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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
New Year's wishes for baseball fans — So you've got images of pitchers and catchers clogging up your neuro-processor. You're counting down the days (admit it, hours) before CC Sabathia and Johan Santana deliver their first fastballs in Florida. Waiting out January's odyssey is torture, but you can't beat the payoff.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:What can Yanks do for an encore? — Bombers retool in preparation …
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Jason Bay passes physical; New York Mets to introduce outfielder Tuesday — Free-agent outfielder Jason Bay has passed his physical exam and will be introduced as the newest New York Met on Tuesday at Citi Field, the team announced Monday. — Bay, 31, reached agreement with the Mets …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets hold breath for Bay's physical — Jason Bay could officially become a Met today. — The free-agent outfielder, who last week agreed to a four-year deal worth $66 million with the Mets — there is a vesting option for a fifth season — is expected to be in Manhattan today for a full physical …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Remaining Top 50 Free Agents — MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents list was published on November 9th. 25 of those 50 players have signed. Here's a list of the remaining 25, with fresh guesses on where they might land. — 1. Matt Holliday - Cardinals. The market for Holliday this winter proved smaller …
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Plenty of talent still up for grabs — for the right price — The holidays are over, but Baseball's shopping season is not. — More than 100 free agents remain unsigned, including several of the biggest names — and virtually all of Scott Boras' clients. — Spring training begins in approximately six weeks.
Redskins Insider:
Redskins fire Jim Zorn after 2 seasons — The Washington Redskins fired Coach Jim Zorn this morning, ending a two-year stint that began with his surprising elevation from an obscure quarterbacks coach and finished with a dismissal that seemed inevitable after the Redskins' disastrous four-win season.
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Mike Florio / NBCSports.com:Shanahan on track to make more than $50 million from Redskins
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
The Year and the Decade to Come — First off, I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season. As it turned out, 2009 was a successful year for Prospectus Entertainment Ventures, but this coming year has the potential to be the biggest for us since the year we went to a premium product …
James Fanelli / New York Post:
Met ‘mob’ contracts — Shady firms got $52M to build Citi Field — The Mets shelled out $51.6 million in taxpayer money to contractors shunned by the city for their ties to the Mafia, labor corruption or bribery, The Post has learned. — At least seven contractors the city avoids …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Peter Gammons' MLB Network Debut on Weds. — Hall of Fame award-winning baseball writer Peter Gammons will make his debut on MLB Network with the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame Election announcement show on Wednesday, January 6. MLB Network's Bob Costas, Harold Reynolds, Matt Vasgersian …
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Big decisions looming on superstars — (Darren Hauck, Associated Press / September 22, 2009) — Will current clubs be able to afford Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez? — On Baseball — They were Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, Don Miller and Elmer Layden …
Phil Rogers / Baseball America:
Chicago White Sox Top 10 Prospects — Chicago White Sox … Before the White Sox selected Gordon Beckham with the eighth pick in the 2008 draft, 17 years had passed since they had a choice among the top 10. Beckham may have been worth the wait. — After taking righthander Alex Fernandez …
Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Edwin Encarnacion burns face in firework mishap — ORLANDO — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Edwin Encarnacion was released Saturday from a Miami hospital after being treated for minor facial injuries caused by fireworks during the New Year's festivities in his native Dominican Republic.
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