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NY Daily News:
Yankees could be up for sale soon, as rumors swirl in baseball and banking circles: sources — Hal Steinbrenner could put Yankees up for sale in wake of LA Dodgers' $2 billion price tag — Could the Yankees be up for sale in the near future? Rumors around baseball are swirling.
MLB.com:
Major League Baseball named Sports League of the Year at Sports Business Awards — MLB Fan Cave Also Recognized with “Best in Experiential Marketing” Award — Major League Baseball was named Sports League of the Year at the 2012 Sports Business Awards presented by SportsBusiness Journal …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
2012-16 Major League Baseball CBA Released to Public — It took 183 days, but Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have finally finished all the details of the latest Basic Agreement that will run from 2012 through 2016. — The agreement—possibly the most sweeping, ever—was reached on Nov. 22nd of last year.
Tom Withers / NBCSports.com:
Indians top Verlander, sweep Tigers — CLEVELAND (AP) - Justin Masterson matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for first his career win over Detroit, and the first-place Cleveland Indians did just enough to beat the reigning AL MVP 2-1 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers.
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Rays do the nerd thing — Here are a few early photos of the Rays dressed up with bowties for their Ken Rosenthal/nerd themed trip. You can read more about it here. — Here is the team shot, courtesy Skip Milos, team photographer: — And a candid shot, with Joel Peralta in front of the group:
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MLB.com:
Roenicke faces stiff test as sophomore skipper — MILWAUKEE — In hindsight, Ron Roenicke's rookie season as Brewers manager was a piece of cake. The Brewers stayed mostly injury-free and rode a steady starting rotation and personality-packed offense to the National League Championship Series.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Minor Moves: Dodgers, Phillips, Benitez — The latest minor moves from around MLB... - The Dodgers announced that they have signed or are in the process of signing more than 20 Latin American players. The group includes at least 10 position players and 10 pitchers and reflects a new approach …
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McCovey Chronicles
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Ike Davis continues to struggle at the plate, goes 1-for-4 during NY Mets' 3-1 victory against Pittsburgh Pirates — Jeremy Hefner to make the first start of his career Thursday — Ike Davis struggles at the plate and first base after Rob Johnson's throw gets past him while trying to pick off Pirates' Gorkys Hernandez (r.).
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets 3 Pirates 2 — PITTSBURGH — R.A. Dickey wears No. 43 …
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Frederic J. Frommer / NBCSports.com:
Former baseball player called in Clemens case — WASHINGTON (AP) - The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury case is allowing the government to call former major leaguer David Segui (seh-GEE') and another man as witnesses. — Prosecutors want to question Segui about a conversation from around 2001 …
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Jason Dunbar / Hardball Times:
Which starters have lost the most velocity since 2011? — Quite often, when we hear about a pitcher's troubles, we are told that “so-and-so has lost X miles per hour off his fastball.” Usually, this is accepted at face value, as it seems perfectly reasonable that if a pitcher is throwing …
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THE BOOK
Tom Green / MLB.com:
Rehabbing De La Rosa, Nelson progressing — MIAMI — As Colorado sent another player to the disabled list Wednesday in second baseman Jonathan Herrera, two other Rockies continue to work their way back from the DL. — Left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, who has been on the DL since April 4 …
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Purple Row and Denver Post
Associated Press:
D-backs slam Dodgers to end L.A.'s win streak — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Diamondbacks turn luck around, crush streaking Dodgers … PHOENIX — One night after letting a five-run lead slip away, Joe Saunders and the Arizona Diamondbacks …
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