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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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New York Times:
Clemens Campaigns as His Wife Is Named — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens met privately with seven more members of Congress on Friday, completing a two-day sweep of nearly half of the members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform who will hear his sworn testimony Wednesday.
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IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
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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ShysterBall
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.
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Baseball Musings
Associated Press:
Pavano arrives at Yankees complex, plays catch — TAMPA, Fla. — Oft-injured pitcher Carl Pavano arrived at the New York Yankees' minor-league complex Friday and played catch for 12 minutes. — A $39.95 million bust since signing with the Yankees as a free agent before the 2005 season, Pavano had rotator cuff surgery last June 5.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Pavano's back for another try — TAMPA - Considering Carl Pavano's Yankee career, it's no surprise that slate-gray clouds provided the backdrop on an overcast day Friday as he began the final year of his four-year, $39.95 million contract with a 12-minute throwing session at the team's minor-league complex.
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Hot Stove New York
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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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 …
Stan Grossfeld / Boston Globe:
Becoming a better Manny — Things have been working out for Ramírez in the offseason — TEMPE, Ariz. - It's 8 a.m., and Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramírez is already sweaty. He looks ripped and ready to defend the world championship. — He shouts, “Ohayo Gozaimasu” …
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 …
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 …
