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Sports Illustrated:
McNamee Speaks — Clemens' ex-trainer reacts to 60 Minutes interview — Brian McNamee sits mostly stone-faced as Roger Clemens, his onetime client and close friend, brings the heat. “Ridiculous,” “hogwash” — terms used by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner to discredit McNamee's bombshell testimony …
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Gerry Fraley / Sporting News:
Torre's silence on Clemens: louder than words? — The most telling moment in the mushrooming Roger Clemens saga came before his Marion Jones-like performance Sunday night on CBS's “60 Minutes." — Joe Torre managed Clemens for six seasons with the New York Yankees.
ESPN:
Clemens plays tape of conversation with distraught McNamee — Roger Clemens repeatedly denied using steroids during a telephone conversation with Brian McNamee, but the former trainer would not confirm or deny his claims. — On Monday in Houston, Clemens and his lawyer played a tape …
Jack Curry / New York Times:
Little Support for McGwire Among Hall Voters — Mark McGwire, the player who did not want to talk about the past, will learn how his achievements are viewed in the present when the voting for the Hall of Fame is announced Tuesday. Unless hundreds of writers experienced stunning reversals …
Duff Wilson / New York Times:
Clemens's Lawyer Plays Tape of McNamee Call — HOUSTON — Roger Clemens unleashed a furious attack Monday on his former trainer Brian McNamee with a news conference featuring a tape of a recorded phone call and a lawsuit accusing McNamee of lying about injecting him with performance-enhancing drugs.
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River Ave. Blues
Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Clemens has made his case, but logic asks for more … Despite the official attorney-issued statements, the Web site-controlled video denial, the “60 Minutes” interview and Monday's weird, defiant and wholly unsatisfying news conference with reporters, Roger Clemens' version of the truth still has more holes than a batting cage net.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:Roger Clemens sues Brian McNamee for defamation
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The Bronx Stop
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Patterson could return to Orioles — Club could bring back center fielder if trade isn't made — If the Orioles don't trade for a young center fielder in the coming weeks, they likely will turn their attention back to last year's Opening Day starter, Corey Patterson.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Fox Sports:
M's, Reds still interested in O's Bedard — Andy MacPhail, the Orioles' president of baseball operations, left his options open when he said last month that there was a “strong likelihood” the team would not trade left-hander Erik Bedard.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jason A. Churchill / Prospect Insider:
M's Getting Closer? — I have it on pretty good authority that the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles may very well be making significant progress on a trade involving left-hander Erik Bedard. — Unfortunately, if you are an M's fan, the word is that the Mariners may agree …
MLB.com:
Major League Baseball acts on Mitchell recommendations — MLB launches clubhouse security plan — As part of an evolving process to prevent the illegal use of performance-enhancing substances, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that Major League Baseball …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Sanchez signs one-year deal with Mets — Righty has chance to provide late-inning relief in New York — NEW YORK — Duaner Sanchez has a new contract and a new opportunity. The Mets can only hope those perks will bring with them some new results. — The Mets signed Sanchez …
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Goose closes in on Hall call — It's Hall of Fame reckoning day and Goose Gossage, who got to the doorstep of Cooperstown with 71.2% of the vote last year, is hoping his eighth time on the ballot finally will be the charm as he seeks to become only the fifth reliever elected to baseball's shrine.
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New York Post
John Manuel / Baseball America:
New York Yankees — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Effects of Pagan trade — MLB.com's Marty Noble answers Mets fans' questions — How will the Mets' acquisition of Angel Pagan affect the team's pursuit of Johan Santana? — My first reaction Saturday when I heard of the trade was that importing Pagan might make Endy Chavez available …
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies, Marcus Giles agree to deal — Rookie Jayson Nix has the inside shot at the Rockies second base job. — For insurance, however, the Rockies will bring big-league veteran Marcus Giles to spring training, the Rocky Mountain News has learned. — Giles agreed to terms of a non-guaranteed deal …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Jennings an option? — Beat reporter Alyson Footer answers Astros fans' questions — Do the Astros have any interest in bringing back Jason Jennings or has that ship sailed? He obviously had a disastrous 2007 but is still a decent option if healthy. — I believe that ship has sailed.
