Mike Lopresti: Is it time to pity the Yankees?
Some baseball teams can’t seem to catch a break. They are outbid for free agents, and must watch helplessly as the best players get gobbled up by other juggernauts. Shunned and frustrated, they are forced to make do with the parts they have, while ahead of them, the rich get richer.
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Overbay signs with Pirates
Former Blue Jay Lyle Overbay has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Red Sox sit atop offseason Power Rankings
As the children in Philadelphia are undoubtedly trying to rush delivery of a revised wish list to the North Pole, hoping Santa Claus can add a Cliff Lee No. 33 jersey to their holiday haul, folks in Boston have a choice to make on their apparel choice: a Carl Crawford jersey, an Adrian Gonzalez jersey . . . or both?
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Brewers tab Ferrone as national crosschecker
Associated Press – December 16, 2010 5:05 PM ET MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers have hired Joe Ferrone to be the team’s national crosschecker.
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Mets sign Paulino, Carrasco
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) – The New York Mets have signed catcher Ronny Paulino to a one-year contract and right-handed reliever D.J. Carrasco to a two-year deal.
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Major League Baseball notes
PIRATES Overbay, Diaz sign PITTSBURGH — The Pirates won’t be confused for the Phillies anytime soon. But while their state rivals were busy with Cliff Lee on Tuesday, at least Pittsburgh jumped into the shallow end of the free-agent pool.
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Mentor was pioneer in sports media
The moment I met Joe Heiling I knew he would be an important person in my sports career.
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Mets/Yanks History in Rule 5
Later this morning the Rule 5 draft will take place. Players are eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft that are not on their major league organization’s 40-man roster or were signed at age 19 or older and have been in the organization for four years; or were signed at age 18 or younger [...]
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PA Turnpike Commission CEO Set To Retire
The CEO of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Joe Brimmeier, joined Mike Pintek in studio Wednesday for an open discussion about the nation’s first super highway and his upcoming retirement. Filed under: Heard On NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA, [...]
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