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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 DOWN: Street, Hudson and Cruz — Barring major news, I am taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, so I figured I would weigh in with a 3 Down, rather than wait for the morning. Happy holiday to all and thanks for helping to make this site such a well-visited success.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Relief Pitcher: Mets offered Heilman for Street — On Nov. 18, I wrote, “From what I can gather, the Mets are likely to make a trade for a relief pitcher, who has experience as a closer,” in addition to signing either Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Fuentes or Kerry Wood.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Minaya works to get closers to meet Mets — Mets general manager Omar Minaya reached out to the agents for Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes Tuesday to schedule “future meetings,” a source told the Daily News. The Mets are not believed to have made financial offers to the closers, and are not expected to bid before Thanksgiving.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Piniella: Cubs are done seeking Peavy — With rotation set, manager says club looking for left-handed bat — If there were any lingering questions about whether the Cubs had pulled back from pursuing San Diego ace Jake Peavy in a trade, manager Lou Piniella answered them this week.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
All Is Unusually Quiet on the Free-Agent Front — On Monday, Major League Baseball's daily transaction wire consisted of a small trade, one team's coaching selections and the release of a minor leaguer. If those moves constituted the full docket on a day in February, June or August, they would have hardly stood out.
Mike / Squawking Baseball:
Manny Acta Sits Down For Interview With Squawking Baseball — Manny Acta just finished his second season as Washington Nationals manager. The team struggled this year, finishing 59-102, after a surprising 73 wins in 2007. Acta previously managed in the Astros system, and coached for the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
11 Months Later, Some Praise for Baseball — Nearly a year after he released his strongly worded report about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, George J. Mitchell was full of praise for baseball owners and the players union on Tuesday, saying the sport …
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Bill Shaikin / LA Times Sports Blog:
Boras: I've got offers for Teixeira — While the Angels have not made an offer to Mark Teixeira, his agent says other teams have. — “We've received a number of offers,” agent Scott Boras said. — Boras would not say which teams had extended offers, or even how many.
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Brewers promote scouts, sign reliever — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers promoted two of their top scouts today to fill roles previously vacated by promotions. — Doug Renolds was named East Coast crosschecker and Corey Rodriguez West Coast crosschecker.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As a manager, Oquendo is a not-so-secret weapon — 31 March, 2008 — Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick is waved around third base by Jose Oquendo during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. (Chris Lee/P-D)
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Frank and Jamie McCourt have a question for Dodgers fans — Would you rather have a top free agent or 50 youth fields in L.A., Frank and Jamie McCourt wonder. — Would Dodgers fans react negatively if the team were to pay big money to free agents when the nation's economy is in sharp decline and many Americans are losing their jobs?
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Marlins Bump Opening Date of New Stadium to 2012 — With the Florida Marlins locked in a legal battle that appears to have been resolved as of this week, the planned date for opening their new $515 million stadium at the current site of the Orange Bowl in Little Havana will have to wait a bit longer.
Larry Dobrow / CBS SportsLine.com:
Space age Yankee Stadium a trek to next generation — The Yankees organization is proficient at a great many activities, including but not limited to baseball, commerce, press conferences, self-aggrandizing and seventh-inning patriotism. They are not, it appears, especially proficient …
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
LENNY GETS A WALK — EX-MET DYKSTRA SETTLES 139G LAWSUIT — Former Met center fielder Lenny Dykstra worked himself out of a jam yesterday, settling a lawsuit over an unpaid $139,000 bill from a Midtown accounting firm. — The scrappy former leadoff hitter known as “Nails” …
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220 MLB Signatures + One Chevy Tahoe Hood = a One-of-a-Kind Piece of Baseball Memorabilia — Unique Item to Be Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January For Youth Baseball Programs — Take the hood of a Chevy Tahoe; bring it to six Major League Baseball parks …
