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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Mike Maddux, Dale Sveum take center stage in Cubs' search — Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux is a candidate for the Cubs' managerial job. Leon Halip~Getty Images — It took more than three months for the Cubs to get their new front office team in place.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Cubs, Red Sox want to talk to Maddux — The Cubs and Red Sox have both asked for permission to interview Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux for their managerial jobs. — Maddux is widely credited for helping convert C.J. Wilson and Alexei Ogando from relievers into very good starting pitchers …
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baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Dale Sveum discusses interview with Red Sox — and other notes from Fenway
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joy of sox and Yahoo! Sports
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Quade out as Cubs manager; Ryno not a candidate
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Deadspin
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs relieve Quade of managerial duties
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Boston Globe, Yahoo! Sports and VFTB
Theo Epstein / Associated Press:
Cubs fire Quade, pass on Sandberg
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Boston Herald, Viva El Birdos, Chicago Tribune and baseballmusings.com
Los Angeles Times:
Peter O'Malley joins list of potential bidders for Dodgers — The former owner of the team says he will work on forming a group to take part in an auction for the team, Dodger Stadium and property surrounding the ballpark. — Former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley sold the team to Fox in 1998.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers To Sign Juan Rivera — The Dodgers will sign Juan Rivera to a one-year deal worth $4.5MM, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (on Twitter). The deal, which is pending a physical, would guarantee the outfielder $4.5MM. It includes a $4MM salary in 2012 and a $4MM club option for 2013 …
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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness, Bucs Dugout and MLB.com
Ramona Shelburne / ESPN:
Steve Garvey prepping proposal to purchase Los Angeles Dodgers
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HardballTalk, Yahoo! Sports, MLB Daily Dish and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Peter O'Malley wants to run Dodgers
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Dodgers Blog and Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals start manager interviews Thursday — A search committee headed by Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and general manager John Mozeliak today begins what it hopes is a 10-day process to identify the successor to departing manager Tony La Russa. — The committee today holds …
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HardballTalk, SI Tracking Blog, NESN.com, MLB Rumors and FenwayNationWorld
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Would Pujols really agree to a statue if he were leaving St. Louis? — Should Albert Pujols(notes) bolt town through free agency this hot stove season, at least St. Louis Cardinals fans will have an awkward memento to remember him by. — A 1o-foot, 1,100-pound statue of the two-time World Series winner …
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
None of 5 free agents gets offer — Wednesday came and went without the A's making an offer to any of their own free agents, and now all five can begin talking to other teams. — Outfielder Josh Willingham is the most high-profile of Oakland's free agents, and his agent, Matt Sosnick …
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MetsBlog.com, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Athletics Nation
Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Santo, Kaat among 10 on Golden Era ballot — Minoso, Oliva, Hodges also up for Hall of Fame consideration — Eight former Major League players and two former executives have been named to this year's Golden Era ballot, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced on Thursday.
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Boston Globe
Dan Rafael / ESPN:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. eyes May 5 fight — Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not plan on taking another 16-month vacation from the boxing ring, like he did after easily outpointing Shane Mosley in May 2010. — Instead, Mayweather, who knocked out Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17, will make a relatively hasty return …
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NESN.com and SI Tracking Blog
Associated Press:
Cano lifts MLB stars 5-3 over Taiwan team — TAIPEI, Taiwan—Robinson Cano doubled in a run in the seventh inning to help an MLB All-Star team beat Taiwan's national team 5-3 Thursday in the second game of a five-game series. — The New York Yankees' second baseman also singled and scored in the sixth inning in the game in Taichung.
Fox Sports:
Agent: Oswalt plans to pitch in 2012 — The agent for Roy Oswalt affirmed Wednesday that the veteran pitcher “absolutely” plans to pitch in 2012, following a season in which he was twice placed on the disabled list with lower back inflammation. — “His back feels great,” Bob Garber told FOXSports.com.
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
