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Jordanbastianmlb / Major League Bastian:
Anthopoulos gets creative — This post was brought to you by the letter “B”... ... as in “Type B.” — On Thursday night, Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos swung a pretty creative trade. For an hour and a half, catcher Miguel Olivo was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies trade Olivo to Jays — Miguel Olivo is a former Rockie. With little time to spare, they traded him to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later. — “I am little disappointed. I was looking forward to playing in Colorado again. I love my teammates and the fans and Denver were great.
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Nathan Rode / Baseball America:
Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe) — A year into their new regime, the Blue Jays already were beginning to see results. Alex Anthopoulos took over as general manager last October and quickly began a much-needed rebuilding process.
Denver Post:
Rockies trade catcher Miguel Olivo to Toronto
Rockies trade catcher Miguel Olivo to Toronto
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jesus Montero will get chance to win starting catching job, Jorge Posada will slide in as Yankees DH — Back in July, the Yankees were willing to deal Jesus Montero for Cliff Lee. When the 2011 season starts, Montero could be catching Lee in the Bronx. — The consensus among …
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
The future may be only a few months away — In the days after the Yankees season ended, general manager Brian Cashman made it clear that top prospect Jesus Montero would get a look in spring training. — “I do have people who believe he's Major League-ready at the catcher position with a tremendous offensive bat,” Cashman said.
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NY Daily News:
Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels under investigation allegedly for betting on baseball, theft — Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels is under investigation by the NYPD and the Queens District Attorney's office allegedly for betting on baseball and other sports as part of an organized gambling ring …
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ESPN:
Reports: New York Mets clubhouse man admits MLB bet — NEW YORK — New York Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels admitted betting on baseball, according to a person familiar with the investigation. — Samuels made the admission to an investigator for Major League Baseball in the last few weeks …
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Michael S. Schmidt / Bats:
Mets Suspend Clubhouse Manager
Mets Suspend Clubhouse Manager
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Fox Sports:
Will Yanks try to squeeze Jeter? — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — I love when the New York Yankees start talking about how they're “running a business,” …
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New York Post:
Post-career deal would solve Yankees-Jeter contract issue — Tweet — Hal Steinbrenner talks publicly about as often as Marcel Marceau. Casey Close is a more garrulous fellow, but when it comes to offering specifics about one of his client's contract negotiations …
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Cincinnati.com:
Sparky Anderson: Did you know? — Here are some little-known facts and stories about the life and times of Reds great Sparky Anderson: — Origin Of The Nickname — In 1953, George Lee Anderson began his minor league career in Class C ball at Santa Barbara, Calif. …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
So long, Sparky — As many out there in reader-land likely already …
So long, Sparky — As many out there in reader-land likely already …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Mets Face Midnight Deadline to Sign Hisanori Takahashi — Last week, the Mets were granted an extension on their October 31 deadline to sign LHP Hisanori Takahashi. — The Mets have yet to sign Takahashi, and have until midnight tonight to complete a deal, or they will lose the right …
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David Waldstein / Bats:
Time Running Out for Mets on Takahashi
Time Running Out for Mets on Takahashi
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Astros hire Barnett as new hitting coach — Team's Minors hitting coordinator to replace Bagwell in 2011 — The Astros have hired Mike Barnett as their new hitting coach, the club announced on Friday. — Barnett, who will take the place of Jeff Bagwell, will be a familiar face for Astros hitters …
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Associated Press:
Nuns sell rare Honus Wagner baseball card for $262,000 — BALTIMORE — A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000. — The Baltimore-based School Sisters of Notre Dame put the card up for sale after inheriting it from the brother of a deceased nun.
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Rob Castellano / Amazin' Avenue:
Who Is Terry Collins? — We've all heard the name bandied about among the various lists of potential managerial candidates, and it was recently reported that Collins will get his shot to convince management why he deserves the job. However, it always seems that Collins is one of the …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets interview Bob Melvin, Dave Jauss — New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson opened the managerial interview process Thursday by meeting with Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss in New York. — Alderson plans to continue his search for Jerry Manuel's successor when he interviews fellow …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Sandy Alderson to Interview Wally Backman on Saturday
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Epstein: Ortiz ‘cool’ with extension — Just got off a conference call with Theo Epstein. — The basics: They talked about a multi-year deal to no avail. Ortiz is happy with the extension and told Theo directly that he is “cool.” — Epstein said talks are ongoing with the other free agents …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Hurdle interviews to become Pirates' skipper — PITTSBURGH — The Pirates formerly interviewed Clint Hurdle for the club's managerial opening on Thursday, marking the first interview conducted by the organization since Oct. 14. It could also be the last. — Hurdle, a former Rockies manager …
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Bill Brink / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Manager search down to Bannister, Hurdle
Pirates Notebook: Manager search down to Bannister, Hurdle
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