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Mike Puma / New York Post:
METS' OFFSEASON FOUNDERING AS THE BRAVES SWIPE VETERAN — The Mets aimed Lowe, bid low and missed, leaving them little choice but to scroll lower on the free-agent depth chart. — One step forward for GM Omar Minaya with Francisco Rodriguez's addition to the bullpen last month …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Lose Lowe to Braves, but Have Backup Plan — The news that Derek Lowe decided to sign with Atlanta hardly fazed or surprise the Mets. They had been preparing for this for nearly a week, after the Braves felt compelled to act boldly when John Smoltz left for the Red Sox, and they have a backup plan.
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:Return of the 'Cou'-pons? — In light of the Derek Lowe signing …
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Mets Fever
Rob Bradford / WEEI Blogs:
Cora close to deal with Mets — Former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora is close to finalizing a one-year, $2 million deal with the New York Mets. The 33-year-old Cora played with Boston from July 7, 2005 — when he was traded from Cleveland for infielder Ramon Vazquez — through last season.
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Mets said to reach deal with Cora — Infielder reportedly to sign a one-year, $2 million deal — The Mets have come to an agreement with infielder Alex Cora on a one-year, $2 million deal, according to a blog post at the Boston-based WEEI.com. — Cora, who has been with the Red Sox since mid-2005 …
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The Joy of Sox
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
On the Beat — Ruminations and Meditations — Rickey Henderson holds two of the greatest records in baseball history, and on Monday he became a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Henderson and Jim Rice were elected by the 10-year members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and they'll be inducted on July 26 in Cooperstown.
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Ian / SOX & Dawgs:
Rickey Henderson And Jim Rice Do Top 10 on Letterman — The newest Baseball Hall of Famers, Rickey Henderson and former Boston Red Sox great Jim Rice, had a busy day yesterday as in the morning they were in New York City for a press conference. Later on, they went over to Ed Sullivan Theater to be on …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
It takes one to know one: Yaz extols Rice — Carl Yastrzemski is the greatest living Red Sox player, a title he assumed when Ted Williams died in the summer of 2002. — Yaz almost died himself last summer, but he survived a heart event and six-hour triple-bypass surgery …
Bill Center / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former Padres manager Gomez dies — Preston Gomez, the original manager of the major league Padres in 1969, died Tuesday morning in Fullerton. He was 85. — Gomez never fully recovered from head injuries suffered in March when he was hit by a pickup truck while crossing a service station driveway in Blythe.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times: Preston Gomez dies at 86; consultant was with Angels for 27 years
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Yankees Try New Strategy to Market Premium Seats — The Yankees have hired a division of a prominent Manhattan residential real estate brokerage, Prudential Douglas Elliman, to help sell some of their prime real estate: unsold premium seats and luxury boxes at the new Yankee Stadium.
Discussion:
YFSF, bronxbanterblog.com, The Mets Police, Sliding Into Home, iYankees and It is about the money, stupid
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles to introduce Uehara today — Pickup of Japanese import creates swell of media interest — The Orioles will unveil their first Japanese import, right-handed pitcher Koji Uehara, at a news conference today at Camden Yards that is expected to be one of the most well attended in team history.
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Diane Pucin / Los Angeles Times:
Scully pulls up his own chair — Dodgers announcer watches a replay of his broadcast of Larsen's World Series perfect game and offers a review. — Vin Scully recently watched the MLB Network replay of the perfect game pitched by Don Larsen for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 World Series.
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tigers ink sidearmer Ni to Minors deal — Taiwanese reliever to pitch in World Baseball Classic, big league camp — For the second straight year, the Tigers have plucked a prospect out of Taiwan. — The Tigers announced Tuesday that they have signed left-handed reliever Fu-Te Ni …
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TigerBlog
NY Daily News:
Grand jury may target Miguel Tejada — Roger Clemens is not the only All-Star who should be nervous about admitted steroid supplier Kirk Radomski's appearance before a federal grand jury Wednesday. — When Radomski appears before the grand jury examining evidence that Clemens used steroids …
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes
Peter Schmuck / The Schmuck Stops Here:
O's: Getting to first base and more — Orioles beat writer Jeff Zrebiec was nice enough to spoon-feed me a couple of things today, so I'll pass them along to you. The Orioles remain interested in Ty Wigginton (right) as a possible option at first base, but he apparently is holding …
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