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Curt Anderson / NBCSports.com:
EX-YANKEE JIM LEYRITZ ACQUITTED IN FATAL DUI CRASH — Site powered by msnbc.com Latest news: Mexico charges US-born drug suspect ‘La Barbie’
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Jim Leyritz acquitted on DUI manslaughter charges — UPDATE: According to Curt Anderson of the Associated Press, Jim Leyritz was acquitted on DUI manslaughter charges for a December 2007 crash that resulted in the death of Fredia Ann Veitch. However, he was convicted on a misdemeanor charge …
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River Avenue Blues
Associated Press:
Jim Leyritz acquitted in Florida — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A jury in Florida on Saturday acquitted former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz of DUI manslaughter in a 2007 crash that killed a mother of two. — However, Leyritz was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence …
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Associated Press
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Bryce Harper to start in Arizona Fall League title game — Bryce Harper will wrap up his first professional season today in Scottsdale, Ariz., by starting for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the championship game of the Arizona Fall League. Harper, the second-youngest player in the history of the AFL …
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Federal Baseball, Minor League Ball and The Nationals Enquirer
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Ackley earns Arizona Fall League MVP honors — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Anyone who saw Dustin Ackley in April probably could not envision the Mariners' second-base prospect taking home any kind of award for his on-field performance. — The 2009 first-round pick, taken No. 2 overall, seemed lost in the opening month of his pro career.
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Mariners Musings and Mariners blog
Ross Newhan / New York Times:
Felix Hernandez, Despite Record, Deserved Cy Young — With everyone from schoolchildren to retirees, laymen to scholars, seemingly doing a blog, it was a few months ago that my son and I thought we could provide interesting baseball perspectives writing from the same site …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Stephen Hart / Staten Island Advance:
For Marquis, the ‘Price’ was right for American League Cy Young Award — Felix Hernandez's winning of the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday was a victory for geeky Sabermetric fans everywhere. But if pitcher Jason Marquis had a vote, it would have been different.
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The Nationals Enquirer
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Florida Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez would love to reunite with friend — pitcher Javier Vazquez — Back home in his native Puerto Rico, Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez is a popular guy. So it should be no surprise that Edwin talked a little baseball this morning with an old friend — pitcher Javier Vazquez.
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MLB Rumors, florida.marlins.mlb.com and ESPN
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Baseball executives bet on Bob Melvin as Sandy Alderson's choice to be next manager of New York Mets — Jeff Wilpon stepped out of a meeting room Thursday at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando shortly after he and his front office team had interviewed Terry Collins and completed the Mets' managerial search.
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MetsBlog.com
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Abreu puts team first in DH stance — Veteran open to shifting role should Angels lure Crawford — At his offseason home in Orlando, Bobby Abreu has heard the rumor — neither confirmed nor denied by Angels management in accordance with club policy — that the Halos are pursuing free-agent left fielder Carl Crawford.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Pirates Designate Duke, LaRoche, Young — The Pirates have designated Zach Duke, Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young for assignment, according to a team press release. The moves do not come as a surprise, as MLBTR pegged all three as non-tender candidates earlier this month.
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By Gosh, It's Langosch, MLB Daily Dish, MLB.com, Bucs Dugout, Yahoo! Sports and Al's Ramblings
Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Trainer: Derek Jeter plans big comeback — The Captain hopes to play at a high level through 2017 — but maybe not at shortstop — If Derek Jeter's contract had expired after the 2009 season, Jason Riley might have been named the American League's Most Valuable Player.
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The Sommer Frieze
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yankees name Larry Rothschild pitching coach — Here's the announcement from the Yankees. — The New York Yankees today announced they have signed pitching coach Larry Rothschild to a three-year contract. The 2011 season will mark Rothschild's 37th season in professional baseball as a player, coach or manager.
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Sliding Into Home
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yanks hire coach Larry Rothschild
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MLB, Bombers Beat, Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Bleed Cubbie Blue and GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
