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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Yanks brush aside Sheffield's remarks — Officials have little to say about veteran's latest comments — STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gary Sheffield's latest comments didn't put much of a scare in the Yankees, as team executives brushed off the outfielder's latest jabs at the organization.
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Vincent M. Mallozzi / New York Times:
Business or Personal? Sheffield Says It's Both — Gary Sheffield played only 39 games for the Yankees in the 2006 season because of wrist surgery. He said last night that the wrist was "healthy now," and that he was ready to resume his baseball career in, or most likely out, of pinstripes.
Associated Press:
Access denied — Sheff says he's blocked from talking to Steinbrenner — NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sheffield said he's being blocked by "middle men" from speaking with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner about his desire to stay in New York and will comply with the team's request to form a list of clubs he'd prefer to be traded to.
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WasWatching.com
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:Sheff is hot, hot, hot — Rips Cashman, Abreu as Yanks seek sendoff
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Pride of the Yankees
Associated Press:
Tigers name Lloyd McClendon hitting coach — DETROIT - Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon was named hitting coach of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. — McClendon, who last year served as Detroit's bullpen coach, replaces Don Slaught, another former Pirate who six days ago announced …
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Bless You Boys
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
McClendon shifted to hitting coach — Former Bucs manager was Tigers' bullpen coach in '06 — DETROIT — Lloyd McClendon is getting the call out of the Tigers' bullpen with a bat in his hands. — Manager Jim Leyland on Thursday shifted McClendon, Detroit's bullpen coach this past season …
Jim Reeves / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Integrity, Bonds do not mix — The buzzword around The Ballpark on Monday afternoon while the Rangers were proudly introducing new manager Ron Washington was a good one: Integrity. — Good word. Good feelings. Good vibrations. — Right up until the name Barry Bonds came …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs unveil new colors, new look — Four combinations of jerseys feature three fresh shades — PHOENIX — The D-backs' new look was on full display Wednesday night as the club unveiled its new uniforms and colors at an event attended by local celebrities as well as team members.
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Megan Finnerty / Arizona Republic:
New threads boast aggressive look — Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Conor Jackson looked hot in his new uniform. — Truthfully, he is pretty model-esque, but the new Sedona Red, Sonoran Sand and black uniform definitely helped. — Wednesday night, Jackson, Orlando Hudson …
Jan Hubbard / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Bidding for pitcher has begun — Major League Baseball ordered teams late Monday afternoon not to comment on whether they submitted bids to win exclusive negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. — Before the edict was issued, however, two Rangers officials said the team had entered the bidding process.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Ben Murphy / Baseball Prospectus:
Predictatron Recap — We Have a Winner! — friendly — Contact — Just as I did last year, I'm here to follow up the HACKING MASS Wrap with a look at this year's Predictatron results. This is the second year we've done the Predictatron contest, and it continues to be popular …
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
GM: Swap 'perfect fit' with Indians — The Padres said they found a long-term answer at third base yesterday when they traded second baseman Josh Barfield to the Indians for right-handed slugger Kevin Kouzmanoff, a hitting star from the Cleveland farm system.
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Purple Row
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Barry Witt / Contra Costa Times:
A's clinch deal with Cisco for ballpark in Fremont — Sponsorship hinges on city approving a development plan — The Oakland A's have reached a real estate and sponsorship agreement with Cisco Systems to move the team to Fremont and name a new ballpark Cisco Field, A's owner Lew Wolff told members …
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Baseball Musings
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Sports Illustrated:
The edge of reason — Long-term contracts for pitcher seldom pan out — For three consecutive winters, beginning in 2002, signing a free-agent starting pitcher to more than a four-year contract was simply crazy talk. Nobody did it. Going beyond that conjured up images of Darren Dreifort …
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It's Outta Here!
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Reyes ends with a blast — FUKUOKA, Japan - Halfway around the world, they still know the "Jo-se, Jo-se" song. And fans gleefully chanted the soccer-style tune yesterday, after Jose Reyes capped the MLB All-Star tour of Japan with a two-run, game-ending homer in the 10th to complete …
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the metropolitans
MLB.com:
Cubs sign pitcher Wade Miller for 2007 season — The Chicago Cubs today announced that right-handed pitcher Wade Miller has re-signed with the Cubs for the 2007 season. — Miller, 30, originally signed with the Cubs as a free agent in January of 2006, but missed the majority of the season …
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CubsNet.com
Phil Wallace / MLB.com:
Q&A with Gerry Hunsicker — A chat with the Rays' senior VP of baseball operations … Wallace: So, we've learned that you own a few racing horses. Who are some of your top thoroughbreds? When will we see you in the Winner's Circle at the Kentucky Derby? — Hunsicker: First of all, I'm in the Minor Leagues of horse racing.
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DRays Bay
