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Jim Street / MLB.com:
For 12th time, Pudge honored for his 'D' — American League Gold Glove winners include seven repeats — A battery that helped power the Detroit Tigers into the American League playoffs for the first time in 19 years came equipped with a golden touch. — Left-handed starter Kenny Rogers …
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Jeter wins third straight Gold Glove — Yankees shortstop receives 57th such honor in club history — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter added another piece of hardware to his trophy case on Thursday, capturing his third consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Award. — "The Gold Glove Award means a great deal to me," Jeter said in a statement.
ESPN:
Dirty dozen for Pudge; sixth for Chavez, Hunter, Ichiro — Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez captured his record 12th Rawlings Gold Glove Award, highlighting the list of American League winners announced Thursday. — Rodriguez, who won for the first time since 2004 …
Associated Press:
Reports: Tribune Willing to Sell Parts — Reports: Tribune Co. Willing to Sell Itself Off in Pieces — CHICAGO (AP) — With bids for the mammoth Tribune Co. coming in far lower than expected, the media giant is telling prospective bidders that individual pieces are now available for sale, according to published reports.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Padres to interview Baker on Monday — Former longtime Giants manager candidate for skipper job — A new but familiar name — Dusty Baker — has been added to the list of candidates for the Padres' managerial vacancy. — A three-time National League Manager of the Year …
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Flannery seeks adventure — Why would Tim Flannery leave the security of the Padres broadcasting booth for the uncertainty of a third-base coaching job with the Giants? — "For adventure and excitement," Flannery said yesterday after confirming that he has agreed to join Bruce Bochy's Giants staff.
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Mariners won't bid for Matsuzaka — Team instead expected to pursue Schmidt and/or Eaton — SEATTLE — There figures to be a handful of Major League teams who will be involved in the posting process for the right to sign Japanese starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. — But the Seattle Mariners won't be one of them.
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3,079 Miles to Fenway …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Wright's HR gives MLB stars tie with Yomiuri — What a day for David Wright. A few hours after joking with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in his downtown office, the Mets third baseman crushed a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Thursday night as the MLB All-Stars finished …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
MLB stars rally, tie Yomiuri Giants — TOKYO — Quicker than you could say "World Baseball Classic carryover", the traveling team of Major League Baseball All-Stars put together an epic comeback in the top of the ninth to stave off defeat against the Yomiuri Giants.
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MLB.com:
Rockies exercise club option on Byung-Hyun Kim — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have exercised the club option on right-handed pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim for the 2007 season. — Kim, 27, was 8-12 with a 5.57 ERA (155.0 ip, 96 er) with 61 walks and 129 strikeouts in 27 games/starts for Colorado in 2006.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Matthews has Angels interested — Team also reportedly will bid on Zito, but not Japanese sensation Matsuzaka. Stoneman tells Kennedy he will not be retained. — The representative for free-agent center fielder Gary Matthews Jr., said the Angels are "extremely interested" …
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MLB.com:
Braves announce minor league coaching staffs for 2007 — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves announced their 2007 minor league coaching staffs today, including four new hires. — Dave Brundage, who spent the last 19 years as a player, coach and manager in the Seattle Mariners organization, takes over as the Richmond (AAA) manager.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Pirates' AAA Skipper Is Latest to Interview — The Washington Nationals have interviewed yet another candidate for their open managerial job, talking to Trent Jewett, the manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Class AAA affiliate, about becoming Frank Robinson's replacement.
Jeffrey Flanagan / Kansas City Star:
Randa on free-agent list but off market — Y ou may have seen former Royal Joe Randa's name pop up on the list of free agents available for 2007. — Just ignore that. — "That was just paperwork, just a formality," Randa told me. "I'm retired. I pretty much made up my mind …
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Bucs Dugout
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers extend Dombrowski's contract — Four-year deal keeps executive in Detroit through 2011 season — DETROIT — The Tigers' comeback from 119 losses to the World Series in three years will mean a long stay for Dave Dombrowski, who agreed on Thursday to a four-year contract extension to remain with the Tigers through 2011.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Wells leaning to retirement, but will file … David Wells will spend much of this month in Africa hunting lions, leopards and water buffalo on safari with a bow and arrow. — He still maintains that he's finished as a professional baseball player. But in the event he changes his mind …
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David Appelman / Baseball Analysts:
Generalities in Pitch Location — How often have you heard a player attribute his success to "throwing more pitches inside," or heard a manager say a pitcher was "hitting his spots?" Pretty much everyone talks about pitch location, but how often is it actually quantified?
