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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Yankees' Posada relieved shoulder is only strained — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jorge Posada's sense of relief was palpable yesterday after learning that nothing more was wrong with his shoulder than a strain. — Instead of facing a stint on the disabled list or even his worst- case scenario …
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Indians sign pitcher (not C.C.) to multiyear deal — CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona, a surprising 19-game winner last season, agreed Thursday to a $15 million, four-year contract with the Indians, a deal that would be worth at least $43 million if Cleveland exercises three club options.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
News: Mets Sign Claudio Vargas — The Mets have signed Claudio Vargas to a minor-league deal. — Vargas will report to extended spring training in Port St. Lucie, before joining Triple-A New Orleans. — ...i like this, since it is a minor-league deal...he can reach the upper 90s with his fastball …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins Notebook: Miller under orders to throw hard, not worry — WASHINGTON — Let it rip. — That's the order the Marlins have given to left-hander Andrew Miller, whose velocity hasn't touched 90 mph in either of his two starts this season. — The team said Miller's health is fine.
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Boos taste sweet to Renteria … Fenway fans may have had a blast last night as they endlessly booed former Red Sox [team stats] shortstop Edgar Renteria, who now plays for the Detroit Tigers. — But Renteria did not get battered by the booing. Instead, he turned it into a positive.
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MLB.com:
New York Yankees announce new titles for members of the Steinbrenner family — Today the New York Yankees announced new titles for members of the Steinbrenner family. — George M. Steinbrenner, III Chairperson, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner Co-Chairpersons, Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal …
Mychael Urban / MLB.com:
Digital Age brings challenges to players — Rise of Internet forces ballplayers to guard private lives — Most big league ballplayers, if not all of them, understand that they're public figures. An increasingly high number of them, however, are being forced into an increasingly private existence.
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Ross / Yankee Stadium Insider Blog:
Good news Yankee Fans - Ian Kennedy got jerked off in the bullpen — Get your mind out of the gutter, people. I haven't turned this blog NC-17 on you. The line in the title of the post is taken verbatim (well, almost verbatim) from David Cone who made his proud return to the broadcast booth …
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Jimmy Rollins sits out with sprained ankle — NEW YORK - The New York Mets couldn't have been happier to hear that Jimmy Rollins could not play last night at Shea Stadium. — In case you hadn't noticed, they hadn't exactly had much success against him lately.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Building ballpark is daunting — WASHINGTON - If a notion exists that the hard part is over now that financing is in place for a downtown Miami ballpark, Marlins President David Samson wants to clear it up. — The work may now be more gratifying, but it's certainly no easier.
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You Been Blinded:
South Park Crushes Bill Belichick — The cartoon South Park doesn't mess around when they diss people. Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Scientology, and Jennifer Lopez are just a small sample of people and groups that the show has gone after.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves place closer Soriano on DL — Denver — It might be time for serious concern about the Braves bullpen: Closer Rafael Soriano was placed on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis. — The move came just before the start of Wednesday night's game at Colorado.
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Angelos says he hopes Nationals succeed — Orioles owner attributes record-low Camden Yards crowd to weather — Orioles owner Peter Angelos, who once fought to keep a team out of Washington, said yesterday that he hopes the Nationals are successful and doesn't mind if Orioles fans occasionally slip away …
Jason Anderson / Recordnet.com:
Sprague admits use of Andro — Pacific baseball coach also used amphetamines — STOCKTON - One of Stockton's most accomplished baseball players said that during his 11-year playing career he took substances that have since been banned by Major League Baseball.
Business Wire:
Yahoo! and MLB.com Enter Video Distribution and Advertising Sales Partnership — MLB.TV Subscription Product Accessible on Yahoo! Sports; — Yahoo! to Assume Sales Responsibility for MLB.TV Video Advertising — Inventory — Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) and MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM) …
