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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Lee's stellar pitching lifts Texas, but free agency is looming — ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Texas Rangers convened behind closed clubhouse doors July 9, manager Ron Washington announced to his players the move that forever changed the franchise. — “We have traded,” Washington said, “for Cliff Lee.”
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Cliff Lee's wife harassed in NY … Fans' treatment of Cliff Lee's wife at Yankee Stadium was ugly, but it might not have hurt the Yankees' recruitment of one of the game's top left-handed pitchers. — During the American League Championship Series games in New York between the Yankees and Rangers …
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Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Cliff Lee's Wife Likes Texas, Doesn't Like the Yankees
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Sandy Alderson will be Mets' new GM — The Mets have settled on Sandy Alderson to be their new general manager, sources say. — The Mets made the choice after bringing back Alderson and former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes as finalists. — The official hire of Alderson as GM could come …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets will hire Sandy Alderson as general manager to replace Omar Minaya, according to sources — Sandy Alderson will be hired as the next Mets general manager, according to sources. The team prefers him over other candidates, including Rangers GM and Queens native Jon Daniels (below).
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Mike Sielski / Wall Street Journal:
Alderson's Skill Set A Good Fit for Mets — When Kevin Towers learned that he would be working under Sandy Alderson, he considered changing jobs, so great and wide a shadow did he believe his new boss cast. — Mr. Towers had been hired as the San Diego Padres' general manager in 1995 …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Jon Daniels out of Mets' plans for next GM, will decide between …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ortiz: I'll be with the Red Sox in 2011 — David Ortiz is at the Heat-Celtics game tonight and the Globe's Mike Vega tracked him down at halftime. — Big Papi said the Red Sox have yet to tell him whether they will pick up his $12.5 million contract option for next season.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox announce ticket prices for 2011
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Alex Belth / BronxBanterBlog.com:
Tragedy — My favorite part about sitting in the Yankee Stadium press box is getting the chance to watch Bill Shannon, the official scorer, in action. Shannon, who for years was the head of public relations at MSG, was ripped out of the pages of Damon Runyon.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Rest in peace, Bill Shannon — It's impossible to say who is the best at what they do. We all have opinions on who is the best player in baseball, the best manager, the best GM or which is the best ballpark. — But the best official scorer in baseball was unquestionably Bill Shannon …
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Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Nats to unveil uniform changes Nov. 10 — After months of rumors and speculation, the Nats are set to unveil significant changes to their uniforms on Nov. 10 at Nats Park. The team will hold a fashion show event at the stadium, and will show off at least three styles of uniforms.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yanks, Girardi will open contract talks — The Yankees and Joe Girardi are beginning contract talks Monday that are expected to keep Girardi as manager an additional three years. — Girardi's new deal is expected to pay him about $3 million a year, according to sources.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Jackson voted AL's top rookie by peers — DETROIT — Tigers center fielder and leadoff man Austin Jackson won his second American League rookie honor in just over a week, this time winning the vote of his fellow Major Leaguers for AL Outstanding Rookie in the Players Choice Awards.
Associated Press:
Baseball union head says players open to expanding playoffs — SAN FRANCISCO — Baseball's playoffs could be expanding in two years. — The new head of the players' union says his members are open to adding more wild-card teams for 2012 and possibly extending the division series to a best-of-seven.
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