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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Bernie-Cashman feud heats up — Drove over to the Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle tonight to see Bernie Williams, who was helping raise money for Hillside Food Outreach. — The Journal News planned to cover the event anyway. But after hearing what Brian Cashman said about Williams …
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
A Bitter Rivalry Finds a Little Common Ground — WAYNE, N.J. — For 365 days each year, the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are ferocious rivals. With offices that are only 206 miles apart, Brian Cashman, the general manager of the Yankees, and Theo Epstein, Cashman's counterpart with the Red Sox …
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Cash prefers Yankee youngsters over Johan — With Red Sox GM Theo Epstein sitting nearby on the same stage, Brian Cashman made it pretty clear that if it's up to him, the Yankees will not make the much-discussed deal for Johan Santana. — And if Epstein's reaction is any indication, neither will the Red Sox.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
CASHMAN: JOHAN'S NOT THE KEY — Brian Cashman won the popular vote last night in what he joked beforehand was the equivalent of a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama debate. — The Yankee GM actually was a guest lecturer, joined onstage by his Red Sox counterpart Theo Epstein …
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Time to act, Mets — Colleague Steve Popper offered the Mets sound advice in Wednesday's Record, urging them to hurry up and trade for Johan Santana. Whatever it takes, is the message Omar Minaya needs to hear, because unless Santana is wearing a Mets' uniform by opening day, they can forget about winning the East in 2008.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brian Bannister Q&A, Part 2 — Royals starter Brian Bannister was kind enough to answer questions for MLBTR readers. The first part of the Q&A can be found here. — MLBTR: What's the most misunderstood aspect of succeeding in baseball by typical fans, sportswriters, and announcers?
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Bay disappointed by Pirates' lack of roster moves — GM responds that team ‘pursued many pieces,’ but found no fair value — Jason Bay happily signs autographs along with Neil Walker and Bob Friend at PirateFest at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center last night.
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Associated Press:
Twins closer Nathan content to wait for an offer — MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Nathan is just sitting in the bullpen, waiting for the call. — “We're in a good spot. We know what our value is. We know what the market value is, and that's what we're going to be looking for,” …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Team Offense, New York Mets — We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the New York Mets. … In 2007, the Mets scored 4.96 runs per game. — I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel the Monkey predictions from Tom Tango.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Sox in Brief: Extension for Jenks in works — White Sox general manager Ken Williams is among the first to admit mistakes were made last offseason — namely that he discounted the effect that pending free agency would have on players such as Jermaine Dye and Mark Buehrle.
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Jeff Fletcher / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
Beane beaming with enthusiasm — GM will answer questions about decision to rebuild team at today's Fan Fest — DANVILLE — Although no one is going to pick the A's to go to the playoffs this season, Billy Beane's enthusiasm for 2008 hasn't dimmed. — Just the opposite, in fact.
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
A Voice of Skepticism on the Impact of Steroids — One of the most influential baseball minds of the last 40 years is angry. And he is coming out of retirement to vent. — Fans may not know Eric Walker's name, but they know his handiwork. Walker was a National Public Radio correspondent …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Minors make major strides for Texas Rangers — egrant@dallasnews.com — The Rangers' organization's talent level has made the biggest one-year jump in Baseball America's rankings since the trade publication started doing an annual list in 2001. — The Rangers, who ranked 28th …
Washington Post:
Nationals' Lo Duca Injures Knee — Washington Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca injured his left knee during a workout this week and is undergoing a series of tests to determine the severity of the problem, the club said yesterday. — Lo Duca, signed to a one-year, $5 million contract last month …
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