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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB commissioner Selig considers suspending A-Rod — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez might be suspended for admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs, Commissioner Bud Selig told USA TODAY on Wednesday. — Selig and Major League Baseball officials realize any attempt …
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NY Daily News:
A-Rod mess gets Selig pumped up — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig came out roaring Wednesday, putting Alex Rodriguez on notice that the Yankee third baseman's admitted performance-enhancing drug use may not go unpunished. — In an interview with USA Today, Selig was asked …
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Selig must decide whether to discipline A-Rod — NEW YORK — Baseball was still trying to decide Wednesday if it will discipline Alex Rodriguez for his admitted use of banned substances while playing for the Texas Rangers. — Commissioner Bud Selig was said to still be considering his options.
Christine Brennan / USA Today:
‘Heartsick’ Selig won't rule out punishing Alex Rodriguez — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday afternoon that he is “just heartsick” about Alex Rodriguez's admission of performance-enhancing drug use and would not rule out punishing him or adjusting baseball's record book.
Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
GM Brian Cashman can't say whether Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs with Yankees — TAMPA — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman called Alex Rodriguez's admission he used performance-enhancing drugs a “necessary” and “important” first step.
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Rob Iracane / Walkoff Walk:
Bud Selig, You Sanctimonious Coward — Shoulder-shruggin' baseball commissioner Bud Selig told USA Today Wednesday afternoon that he is “heartsick” about Alex Rodriguez' latest steroid admission and that he is not ruling out punishing A-Rod or adjusting the MLB record books. … Wait a minute.
Ken Davidoff / Ken Davidoff's baseball insider:Bud Selig, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and asterisks
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:Madden: Selig tosses around asterisk idea
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Griffey near return to Mariners — Active career home run leader spent first 11 seasons with Seattle — PEORIA, Ariz. — Ken Griffey Jr. could be coming home in a few days. — A little more than nine years after being traded to the Reds for four players, Griffey and the Mariners are nearing agreement on a one-year contract.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Sources: Mariners pushing Griffey talks — The Seattle Mariners have stepped up the pace in negotiations that could bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to the city where he spent the first 11 years of his major league career, two baseball sources told ESPN.com. — Although it's unclear whether …
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
If Johnson Is Healthy, Dunn Will Play LF — Provided first baseman Nick Johnson can prove he is healthy, the Washington Nationals prefer use newly acquired free agent Adam Dunn in left field, two sources said today. — For much of the last two seasons, injuries have prevented Johnson from being an everyday player.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers ready to solve camp questions — Who'll play third base remains uncertain entering Spring Training — Triple play: Three questions that need answers — 1. Is the starting rotation deep enough? — The pending Braden Looper deal might help change the answer to this question to the affirmative.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Juice has sucked fun out of voting — Cover major league baseball on a daily basis for a newspaper for 10 consecutive years and you get to vote on Hall of Fame candidates. Forever. — It is one of the great privileges of being a baseball writer. It's a responsibility most of us take seriously.
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Cameron Smith / Baseball Insider:
Lefty Relievers: There's Four Left — Remember when we broke down the five remaining left-handed relievers about a week ago? Times change quickly when you're headed toward Spring Training, and now there's four. And, judging by the increased interest in free agent Will Ohman …
Neil Best / Watchdog:
Chris Russo flies first class for Sirius, ‘which is fair’ — My favorite line from Chris Russo's appearance with Howard Stern on Sirius this morning came as Russo tried to illustrate the fact Sirius' financial situation is not as dire as reported, based on the fact his budget has not been cut:
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Neil Best / Watchdog:Mike Francesa-Bill Parcells relationship on the rocks
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Baseball Analysis at Tufts / Baseball Analysts:
BABIP: Progressing and Regressing Groundball Out Rates — A couple of weeks ago, Rich Lederer asked what variables account for extraordinarily low groundball out rates. So, using a similar method to that which Peter Bendix and Chris Dutton used to find expected BABIP …
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Tejada apologizes after guilty plea — Shortstop charged with misrepresentations, admits buying drugs — HOUSTON — A tearful and seemingly contrite Miguel Tejada offered an apology to a packed room of reporters at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, expressing remorse for his actions that led …
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Ross / New Stadium Insider:
New Stadium, same old obstructed views — The Yankees have some explaining to do with this one. Courtesy of user “Mastermind” from NYY Fans, comes this image from inside of the new Yankee Stadium: — UPDATE (1:37 PM): After adjusting the white balance, the photo is even more revealing.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals sign Dunn to two-year deal — Veteran left-handed slugger reunited with GM Bowden — WASHINGTON — The Nationals finally got their left-handed slugging first baseman, signing free agent Adam Dunn to a two-year contract Wednesday, according to a baseball source. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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