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Scott Hewitt / Seattle Times:
Tim Lincecum charged with misdemeanor possession — Tim Lincecum, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is facing charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia use after being stopped for speeding on Interstate 5 last week. — At 8:23 a.m. Oct. 30 …
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Say it ain't so, Timmy! Lincecum busted for pot possession
Say it ain't so, Timmy! Lincecum busted for pot possession
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Ray Ratto / San Francisco Chronicle:
So How Do You Spell “Tsk, Tsk, Tsk,” Anyway?
So How Do You Spell “Tsk, Tsk, Tsk,” Anyway?
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Florida Marlins trade Jeremy Hermida to Boston — The Marlins kicked off what should be a busy offseason today when they traded right fielder Jeremy Hermida to the Boston Red Sox for left-handed pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez. — The trade of Hermida was expected — he has underachieved and is eligible for arbitration.
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Red Sox acquire OF Jeremy Hermida for pair of minor league left-handers — Minor league lefties Jones, Alvarez sent to Florida — The Red Sox acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins Thursday in exchange for left-handed pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Angels Re-Sign Bobby Abreu — 2:40pm: Price says the deal is worth $19MM guaranteed. Abreu will be paid $9MM in 2010 and 2011, plus a $1MM buyout of a $9MM option for 2012 that could vest based on plate appearances. Given how the market treated Abreu last year, it's not a surprise that he jumped on this offer.
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Bill Plunkett / Angels blog:
Angels, Abreu agree to new contract — On the first day eligible players can file for free agency, the Angels headed that off with one of their seven potential free agents by reaching agreement with outfielder Bobby Abreu on a two-year contract with a club option for 2012.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Royals Trade Mark Teahen To White Sox? — 5:30pm: The story keeps changing. Now, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel, neither team has confirmed the deal. — 11:13am: The White Sox have confirmed the trade, according to The Chicago Sun Times. It's Teahen for Getz and Fields.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Yankees trio to appear on ‘Letterman’ — Jeter, Posada and Pettitte to be ‘Late Show’ guests Thursday — Approximately 24 hours after wrapping up the 27th World Series championship in franchise history, the Yankees will have a late-night feel on Thursday.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies re-sign Belisle, Flores — Club maintains bullpen depth with one-year deals — DENVER — The Rockies retained some of the bullpen depth they built in 2009 by re-signing right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander Randy Flores to one-year contracts. Both were eligible for arbitration.
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Mets to decline Putz's option — J.J. Putzthat they plan to decline his $8.6 million option for 2010 and buy him out for $1 million instead. — The club cited health concerns in making the long-expected move, pointing to elbow surgery and forearm problems that caused the former All-Star closer …
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The Journal News:
(2 of 2) — The cops were impressed. — “The guy wins the World Series, what does he do? He stops to help,” said Westchester County Police Officer Kathleen Cristiano, who was among the first to arrive at the accident scene. “It was totally surreal.” — The driver was stunned by the accident …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Wolf, five others file for free agency — Dodgers still waiting to hear from Manny on his option — LOS ANGELES — Pitcher Randy Wolf led a group of six Dodgers filing for free agency on Thursday, the first day of the two-week filing period. But the date that has the Dodgers most curious is Nov. 10.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers in market for right-handed bat — Club hopes to re-sign Byrd, but could make push for Dye — ARLINGTON — The Rangers are going into baseball's free-agency period hoping to re-sign Marlon Byrd and could come out of it with Jermaine Dye instead. — A right-handed bat is a high priority …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Crew has nine potential free agents — Cameron, Kendall head list of players who will test market — MILWAUKEE — Let the offseason begin. — When the Yankees clinched the World Series on Wednesday night, it kick-started the season after the season for all 30 teams …
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Jay Jaffe / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Hit and Run — Anatomy of a Championship — Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter may be the Yankees for whom the spotlight shines the brightest, but it was Hideki Matsui who did the dirty work on Wednesday night. Tying a single-game World Series record with six RBI …