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Pettitte admits to additional use of HGH in 2004 — Pettitte Tells Congress that Clemens Talked About HGH — WASHINGTON — Andy Pettitte admitted using human growth hormone in 2004, saying it was supplied to him that time by his father, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Times:
Clemens, McNamee undergo sharp questions of credibility — As the pitcher and trainer stand by their previous statements, lawmakers focus in on discrepancies in Clemens' denials and McNamee's past indiscretions. — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee …
Alan Schwarz / Bats:
Live Analysis: House Panel Questions Clemens and McNamee — The New York Times's Alan Schwarz is on Capitol Hill for the House Oversight committee hearing and will be providing analysis and updates throughout today's hearing. — In a somewhat haphazard session of questioning …
NY Daily News:
Exclusive: Andy Pettitte received performance-enhancing drugs from father — WASHINGTON - A month-long investigation by The New York Daily News has found that Tom Pettitte, the father of Yankees star pitcher Andy Pettitte, received performance-enhancing drugs at a gym near Pettitte's hometown of Deerpark, Texas.
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SPORTSbyBROOKS
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Davis challenges McNamee on party — Rep. Tom Davis (R., Va.) challenged McNamee about his version of a party Jose Canseco threw for his Toronto teammates at his Miami home, one in which McNamee said Clemens attended and spoke to Canseco about steroids. — Davis noted that Canseco …
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Baseball Musings
Ross Newhan / Los Angeles Times:From ‘Shadows’ to the screen — If baseball's steroids scandal sounds …
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ShysterBall
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Wang: Yankees not interested in long-term deal — TAMPA, Fla. - Chien-Ming Wang wanted to sign a long-term contract with the Yankees this offseason, as Robinson Cano did, but the Yankees weren't interested, Wang said yesterday. — Wang said of signing a multiyear deal: “I want to.”
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George A. King III / New York Post:
WANG WILL NOT GET LONG CONTRACT — Chien-Ming Wang's desire to sign a multi-year deal with the Yankees isn't going to be fulfilled. Nor does it look like the ace right-hander and the club are going to avoid an arbitration hearing tomorrow in St. Petersburg.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers sign Mench to Minors deal — Outfielder invited to Spring Training by former club — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have signed outfielder Kevin Mench to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training, the club announced on Tuesday. — Mench will be competing with Jason Botts …
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On the Mets beat:
Perez headed for arbitration — Oliver Perez and the Mets are scheduled for an arbitration hearing on Feb. 21 in St. Petersburg. Given that the two sides have yet to reach an agreement, and Perez wants to be a free agent at the of this year, it looks like the Mets will have their first hearing in 16 years.
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Eric Pfahler / TCPalm.com:
Mets' Perez hopes to avoid letdown after solid '07 — PORT ST. LUCIE — In a New York Mets spring training camp suddenly filled with answers, starting pitcher Oliver Perez might be one of the few questions. — The query is not whether Perez is talented enough to contribute.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Around the Horn: Bench — Mets have very few questions entering camp … PORT ST. LUCIE — Any team's Spring Training is staged largely for the benefit of its starting pitchers who require regular work over seven weeks to prepare their arms for the monumental task of taking the mound — ideally — 30-34 times.
Barry Jackson / MiamiHerald.com:
Marlins: Immaturity was a problem in '07 — After an offseason self-evaluation, second-year manager Fredi Gonzalez said he's “going to do some stuff different” — including a bigger emphasis on defense after the Marlins committed a baseball-leading 137 errors last season.
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FishStripes
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Building Blocks: Huntington finds value in evaluation — Last in a series / Pirates' GM installs intricate system to analyze players — Neal Huntington's desk at PNC Park is swamped by scouting reports and statistics, bulging out of binders, all bouncing to the rhythm of a vibrating cell phone.
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Longoria earns chance to win job in spring training … ST. PETERSBURG - Prospect Evan Longoria's chances of being the Rays' opening-day third baseman are still not clear. But at least he'll have the chance to show whether or not he's ready for the job. — Manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday …
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