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New York Times:
Pettitte Will Not Testify at Public Hearing — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee will face off at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday without any testimony from two other ballplayers or a steroids distributor who had also been scheduled to testify …
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ESPN.com:
Pettitte, Radomski won't testify at steroid hearing — Only Clemens and McNamee Will Testify on Wednesday — New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, former Mets trainer Kirk Radomski, and former Yankee and Twins player Chuck Knoblauch will not testify before a congressional committee Wednesday in Washington D.C.
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SOX & Dawgs
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets acquire Tony Armas Jr. — Tony Armas Jr., one of the pitchers traded to the Expos for Pedro Martinez a decade ago, will join him in Port St. Lucie this week after the Mets announced Monday they have signed him to a minor-league contract. General manager Omar Minaya …
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MLB Rumors
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Associated Press:
Pitcher Tony Armas agrees to minor league contract with Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Tony Armas agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets on Monday. — Armas was 4-5 with a 6.03 ERA in 15 starts and 16 relief appearances last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates …
Chris Mazzone / MetsBlog.com:
News: Mets Sign Tony Armas Jr. — The Mets signed RHP Tony Armas Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. — He appeared in 31 games last year as a starter and reliever, posting a 4-5 record with a 6.03 ERA. — ...Armas is probably best known …
Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Trachsel returns with Minor League deal — O's invite righty to Spring Training to compete for rotation spot — BALTIMORE — The Orioles welcomed Steve Trachsel back into the fold with a Minor League contract Monday, marking the second straight season that the veteran has signed with Baltimore shortly before Spring Training.
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Baltimore Sun:
O's sign Trachsel to minor league deal — Veteran pitcher will compete for one of two open spots in starting rotation — Three days after Orioles president Andy MacPhail stated that finding a starting pitcher for the rotation was a priority after the Erik Bedard trade, he reached into the club's recent past and snatched one.
ESPN.com:
Rocker: Selig knew he was on steroids in '00 — John Rocker Goes On the Steroid Offensive — Former major league pitcher John Rocker said Monday that baseball commissioner Bud Selig knew he failed a drug test in 2000 and that doctors for the “league” and the “players association” …
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Associated Press, Baseball Time in Arlington, Baseball Musings, FanHouse, Rangers, Rain Delay and iYankees
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
First mate: Mientkiewicz inks in Minors — Veteran Gold Glover invited to compete for spot in spring — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates will have yet another veteran in spring camp after the team announced on Monday that it had signed first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to a Minor League contract …
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Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Pelfrey Looks to Make Mets' Decision Difficult — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mike Pelfrey is alone. Not stranded-in-the-Sahara alone. He did, after all, have a 2 p.m. tee time Monday with John Maine, Duaner Sánchez and others. But still, he is the only member from a group …
Peter Abraham / The Journal News:
Girardi begins ‘no-win’ job with Yankees — The Yankees haven't had a new manager since 1996, when an affable broadcaster named Joe Torre replaced Buck Showalter. Bill Clinton was in the White House. Michael Jordan was running with the Bulls, and the Dow Jones industrial average had yet to crack 6,000.
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John Mutka / NW Indiana Post-Tribune:
Table-setter Theriot has speed Cubs need — CHICAGO — Baseball is a contact sport with shortstop Ryan Theriot. — The 28-year-old Cub, coming off his first full season in the majors, seldom strikes out (50 in 537 at-bats). That makes him an ideal No. 2 hitter, but he's versatile enough to lead off …
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FIRE JOE MORGAN
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Early Draft Preview Chat With Jim Callis — Looking Ahead To The 2008 Draft — Moderator: Jim Callis will chat about the draft at 2 p.m. ET. — Q: … A: — Jim Callis: Sorry about the slightly late start, got caught on the phone . . . Scouting directors are enthused about this year's draft …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Mike Fish / ESPN:
Fish: Radomski opens up about steroids and baseball … SAN FRANCISCO — Sitting in an outdoor food court along Fisherman's Wharf, as Alcatraz Island and the infamous former federal prison lurk on the San Francisco Bay horizon, Kirk Radomski is reflecting on what ultimately might become the defining line in his obituary.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
At camp, all eyes will be on Santana — Prized acquisition's every move will be scrutinized, celebrated — The scars had begun to fade on their own. And they might have vanished without assistance in another four or five decades. Time takes its sweet time, doesn't it?
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the metropolitans
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