez should have been mentioned in the Mitchell Report, Canseco responded …
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Lady At The Bat
NY Daily News:
Roger Clemens' bid for Cooperstown likely will end with strikeout — Today, I feel a little like that kid standing outside the Chicago courthouse in 1920 imploring Shoeless Joe Jackson to say it ain't so. — Even though reports of the Chicago White Sox fixing the 1919 World Series …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Clemens denies alleged ties to drugs — Veteran right-hander 'outraged' by claims in Mitchell Report — NEW YORK — With quite possibly the final pitch of his storied career, Roger Clemens buzzed a 94-mph fastball past the Indians' Victor Martinez and walked off the mound at Yankee Stadium.
BuzzFlash.org:
The Mitchell Report: Absolving the Owners — Ever had someone spit in your face and tell you it's raining? That's how it felt watching former Sen. George Mitchell's press conference on steroid use in Major League Baseball. The former Senate Majority Leader unleashed his "investigative findings" …
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THE BASEBALL SAVANT
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Mitchell Report proposes solutions — NEW YORK — Former Sen. George Mitchell said on Thursday that performance-enhancing drug use has been pervasive in the sport for more than a decade as he released his findings in the shape of a 311-page report, which was fashioned during the past 20 months of investigations.
Mike Fish / ESPN:Congress doesn't waste time; hearings scheduled already
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We've Got Heart
Sid Hartman / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Vikings' Frazier familiar with Bears rivalry from both sidelines — Leslie Frazier, in his first year as Vikings defensive coordinator, recalled a big game for the Bears at the Metrodome during their 1985 title run. — Minnesota's first-year defensive coordinator, Leslie Frazier, is very familiar with the Vikings-Bears series.
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MLB Trade Rumors
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves open 2008 in Washington — Special Sunday night game starts major league season from Washington's new Nationals Park — It hasn't been announced yet, but the Braves and Nationals are scheduled to open the 2008 major league season with a special Sunday night game March 30 at Washington's new Nationals Park.
La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Plan to add offense takes big detour with Everett signing — The Twins, in need of a shortstop, gave light-hitting Astros castoff Adam Everett a one-year, $2.8 million deal. — The Twins want to improve their offense this offseason, but they spent Thursday making sure they have a reliable shortstop …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
No relief: Gagné, Donnelly are on the list — The names of two members of the 2007 World Series-winning Red Sox appeared in former Senator George Mitchell's report, which was released yesterday: Eric Gagné, who came to the team in a trade with the Rangers at the trading deadline in July …
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays, Eckstein agree on 1-year deal — TORONTO (AP) — Shortstop David Eckstein agreed to terms with the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $4.5 million contract on Thursday. — Eckstein had a career-high .309 batting average for the St. Louis Cardinals last season with three homers, 31 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
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NY Daily News:
ESPN keeps outed Fernando Vina off air — That video often seen on the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network - you know, the one where Roger Clemens addresses pinstriped loyalists from on high, announcing his triumphant return to the Bronx for about $18 million - is now destined for private screenings only.
Aaron Sharockman / St. Petersburg Times:
Marlins' plans may not aid Rays … The Tampa Bay Rays may be losing one of their few allies in securing state money to build a new stadium on the St. Petersburg waterfront. — Miami city and county leaders are close to an agreement to build a new Florida Marlins baseball stadium without state assistance.
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