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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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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Sandy Alderson to be Mets GM — NEW YORK — Sandy Alderson will be the next general manager of the New York Mets, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. — An announcement could come Friday, on the off day between Games 2 and 3 of the World Series.
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MetsBlog.com, New York Post and Faith and Fear in Flushing
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:
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).
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Jon Daniels out of Mets' plans for next GM, will decide between …
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New York Mets Fan Blog, Ducksnorts, MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
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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ESPN, NESN.com, Lone Star Ball, Mets Merized Online, It's About The Money, MLB Rumors, Sliding Into Home, Associated Press and SportsNet NY
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Lee's Wife Is No Fan of Yankee Stadium — SAN FRANCISCO — When the millions start piling up at the negotiating table this winter, the behavior of a few rowdy Yankees fans will probably make no difference to Cliff Lee, the Texas Rangers' ace and a pending free agent.
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Baseball Prospectus and USA Today
Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Cliff Lee's Wife Likes Texas, Doesn't Like the Yankees
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Bronx Baseball Daily, Pinstripe Alley, ESPN and Subway Squawkers
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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HardballTalk
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox announce ticket prices for 2011
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Boston Globe, The House That Dewey Built and HardballTalk
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Red Sox talk to Curt Young
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MLB Daily Dish, ESPN and Associated Press
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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Associated Press, Blogging The Bombers, Yahoo! Sports, River Avenue Blues and The LoHud Yankees Blog
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Dallas Morning News:
Grant: Rangers young GM Jon Daniels still finds solid players the old-fashioned way — SAN FRANCISCO - The Rangers' run through the American League playoffs started and ended in a most unusual way in Arlington: with the honoring of their scouting staff. — Before the first home …
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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William World News, The Nats Blog, HardballTalk, NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK and Nationals Inquisition
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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River Avenue Blues and HardballTalk
