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Paul Quinlan / Palm Beach Post:
Red Sox scout accused of lewd behavior — PORT ST. LUCIE — A Boston Red Sox scout was arrested, accused of masturbating at the window of his hotel room in front of two women and two underage girls at the swimming pool, records show. — Jesse Levis, 39, faces two felony charges …
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FanHouse, East Windup Chronicle, It is about the money, stupid, SOX & Dawgs and yankeesdaily.com
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Say They Have Time to Wait for Igawa to Catch Up — DUNEDIN, Fla. — No, Yogi Berra said, he was not tempted to jump into the pitcher's arms after the final out on Tuesday. It is true that the Yankees pitched a perfect game, but this was not Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series.
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Baseball Musings
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Notes: Matsui inching closer — Slowed by tight neck, outfielder plans to take BP by Thursday — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui has been slowed by neck stiffness and is hoping to take batting practice on Wednesday or Thursday. — The 33-year-old, who has not played …
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Pinstripe Alley
ESPN.com:
O's renew Markakis' contract, outfielder ticked — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nick Markakis will get a raise in 2008, but his new contract didn't come close to fulfilling his expectations. — The outfielder and the Baltimore Orioles failed to agree to terms by the team's designated Tuesday deadline …
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
O's play dangerous game with Markakis — Club did nothing wrong in renewing his contract, but should be careful not to alienate its best player — The Orioles didn't do anything untoward here, certainly not anything other teams haven't done. They took advantage of a system that in most ways benefits the players and not management.
Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Notes: Bush invited for inaugural pitch — President a possibility for Nats' Opening Day at new park — WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush has been invited to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, and Nationals president Stan Kasten said on Tuesday that Bush would attend “if he is at all able.”
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Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Nationals unveil new videoboard — Ballpark nearly finished, ceremony held for home plate — WASHINGTON — At some point, ballpark designers will stop making videoboards that are increasingly larger and larger. — That day has not yet arrived. — The Nationals upped the ante …
Kathy Bergen / Chicago Tribune:
Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley — Cost could hit $400 million; purchase offer coming soon — Wrigley Field could get a face-lift worth $350 million to $400 million if it is purchased by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, former Gov. James Thompson, chairman of the authority, estimated Tuesday.
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Sports Illustrated:
Heavy expectations (cont.) — Around the camps — • Before Manny Ramirez switched agents to Scott Boras, Ramirez dialed up his fellow South Florida resident Alex Rodriguez to make sure he was doing the right thing. Though A-Rod has said publicly that he disagreed …
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Christina Kahrl / Unfiltered:
Early O'Clock TV — To clarify on an oversight in Tuesday's Newsletter created by my scramble to get out the door and catch my flight to Denver for Wednesday night's booksigning and talk at Tattered Cover (the LoDo location, see the BP Events tab for details, and hope to see you there) …
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Dan Agonistes
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Pen mess: Tigers contact Cubs for bullpen help — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The reports are arriving from his scouts' computers across Florida and Arizona and the trainer's room in Lakeland, letting Dave Dombrowski know who is throwing well and who is throwing at all. — Among the new information that came Tuesday:
Spring Training / Associated Press:
Batista pitches through pain to prove a point in Mariners' 9-6 loss to the Athletics — PHOENIX (AP)—Miguel Batista left the Seattle Mariners' 9-6 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday because of a sore back. — Batista gave up two runs and two hits in three innings.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yankees hold the bottom line on Joba — The Yankees have come to contract agreements with all the players on their 40-man roster. Phil Hughes agreed to $406,350, Melky Cabrera to $461,200, etc. — For players under three years of service time, there is no wiggle room.
Bob Klapisch / ESPN:
Yankees buying into new way of doing things under Girardi — TAMPA, Fla. — From the day he walked into his new office at Legends Field, Joe Girardi has strived to put his own imprint on the Yankees — distancing himself from Joe Torre, without diminishing the legacy of the most successful Yankees manager of the past 50 years.
MLB.com:
Bannister chats about goals for 2008 — Royals pitcher interacts with fans online from Spring Training … Brian Bannister: Hey everyone! It's great to be here and I'm going to try and answer as many questions as I can in the time allotted. Let's get it started. — scout01: Hi Brian.
