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George A. King III / New York Post:
MOOSE DECISION MAY COME SOON — PHILADELPHIA - Arn Tellem will travel to Montoursville, Pa., shortly to find out what Mike Mussina's future holds. — “I am going to see him at the end of the week,” Mussina's agent said yesterday. “Nothing has been decided.”
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Cashman speaks about Chamberlain — GM would not comment on team-imposed disciplinary action — NEW YORK — Brian Cashman was supposed to be able to spend this offseason without worrying about Joba Chamberlain, knowing that the Yankees were clear in their plans to continue molding him into a full-time starter.
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees GM Cashman unsure if Joba Chamberlain episode is one and done — NEW YORK - Instead of simulating a baseball game on the field, a video game coming out early next year allows fans to try their hands at being a general manager. And while 2K Sports' MLB Front Office Manager …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Cashman touches on assorted topics
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Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
In appreciation of Bud Selig … Here are two stories about Allan H. (Bud) Selig, one that you probably know, one that you may not. The funny thing is that they're really the same story, even if they happened about 60 years apart. — The first story goes back to the late 1940s …
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Rick Chandler / Deadspin:
Mystery Phillies Bud Selig Chastiser Identified! (We Think) — Three sources have come forward to reveal the identity of the mystery Philadelphia Phillie responsible for the now-famous quote about Bud Selig on Monday. Upon seeing Selig in the Phillies' clubhouse following the postponement …
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Fold Up the Umbrellas and Play Ball? — PHILADELPHIA—Charlie Manuel is usually media-friendly, accessible, and easy-going, but the Phillies manager refused to talk to reporters Monday night after Game Five of the World Series was suspended due to rain with the score tied 2-2 in the middle of sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
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Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Brett Myers shoots for success — The sound of machine-gun fire was ear-piercing, even through a pair of sophisticated, noise-reducing earmuffs. — While Phillies fans spent yesterday grinding their teeth and cursing Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig as Game 5 …
ESPN:
In Vegas sports books, Phils are already winners — What happens in Philly pays in Vegas. — In reality, the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 2-2 after rain halted Game 5 of the World Series after 5½ innings. — But in the world of Las Vegas sports books …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Angels decline option on Garret Anderson — The team picks up options on Vladimir Guerrero and John Lackey, but Anderson, the longest-tenured Angel, becomes a free agent. — The Angels have picked up contract options on outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and pitcher John Lackey but declined …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Phillies' Myers puts past behind him, on and off the field — PHILADELPHIA — Brett Myers still hears the taunts from the stands. He gets the obscene letters. — “I know there are people out there that think I'm a jerk. There are people out there who think I'm a wife-beater.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Will Yankee dollars put Sabathia in New York state of mind? (cont.) — Griffey won't be back with Chisox — The White Sox have decided to let Ken Griffey Jr. go, according to people familiar with their thinking. While Griffey played well enough to keep Nick Swisher on the bench for most of the playoffs …
John Romano / St. Petersburg Times:
World Series: Destiny seems to be looking out for Tampa Bay Rays — WILMINGTON, Del. — Honestly, it's a load of hooey. — This idea that a baseball team's fate is somehow preordained. That strings are being pulled from somewhere above, and courses have been plotted far in advance.
Andrew Johnson / MLB FanHouse:
As Usual, Baseball Victim of Double Standard — In a way, the furor over the suspension of Game 5, and indeed the moral outrage over every one of its flaws, is flattering to baseball. People really care about the game — the history, the way it's played and so on.
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