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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Posada to Have Knee Surgery — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to a person in baseball briefed on the matter. While the operation is not serious, it underlines the age issues that the Yankees …
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Cashman, Yankees tell Posada he'll DH next season — Tweet — Face to face Brian Cashman informed Jorge Posada that he will be the Yankees' designated hitter next season, The Post has learned. — Cashman met with Posada in Manhattan this week to tell the veteran to, as usual …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada to have knee surgery, reports say; wife Laura indicates catcher will be Yankees' DH — Jorge Posada said last weekend he still expected to catch in 2011, but in a pair of posts on social media sites Tuesday night, his wife indicated that wouldn't be the case.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Notes: Cliff Lee, Posada, Jeter — The latest on the Yankees... - The Yankees are flying into Arkansas personally today to meet with Cliff Lee, MLBTR has learned. GM Brian Cashman will be among those in attendance, adds Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
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NorthJersey.com:
Mets will give Wally Backman second interview — Sandy Alderson hopes to complete the first round of managerial interviews by this weekend, but The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be among the group of second interviews — The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be given …
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George / Fox Sports:
Mets' moves about winning, not Moneyball — 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. — Here we go again. — Rival executives with a background in scouting are privately snickering …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
DePodesta to follow ‘Moneyball’ formula — Newest member of front office excited to turn club around — NEW YORK — Information often forgotten about Paul DePodesta, or perhaps ignored, is the fact that he did not merely attend Harvard. He played baseball and football at the Ivy League university.
Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
The Mets are giving Wally Backman a second interview for some reason
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ESPN:
AL Gold Glove winners named — Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki won his 10th straight Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, headlining an American League team with several repeat winners. — With his 10th Gold Glove, Ichiro ties the record shared by Ken Griffey Jr. and Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Gold Glove results mixed, as usual
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Ichiro wins 10th straight Gold Glove
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Associated Press:
Ichiro, Jeter lead list of AL's Gold Glove recipients
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
AL Gold Glove winners announced
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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Free Agents 2010 — Major league free agents hit the open market at midnight on Nov. 7, five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Baseball America readers know that this date also ushers in the minor league free agency period. The number of MiLB free agents …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Hoffman weighing all his free-agency options — All-time saves leader is looking for a good closing situation — Trevor Hoffman wants to give the free-agent market one good look before he determines his future. — The right-handed reliever with a record 601 saves told MLB.com on Tuesday …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Hoffman Drawing Interest, Undecided On Future
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Dylan Hernandez / Dodgers Blog:
Source: Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka interested in playing for the Dodgers — Another Japanese player could be on his way to Los Angeles. — Middle infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka is likely to be made available to major league clubs by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the near future …
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Bill Brink / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Contact Us — Registration … The Pirates have expressed interest in free-agent starter Justin Duchscherer, according to an industry source. — Duchscherer performed well as a reliever in Oakland but has suffered injury problems and has made only five starts over the past two seasons.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
V-Mart drawing interest
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Red Sox show interest in Justin Duchscherer
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NY Daily News:
Jerry Manuel, Willie Randolph were wary of Charlie Samuels due to relationship with Wilpons: sources — Charlie Samuels joined the Mets' clubhouse staff as a raw teenager in 1976, but he's always been more than just the guy that orders jerseys and bats. Samuel has been a fixer, a counselor and a confidant for nearly four decades.
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MLB.com:
Oriole Park at Camden Yards to Undergo Renovations to Seating Bowl this Off-Season — Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened to rave reviews in 1992 and is now viewed as the standard-bearer for the 20 major league ballparks that have opened since that time. As the Orioles prepare to celebrate …
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Phillies pursuing Samuel for first-base coach position — Juan Samuel has long harbored thoughts of returning to the franchise where he began his major league career, and it sounds like things could be heading in that direction. — Samuel's agent, Rex Gary, confirmed yesterday afternoon …
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