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12:35 PM ET, February 24, 2012

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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun is acquitted, not exonerated over testosterone test  —  Commissioner's connection to Brewers raises questions  —  Ryan Braun gets off with no penalty after failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs.  —  Ryan Braun says he is innocent and that he is clean, that he never used synthetic testosterone.
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
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Fox Sports:
Why did MLB case vs. Braun fall apart?  —  I know what some of you are thinking:  —  Ryan Braun got off on a technicality.  Baseball cut him a break.  Braun should have been suspended 50 games for his positive drug test — period.  —  Here's what I say:
Discussion: Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Ryan Braun wins appeal of suspension  —  NEW YORK — National League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension has been overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.  —  The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association.  —  An outfielder for Milwaukee …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Ryan Braun Wins Appeal, Will Not Be Suspended  —  Ryan Braun has won the appeal of his failed banned substance test and will not be suspended for the first 50 games of the season, reports Tom Haudricourt of The Journal Sentinel.  The union officially announced the win, saying both parties agreed …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun wins appeal of 50-game suspension
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Ryan Braun wins the appeal of his drug suspension
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
NL MVP Ryan Braun wins appeal of drug test
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw bid to buy Dodgers  —  Caruso and Torre say in a letter to Major League Baseball that they are withdrawing their bid because of Frank McCourt's refusal to include the Dodger Stadium parking lots in the deal.  —  Rick Caruso, Joe Torre (Los Angeles Times)
Discussion: Dodgers Blog, HardballTalk and 6-4-2
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Bill Shaikin / Dodgers Blog:
Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw from bidding to buy Dodgers
ESPN:   Report: Torre, developer withdraw Dodgers bid
Jon Krawczynski / Globe and Mail:
Justin Morneau hopeful concussion issues are behind him  —  Justin Morneau arrived at spring training for the Minnesota Twins hopeful that his concussion issues are finally behind him.  However, the former AL MVP isn't making any guarantees because he knows he doesn't have many more treatment and recovery periods left in him.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Pedroia still smarting from failures of 2011  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - He can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny the night it happened.  Dustin Pedroia was sitting at a table alongside Jacoby Ellsbury, preparing to be honored at the Gold Glove awards dinner in New York in November …
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Associated Press:   Scary offseason for Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Bobby Jenks details surgery nightmare
Discussion: Boston Globe
Jim Souhan / Souhan on Sports:
Morneau speaks realistically about his future  —  Justin Morneau spoke on Friday morning in Fort Myers, and if you get past the usual optimism that every athlete offers when dealing with injuries, the news was not good.  —  Asked if he's contemplated his concussion symptoms ending his career, Morneau said:
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Orioles add sports psychologist to staff  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Continuing an offseason of interesting front-office hires and inter-organization movement, Dan Duqette, the Orioles' executive vice president of baseball operations, has added sports psychologist Seth Kaplan to provide mental-performance services …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Max Marchi / Baseball Prospectus:
The Stats Go Marching In  —  While evaluating Jose Molina's defensive skills a couple weeks ago, we were able to assign a run value to four aspects of catcher defense: blocking errant pitches, preventing the opposing team from stealing bases, fielding short batted balls …
Discussion: THE BOOK
Richard Sandomir / Bats:
Judge Defers Ruling on Mets' Madoff Case  —  A federal judge in Manhattan said Thursday that he would rule by March 5 on motions that could alter the face of the lawsuit against the owners of the Mets filed by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff's victims.  —  Jed S. Rakoff, a United State …
Discussion: Kranepool Society
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Howard Megdal / Capital New York:
The Mets owners keep peddling a story about new investors, but who's buying?
Discussion: HardballTalk
Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Vizquel has the knowledge, Jays have the need  —  DUNEDIN, FLA.— From Friday's Globe and Mail  —  Strict attention is paid even to the smallest of details when it comes to baseball's spring training.  —  Arriving at 7:30 a.m. at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium on Thursday …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Rasmus arrives; nearly entire club in camp
Discussion: HardballTalk
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Live from Port Charlotte: Zimmer meets bear  —  Friday morning at Rays camp started with an impromptu photo shoot.  Also, 2B/RF Ben Zobrist reported to camp, which means all the rostered position players came in early.  —  But back to the event.  Rays PR staff Andrew Heydt …
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Zobrist: “We're planning on winning World Series”  —  Rays 2B/RF Ben Zobrist is about as earnest and honest as they come, and he made it clear how he feels about the season after reporting to camp on Friday morning:  —  “It's exciting, a new year, 2012.  We're planning on winning the World Series this year.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
MLB.com:
Byrdak starting spring a little bit lower  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Byrdak holds the distinction this spring of being the Mets' only left-handed reliever with a guaranteed job.  His presence in Spring Training has thus far been notable for two other reasons.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Mike Kerwick / NorthJersey.com:
Jason Bay's time, fans' patience, running out in N.Y.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - He tried a garage.  Inside, he kept a piece of equipment that resembles a batting tee.  It allowed him to swing in silence.  —  He tried a warehouse.  Five minutes from home, it offered alternate refuge.
Dejan Kovacevic / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates president Coonelly charged with DUI  —  Pirates president Frank Coonelly has been charged with four counts related to drunken driving in Ross, the Tribune-Review has learned.  —  Ross Township police arrested Coonelly, 51, of Sewickley on Dec. 22 and charged him with drunken driving …
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Associated Press:   Pirates president Coonelly faces four DUI charges
 
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Selig Pushes for Expanded Playoffs in 2012, Decision in No More Than a Week
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB players pained by first HGH testing, oppose it in-season
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Fox Sports:
Rays' starting pitching depth scary good
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Steinbrenner: Mo ‘obviously a lifelong Yankee’
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina, Cardinals restart contract talks
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