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MLB.com:
Jack Zduriencik named Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations for the Seattle Mariners — SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong announced today that Jack Zduriencik has been named the Mariners new Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations.
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners hire Milwaukee's Jack Zduriencik as general manager — Jack Zduriencik, the last person interviewed for the job, was named the new general manager of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday morning. — But Zduriencik, whose name was first linked to the Mariners by the Seattle P-I …
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Mariners pick Zduriencik as new GM — Brewers executive will succeed Bavasi, interim replacement Pelekoudas — SEATTLE - The Mariners have selected Milwaukee Brewers executive Jack Zduriencik as the eighth full-time new general manager in Seattle. — In a news release …
New York Post:
PEAVY MAY BE HEADED TO ATLANTA — ST. PETERSBURG - The Jake Peavy sweepstakes will proceed concurrently with the World Series, and the expectation of major league executives polled over the past two days is that the Braves are going to end up with the Padre right-hander.
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ESPN:
Simulations heavily favor Rays to win Series — The 2008 postseason has produced one of the more intriguing World Series matchups in recent years: a pair of “Cinderella” stories. The young upstarts from Tampa Bay, who went from worst to first after beating the defending champion Red Sox and the big-market …
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Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
World Serious Predictions — The World Series is finally upon us. — Courtesy of ESPN.com, the following bullet points provide a concise look at the matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. … Schedule — Game 1: Phillies (Hamels, 14-10, 3.09) @ Rays (Kazmir, 12-8, 3.49) 10/22, 8:00 PM ET
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
For African Americans, a World Series that looks like them — In a departure from recent seasons, the Series teams, the Rays and Phillies, feature star players who are black. Players and officials hope that will give the sport a boost in urban areas. — Reported from St. Petersburg …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets likely to retain Johnson, Warthen — Pitching, hitting coaches were praised for work in 2008 season — NEW YORK — Changes to the coaching staff of Mets manager Jerry Manuel remain a possibility. Those revisions, though, apparently will affect the status of neither Dan Warthen nor Howard Johnson.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Hendry eyes move to the left — Cubs too right-handed for consistent offense — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - One of Jim Hendry's off-season priorities is to find more left-handed hitting, though the Cubs' general manager cautions it's not as easy as it sounds.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Last Year's Free Agent Bargain — Yesterday, we looked at Mark Ellis' new contract and how it makes it likely that he'll end up being the best bargain of the 2009 free agent crop. Well, let's take a look back a year later and see who (so far) has been the best signing from last winter.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Bob Costas May Become Part of MLB Network Broadcast Stable — While no contract agreement is in the offing, the Sports Business Daily is reporting that the MLB Network is in talks to bring Bob Costas on-board as part of the fledgling network's growing list of broadcasters.
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The Local:
Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour — Supporters of the Stockholm-based AIK ice hockey team scored an unusual hat trick of heckling on Tuesday night featuring dildos, profane banners, and a giant inflatable penis. — The taunts were directed at Jan Huokko …
