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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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Congressman: Pettitte's account backs McNamee — Rep. Tom Davis told Newsday that an affadavit given by Andy Pettitte, right, supports Brian McNamee's account that Roger Clemens, left, used steroids. (AP Photo) — and robert.kessler@newsday.com — The affidavit of Yankees pitcher …
Brian Costello / New York Post:
DAMNING WORDS — REPORT: PETTITTE BACKED TRAINER VS. ROG — Andy Pettitte was excused yesterday from testifying against his friend Roger Clemens at a congressional hearing - but it appears Pettitte already has done plenty of damage to Clemens' contention that he never used steroids or human growth hormone.
Dan Wetzel / Yahoo! Sports:
Clemens is either innocent or stupid — Roger Clemens is either completely innocent or completely stupid. — There really isn't another option, not after Clemens has so aggressively defended himself against performance-enhancing drug charges that he has, perhaps unwittingly, raised the stakes to felony levels.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
IT'S A SETUP — JOBA STARTS YEAR IN 'PEN — Joba Chamberlain will prepare during spring training as a starter, but will begin the season in the Yankee bullpen barring injury to any of the other five main rotation members, team officials confirmed to The Post.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Derek Jeter takes wait-and-see approach with Joe Girardi era — TAMPA - Derek Jeter knows Joe Girardi as a former teammate, a bench coach and a broadcaster, but not as a manager. So he's unsure how Girardi's regime will be different from Joe Torre's run as Yankee manager.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:Eiland hops into new job
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Twins pick up free-agent hurler Hernandez — 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. — Livan Hernandez, who lingered on the free-agent market far longer than anticipated, finally has found a new team.
MLB.com:
Mets sign right-handed pitcher Tony Armas Jr. — FLUSHING — The New York Mets today signed right-handed pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. — Armas, 29, spent the entire 2007 season as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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ESPN.com:
Rocker: Selig knew I 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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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 …
Washington Post:
Five Story Lines for Spring Training — With an eye on the future, the Orioles will be sifting through their in-house talent to determine which pieces will fit for the long term and which probably won't. In some cases, that distinction is clear. Right fielder Nick Markakis is the center of the Orioles' youth movement.
