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Halladay headed to the Bronx? — Will Roy Halladay leave Toronto via the same route as ex-Blue Jays aces David Cone and Roger Clemens? — Headed for the Bronx and the New York Yankees? — It has always been a possibility. Now that chance has been upgraded.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Report: Toronto Blue Jays' Roy Halladay would waive no-trade clause for deal to New York Yankees — THREE DAYS after the Daily News wrote that the Red Sox were “putting on a full-court press” to trade for Roy Halladay, a report out of Canada says the Toronto ace has told the Blue Jays …
ESPN:
Running with Bob Sheppard — Bob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. — I hope he enjoys whatever he decides to do, and while I'd guess that it would involve reading — the man has devoured books in his lifetime …
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Commissioner plans to step down after 2012 — Bud Selig, 75, wants time for other projects — On Baseball — When Bruce Springsteen played the Bradley Center in Milwaukee earlier this month, he led into his encore with “No Surrender,” sending its haunting refrain of “no retreat, no surrender” echoing around the arena.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
2010 Hall of Fame ballot an eclectic mix — Dawson, Blyleven joined by newcomers Alomar, McGriff — Andre Dawson will be on the alert, like a ... well, like a Hawk. It will be another flight of the Dutchman, and the first takeoff for such illustrious recent icons as Roberto Alomar, Robin Ventura and Barry Larkin.
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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
No defense for latest move — Here's one thing we can say about Alex Gonzalez. — The ball is hit to short and you can write “6-3” in your scorebook without looking up. It's a done deal. — So why won't he be here next year? Did anyone ask the pitchers what they think?
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MLBastian / Major League Bastian:
Scutaro prefers Red Sox, Dodgers — In a series of Twitter updates, Augusto Cárdenas of Diario Panorama, a newspaper based in Venezuela, provides some highlights of a story he did on Marco Scutaro's situation. — Scutaro informed Cardenas that his preferred landing spots this offseason …
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Larry Dobrow / Columns:
Save this Franchise: Brewers will require a little magic to repair — Fans of the Milwaukee Brewers have an awful lot to be thankful for this week. The thrilling September run in 2008. The “Kuenn's Kuties” of 1982. The ... uh, I'm sure there's more. — There has to be, right? Maybe there isn't.
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Moyer doing well after minor surgery — Veteran underwent procedure to wash out possible infection — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies said left-hander Jamie Moyer is doing well following surgery Friday. — Moyer had to be hospitalized Tuesday following recurring symptoms from his sports hernia surgery Oct. 2.
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Circling The Bases
Bob Klapisch / Fox Sports:
It'll take more than one offseason to fix Mets — Bob Klapisch covers baseball for The Record in New Jersey and worked at the New York Post and New York Daily News. The author of five books, he was recently voted a top-five columnist in the country by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Potential meets performance for Rangers — Highly touted farm system makes impact in Majors — The feeling always was that the Rangers were a little uncomfortable getting all this attention about their farm system. — It was always this publication or another Web site proclaiming …
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