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3:50 AM ET, February 12, 2007

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Kelly Thesier / minnesota.twins.mlb.com:
Mauer catches a long-term deal  —  Four years, $33 million cements future with hometown team  —  There was one thing that catcher Joe Mauer couldn't wait to tell Twins general manager Terry Ryan when he talked to him on Sunday morning — that he couldn't be more excited to be behind the plate …
Discussion: Twinkie Town and MLB Trade Rumors
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MLB.com:
Twins agree to terms with catcher Joe Mauer on four-year contract  —  MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have agreed to terms with All-Star catcher Joe Mauer on a four-year contract that runs through the 2010 season.  —  Mauer, 23, led the Major Leagues …
ESPN:
Mauer, Twins avoid arbitration with four-year deal  —  MINNEAPOLIS — AL batting champ Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins agreed Sunday to a four-year contract worth $33 million, avoiding salary arbitration and ensuring one of the team's young stars will be in uniform for the long term.
Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Mauer, Twins agree to contract worth at least $33 million  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — AL batting champion Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins agreed Sunday to a four-year contract worth at least $33 million, avoiding salary arbitration and ensuring one of the team's young stars will be in uniform for the long term.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Trouble brewing for Dice: Pitchman's beer ad catches flak  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka has yet to throw his first pitch for the Red Sox [team stats], but his beer-chugging sales pitch intended only for Japanese TV audiences is raising eyebrows and some concern half a world away.  —  Daisuke ad:
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:   Matsuzaka factor mobilizes Red Sox
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Napoli eats up new diet  —  Catcher drops weight, adds muscle and hopes to avoid power drought in second half of last season.  —  Mike Napoli's second-half fade at the plate carried into the off-season, but the result wasn't a lengthy winter-ball slump.  The Angels catcher shed 15 pounds …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Interview - Charley Steiner - Broadcasting  —  There's something about Charley Steiner that makes you smile and puts you at ease.  —  Maybe it's that the jovial attitude that seems to cross the airwaves when you see or hear him.  Maybe it's the fact that Charley was always happy to make fun …
Lee Jenkins / New York Times:
Deep Breath as Pitchers Rethink Routines  —  A dozen of the best pitching prospects in baseball lay side by side in the dark, their eyes closed, their mouths shut, their minds open.  —  They pulled their sweatshirt hoods over their faces.  They let their feet dangle over their yoga mats.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Traber out to get back on track  —  Left-hander working on mechanics to win starting role  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals left-hander Billy Traber is one of 12 pitchers who are looking to join John Patterson in the starting rotation, and Traber knows he has a lot to prove to manager Manny Acta.
Discussion: Capitol Punishment
Associated Press:
Braves re-sign RHP Villareal, avoiding arbitration  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Pitcher Oscar Villareal agreed to a $925,000, one-year contract Sunday with Braves, who settled with their only player still in arbitration.  —  The right-hander could make another $100,000 in bonuses based on how many games he starts and finishes.
Newsday:
Wallace Matthews  —  3's a crowd....pleaser  —  New York is a baseball town.  Always has been, always will be.  —  How much do we love baseball around here?  —  Last year, more than 7.5 million people went to baseball games in New York.  This year, the figure will be closer to 8 million.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Retooled D-Backs up stakes  —  After 2 rebuilding seasons, club hopes for NL West title  —  Jeff Moorad was talking with friends recently when an old conversation was revisited.  A year ago this time, Moorad was selling them on the wonders of Orlando Hudson, promising they would love …
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Farm-fresh approach to winning  —  The Rangers have committed to the notion that they must build through their farm system.  —  To that end, they aim to make improvements in drafting and developing players, make smart signings in Latin America and hopefully acquire other good, young prospects through trades.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Gil LeBreton / Dallas Star-Telegram:
In with new, out with old
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
For Nats' Home, a Rapid Ascent  —  Corner-Free Clubhouse Among Unusual Details in Ballpark on Anacostia River  —  During the 2005 baseball season, long before construction began on a stadium for the Washington Nationals, architect Marshall Purnell and others involved in the project toured SBC Park …
 
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