Archive for December 18th, 2006
Orioles renew pursuit for LaRoche
The Orioles are eager to add Adam LaRoche, who could thrive in Camden Yards. Ken Rosenthal has what it might take to get him. Plus, notes on other potential trades.
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Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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At the Letters: Shooting Dais (Yahoo! Sports)
Readers sound off on Daisuke Matsuzaka, Barry Bonds, Alfonso Soriano and others.
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Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Rangers set to introduce Gagne (AP)
Eric Gagne took his physical for the Texas Rangers on Monday, the last step before finalizing a one-year contract with the team. The Rangers scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to announce Gagne’s signing. General manager Jon Daniels declined comment Monday night but was set to attend the news conference.
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Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Blue Jays owner: Team could have moved
After the Blue Jays announced Vernon Wells’ $126 million, seven-year contract Monday, owner Ted Rogers said the team was in danger of leaving Canada before he bought the franchise six years ago.
“There were Americans looking at buying it and moving the team to the United States. We thought at Rogers that that would be a […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Bonderman gets new deal from Tigers
Sticking with the Detroit Tigers was an easy decision for Jeremy Bonderman.
One of baseball’s most promising young pitchers, Bonderman agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract on Monday - passing up a chance to become a free agent after the 2008 season.
“They gave me a good offer that will make my family comfortable,” Bonderman told […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Jeter: Pettitte didn’t have to be persuaded to return to Yankees (AP)
Derek Jeter never placed a recruiting call to Andy Pettitte. No need to, the New York Yankees’ captain says. “He’s been here before, so you don’t have to sell New York,” Jeter said Monday. “We talk. I always talk to Andy, even when he was in Houston. You don’t have to sell New York to […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Mets to visit Zito in California on Tuesday (AP)
Mets executives planned to visit Barry Zito in California on Tuesday for a recruiting visit designed to persuade the free-agent pitcher to sign with New York. Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Omar Minaya were to head the team’s delegation, which was to leave New York on Tuesday morning and meet with […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Blue Jays owner: Team was in danger of leaving Canada 6 years ago
After the Blue Jays announced Vernon Wells’ $126 million, seven-year contract Monday, owner Ted Rogers said the team was in danger of leaving Canada before he bought the franchise six years ago.
“There were Americans looking at buying it and moving the team to the United States. We thought at Rogers that that would be a […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Former World Series MVP Sherry dies (AP)
Larry Sherry, MVP of the 1959 World Series as a reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Sherry died early Sunday at his home in Mission Viejo, according to his brother, Norm, a former catcher who also played for the Dodgers. Sherry’s two children and […]
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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The weirdest sports stories of 2006
As 2006 fades into memory, it’s only natural to look back at the year at the moments — both on and off the field — that stand out in the mind’s eye.
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Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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