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Los Angeles Times:
Clemens, Others Implicated in Banned Drug Case — The star pitcher and five other players used performance-enhancers, says the document, allegedly quoting a former teammate. — Roger Clemens, one of professional baseball's most durable and successful pitchers, is among six players allegedly linked …
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Associated Press:
Report: Grimsley names six players — Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among the players that a former major league pitcher accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday on its Web site.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Robinson's departure a hot topic — Hall of Famer will manage his final game with Nats on Sunday — WASHINGTON — Nationals bench coach Eddie Rodriguez was one person who had a tough time keeping his emotions in check on Saturday. — Early in the day, Rodriguez went into Robinson's office to give him a thank you card.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
GM sees errors of his trades — Epstein mapping plans for '07 Sox — Of all the questions swirling around the Red Sox this offseason, from the future address of outfielder Manny Ramírez, to the role of pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, to the keep-him-or-not debate over shortstop Alex Gonzalez …
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Associated Press:
Mets' Martinez needs surgery on torn rotator cuff — WASHINGTON — New York Mets will be missing ace Pedro Martinez for more than just the postseason. — The Mets right-hander will have rotator cuff surgery next week and be out eight months. The injury is expected to sideline him until at least June.
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Gil LeBreton / Dallas Star-Telegram:
No need to fire Buck; he'll resign — In Seattle today, Buck Showalter will manage his final game with the Rangers. — That's not a scoop, nor is it an announcement. — Owner Tom Hicks, in fact, told the [Randy] Galloway and Co. radio audience on ESPN/103.3 FM on Friday that the manager's fate remains "open-ended."
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: Torre sets postseason roster — Phillips, Cairo, Bruney in; Wilson, Guiel, among others, out — NEW YORK — Joe Torre settled on his 25-man roster for the American League Division Series, choosing Andy Phillips and Miguel Cairo to round out his bench.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Baseball breaks attendance record — NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball broke its season attendance record Saturday and was on track to finish with the second-highest per-game average in the sport's history. — The 30 major league teams drew 75,470,941 through Saturday, topping the 74,926,174 fans who attended games in 2005.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
LaRue wants out if he can't start — PITTSBURGH — Jason LaRue wants it known, "I'm no cancer in the clubhouse, not a complainer, and I never have been," and proves it by saying, "David Ross has had a great year." — But — there is always a but — if the Cincinnati Reds believe that Ross …
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Clark Spencer / Miami Herald:
Marlins players not told about Girardi's status — If today is Joe Girardi's last day as manager of the Marlins, nobody has told his players. — ''We never hear anything,'' All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla said. ``We're playing [today] as if everything is normal. Nobody knows.''
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
The Brains Behind the Low-Budget Hits — In 1980, the Mets hired Terry Ryan as their Midwest scouting supervisor and selected Billy Beane in the first round of the amateur draft. They had no way of knowing that Ryan and Beane would grow up to become two of the best, most aggressive …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Morneau, Howard rise to the top … So there it goes, another baseball year, shrinking into the rear-view mirror. — And what a year. — A year when 60 once again became a magic number. A year when Detroit rediscovered a sport once known as baseball.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Monday meeting for Baker, Hendry — General manager to speak with skipper about future — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said he'll meet on Monday with Dusty Baker regarding the manager's future with the team. — Baker's four-year contract expires after the regular season ends on Sunday.
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