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David Wilhelm / bnd.com:
Could Jim Edmonds be coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals? … ST. LOUIS — Could Jim Edmonds be returning to the St. Louis Cardinals? — The possibility seemed to exist after an on-stage meeting between Edmonds and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa on Sunday night at Chaifetz Arena following …
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
McGwire cheered by fans, evades steroid questions — Buzz up! — ST. LOUIS (AP)—Mark McGwire received a standing ovation from Cardinals fans Sunday in his first public appearance in St. Louis since admitting he used steroids. — His scheduled news conference, only minutes later, was much more combative.
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Job market for Thome remains in flux — Rays, other AL teams may be fit for 19-year veteran slugger — PEORIA, Ill. — Jim Thome has celebrated quite a few memorable “firsts” during the course of his illustrious 19-year-career. — There was the first of his 2,138 hits …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Surprise awaits Thome at charity event — Konerko, Manuel speak on behalf of slugger in Peoria — PEORIA, Ill. — For the 15th Joyce Thome Benefit for Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Andrea Thome decided to bring a few special guests in to the Peoria Civic Center to add to the already highly anticipated festivities.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Umps leave DR after Offerman incident — Licey manager, former big leaguer threw punch at Rayburn — The American umpiring crew involved in Jose Offerman's latest on-field meltdown resigned within hours from the Dominican Winter League and has already left the country.
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Associated Press:
Ex-big leaguer Jose Offerman detained after punching umpire in winter league game — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman threw a punch at an umpire during an argument in a Dominican winter league game Saturday night, the second time in 2½ years …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Eric Byrnes says Giants would be ‘best fit’ — (01-16) 19:34 PST — Though Eric Byrnes said he's finally 100 percent after two injury-marred seasons, the Diamondbacks gave up on him despite owing him $11 million next season. He could sign with another team for the minimum salary …
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Fox Sports:
Padres close to signing another Hairston — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — Free-agent infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. is closing on a one-year contract with the Padres, according to a major-league source.
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chavez doesn't mind utility role — (01-16) 19:33 PST — Kevin Kouzmanoff's arrival in Oakland means that Eric Chavez, a six-time Gold Glove third baseman, essentially will become a utility player if he is healthy. — “I've always been open to playing anywhere,” Chavez said.
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Landon Evanson / Bugs & Cranks:
Dishin' with Dutch: A B&C Interview with Darren Daulton — As the unquestioned leader of one of the most colorful teams in recent major league memory, Darren Daulton helped to bring the City of Brotherly Love a pennant in 1993 as the heart and soul of the “Gashouse Gang of the '90s.”
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Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
Lincecum Lottery — The whole world of baseball is a bit on edge, waiting for Tuesday. While most fans wait on pitchers and catchers, people inside baseball (and the kind of obsessives here at BP) are waiting to see “the number.” What will Tim Lincecum and his representatives ask for in arbitration?
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David Laurila / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Ross Detwiler by David Laurila — Ross Detwiler … David Laurila: How would you describe Ross Detwiler? — Ross Detwiler: I'm just one of the guys. I like to get here early every day and get my work in, so that I can have some down time to either play cards …
NY Daily News:
Bug Selig targets small-market teams to spend revenue-sharing dollars on players — One can only imagine how painful it must have been last week for Bud Selig to tell his small-market brethren, Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and his stepson president David Samson, to pony up on the payroll …
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs plan massive restructuring of Wrigley Field — Wrigley 20-14 project includes major construction in and around park as part of ‘triangle building’ — A 2005 sketch of a proposed Wrigley Field expansion project under Tribune Co. The Ricketts family wants to complete something similar by 2014.
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