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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals drop pursuit of Holliday — The Cardinals won't be celebrating a Holliday before Thanksgiving. — Or for that matter, anytime, according to general manager John Mozeliak. — Mozeliak insisted Sunday that discussions involving Colorado Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday have ceased and that “nothing is imminent.
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Holliday trade to Cardinals appears dead — Talks between the Rockies and Cardinals about a possible trade of Colorado outfielder Matt Holliday have hit a ‘dead end.’ — Talks between the Rockies and Cardinals about a trade of outfielder Matt Holliday hit a dead end.
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Every Given Sunday — Getting Ink Done — On Friday the market for free agents officially opens when teams can begin making offers to players other than those who finished the season with other clubs. The Brewers and Dodgers got the ball rolling at this past week's general managers meetings …
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Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers would make Barnum proud on so Manny levels — There's a sucker born every minute, and Frank McCourt is counting on that so he can continue to fill Dodger Stadium. — This last week, McCourt played Dodgers fans and the baseball world for fools, ESPN buying into it with a crawl …
KYTV-TV:
West Plains legend, Preacher Roe dies — A West Plains, Missouri, legend has died. — Elwin Charles Roe better known as major league baseball pitcher “Preacher” Roe died Sunday night after a battle with colon cancer. — The Ash Flat, Arkansas, native was originally signed …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Soto set for rookie prize — Wood was last Cub to win award in 1998 — More than a month after the angry, bitter ending to their season, the healing process might finally be starting for the Cubs. — Well, the prospects for feel-good news at least. — With today's 1 p.m. announcement …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pettitte files for free agency — Andy Pettitte filed for free agency today. He is the last eligible Yankee to do so as far as I can tell. The Yankees hold exclusive negotiating rights with him through Thursday. — I think this week is when Mike Mussina will officially retire and maybe …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers gear up for busy offseason — GM Melvin has several avenues to consider in retooling team — MILWAUKEE — Not even general manager Doug Melvin, the man with the Brewers' master plan, knows exactly what to expect from the free-agency period that begins in earnest on Friday.
Yahoo! Sports:
Phils may have left field solution already on their roster — Countless possible matches in left field have been mentioned for the Philadelphia Phillies since it became apparent that free agent Pat Burrell will be allowed to walk. Matt Holliday is a hot name, although several baseball sources …
Boston Globe:
Keeping up with Kim — Another day, another dollar. Such is the life of Kim Kardashian, who goes from one paid appearance to another when she's not taping her reality TV show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” Reggie Bush's bodacious girlfriend attracted admirers to Gypsy Bar Friday …
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres to seek upgrades via trades — GM Towers unlikely to go after big-ticket free agents this offseason — SAN DIEGO — A year ago, the Padres loaded up on players through free agency — Mark Prior, Randy Wolf, Tadahito Iguchi and Tony Clark, to name a few — during what qualified as a busy offseason for the team.
