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CBS Boston:
Gresh & Zo: Sources Say Theo Was Red Sox Leak In Globe Article — (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) — BOSTON (CBS) - 98.5 The Sports Hub's Gresh and Zolak said Thursday that multiple sources have told them that former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was the source …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Sources: Sveum accepts offer to manage Cubs — MILWAUKEE — Dale Sveum has accepted an offer to be the next manager of the Chicago Cubs. — Sveum — Sveum will be officially introduced on Friday morning at Wrigley Field, the team said. He succeeds Mike Quade, who was fired …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Red Sox expected to replace Craig Shipley as director of international scouting
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Sveum headed to Cubs?
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Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs offer manager job to Dale Sveum; Mike Maddux backs out
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Michael Silverman / Clubhouse Insider:
Red Sox keep tabs on free agent SS, starting at top with Jose Reyes
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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA.com:
2011 NL Cy Young — Clayton Kershaw Rides Pitching Triple Crown to Award — Los Angeles Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw, a Triple Crown of pitching winner with league-best totals of victories (21), earned-run average (2.28) and strikeouts (248), won the National League Cy Young Award in balloting by the BBWAA.
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Michael Rosenberg / Boston Herald:
Expect more awards for Tigers' Justin Verlander — Justin Verlander won the Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote, which means he'll try to do better next year. This is how he is wired. He has an unwavering belief in his greatness. He expects to pitch a no-hitter in every start and improve every year.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Kershaw is the winner of NL Cy Young Award — Dodgers lefty wins 21, pitching Triple Crown in third full season — The first time Joe Torre saw Clayton Kershaw pitch, he compared him to Sandy Koufax. On Thursday, the talented young left-hander took his biggest step yet toward proving …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB adds two wild cards, moves Astros to AL — Two wild card teams will be added to Major League Baseball's playoffs no later than 2013, the same year the Houston Astros will begin play in the American League. — Commissioner Bud Selig announced Thursday that baseball's owners unanimously …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
MLB Will Add Two Wild Card Teams
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Luke Adams / MLB Rumors:
McLane Confirms Astros Will Move To AL West In 2013
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MLB.com:
Francoeur happy to have Sanchez aboard in KC — KANSAS CITY — Even though Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur will miss having Melky Cabrera next to him in center field next season, he feels the addition of pitcher Jonathan Sanchez is a plus. — “I like it,” Francoeur said.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets make progress in raising $200M — NEW YORK — The New York Mets are making progress in their bid to raise roughly $200 million through selling minority ownership shares in the franchise, sources familiar with the sale told ESPNNewYork.com. — The infusion would help principal owner Fred Wilpon …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Phillips, Reds ‘not close’ to contract extension — Club hasn't met with rep for free-agent closer Cordero — CINCINNATI — Always a prolific user of Twitter, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips mentioned Wednesday he hoped to learn about his future with the club, and then on Thursday …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Amaro: Phillies aren't looking to trade Hamels — MILWAUKEE - The caveat was necessary for a man who has dealt away aces and top prospects, players thought untouchable - a label that, truthfully, does not exist in baseball and certainly not in Ruben Amaro Jr.'s mind.
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Molina close to joining Rays — MILWAUKEE — Free-agent catcher Jose Molina is close to signing a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that includes an option for the 2013 season, major-league sources told FOXSports.com. — A deal could be completed within the next several days.
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Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
Star Players and Attendance — During yesterday's radio spot with Brock and Salk, Mike brought up the team's lagging attendance as a point in favor of splurging on a star player like Fielder who could serve as a gate attraction. After all, the team's revenues are tied to how many people …
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