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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte to announce retirement … NEW YORK — The Core Four is now down to We Three. — As many expected since the New York Yankees 2010 season ended in disappointment in Texas, Andy Pettitte will officially announce his retirement at a news conference at Yankee Stadium at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Andy Pettitte To Retire — It's the end of a three-month wait for the Yankees and a 16-year career for Andy Pettitte. The left-hander is set to announce his retirement tomorrow, the team announced. — The Yankees waited all winter for Pettitte and would have welcomed him back for a 14th season in pinstripes.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Andy Pettitte to retire tomorrow — Yankees announcer and ESPN Radio host Michael Kay just tweeted the following: … Ken Rosenthal has a source that is confirming that Pettitte will retire tomorrow. Jack Curry of YES Network has a full story on it here. He's heading to New York where there will be a press conference.
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New Jersey Online, Bronx Baseball Daily, Pinstriped Bible …, BronxBanterBlog.com and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Yankees turn boos to cheers — NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Giambi stood at first base and soaked it all in. One swing turned all those fickle fans in his favor and got Yankee Stadium rocking again. — Giambi hit a two-run single, Andy Pettitte pitched another gem under pressure and New York beat …
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It's About The Money
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Making it official — Here's the Yankees press release about Andy Pettitte. It was sent in the middle of our chat, and it pretty much makes Pettitte's retirement official. — The New York Yankees today announced that LHP Andy Pettitte will hold a press conference on Friday at 10:30 a.m. to announce his retirement.
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Images of Andy — Congrats on the great career, Andy.
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Yankeeist and HardballTalk
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Remain In Contact With Kevin Millwood
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Boston Globe, River Avenue Blues, Bronx Baseball Daily, Pinstriped Bible … and Baseball Prospectus
ESPN:
Suit against Mets to go public — New York Mets ownership has withdrawn its objection to unsealing the lawsuit accusing them of ill-gotten gains in the Bernie Madoff case. — A spokesman for Judge Burton Lifland of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Manhattan said the contents of the lawsuit could be released Friday.
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New York Post:
Mets on Twitter — Settlement talks between the Mets and the trustee recovering money for Bernie Madoff's victims reportedly broke down this afternoon amid a dispute over the leaking of information from a sealed lawsuit, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Mets Merized Online
NY Daily News:
Lupica: Trustee aims to smear Wilpons
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HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Adding SNY to Mets' Sale Pitch Would Increase Allure
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Tedquarters, NY Daily News and SNY
Mike Ozanian / SportsMoney:
New York Mets Book Value: -$225 million
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Mike Silva's …, ESPN, Mets Merized Online, New Jersey Online and Wall Street Journal
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
White Sox To Sign Lastings Milledge — The White Sox agreed to sign Lastings Milledge to a minor league deal, the team announced. Milledge will earn $500K in the majors and his deal doesn't include incentives, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter).
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Beyond the Box Score
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox have multiple ninth-inning options — CHICAGO — When the White Sox break from Glendale, Ariz., at the end of March, manager Ozzie Guillen will have named an official closer. — That original last line of pitching defense won't serve as the team's only closer for a 2011 campaign featuring championship-caliber expectations.
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HardballTalk and My Pinstripes
Fox Sports:
Dye won't settle for minor-league deal — Jermaine Dye was first among AL outfielders in homers from 2005-09, yet can't get a job. — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Nats give Meredith, Cora Minor League deals
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Federal Baseball, Nationals Inquisition and MLB Rumors
Jim Salisbury / CSNPhilly.com:
Phillies consider minor-league deal for Little Sarge — The Phillies are considering signing outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. to a minor-league contract, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. — If the two sides can work out a deal, Matthews Jr. would attend minor-league spring training camp.
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Howard Beck / Bats:
Cuban Declines to Enter Chase for the Mets — Mark Cuban is a big baseball fan with a lot of discretionary income who would love the chance to own a major league franchise. But not now and not the Mets. — “I'm not chasing any more baseball teams,” Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks …
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Ian Begley / ESPN:
Mark Cuban won't initiate bid for Mets
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Patrick Reddington / Federal Baseball:
Scott Boras Explains Jayson Werth's 7-Year/$126 Million Dollar Deal With The Washington Nationals. — More photos » Mitchell Layton - Getty Images — Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals poses in his jersey as he is introduced to the media on December 15 2010 at Nationals Park in Washington DC.
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Ben Lindbergh / Baseball Prospectus:
A Little Bit Softer Now — “They have crooked arms. They throw crooked, they walk crooked, and they think crooked. They even wear their clothes crooked. You have to figure they're a little crazy.” —Al Schacht … —Ray Miller — “Just because I'm left-handed and quotable doesn't mean I'm from another solar system.”
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THE BOOK
New York Post:
Alderson hopes Mets fans catch his thrift — Mets on Twitter — At this moment, Sandy Alderson is just another salesman trying to convince you to buy into the Mets. — He is not attempting to find minority partners for the Wilpons (cue laugh track) as much as foster a majority opinion …
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MetsBlog.com and Mets Fever
