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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Bobby Valentine mocks Derek Jeter's ‘flip’ play, revels over how Jason Varitek ‘beat up’ Alex Rodriguez in 2004 — New Red Sox manager continues to tweak the Yankees — Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez duke it out during 2004 game at Fenway Park. — It took Bobby Valentine 10 years to get back into a major league dugout.
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
JASON VARITEK AND THE TRADE THAT CHANGED A FRANCHISE
JASON VARITEK AND THE TRADE THAT CHANGED A FRANCHISE
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Over the Monster, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
Jon Krawczynski / Associated Press:
Valentine already tweaking the Yankees
Valentine already tweaking the Yankees
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Associated Press and CBS New York
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Valentine lauds Varitek for going after A-Rod
Valentine lauds Varitek for going after A-Rod
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Yahoo! Sports, Boston Globe and Deadspin
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
'Tek supported: Teammates will miss captain
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Howard sidelined indefinitely — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ryan Howard has indeed suffered a setback in his recovery from Achilles surgery and will be sidelined indefinitely following a procedure to clean an infection from his original wound. — Foot specialist Mark Myerson performed a …
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Bob Brookover / Boston Herald:
Phillies awaiting word on Ryan Howard's Achilles injury — CLEARWATER, Fla. — No news was the only news Tuesday on Ryan Howard's visit to Baltimore-based foot surgeon Mark Myerson. — The Phillies first baseman left camp Monday for a follow-up visit during which Myerson was also going to examine …
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Phillies Nation
Fox Sports:
Braun should have quit while ahead — Turns out, The Collector has a name. And a reputation. And a story. — The PR battle Ryan Braun lamented is raging anew. For this, he has himself to blame. — I don't know if Braun knowingly used the synthetic testosterone that showed up in his October urine test.
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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 …
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Davey Johnson's history lesson — The other day, Davey Johnson wanted to share a batting tip he had learned from an old player. Standing around the batting cage, he had a conversation with Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond about the importance of timing. Johnson's story, just in case, needed a brief prologue about the source.
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HardballTalk
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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George A. King III / New York Post:
Joba throws off full mound at Yankees camp
Joba throws off full mound at Yankees camp
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It's About The Money and River Avenue Blues
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Tuesday morning notes: Chamberlain on a full mound
Tuesday morning notes: Chamberlain on a full mound
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Boston Globe, River Avenue Blues, Bombers Beat and Bronx Baseball Daily
Dgoold / derrickgoold:
The Promised Pujols Cartoon … This entry was posted in baseball, cartoons, journal, journalism, project 365+ by dgoold. Bookmark the permalink.
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baseballmusings.com and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Susan Slusser / Oakland Athletics:
Miguel Tejada says he wants to return to the A's — Late last night, I spoke to Miguel Tejada, who won an MVP while playing shortstop for the A's in 2002, and Tejada told me his fondest desire is to return to the team that gave him his first start. — “I would love it,” Tejada told me by phone from Florida.
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Nationals camp report: Harper decision might make all the difference — Harper needs to show the Nats he is well worth keeping around for the start of the season. — VIERA, Fla. — The Nationals say it's all about winning now. — They say it in a way that makes you think they believe it.
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baseballmusings.com
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Gutierrez suffers right pec injury — PEORIA, Ariz. — Franklin Gutierrez is known as a Gold Glove center fielder who can catch anything hit his way on the baseball field, but the Mariners veteran can't seem to catch a break in the health department after suffering an injury to his right pectoral muscle Tuesday.
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HardballTalk
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Albert Belle enjoys a laugh-filled reunion with the Cleveland Indians — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The 1995 Indians, one of the best teams never to win a World Series, were together again Tuesday morning. — It wasn't a full scale reunion, but it was close. Gathered outside the back door …
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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ESPN.com, True Blue LA and Yahoo! Sports
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