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9:40 AM ET, December 16, 2010

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Associated Press:
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 …
Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
RIP Bob Feller  —  Bob Feller threw three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters during his 18-year career — all with the Indians.  (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)  —  One of my earliest memories was seeing Bob Feller in a jacket and tie.  My father took me to some sort of morning meeting in Cleveland …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mets Merized Online
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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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.
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 …
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
Discussion: HardballTalk and Fanhouse MLB Blog
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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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Fausto Carmona Drawing Heavy Trade Interest
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
MLB.com:
Phillies sign Clliff Lee to five-year contract
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
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.”
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Expect Sox to sign Crain on Wednesday  —  Twins reliever worked 71 games last season with 21 holds  —  Twins pitcher Jesse Crain picked up a tipped ball to throw out Detroit Tigers' Ramon Santiago at first.  (Bruce Bisping, McClatchy-Tribune / May 5, 2010)
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.”
Discussion: HardballTalk and Hot Foot
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Ted Berg / Tedquarters:   The Mets should sign Pedro Martinez
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. showed interest in Pedro Martinez …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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 …
Discussion: FishStripes and Yahoo! Sports
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Dallas Morning News:
Cowlishaw: Even without Cliff Lee, Rangers' pitching should be fine
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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