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Yanks Still Living Ugly American Dream — Sports Commentary — NEW YORK — God bless the Yankees. While the rest of us fret over non-existent 401ks and keep one eye open for the nearest soup kitchen, the Yankees have brilliantly devised a nifty stimulus recovery package.
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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Teixeira's Wife Made the Call: Yankees — Thirteen days before Christmas, Mark Teixeira, the Yankees' $180 million man, was having dinner with his wife, Leigh, when he pleaded with her for insight about the future. If everything was equal among Teixeira's suitors, he said, where would she rather see him play?
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Teixeira looked to family for decision — Slugger ultimately chose Yankees after his wife weighed in — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira beamed Tuesday as he donned a pinstriped Yankees jersey for the first time, squinting through the rapid-fire flickering of the assembled still photographers at Yankee Stadium.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Marquis gone; Peavy in focus? — The Cubs finished off the Jason Marquis-for-Luis Vizcaino trade with the Colorado Rockies as expected Tuesday. — But will it look more like a Marquis-for-Jake Peavy deal by the time they open spring training next month? — General manager Jim Hendry …
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies complete deal for Marquis — Acquisition of right-hander leaves one rotation spot available — DENVER — The Rockies' acquisition of right-hander Jason Marquis from the Cubs, which became official Tuesday, put their starting rotation ahead of where it was this time last year …
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It is about the money, stupid:
More on Mitre; Dissecting Romero's claims — I managed to get hold of Matt Sosnick from Sosnick-Cobbe Sports, the firm that represents Sergio Mitre. Sosnick is not Mitre's representative; Paul Cobbe is. Matt was kind enough to take a few moments to help clarify some things about Mitre's story.
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Romero deserved his punishment — Buzz up! — The over-the-counter supplement that supposedly snuck up on J.C. Romero last summer is billed as providing “Maximum testosterone production FOR HARDCORE USERS ONLY.” — The supposedly harmless pills Romero popped in order to pitch …
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Mets to meet with Boras about Lowe, Perez — NEW YORK (AP) — Still looking to fill out the rotation, the New York Mets are ready to make their push for a proven starting pitcher. — Mets executives set up a face-to-face meeting Wednesday with agent Scott Boras to talk about two of his free-agent clients …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers offer one-year deal to all-time save leader Trevor Hoffman — The Milwaukee Brewers also are in pursuit of the closer, who is expected to make his decision this week. Meanwhile, the Giants are considering offering Manny Ramirez a three-year deal. — The ninth inning at Dodger Stadium could be Trevor Time this year.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds agree to terms with Hairston — Infielder/outfielder expected to be everyday shortstop in 2009 — CINCINNATI — The Reds have reached an agreement with free-agent infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $2 million, a baseball source told MLB.com on Tuesday.
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles open door to Asia — Pitcher Uehara to become team's first Japan native — The Orioles have filled one vacant spot in their wide-open rotation while simultaneously opening the door to the Far East. — Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara has agreed to a two-year, $10 million …
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:Sources: O's, Uehara agree on multi-year deal
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Duncan designated for assignment — Bombers clear room on 40-man roster for first baseman Teixeira — NEW YORK — The Yankees designated first baseman Shelley Duncan for assignment on Tuesday, clearing room on their 40-man roster for Mark Teixeira. — Duncan, 29, played parts of the past …
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Richie Rich / Home Run Derby:
Corky Simpson: The writer who didn't vote for Rickey Henderson — So I was putting together some research on which BBWAA members had published their ballots for the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame, trying to get a feel (albeit from a small sample size) of what the 2009 voting might look like.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
YANKS SIGN JOHN RODRIGUEZ — Outfielder John Rodriguez, a native New Yorker who played two seasons with the Cardinals, was signed to a minor league contract by the Yankees, the Post has learned. — Rodriguez was originally signed by the Yankees in November 1996 and played in their minor league system through the 2004 season.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals' cash flow not as fluid as many thought — Not that the Cardinals have spent that much this offseason, but they might have less to spend than many have surmised. — After a couple of minutes of calculations at his Busch Stadium desk Tuesday, Cardinals vice president …
Benjamin Hoffman / Bats:
Giambi Lived Up to Expectations — With the unveiling of Mark Teixeira as the Yankees first baseman, there seems to go with it a purging of Jason Giambi and the declaring of his time in pinstripes to have been for naught. Between his strange injuries and illnesses, his steroid scandal …
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Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
City Trades Yankee Stadium Suite for Cash — After intense criticism, the Bloomberg administration has given up a perk it worked fervently to secure: a free luxury suite at the new Yankee Stadium. — The city will relinquish use of the 12-seat box in exchange for whatever revenue …
MLB.com:
Seattle Mariners sign right-handed pitcher Tyler Walker — Free-agent relief pitcher agrees to one-year deal — SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik announced today that the Mariners have signed right-handed …
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