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Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Valentine already tweaking the Yankees — FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP)—Bobby Valentine has only been wearing a Boston Red Sox uniform for about two weeks and he's already taking a few jabs at the archrival New York Yankees. — Many thought that the outspoken manager's arrival in Boston could add …
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Associated Press and Boston Globe
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Mattingly: Dodgers are Yanks of LA, not Angels — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, who spent his entire 14-year career as a major league player with the New York Yankees, said Tuesday that despite the major offseason moves and high expectations …
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Yahoo! Sports and True Blue LA
Alex Speier / WEEI:
JASON VARITEK AND THE TRADE THAT CHANGED A FRANCHISE — FORT MYERS, Fla. - The end is now all but official for Jason Varitek, the only remaining act of his illustrious Red Sox career being the formality of the announcement of his retirement on Thursday. With the conclusion now imminent, the beginning merits reconsideration.
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Tuesday morning notes: Chamberlain on a full mound — For the first time since last season's Tommy John surgery, Joba Chamberlain pitched off a full mound this morning. He threw just 16 pitches, a typically light workload for a player getting on a mound for the first time.
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Bombers Beat, River Avenue Blues and Bronx Baseball Daily
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Prospect Solis to have Tommy John surgery — Nationals lefty expected to be ready for spring 2013 — VIERA, Fla. — Nationals left-hander Sammy Solis will need Tommy John surgery, according to general manager Mike Rizzo. — Solis will have surgery on the elbow next Tuesday.
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Yahoo! Sports
George A. King III / New York Post:
Joba throws off full mound at Yankees camp
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It's About The Money and River Avenue Blues
ESPN.com:
Collector in Braun case says he followed rules — A man identifying himself as the collector who took Ryan Braun's urine samples last fall said he followed the same protocol with the Milwaukee Brewers slugger as he had with hundreds of previous samples. — In an email sent Tuesday to ESPN …
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Recap: Terry Collins conference call with bloggers — Tonight, Terry Collins held a conference call with Mets bloggers. Collins addressed the team's spring preparation, the impact of the new dimensions at Citi Field, the futures of Matt Harvey and Pedro Beato and his expectations for 2012.
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Amazin' Avenue and The LoHud Mets Blog
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
NY Mets' David Wright is unimpressed with Jeff Wilpon's ‘Underdog’ T-Shirt motivational tactics
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HardballTalk and MetsBlog.com
Mike Kerwick / NorthJersey.com:
Mets' Fred Wilpon says payroll cut was GM's decision
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NY Daily News, New York Post, Metropolis and MetsBlog.com
New York Post:
Hughes chosen one in Yankees rotation battle — TAMPA — We can pretend there is a competition going on for the Yankees' No. 5 starter spot, but that is what it is. Pretend. The WWE stages more realistic battles. — The Yankees are saying it is Freddy Garcia vs. Phil Hughes.
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Sliding Into Home, Bronx Baseball Daily, River Avenue Blues and It's About The Money
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Bryan Hoch / Bombers Beat:
Pettitte: I could still do this (but I won't) — plus camp photos
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros turn to Myers to be their closer — Veteran right-hander saved 21 games for Phillies in 2007 — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros' search for a closer ended with a surprise announcement Tuesday morning. — Veteran right-hander Brett Myers, a starter in all but one of his 10 Major League seasons …
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Ultimate Astros, Tag's Lines, The Crawfish Boxes and Yahoo! Sports
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Brian McTaggart / Tag's Lines:
Astros move Myers to closer
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HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Freeman may miss two weeks with achy knee — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman might be sidelined over the next two weeks as he rests a right knee injury that he suffered during Tuesday morning's workout at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex.
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Yahoo! Sports and Talking Chop
Carson Cistulli / FanGraphs Baseball:
Broadcaster Rankings (TV): #30 - #21 — Beginning in late November, we've spent much of the offseason asking readers to rate the television broadcast teams (on a scale of 1-5 for charisma, analysis, and then overall) for all 30 major-league clubs — with the intention, ultimately …
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Bluebird Banter, HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Service Time Considerations For Top Prospects — Timing the debuts of top prospects is essential for MLB teams. No club wants to expose a player to top competition before he's ready, but keeping a player in the minors when he could be contributing at the big league level is hardly appealing either.
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Red Reporter
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen: Don't be bleeping late for the National Anthem — Manager Ozzie Guillen says he doesn't have many rules for his players, but he was adamant about one: Be on time for the singing of the National Anthem. — “Stand up for National Anthem and don't be late,” …
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HardballTalk and NESN.com
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers bidders down to seven — GLENDALE, Ariz. — The list of potential owners or ownership groups vying to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers was whittled to seven on Monday, a list that still includes the group headed by Los Angeles Lakers legend and local philanthropist Magic Johnson …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Magic Johnson leads one of seven Dodgers bidding groups to advance
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Chad Moriyama and HardballTalk
