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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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the joy of sox
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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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CBS New York and Associated Press
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Valentine lauds Varitek for going after A-Rod … FORT MYERS, Fla. — New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine got the 2012 rivalry with the Yankees going early Tuesday. — He took a little shot at captain Derek Jeter and then took a poke at another Yankee when asked to assess Jason Varitek, the catcher who will retire Thursday.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Deadspin and Boston Globe
Alex Speier / WEEI:
JASON VARITEK AND THE TRADE THAT CHANGED A FRANCHISE
Discussion:
Over the Monster, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Lookout Landing and baseballmusings.com
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.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
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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 …
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 …
Discussion:
Phillies Nation
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.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
George A. King III / New York Post:
Joba throws off full mound at Yankees camp — TAMPA — It's only 5 inches higher than the half-mound Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain had been throwing off, but it represented a much larger step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. — Tuesday morning in a George M. Steinbrenner Field bullpen …
Discussion:
It's About The Money and River Avenue Blues
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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.
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and 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 …
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.
Discussion:
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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Federal Baseball, Yahoo! Sports and Nats Insider
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.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue and The LoHud Mets Blog
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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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.
Discussion:
Red Reporter
Brian McTaggart / Tag's Lines:
Astros move Myers to closer — The Astros' search for a closer ended with a surprise announcement Tuesday morning. — Astros manager Brad Mills told reporters veteran starting pitcher Brett Myers would be moved into the closer role, a position he held with the Phillies in 2007.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and baseballmusings.com
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros turn to Myers to be their closer
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes, Ultimate Astros, Tag's Lines and Yahoo! Sports
