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Committee Holds Second Day of Hearings on the Mitchell Report and Steroids in Baseball — The full Committee held a hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2.” This hearing examined allegations of steroid use by Roger Clemens and several …
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Herges, Hill release statements apologizing for past PED use — DENVER — Colorado Rockies reliever Matt Herges says he's actually glad he was implicated in the Mitchell report on drugs in baseball because it led him to do some soul-searching and clear his conscience over his “dirty little secret.”
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Yankees allow Pettitte to report late — Left-hander spoke to Cashman, Girardi before decision — TAMPA, Fla. — One of the most pressing issues surrounding Wednesday's congressional hearing in Washington was the absence of Andy Pettitte. One of the most pressing issues surrounding Yankees camp …
Alan Schwarz / Bats:
Analysis: The Clemens & McNamee Hearing — 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. — The meeting adjourned at about 2:40 p.m. ET, but without a final flourish from the committee chairman, Henry Waxman.
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ESPN.com:Pettitte admits to additional use of HGH in 2004
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NY Daily News:Exclusive: Andy Pettitte received performance-enhancing drugs from father
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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 — or more accurately, his rep Scott Boras — wants to be a free agent at the of this year …
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Ben Shpigel / Bats:
Day 3 Highlights From Port St. Lucie — The news you have all been waiting for. OK, maybe that's too strong. But Johan Santana made a surprise appearance Wednesday afternoon and threw on flat ground for 15 minutes with the pitching coach Rick Peterson and the bullpen coach Guy Conti watching.
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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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Todd Zolecki / philly.com:
Phillies sign Benson — CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Phillies have come to minor-league contract agreement with free agent righthander Kris Benson. — The contract is pending a physical. — The Phillies have seen Benson throw three times this off-season: once in December and twice recently …
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Benson agrees to Minor League deal — Veteran right-hander may not be ready for Opening Day — CLEARWATER, Fla. — On the eve of pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, the Phillies added veteran free agent Kris Benson to their inventory of arms.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Sanchez aiming to play pivotal role — After missing '07 season, reliever eager to resume setup duties — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Pedro Martinez had promise as his daily companion then. Grueling and extended as his workouts were last summer, he always had hope by his side as he sweated and strained.
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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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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
‘Secret. ...’ — Well, we know one word that Hideki Okajima understands in English. — That would be “secret,” the way he responded when asked what new pitches he'd worked on in the offseason, after he admitted that he'd done some experimenting with new techniques and pitches.
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Tom Friend / ESPN:
Friend: Little T's big blow … The most intriguing at-bat of 2007 is leaking into 2008. You can sense it by the way a 25-year-old wannabe struts through his February workouts. You can sense it by the way a 40-year-old shoulder shrugs at the line of questioning.
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Jeremy Cothran / New Jersey Online:
Reliever seeking new start with Mets — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Greg Lovelady doesn't bite his tongue when speaking to his former protégé. — It's mutually understood that whenever Joe Smith checks in with his ex-pitching coach from Wright State University, he'll receive an unvarnished answer to every question.
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