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9:55 PM ET, February 4, 2012

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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
If Frank McCourt's L.A. Dodgers go for $2 billion, Fred Wilpon's NY Mets could be worth more  —  Franchise values in baseball are about to take a quantum leap  —  Frank McCourt seen here in happier times as the L.A. Dodgers introduce Joe Torre as skipper in 2007.
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ESPN:
Dodgers ask court to disallow claims by Stow  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.
Discussion: Deadspin
New York Post:
Wife of Yankees GM files for divorce after latest cheating allegations  —  She's cashing out.  —  The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman filed for divorce yesterday — a day after her husband was publicly accused of a second affair, this time with a woman who has been charged with shaking him down, The Post has learned.
JonPaulMorosi / mlbbuzz:
Could Red Sox, Reds or Phillies land Oswalt?  —  Roy Oswalt is without a contract two weeks before the start of spring workouts.  —  And he is scrambling.  —  Oswalt is known to prefer a team close to his Mississippi home, but his top choices - the Texas Rangers or St. Louis Cardinals …
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Paul Swydan / FanGraphs Baseball:
Jayson Werth, Center Fielder?
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Nelson looking to seize opportunity this season  —  DENVER — Rockies manager Jim Tracy said this winter he was tired of the heartbreaking conversations he kept having with infielder Chris Nelson informing him that he was being sent to Triple-A Colorado Springs.  But think of how Nelson felt each of the three times it happened.
Discussion: Purple Row
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Cecil Fielder chides his son Prince at Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame induction  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Seeing son Prince pull on the Olde English D he once wore proudly in Detroit only brought Cecil Fielder back so far.  —  Dismissing talk of an “improving” relationship with his son …
Fox Sports:
Hamilton's slip could cost him millions  —  “I feel like I've got a handle on it.  But every time I feel like I've beaten it, I take control back of the situation, and I end up falling on my face again.”  —  Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton drank alcohol in a bar Monday night.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi would welcome one more bat  —  Yanks' manager considers Ibanez, Damon, Matsui candidates  —  NEW YORK — Joe Girardi is generally pleased with the work done during his club's offseason, but the Yankees' manager would like to have one more bat added to his lineup card before Spring Training begins.
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays mull installing grass surface  —  Range of other events at Rogers Centre may halt project  —  TORONTO — Arguably the biggest news to come out of this week's State of the Franchise in Toronto was the potential for the Blue Jays to install a natural-grass surface at Rogers Centre.
Discussion: Baseball Nation
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Busting back onto scene?  Posey, Giants ready  —  Catcher rehabbing quickly, confident in Opening Day return  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy looks at Buster Posey, whose 24-year-old body is equipped with a mind seemingly 10 years older, and what the Giants' manager sees chases away whatever blues he might be feeling.
 
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