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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
My shoulder — Speculation is rampant right now. I see the Sox just released a statement. — At the time we negotiated the 2008 contract I passed all physical exams and testing, as well as the MRI the club required me to take. I knew in my heart of hearts that the extra time I was giving …
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Tony Massarotti / Clubhouse Insider:
Schilling Issue Serious — Roughly a week before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training, the Herald has learned today that right-hander Curt Schilling has a significant shoulder injury that could end the veteran right-hander's season and is causing tension and friction between the player and club.
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Boston Globe:
Schilling sidelined with more shoulder issues — Sox pitcher not expected to be ready for start of spring training — Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is not expected to be ready for the start of spring training because of shoulder issues, much like the ones that caused the club to shut …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Sources: Schilling out until All-Star break at least — Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling will not have shoulder surgery for what appears to be a partial tear of his rotator cuff, despite the recommendation of the doctor who operated on the shoulder in 1995, and will follow …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Yanks to keep Stadium's hallowed name — Team announces its rejection of corporate appellation — NEW YORK — No one does the Yankees as well as the Yankees. No professional sports franchise carries itself so consistently, so majestically and, at the same time, so simply.
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Associated Press:
Cost of Yankees' new upscale stadium hits $1.3B — NEW YORK — The new Yankee Stadium will have party suites, a members-only restaurant, a martini bar and a price tag to match all the luxury — $1.3 billion, up from the original estimate of $1 billion. — “We tried to reflect a five-star hotel …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Some details on the new Stadium — The Yankees put on quite a show for the media today. Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost invited everybody into George Steinbrenner's suite at the Stadium where there's a model of the new park. — After pointing out some features, they showed us a 20-minute film …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
You Can't Buy the Naming Rights, but Call It the Billion-Dollar Ballpark — The old Yankee Stadium cost Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast Huston $2.5 million to build and $100 million (or so) for the city to rebuild. The cost to replace it is now about $1.2 billion — not $930 million ($830 million and financing) as originally estimated.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Santana Easily Navigates Bumper-to-Bumper Coverage — Johan Santana entered the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium to a song played by the Mexican rock band Maná, one of his favorite groups, and then waited in the front row as one famous Santana was used to introduce another.
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Mets settle with Church for $2 million — The Mets avoided arbitration with outfielder Ryan Church today when the two sides agreed on a one-year worth $2 million. Church had asked for $2.45 million; the Mets had initially countered with $1.75 million. That leaves Oliver Perez …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Church, Mets agree on contract — After right fielder settles, Perez lone arbitration-eligible Met — NEW YORK — The Mets are down to one potential salary arbitration case after they settled their case with their outfielder Ryan Church. The right fielder agreed to a $2 million salary …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Bedard in Seattle for physical — LHP's tests final step of 6-player deal; examination expected to extend into Friday — Erik Bedard arrived in Seattle on Thursday afternoon to take a physical, the final step in the completion of the long-awaited six-player deal between the Orioles and Mariners.
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Ian Begley / NY Daily News:
Pedro's cockfighting comes home to roost — Animal rights groups are accusing Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Fame hurler Juan Marichal of fowl play after both were shown attending a cockfight in the Dominican Republic in a video posted on YouTube last week.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Fields clarifies himself on talk of retirement — Josh Fields is supposed to be preparing for what could be a career-changing spring training, not doing damage control. — But the White Sox' third baseman-in-waiting was left explaining comments that appeared in the Thursday edition of the Tulsa (Okla.) World.
New York Times:
Clemens and McNamee Take Stories to the Hill — WASHINGTON — The photograph of Brian McNamee's evidence shows a crushed can of Miller Lite, some gauze and cotton pads and a single hypodermic needle. — The detritus, along with other needles stored inside the beer can …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins bring back Super Saturdays — Caravan under way as club prepares for Saturday's FanFest — MIAMI — Attending a Saturday night game at Dolphin Stadium in 2008 once again will feature an event-like atmosphere. — For the second straight season, the Marlins will showcasing Super Saturdays …
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