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Lynn Zinser / New York Times:
Pettitte Retires Because of Heart, Not Arm — Andy Pettitte said his arm feels good enough to report to spring training and his body feels good enough to pitch another season for the Yankees, but he made his decision to retire when he realized his heart was not in it anymore.
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Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Andy Pettitte turned his fire into ice — Lefty learned to control his temper, becoming one of the toughest Yankees ever — The clock was ticking, the scout for the New York Yankees was throwing everything he had at a junior college kid named Andy Pettitte, and still the team and the prospect remained a lousy 20 grand apart.
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Ken Plutnicki / New York Times:
Best of Pettitte? Game 5 in '96 Got Ball Rolling
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte prepared to announce retirement from New York Yankees …
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Making it official — Here's the Yankees press release about Andy Pettitte.
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Images of Andy — Congrats on the great career, Andy.
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Source: Yankees 2B hires Scott Boras — MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico — New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has hired Scott Boras as his agent, a source told ESPNdeportes.com. — The All-Star second baseman and Boras had a meeting Friday in San Pedro de Macoris, Cano's hometown …
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Sports Illustrated:
Yankees face tough choices to replace Pettitte's role in rotation … If you're willing to believe that re-signing Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were givens, the New York Yankees' primary task this offseason was shoring up their starting rotation. Though the Yankees made it all the way …
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Jonah Keri / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Yankees Should Trade for Barry Zito — Few contracts in recent baseball history have attracted more ridicule than the seven-year, $126 million deal the Giants gifted to Barry Zito. Apparently still dazzled by Zito's 23-5 record, 2.75 ERA and Cy Young award four seasons earlier …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks back off idea of using humidor this year — During last season, the Diamondbacks kicked around the idea of installing a humidor at Chase Field, a ballpark known for being offensive - and, no, we're not referring to all the strikeouts, which seem to offend even the most casual of fans.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
The Wilpon-Madoff Situation going forward — The way I understand this, Wilpon and Katz say they were victims, having left $500 million on the table; while Picard is saying they withdrew profits and either knew or should have known Madoff was a scam; and so they now can either settle on a figure …
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz to get second chance with Newark Bears — NEWARK — Former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz is about to get a second chance. — The Newark Bears of the independent Can-Am League have agreed in principle to hire Leyritz as the team's new hitting and pitching coach, owner and CEO Tom Cetnar said last night.
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Sabean expects Belt to start season in Triple-A — SAN FRANCISCO — Diluting the intoxicating hype swirling around Brandon Belt, Giants general manager Brian Sabean said Thursday that he foresees the club's top prospect beginning the season at Triple-A Fresno.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. • Less than two weeks remain before the Cardinals and three-time MVP first baseman Albert Pujols run into a deadline for the club and its iconic player to reach agreement on a contract extension. — An extension probably would make Pujols the highest-paid player in his league, if not the game.
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Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, Marmol close to long-term contract — (Jody Gomez-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE / September 28, 2010) — Deal should be announced before next weekend — Baseball sources tell us that Cubs GM Jim Hendry is close to finalizing a long-term deal with closer Carlos Marmol.
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