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Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
Yankees GM in Arkansas to meet with Lee; no offer expected — Yankees GM Brian Cashman flew to Arkansas last night and is scheduled to meet later today with free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, but is not expected to make a contract offer yet, The Post has learned.
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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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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 …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Cashman Meeting With Cliff Lee In Arkansas — The latest on the Yankees... - The Yankees are flying into Arkansas personally today to meet with Cliff Lee, MLBTR has learned. Brian Cashman will in attendance, adds Joel Sherman of the New York Post, while Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada to have knee surgery, reports say; wife Laura indicates …
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MLB:
Scott Rolen wins Gold Glove in third different uniform — Scott Rolen won his eighth National League Gold Glove Award on Wednesday in his third different uniform. — The slick-fielding Cincinnati Reds third baseman won his first Gold Glove since 2006, when he was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Three Reds take NL Gold Glove honors — Rolen, Phillips, Arroyo win; first times for Rockies' Tulo, Gonzalez — The Reds were the defensive stars of the National League on Wednesday, when three of their players won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. And for the second year running …
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Gold Glove results mixed, as usual
Gold Glove results mixed, as usual
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves
Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves
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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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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
The Mets are giving Wally Backman a second interview for some reason
The Mets are giving Wally Backman a second interview for some reason
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
DePodesta to follow ‘Moneyball’ formula
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 …
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Adrian's rehab may last until Spring Training — Slugger may not be able to swing bat for ‘four or five months’ — SAN DIEGO — Starting Wednesday, Padres All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will begin the rehabilitation process on the right shoulder he had surgery on three weeks ago.
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Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES: Hundley's progress means less platooning in 2011
PADRES: Hundley's progress means less platooning in 2011
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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 …
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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Joy Powell / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Charge: Apple Valley woman hacked Playboy playmate's e-mail, stole nude pics of MLB star — A St. Cloud State student allegedly swiped photos that Cleveland Indians star Grady Sizemore took of himself and e-mailed to his girlfriend. — An Apple Valley woman was charged on Tuesday with breaking …
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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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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
New challenges, and a word of thanks — My mother recently found a piece of paper from high school, on which I had named my dream job. It was easy. There was only one thing I wanted to be: Red Sox beat writer for the Boston Globe. — Just a decade later I have been there. I have had my dream job.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Hoffman Drawing Interest, Undecided On Future — Trevor Hoffman told MLB.com's Barry Bloom that he wants to test free agency before deciding whether to play in 2011. If he sees an offer he likes, the 43-year-old could return for a 19th season. If not, the all-time saves leader says he's prepared to retire.
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