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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Wilpons plan to be Mets' owners for ‘long time’ — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After surveying players warming up on the morning of the first full-squad workout, New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon reached into his pocket, pulled out a $5 bill and lightheartedly flashed them for the media.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Fred Wilpon addresses the Mets, Madoff and more — Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon held his own news conference on Field 2 Monday morning as the team stretched behind him during the first day of full-squad workouts. Here's what he had to say in the complete 22-minute interview:
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Andrew Keh / Bats:
At Spring Training, a Defiant Wilpon — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets' first official full-team workout of the year brought with it a conversation between reporters and the owner Fred Wilpon, whose appearances in the news media have become rarer as the club has endured a variety of financial troubles.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This ban on alcohol is a lot to drink in — David Ortiz (left), Kevin Youkilis, and Adrian Gonzalez chat. Gonzalez sits on a cooler of Powerade, maybe a clubhouse refreshment of choice of the Sox this season with alcohol banned. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) — FORT MYERS, Fla. - No beer in the Red Sox clubhouse.
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Mike Petraglia / WEEI:
MADDON OK'S BEER: 'WE'RE NOT' THE RED SOX
MADDON OK'S BEER: 'WE'RE NOT' THE RED SOX
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Maddon: Rays won't ban beer; “we're not the Boston Red Sox”
Maddon: Rays won't ban beer; “we're not the Boston Red Sox”
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Reds Extend Sean Marshall — The Reds announced a three-year extension with lefty reliever Sean Marshall, which runs through 2015. The contract is worth $16.5MM, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Rosenthal notes there's $2MM in performance bonuses each year, $1MM for games started and $1MM for games finished.
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Jfay / Cincinnati Reds:
Reds announce Marshall extension — The Reds announced a three-year contract extension with left-hander Sean Marshall. It takes him through 2015 with the Reds. I don't have the money figure yet. — Walt Jocketty said that Marshall could slide into the closer's role eventually.
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Yu Darvish to make debut on March 7 … SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will make his first Cactus League start on March 7 in Peoria, Ariz., against the San Diego Padres. He's expected to throw two innings. — Perhaps the best news for Darvish about that start …
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Mariners' Mattox Passes Away — PMariners scout Frank Mattox, who spent his professional career in baseball and spent six years as the Mariners' scouting director, died Sunday night at his home in Peoria Ariz. He was 49. — Mattox collapsed suddenly while sitting down to watch the Academy Awards, according to MLB.com.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Harper, Trout, and Moore: Free Agents? — The offseason deals handed out to Japanese superstar Yu Darvish and Cuban tools king Yoenis Cespedes, as well as the returns generated in the trade market for young talent like Gio Gonzalez, are further proof that there is nothing more valuable …
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Live from Port Charlotte: Price to start Saturday — LHP David Price will start the Rays exhibition opener on Saturday against the Twins in Fort Myers. — Manager Joe Maddon said the Rays will use a six-man rotation through the spring, allowing them to get James Shields, Price …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Zumaya unsure if he will undergo surgery — Reliever has already rehabbed from multiple operations on arm — FORT MYERS, Fla. — A day after learning he tore his ulnar collateral ligament, Twins right-hander Joel Zumaya said Monday he still hasn't decided whether he'll undergo Tommy John surgery to continue his career.
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Moore out with “mild lower abdominal strain” — Rookie LHP Matt Moore will indeed miss his scheduled batting practice session today due to what the Rays are calling “a mild lower abdoninal strain.” — Moore said it has been bothering him since Friday, when it popped up during …
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