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Bob Feller, Hall of Fame Pitcher, Dies at 92 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Bob Feller, the Iowa farm boy whose powerful right arm earned him the nickname “Rapid Robert” and made him one of baseball's greatest pitchers during a Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Indians, has died. He was 92.
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Bob Dolgan / Plain Dealer:
Bob Feller, The Greatest Cleveland Indian, dies at age 92 — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bob Feller, the brilliant pitcher who is the only Cleveland pro athlete to be immortalized with a statue, died Wednesday night of complications from leukemia at age 92. — The Hall of Famer hurled 266 victories …
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Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92 — Bob Feller, an American folk hero and Hall of Famer whose life story consisted of baseball, patriotism, family and farming, died Wednesday night of acute leukemia in a hospice. He was 92. — Feller, a right-handed pitcher known as …
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JonPaulMorosi / mlbbuzz:
Amid Greinke rumors, don't forget Fausto — He's a right-handed starter. He's 27 years old. He pitches in the American League Central. He has garnered a lot of recent interest on the trade market. — Zack Greinke? — Nope. — Fausto Carmona. — Greinke, of course …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Bob Feller lived a proud life — Outspoken Hall of Famer defended impressive pitching record and his country — The truth about Bob Feller's life and career is inelastic, it cannot be stretched, it is unfathomable, but true. He was a prodigy, a war hero, a pitching icon, he barnstormed …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Fausto Carmona Drawing Heavy Trade Interest
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Red Sox bring back Lenny DiNardo — The Red Sox are bringing back a familiar face. — The team has agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Lenny DiNardo on a minor-league, split contract. DiNardo confirmed the agreement by phone from Fort Myers, where he is working out.
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David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Cubs Moving Towards to Signing Kerry Wood — The Cubs, who have a major need for a veteran right handed reliever are moving towards finalizing a deal with free agent Kerry Wood. Wood, who spent the first 10 years of his major league career with the Cubs spent 2010 with the Cleveland Indians …
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Fox Sports:
Report: Padres' Bell recovering at home — NewsCore — San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell was recovering at home Wednesday after being diagnosed with typhoid fever last week, MLB.com reported. — Bell reportedly contracted the illness during a romantic vacation on the Fijian island of Tavarua with his wife of 10 years.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Bell recovering from typhoid fever — SAN DIEGO — It's been a dizzying few weeks for Padres closer Heath Bell and his wife, Nicole, and not just because they've covered a good section of the Pacific Ocean on trips to the Fijian island of Tavarua followed by a vacation to Hawaii, where the couple renewed their wedding vows last week.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Pedro Martinez Is “Most Likely” Finished — 3:35pm: Martinez sounded far from returning in an interview with Justo de la Cruz at the Domincan paper El Dia today (links in Spanish), saying he's very happy to be away from the stress and travel of a player's life, which is to say, “I'm realizing what it is to be a normal person.”
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. showed interest in Pedro Martinez …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Red Sox in ‘ongoing discussions’ with reliever Dan Wheeler — The Red Sox are talking with reliever Dan Wheeler about helping to shore up their bullpen. (AP) — The Red Sox have been engaged in ongoing discussions with right-hander Dan Wheeler about the possibility of coming to Boston …
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
mixed word now on Bobby Jenks and the Rays — UPDATE: Ken Rosenthal tweets that there is “heavy action” on Jenks, including the Rays, but that the Yankees and others have interest too. He says Jenks is not close to a decision yet, however. In other news, I suppose all action on Bobby Jenks would be “heavy.”
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers To Sign Matt Guerrier — The Dodgers agreed to sign Matt Guerrier to a three-year deal, according to Newsday's Erik Boland (on Twitter). The deal would be for $12MM over three years, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). — The right-hander joins Scott Downs …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Matt Guerrier turns down Red Sox to sign with Dodgers
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
After rival Phillies add Cliff Lee, Florida Marlins sign lefty reliever Randy Choate — Hours after the Philadelphia Phillies introduced pitcher Cliff Lee, the Marlins announced a signing of their own. — Randy Choate isn't the Marlins' answer to Lee, but the addition does give Florida …
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J-Doug / Beyond the Box Score:
Benefit of the Doubt: How Pitch Speed and Movement Affect the Zone — As noted in previous episodes of Benefit of the Doubt, the strike zone as called is significantly modified by the behavior of the pitch and the context in which it is thrown. Today we'll look at the characteristics …
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
No, Felix Hernandez is not coming to New York — Not to pick on this message board guy because I've seen the sentiment around in many places, but ... Resolved: your level of panic as a Yankees fan is directly related to the strength of your belief that Brian Cashman can trade for Felix Hernandez.
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