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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Mets will host 2013 All-Star Game … The Mets will host the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field, people with knowledge of the situation told SI.com. — While the decision isn't being characterized as “official,” plans are already in the works. — The team has not hosted the All-Star Game since 1964 …
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Alison Leigh Cowan / New York Times:
Trustee Seeks Hundreds of Millions From Mets Owners Over Madoff Fraud — The trustee representing the victims of Bernard L. Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the owners of the Mets, alleging that they, as longtime and successful investors …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Recap: Wilpon conference call at 2:15 PM
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Mets Merized Online
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
There is no guarantee that the Wilpons will be able to keep control of the Mets
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Patrick Flood and SBNation.com
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Albert Pujols will veto any trade proposal from the St. Louis Cardinals, sources say — Other teams have asked the Cardinals about Albert Pujols in the past to let St. Louis know if it ever thought about dealing the perennial MVP candidate, the inquiring team's interest was established.
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Charlie / Bucs Dugout:
Bucs Dugout Talks To Frank Coonelly, Neal Huntington, Paul Maholm — More photos » Gene J. Puskar - AP — 10 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly attends a spring training baseball game between the Pirates and the Houston Astros in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 29, 2010.
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Pirates Prospects and Where Have You Gone …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Club not offering hints on who will be closer
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Hands off my Pirates Booty
Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
Long Island liquor king Martin Silver wants a meeting with Wilpons; wants minority share of Mets — A Long Island liquor mogul wants a meeting with Fred and Jeff Wilpon to discuss buying a piece of their struggling franchise. — Martin Silver said he's ready to throw money at the Wilpons …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Source: R.A. Dickey, Mets agree to 2-year deal just hours after Wilpons announce they seek investors — Hours after the Mets asserted that Friday's news about their finances would not impact baseball operations, the team invested in its pitching staff, agreeing to terms with knuckleballer R …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Mets Avoid Arbitration With R.A. Dickey — SATURDAY, 9:20am: Dickey will make $7.5MM total for the two guaranteed years of the deal, excluding the option year and incentives, tweets Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. — SATURDAY, 8:50am: Dickey's two-year deal is for less than $8MM, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com.
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Amazin' Avenue and MetsBlog.com
Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Sources: Grilli could join Phillies' minor league roster — The Phillies have some interest in signing free-agent reliever Jason Grilli to a minor league contract, two sources confirmed yesterday. No agreement has been reached yet. — The 34-year-old righthander missed all of last season with a knee injury.
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That Balls Outta Here and MLB Rumors
Dan Mennella / MLB Rumors:
Jim Edmonds Likely To Retire — Jim Edmonds is probably going to retire, according to Reds GM Walt Jocketty, blogs John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. — Edmonds has been contemplating whether he'd return in 2011 after playing well (.276/.342/.504) in 86 games with the Brewers and Reds in 2010.
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Cincinnati Reds and SBNation.com
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Farnsworth contract details — The Rays are paying RHP Kyle Farnsworth $2.6-million in salary this season, with a $650,000 buyout on a 2012 option the difference in what has been reported as a $3.25-million deal. If the Rays want to bring him back, his salary in 2012 would be $3.3-million.
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Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Harper puts up final untouchable number for CSN … Bryce Harper knows it's a long shot, but when he leaves Las Vegas on Feb. 18 for his first spring training with the Washington Nationals, the baseball prodigy will have his sights set on nothing less than making the major league roster.
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Federal Baseball, The Goessling Game and The Nationals Enquirer
Nathaniel Vinton / NY Daily News:
Yankees president Randy Levine rips Texas Rangers over Cliff Lee: Team is ‘on welfare’ — The Texas Rangers are “on welfare” and their CEO is “delusional,” according to Yankees president Randy Levine. — That's the message the Yankee brass wants Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg to hear …
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Lance Berkman bashes Rangers
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks prez: Rangers owner ‘delusional’
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Fanhouse MLB Blog, Mike Silva's …, NESN.com and New Jersey Online
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers talking extension with Jon Daniels — The Rangers and general manager Jon Daniels have started negotiations on a contract extension, according to sources. — Daniels had no comment. — The negotiations are in line with the timetable club president Nolan Ryan indicated …
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
MLB.com:
Seattle GM downplays Figgins-to-A's talk — Zduriencik says plan remains for veteran to stay with Mariners — Despite several reports that the Mariners and A's are talking about swapping third basemen Chone Figgins and Kevin Kouzmanoff, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said Friday …
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Susan Slusser / SFGate:
Figgins' no-trade clause to Oakland hasn't been waived yet, but...
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Fox Sports:
Cashman's skin toughened by New York — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Here's the first thing you need to know about whether Brian Cashman is sick of being Yankees general manager …
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