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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Holliday trade shows Hot Stove season is heating up … It isn't true that the most exciting thing to happen last week at the General Manager Meetings at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Bay in Dana Point, Calif. was an overzealous security guard hassling Yankees GM Brian Cashman about whether …
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Extended Holliday in Oakland — Assuming everybody is as healthy as he looks and Matt Holliday doesn't turn an ankle jumping the chasm between his home and road splits, the public introductions of the Oakland Athletics new left fielder and the Colorado Rockies' new - what, future? - is expected any hour.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Rockies Set to Deal Holliday to the A's
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
NL Cy Young Award goes to Lincecum — Giants hurler led the league in winning percentage, strikeouts — SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum has been called “The Freak,” “The Franchise” and “Seabiscuit.” — Now he can be called something else: The National League's Cy Young Award winner.
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Lincecum beats out Webb, is Giants' second Cy Young winner — NEW YORK — Tim Lincecum is the National League Cy Young Award winner, taking home pitching's highest honor in his second major league season. — The slender kid with the whirling windup on Tuesday joined Mike McCormick (1967) …
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Associated Press:
Demand for new Yankee Stadium suites slows … NEW YORK (AP) — Selling suites may not be so sweet a business for the New York Yankees in these tough economic times. — Seven luxury boxes down the foul lines priced at $600,000 remain available for the 2009 season, the first at the new Yankee Stadium.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Hal: We're ready for free agency — OK, quite a bit of news to get to. We'll categorize it: — Baseball: Hal Steinbrenner said that there have not yet been negotiations with Andy Pettitte. But he expects that there will be. ... Hal said the organization will be ready for the start of free agency on Friday.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves confident in offer to Peavy — Frustration setting in as both sides work toward a deal — ATLANTA — The frustration the Braves have felt while attempting to acquire Jake Peavy has been present for at least a week, and possibly longer. Dating back to October's second week …
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Associated Press:
Batter up! Piazza to write memoir — NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball great Mike Piazza, a home run slugger and 12-time All Star widely regarded as the best hitting catcher in history, is working on a memoir. — “I look forward to having the chance to take people behind the scenes and to talk …
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Former Mets star Mike Piazza to write a memoir — Former Mets catcher Mike Piazza waves to fans after the final game at Shea Stadium. Piazza announced Tuesday he is working on a memoir. (Newsday / Kathy Kmonicek) — So what does Mike Piazza really think about Roger Clemens?
JSOnline:
Brewers' Torres decides to retire — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — I just spoke on the telephone with Brewers reliever Salomon Torres and he gave me some surprising news. Torres said he called general manager Doug Melvin today to announce he is retiring from baseball as an active player.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles change wardrobe — ‘Baltimore’ added to road jerseys; other subtle alterations made — The Orioles bird that appears on team hats and helmets will get a new look for next season. (November 11, 2008) — One long wait ends tomorrow for Orioles fans, who will no longer be able …
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CLEVELAND SPORTS — Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75 … Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and broadcaster Herb Score died this morning at age 75 at his home in Rocky River, the Indians confirmed today. — He was a brilliant Indians pitcher whose baseball career …
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Associated Press:
Twins' Neshek needs surgery, likely done for '09 — MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins reliever Pat Neshek will have ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow and is expected to miss next season. — The right-hander re-injured his elbow last week during a throwing session at the team's facility in Florida.
Christina Kahrl / Baseball Prospectus:
Transaction of the Day — The Olsen and Willingham Deal — National League … Like the Jacobs trade made immediately after the World Series, this is a pretty transparent salary dump, although it's sort of a dump with benefits. In concert, the two moves may well make Marlins fans …
MLB.com:
Padres withdraw offer to Hoffman — SAN DIEGO — Trevor Hoffman, the Major League career saves leader, could be finished as a member of the San Diego Padres. — General manager Kevin Towers confirmed on Monday that the Padres withdrew their contract offer to Hoffman for 2009.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' offer to Manny Ramirez could reach $60 million — See that money on the table? That's $9 million. The Dodgers offered Manny Ramirez $60 million. — The offer will stand until Thursday. — The Dodgers' initial offer to Manny Ramirez includes a club option for a third year …
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