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Jeff Kolpack / INFORUM:
Fargo's Chris Coste agrees to deal with the New York Mets — Fargo's Chris Coste is headed to the Big Apple. — Coste agreed to terms with the New York Mets today on a contract that guarantees him a spot on the 40-man roster. — Coste said the Mets were the only team to give him that guarantee …
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New York Post:
Sherman: Honor should be A-Rod's — should be A-Rod — FOURTEEN years into the existence of the Turn 2 Foundation, Derek Jeter finally received the Roberto Clemente Award for community service on Oct. 29. — Two days later, he was handed the Hank Aaron Award as the American League's top hitter.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter named SI's Sportsman of the Year — Yankees captain lauded for performance, community work — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter's ultimate goal for the 2009 season has already been fulfilled, having had the opportunity to hoist the World Series championship trophy into the sky on a chilly November evening in the Bronx.
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Sox and Pinstripes
Sports Illustrated:SI's Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Inbox: Can Dodgers keep free agents? — Beat reporter Ken Gurnick answers fans' questions — What are the chances the Dodgers can keep their best free agents, specifically pitchers Randy Wolf or Vicente Padilla? — Even more than usual, it's a lot about the money.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:Yankees mull arbitration offers; Pettitte logical
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Sliding Into Home
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay's reps say he won't accept proposed trade after spring training — Roy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who has been the subject of much trade talk since before the July deadline, will not approve any proposed deal after he reports to spring training, according to his representatives.
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Maple Leafs / Toronto Star:Griffin: Three misconceptions about the Halladay dealings
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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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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.
Bill Shaikin / LA Times Sports Blog:
Nick Adenhart's family gets $138,000 playoff share — The Angels' players treated Nick Adenhart as one of their own all season. They maintained his locker, carried his jersey wherever they went, poured beer and champagne atop his jersey after clinching a playoff berth.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees release spring training schedule … The Yankees on Wednesday released their 33-game spring training. The defending World Series champions play the first of 16 home games on March 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner field in Tampa, Fla.
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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?
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MLB.com:
This could be the year for Dawson, Blyleven — First-timers will likely have to wait for induction — I have this nagging thought about the new Hall of Fame ballot and the 26 candidates for 2010: This could be the first year since 1996 that no one gets the necessary 75 percent of votes needed to be elected.
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Circling The Bases
Peter Gammons / ESPN:
Pedroia interested in move back to SS — The condition for Dustin Pedroia's family vacation with sidekick Andre Ethier and his family was that they had to have proper workout facilities. Ethier found a villa in Virgin Gorda with a fully-equipped weight room and tennis courts …
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The House That Dewey Built
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Arbitration Offer Predictions For Free Agents — On October 12th, I explained what it means when a free agent is offered arbitration and also made a few loose predictions. Tomorrow evening, those arbitration decisions will be upon us. As far as I can tell, there are 70 Type A/B free agents.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals must offer arbitration by tonight — Cardinals third baseman Mark DeRosa tries to get to a ball off the bat of Edgar Renteria in the sixth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium (Chris Lee/P-D)
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C70 At The Bat
Boston Red Sox Blog:
Joe Castiglione, Jerry Remy among broadcasters in Baseball Hall of Fame balloting — Joe Castiglione, who is entering his 30th year of broadcasting baseball, the last 25 in the radio booth for the Red Sox, and Jerry Remy, who made an emotional return to the NESN TV booth last summer …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers weigh arbitration decisions — Milwaukee unlikely to extend offers to five eligible players — MILWAUKEE — Brewers officials met Monday afternoon to make final decisions, but it appeared they were leaning against extending arbitration offers to any of their five compensation-eligible free agents …
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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