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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
After long process, M's finally nab Bedard — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. — The Erik Bedard trade finally is official. — The Mariners have obtained Bedard …
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Associated Press:
M's acquire Orioles' Bedard for prospects — BALTIMORE — Left-hander Erik Bedard was acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in a long-delayed trade for five prospects. — Baltimore received outfielder Adam Jones, who will probably start in center field on Opening Day.
Bob Sherwin / MLB.com:
Fear not, Bavasi confident in trade — Mariners GM, eyeing playoffs, says Bedard deal had to be made — SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi had the motivation, the opportunity and just the right quality players to make Friday's blockbuster six-player deal involving Baltimore left-hander Erik Bedard.
Sports Illustrated:
Bedard speaks on trade to M's — Mariners' new lefty weighs in on his trade to Seattle — Baltimore Orioles ace Erik Bedard has confirmed to SI.com that he has officially been traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 22-year-old outfield prospect Adam Jones, reliever George Sherrill …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's trade Bedard to Mariners — It's official: Ace dealt to Seattle for OF Jones, reliever Sherrill, three prospects — Erik Bedard, the Orioles' first true ace since Mike Mussina, was traded today to the Seattle Mariners for five players, including promising young outfielder Adam Jones.
NY Daily News:
Brian McNamee testified Roger Clemens' wife took HGH — Brian McNamee told congressional investigators Thursday that he injected Roger Clemens' wife with human growth hormone, according to a source with knowledge of McNamee's testimony. — The source said McNamee believes Debbie Clemens took growth hormone …
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Associated Press:
Clemens' wife accused of using HGH — Report: McNamee injected her prior to Swimsuit shoot — WASHINGTON (AP) — It's become a daily routine: A new element of Brian McNamee's “I injected Roger Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone” story emerges — and Clemens' attorneys call the pitcher's former personal trainer a liar.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
No deal for Wang and Yankees — The Yankees and Chien-Ming Wang seem headed for arbitration. — “I expect there will be a hearing,” Brian Cashman told me earlier today. “There have been talks but they haven't been productive.” — The Yankees submitted $4 million while Wang and agent Alan Nero countered with $4.6 million.
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ESPN.com:
Schilling's doctor: Surgery only viable option — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Curt Schilling's doctor insists the only way the 20-year veteran can pitch again is through surgery on a torn shoulder tendon that resembles strands of pasta. — Boston's team physician disagrees.
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Dennis Hevesi / New York Times:
Karl Ehrhardt, 83, Sign Man and Shea Stadium Fixture Is Dead — Karl Ehrhardt, who through championship seasons and woeful ones and grand slams and botched plays let the Mets know what he thought of them by raising block-lettered signs from his box seat behind third base at Shea Stadium, died Tuesday at his home in Glen Oaks, Queens.
David Gassko / Hardball Times:
Ten things I learned from The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 — We just sent The Hardball Times Season Preview 2008 to the publisher, and I hope you're as eager to see the book as I am. And if you aren't yet, I'm ripping off Dave Studenmund, and giving you 10 examples of the thousands of things you'll learn from the book.
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Rick Eymer / MLB.com:
Foulke picks A's in return to Bay Area — Reliever's top year still 2003 All-Star season with Oakland — OAKLAND — Keith Foulke pitched in pressure situations for both the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox over the years, so auditioning for a group of baseball scouts and executives …
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's to sign Foulke — (02-08) 12:39 PST — The A's are close to signing their former closer, Keith Foulke, to a one-year major-league deal, The Chronicle has learned. — Foulke, 35, has not played since 2006, but he worked out for several teams in Arizona last month and A's pitching coach Curt Young …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Team Offense, San Francisco Giants — We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the San Francisco Giants. … In 2007, the Giants scored 4.22 runs per game. — I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel the Monkey predictions from Tom Tango.
Sam Borden / The Journal News:
Right-hander Hughes ready for big time — TAMPA, Fla. - Age is one of those attributes that is almost always presented under heavy disguise. Look older. Act younger. Carry yourself like a gentleman. Sleep like a baby. — This has been a particularly noticeable phenomenon …
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Pedro's ‘Fowl Play’ a Case Of Misdirected Outrage — Everyone knows that Pedro Martinez is a fighter. He once drilled the first batter he saw in a game, got into a fistfight with him, and set down the next 24 men in order, ending up with a one-hitter. In a playoff game five years ago …
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