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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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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Miguel Olivo, Decline Option — 10:48pm: The Blue Jays have declined the option on Olivo, according to a team press release. Toronto will be responsible for paying Olivo's $500K buyout and the catcher is now a Type B free agent. — 9:15pm: The Rockies …
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Bluebird Banter
Denver Post:
Rockies trade catcher Miguel Olivo to Toronto — The Rockies officially cut ties with catcher Miguel Olivo on Thursday night, exercising his 2011 option and trading him to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. — What they didn't do was answer the question of who'll be their everyday catcher next season.
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MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Boston Red Sox pick up David Ortiz's 1-year option; Big Papi OK with it … The Boston Red Sox looked into signing David Ortiz to a multiyear deal before deciding it wouldn't work out and exercising his one-year contract option, general manager Theo Epstein said on Thursday. — Ortiz
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NESN.com
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox pick up option on Ortiz
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FanGraphs Baseball, Over the Monster, The House That Dewey Built, MLB Rumors and Associated Press
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Epstein: Ortiz ‘cool’ with extension
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Boston Herald and The Joy of Sox
Michael S. Schmidt / Bats:
Mets Suspend Clubhouse Manager — 9:46 p.m. | Updated Charlie Samuels, the Mets' longtime clubhouse manager, has been suspended after the team learned he was tied to a law-enforcement investigation into illegal gambling, according to a lawyer briefed on the matter and a law-enforcement official.
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Uni Watch, MetsBlog.com, New Jersey Online, Fanhouse MLB Blog, Yahoo! Sports, The Mets Police and HardballTalk
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NY Daily News:
Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels under investigation for allegedly betting on baseball, theft — Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels is under investigation by the NYPD and the Queens District Attorney's office for allegedly betting on baseball and other sports as part of an organized gambling ring …
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HardballTalk
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Sandy Alderson to Interview Wally Backman on Saturday — Chris — YEAH, Go get Wally! — Mr. Seaver — Maybe he's in town anyway, and wants to show respect. Why not?
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Melvin, Jauss 1st for Sandy
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Surfing The Mets and MetsBlog.com
Associated Press:
Giants Decline to Exercise Renteria's Option — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The champion San Francisco Giants declined to exercise their $9.5 million option on World Series MVP Edgar Renteria on Thursday, instead paying him a $500,000 buyout. — It's no surprise because the 34-year-old Renteria …
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CBSSports.com, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo! Sports
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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MetsBlog.com
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Bill Brink / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Manager search down to Bannister, Hurdle
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Dallas Morning News, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
Nick Cannata-Bowman / Croix De Candlestick:
Parades, Confetti, and a Long-Awaited Release — One of my earliest memories as a kid is my first Giants game at the age of four. It was a day game at Candlestick Park, and the Giants lost to the Pirates. I remember asking my Dad all manner of Giants-related questions over the course of the game.
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baseballmusings.com
MLB.com:
New GM Towers fields questions from fans — As part of the D-backs monthly chat series, Kevin Towers participated in his first chat as D-backs general manager. He answered questions from fans about new hitting coach Don Baylor, D-backs prospects in the Arizona Fall League …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Hall of Fame skipper Anderson dies at 76 — Won titles with Big Red Machine in '70s, roaring Tigers in '84 — The white-haired genius who helped make red the pre-eminent color in the National League in the '70s and directed the American League team that roared the loudest in the '80s has passed.
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Yahoo! Sports and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Associated Press:
Sparky Anderson dies at 76
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Hardball Times, ESPN, MLive.com, Pinstriped Bible, Bluebird Banter and TigerBlog
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Scott Podsednik turns down option with Dodgers — He still can re-sign with the team, but Dodgers might prefer a cheaper alternative in left field. Jay Gibbons signs a one-year deal. — Scott Podsednik has opted for free agency instead of exercising his half of a mutual option for 2011 …
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MLB.com, ESPN and True Blue LA
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Bruce, Perez, And Others Get Super Two Status — Twenty players including Reds right fielder Jay Bruce and Indians pitcher Chris Perez have qualified for Super Two status, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of CBSSports.com. Evan Longoria has also made the cutoff but will not reap the benefits …
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Bucs Dugout
