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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 …
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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 …
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Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92
Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92
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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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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox interested in reliever Wheeler — The Red Sox are discussing a possible deal with righthanded reliever Dan Wheeler, a Rhode Island native who has pitched effectively for Tampa Bay the last four seasons. — Wheeler, 33, has a 3.84 ERA in parts of 11 seasons with four teams.
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
After rival Phillies add Cliff Lee, Florida Marlins sign lefty reliever Randy Choate
After rival Phillies add Cliff Lee, Florida Marlins sign lefty reliever Randy Choate
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Matt Guerrier turns down Red Sox to sign with Dodgers
Sources: Matt Guerrier turns down Red Sox to sign with Dodgers
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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
Bell recovering from typhoid fever
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Fox Sports:
Teams zero in on free-agent 1st basemen — FOX Sports — Derrek Lee or Adam LaRoche? Adam LaRoche or Derrek Lee? — At least three teams - the Nationals, Orioles and Padres - are pursuing both free-agent first basemen, major-league sources say. — LaRoche, 31, is expected to command a multi-year deal.
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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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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Fausto Carmona Drawing Heavy Trade Interest
Fausto Carmona Drawing Heavy Trade Interest
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
A.J. Burnett is not happy with Colin Cowherd — Yesterday, big-time talk radio host Colin Cowherd claimed that A.J. Burnett went through a nasty divorce last season and implied that led to his trouble on the mound. Cowherd said: … Which would be way more interesting if it wasn't for the fact …
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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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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)
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Dick Jerardi / Philly.com:
Kristen Lee wanted to return to Philly — Kristen Lee understands the perception. Given the reports, you might think she was a target of Yankees fans during the American League Championship Series and that might be the reason the Lees did not take all that New York money.
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Ted Berg / Tedquarters:
The Mets should sign Pedro Martinez — Yeah, I said it. — Rumor says Pedro is open to pitching again in the 2011 season. I have no idea how much he'll cost, and last time he pulled this all the reports said he was prohibitively expensive. Plus if he's coming back he's probably …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Pedro Martinez Is “Most Likely” Finished
Pedro Martinez Is “Most Likely” Finished
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