Major League Baseball News and Rumors
NY Mets' decision to keep or trade knuckleballer and Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey isn't a no-brainerPersonal achievement aside, R.A. Dickey was thrilled to win the Cy Young Award as a way of erasing the stigma of knuckleballers as trick-pitch artists who can’t be trusted as part of an organizational blueprint for success. |
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Girardi won't count Jeter out for Opening DayNov 15, 2012
Bryan Hoch, MLB.com The Yankees are not certain if they will have Derek Jeter at shortstop by Opening Day, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday. |
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The Baseball Writers' New VP Pulled The Ol' Switcheroo With His American League MVP VoteNov 15, 2012
Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com On September 30, LaVelle E. Neal III, the Twins beat writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, wrote an impassioned summation of why Angels super-rookie Mike Trout should be considered the clear favorite for American League MVP. It's short, but it's actu… |
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Hahn exploring numerous options at third baseNov 15, 2012
Scott Merkin, MLB.com Despite the desire to find an impact player at the hot corner, don't look for left fielder Dayan Viciedo to move back to third base. |
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Sources: Red Sox to talk extension for PedroiaNov 15, 2012
Joe McDonald, ESPN.com According to several league sources, the Red Sox have already decided it would be in their best interest to begin discussions this winter about a possible long-term contract extension with veteran second baseman Dustin Pedroia. |
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Cabrera, Posey claim MVP awardsNov 15, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World Series ring. |
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'Bucks' catches Series fever in San FranciscoNov 15, 2012
Mark Newman, MLB.com Three Giants fans made the most of their World Series experience during Game 2 on Oct. 25, when they starred in episode 29 of the hit MLB.com game show "Bucks on the Pond." |
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Here’s how the 28 AL MVP voters explained their choice between Miguel Cabrera and Mike TroutNov 15, 2012
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com So 2012's great American League MVP debate is finally over and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is walking home with the hardware after being placed first on 22 of the 28 ballots. He certainly had a stellar season so it's hard to label Mike Trout's… |
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NL MVP Buster Posey: Willie Mays 2.0Nov 15, 2012
David Brown, yahoo.com Comparisons to Johnny Bench, another catcher, are one thing. But did you realize that Buster Posey has actually been Willie Mays all over again? Yes, that Willie Mays. In case you missed her post on ESPN's Sweetspot in late October, Anna McDonald noted … |
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Miggy's 'value' trumps Trout phenomenonNov 15, 2012
Mike Bauman, MLB.com The Mike Trout vs. Miguel Cabrera American League MVP debate wasn't merely about sabermetrics vs. traditional stats, it was about the true definition of "most valuable." |
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Cone bartends to raise money for Sandy reliefNov 15, 2012
Joey Nowak, MLB.com David Cone made an appearance as a guest bartender at a jam-packed Foley's New York Pub and Restaurant on Thursday night in Manhattan, with all proceeds from his shift going to benefit those victimized by Hurricane Sandy and the storms that affected the… |
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Clemente musical honors life and work of legendNov 15, 2012
Joey Nowak, MLB.com Roberto Clemente's death literally served as an awakening for Alki Steriopoulos. When the charter plane carrying the future Hall of Famer and supplies he was taking to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua crashed over the Atlantic Ocean, it helped to save Ster… |
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Boras ready to talk terms for RyuNov 15, 2012
Ken Gurnick, MLB.com Scott Boras and general manager Ned Colletti will meet next week, during which they'll talk terms for 25-year-old lefty Ryu Hyun-jin. |
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Braves host free-agent outfielder UptonNov 15, 2012
Mark Bowman, MLB.com After reaching a two-year agreement with veteran backup catcher Gerald Laird on Thursday morning, Braves general manager Frank Wren spent Thursday afternoon and some of the early evening courting free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton. |
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Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com Remember when the Red Sox traded Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Nick Punto (ha, Nick Punto) to the Dodgers for some prospects, James Loney and salary relief? A quarter-billion dollars worth of salary relief? Look at all that spendable … |
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Posey caps comeback season with NL MVPNov 15, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants was voted the NL Most Valuable Player on Thursday after returning from a devastating leg injury and becoming the first catcher in 70 years to win the league's batting title. |
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Mark Buehrle's Pit Bull Is Illegal In TorontoNov 15, 2012
Sam Page, deadspin.com Alex Anthopoulos thought he hit paydirt, ripping off the miserable Miami Marlins for most of their good players in Jeffrey Loria's latest fire sale. This sabermetric-darling GM, however, is about to learn that the stats can't tell you everything you nee… |
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Report: Casey Affleck to direct Hamilton movieNov 15, 2012
Richard Durrett, ESPN.com Relativity Media has secured the rights for the feature film about free agent outfielder Josh Hamilton's life, which will be directed and written by Casey Affleck, according to a deadline.com report. |
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Beltre third, Hamilton fifth in AL MVP ballotingNov 15, 2012
T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre both had seasons that were worthy of Most Valuable Player consideration. They just weren't as good as the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com The professional sports experience sure is getting weird. The quality of today's televisions are attempting to turn our living rooms into ballparks and arenas and they're doing a pretty good job of it. Meanwhile, those same ballparks and arenas are tryi… |
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Taking Talents From South BeachNov 15, 2012
Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson are gone, but believe it or not, the Marlins may not be done gutting their roster. Jay Jaffe looks at more players who could be on their way out of Miami. |
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Selig must weigh timing, history in ruling on dealNov 15, 2012
Richard Justice, MLB.com It's not the nuts and bolts of the trade that have prompted Commissioner Bud Selig to take a second look. The problem with the trade is timing and history. South Florida baseball fans have been thorugh this before. |
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Selig reviewing pending Marlins-Blue Jays tradeNov 15, 2012
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he is examining the pending blockbuster trade between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays and is aware of the fan anger in South Florida. |
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Manny homers on 1st pitch in Dominican debutNov 15, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Manny Ramirez homered on his first pitch of the Dominican winter league season. |
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Tyler Kepner, nytimes.com Now that R.A. Dickey has knuckled his way to a Cy Young Award, could others be far behind? Phil Niekro would like to find out. |
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Fall League's Stenson Award nominees setNov 15, 2012
Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com The Cardinals' Mike O'Neill has hit well this fall, but he and others were nominated for the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award for another reason. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com According to Baseball Reference's events calendar, today is the 126th anniversary of the first trade in baseball history. The swap: The Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association sent rookie catcher Jack Boyle and the tidy sum of $400 to the S… |
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Commissioner to review Blue Jays-Marlins dealNov 15, 2012
Paul Hagen, MLB.com Commissioner Bud Selig will review the pending trade that would send several of the Marlins top players to the Blue Jays for a package of prospects, he said Thursday at the conclusion of the quarterly Owners Meetings at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. |
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Alex Espinoza, MLB.com Brazil and Panama will open the third World Baseball Classic qualifier in Panama City on Thursday, with Panamanian great Mariano Rivera slated to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy has completed an amazing comeback after being struck in the head by a line drive in September. |
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Salmon: Maturation key to Trout's future successNov 15, 2012
Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com As Mike Trout captivated the nation with his energy, talent and youth, Tim Salmon had a front-row seat, as an analyst for the Angels' local television affiliate. |
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Trout-Cabrera not only close MVP raceNov 15, 2012
The Baseball Writers Association of America concludes its awards week Thursday night with the announcement of the winners of the Most Valuable Player awards in each league. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Your browser does not support iframes. New Zealand faces an uphill climb in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers after a 10-0 mercy rule loss to Chinese Tapei on Thursday. If it were up to me, however, I'd give the Kiwis an automatic berth in next year… |
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MLB donation will pay to feed needy on ThanksgivingNov 15, 2012
Evan Drellich, MLB.com MLB has donated $10,000 to the Mozel Sanders Foundation, which will provide Thanksgiving meals to about about 5,000 homeless people and families in Compton, Calif. |
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Hunter deal right move for both Tigers and AngelsNov 15, 2012
Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com The Angels made the right decision in letting Torii Hunter leave, and the Tigers made the right decision in welcoming Hunter aboard. |
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Marlins feel trade will fill several need areasNov 15, 2012
Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Once the dust settles and emotions simmer from the still-pending blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays, the Marlins feel confident that they've addressed a number of their needs. |
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Anthopoulos shops early to fill Blue Jays' wishlistNov 15, 2012
Gregor Chisholm, MLB.com In one fell swoop, Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos accomplished just about everything he set out to do this offseason with the Miami trade. He upgraded his starting rotation and solidified the top of his batting order. |
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Broadway comes calling for Bronx BombersNov 15, 2012
Evan Drellich, MLB.com Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo announced Thursday that a theater project based on the Yankees has been commissioned. The show will be created in collaboration with both the Yanks and MLB. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com There has been no shortage of fans offering safe haven to Giancarlo Stanton should Jeffrey Loria slide into super-troll mode and heap his star player on the Miami Marlins' pyre this season. There also isn't a club among the other 29 teams that wouldn't … |
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Indians front office sets standard for successNov 15, 2012
Evan Drellich, MLB.com Plenty of front offices will be revered well in history. But the respect held for the Indians' management team of the past dozen years is paralleled in very few places, if any. |
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Phillipines, Chinese Taipei slug way into matchupNov 15, 2012
Debby Wu, MLB.com Following big wins in their respective tournament openers, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines will both depend on their fierce lineups in their upcoming clash as World Baseball Classic qualifiers resume Friday at Xinzhuang Stadium in New Taipei City, Ta… |
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Thailand, New Zealand hope to learn from openersNov 15, 2012
Debby Wu, MLB.com Errors plagued Thailand in their World Baseball Classic qualifier loss. Subpar pitching and stranding runners did the same to New Zealand. The two will meet on Thursday night. |
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Big fifth lifts Chinese Taipei past New ZealandNov 15, 2012
Debby Wu, MLB.com Chinese Taipei scored eight runs in the bottom of the fifth Thursday and cruised to a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over New Zealand after seven innings in the World Baseball Classic qualifier. |
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Bruce seeking to finish his career in CincinnatiNov 15, 2012
Mark Sheldon, MLB.com Reds outfielder Jay Bruce is interested in adding another six years to his current deal. The timing might seem odd since he is already under a contract that is guaranteed through 2016. |
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R.A. Dickey won the Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, won it going away, won it as a knuckleballer, won it at the age of 38, made baseball fans everywhere cheer, whether they are Mets fans or not. |
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About Last Night: Dickey Delivers Knuckle SandwichNov 15, 2012
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey capped off his improbable seas... |
