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SI's Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter … In what has already been a banner year for Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop can add another honor: Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year award. Jeter was chosen as the magazine's 56th honoree (the Dec. 7 issue will hit newsstands on Wednesday) …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Jeter named SI's Sportsman of the Year — Yankees captain lauded for performance, community work — Derek Jeter may have missed out on being named the American League Most Valuable Player last week, but on Monday, Sports Illustrated honored the Yankees captain with the Sportsman of the Year award.
Associated Press:
Derek Jeter named SI's sportsman of the year — NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter posed in his crisp pinstripe uniform, resting a shiny black bat on his shoulder, while a photographer lying on the ground near the entrance to a Bronx subway station snapped pictures of the New York Yankees shortstop from a low angle.
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MLB.com:
2009 Postseason Shares Announced — A full postseason share for the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees totaled a record $365,052.73, while a full share for the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies amounted to $265,357.50, Major League Baseball announced today.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Cora close to deal with Mets — According to a source familiar with the negotiations, former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora is close to a one-year deal with a vesting option for second with the New York Mets. The deal, which would guarantee the 34-year-old the same $2 million he made in '09 during …
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Associated Press:
Mets, Cora agree to 1-year deal — NEW YORK — Alex Cora is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $2 million, one-year contract. — Details of the infielder's deal were revealed Monday by two people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Mets had not yet formally announced it.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Inbox: Would Sox trade Papelbon? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers fans' questions — Call me crazy, but knowing that Jonathan Papelbon more than likely won't stick around with the Sox after this upcoming season, do you foresee him going to the Padres in a trade for Adrian Gonzalez …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Hot stove set to serve second course — Big names in the air as Winter Meetings near — Thanksgiving weekend is but a caloric memory, but odds are there are plenty of leftovers in the fridge, not to mention the ones in the ever-evolving world of baseball.
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Sports Illustrated:
Epstein, Minaya and Boras headline this winter's movers and shakers … Everyone knows who the top players are on the free-agent and trade markets this winter: John Lackey, Matt Holiday, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay and perhaps Adrian Gonzalez. But who are the players behind the players?
ESPN:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis fired … Saying its expectations on the field have not been met, Notre Dame fired coach Charlie Weis on Monday after five seasons. — A brash offensive coordinator with the NFL champion New England Patriots when he was hired five years ago …
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Richard Sandomir / Bats:
Chip Caray and TBS Part Ways — Chip Caray's tenure as TBS's lead major league baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways. — Caray's high-volume style was mixed with a penchant for bad play calls, embellishments and factual errors.
Associated Press:
Indians' Sizemore blames theft for racy Web photos — CLEVELAND (AP) — Steamy photos of the Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore have popped up online, and the All-Star center fielder complains they were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail. — Sizemore tells The Plain Dealer of Cleveland …
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Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Monday Morning Manager...the Sounds of Silence — The Rangers did ask the Marlins about Josh Johnson and were told he was not available. The Rangers did ak the Marlins about some of their other pitching but didn't get anywhere. There doesn't appear to be a match between the two teams.
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David Appelman / FanGraphs Baseball:
The 2010 Fan Projections! — For those of you who have been hanging around FanGraphs since at least last season, you'll know that we carry various projections in the off-season, which are for the most part generated by computer programs. — This off-season, in addition to carrying …
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Pirates sign pitcher Ledezma — The Pirates signed left-handed reliever Wil Ledezma to a minor league contract with an invitation to the major league portion of spring training. — Ledezma, 28, opened 2009 in Washington's bullpen but was designated for assignment April 20 …
Derrick Goold / Associated Press:
Cards, Pujols wait it out — The Cardinals' best approach this winter to entice Albert Pujols into a new, long-term contract may mean not offering him one at all. — Entering this offseason, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said the timing was ripe to sign Pujols beyond his existing contract …
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