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Steve Popper / Amazin' Stories:
Mets land pitcher — No, not Johan Santana (I never get tired of that one). Not Erik Bedard (okay, enough of those jokes). — The Mets signed a reliever, likely the final arm for the bullpen - or maybe one for New Orleans if Rule 5 Draft selection Steven Register sticks. Here's the Mets release on it:
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MLB.com:
Mets sign RHP Matt Wise — The New York Mets today signed free agent righthanded pitcher Matt Wise to a one-year contract. — Wise, 32, went 3-2 with one save and a 4.19 ERA in a career-high 56 games last year for Milwaukee. In 53.2 innings, the 6-4, 200-pounder allowed 61 hits, 30 runs, 25 earned, with 17 walks and 43 strikeouts.
Associated Press:
Mets sign ex-Brewers pitcher Wise to 1-year deal — NEW YORK — The Mets bolstered their bullpen Tuesday, agreeing with right-hander Matt Wise on a $1.2 million, one-year contract. — Wise was 3-2 with a 4.19 ERA and one save in a career-high 56 appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers this season.
ESPN.com:
Clemens fires back, denies taking steroids or HGH — NEW YORK — Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them "a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take." — The accusations against the seven …
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Adam Nichols / NY Daily News:
Roger's pitch: Go away, y'all! — HOUSTON - A defiant Roger Clemens broke his silence Monday about making the Mitchell Report's steroid user hall of shame, and his answer was like his fastball - high and hard. — "I'm not talking to y'all about it," the husky right-hander told reporters outside …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: M's in serious talks with Silva — FOXSports.com, Updated 44 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Carlos Silva, perhaps the top starting pitcher remaining on the free-agent market, does not figure to be available much longer. — The Mariners are in serious negotiations …
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Phil Gallo / Variety:
A-Rod bats for Oseary's team — Yankees' Rodriguez signs management deal — Guy Oseary, the former record company executive whose personal management stable includes Madonna, has signed his first athlete, Alex Rodriguez. — The New York Yankees third baseman, considered …
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O's Roberts says he used steroids once — Associated Press, Updated 8 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts has acknowledged using steroids, but insists he only tried it once before realizing he had made a "terrible decision."
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Yankees secretary guilty of tax fraud, fired — NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — New York Yankees traveling secretary David Szen pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to filing a false tax return and admitted he failed to report more than $50,000 in tips from players and coaches.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Hot Stove: Benson airs it out for scouts — Right-hander impresses in workout; Dodgers, Rays sign vets — Kris Benson threw 60 pitches in the Arizona desert on Monday, jazzing his agent and blowing the minds of the scouts who were on hand to watch him throw.
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Paul Lo Duca Says "Get Over It" — This extensive radio interview was conducted the day before the Mitchell Report dropped, and so, after lots and lots and lots of talk about the Mets, the hosts asked Lo Duca whether MLB players were nervous about what was to come in 24 hours.
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Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
AROUND THE HORN: Robertson seeks long-term contract — Nate Robertson could become a free agent after the 2009 season, but he wants to remain in the Tigers' starting rotation longer than that. — Robertson's agent, Steve Canter, said this week that Robertson would like to sign a long-term contract with the team this winter.
Globe and Mail:
Chevrier passes away — Don Chevrier, the popular sports announcer best known as the first TV voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, has died suddenly. — Chevrier, who lived in Palm Harbour, Fla., near Tampa, suffered from a blood disorder caused by a low platelet count. Platelets are particles that help clot the blood.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates hope to catch Estrada — Olivo, Miller also on team's list of free-agent inquiries — The Pirates' search for a catcher to push or supplant Ronny Paulino has added another prominent name: Johnny Estrada. — They are one of three teams seriously bidding for his services through free agency …
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Rays Top 11 Prospects — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Just Missing: Nick Barnese, RHP; John Jaso, C; Chris Mason, RHP; Mitch Talbot, RHP — 1. Evan Longoria, 3B — Drafted: 1st round, 2006, Long Beach State — 2007 Stats: .307/.403/.528 at Double-A (105 G); .269/.398/.490 at Triple-A (31 G)
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