The Los Angeles Dodgers have several young players eligible for arbitration at a time when the club is looking to control costs. As a result, the Dodgers are hoping to sign one of their young stars, Matt Kemp, to a long-term deal.
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A former Manhattan madam who supplied Eliot Spitzer with hookers also counted Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez as a customer – and found him so charming she dated him herself for free, former employees of the call-girl agency tell the Daily News.
A-Rod wooed ex-madam Kristin Davis with flowers, jewelry, persistence and heated e-mails, [...]
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Jose Canseco’s attorney told The Post last night that not only does the Alex Rodriguez steroid report act as “substantial confirmation” of Canseco’s past claims – but that there are going to be future revelations regarding Rodriguez and others.
“According to Jose, there’s a lot more that’ll be forthcoming,” Greg Emerson, Canseco’s attorney, [...]
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In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.
Rodriguez’s name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for [...]
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New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman confirmed that the Yankees had offered Andruw Jones a minor-league contract to compete with Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner for the starting centerfield job. Jones’ agent Scott Boras turned down the offer, Cashman said.
If Jones and Boras can’t find a major-league contract _ and certainly, that [...]
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After his team absorbed a 4-1 loss to the Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series Wednesday night, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said yesterday he would consider some “minor adjustments” to his lineup, no doubt in hopes of avoiding an 11th consecutive playoff loss to the Sox.
“We’re considering [...]
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Coming off a 99-defeat season, Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said yesterday he considers no player “untouchable” and will find out the trade value of every player.
Towers, speaking recently, also said pitcher Jake Peavy will not be exempted from his offseason fact-finding mission and that he would be shirking his duties if [...]
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Rather than weaken the rotation, the Giants might take one bold move to strengthen it. There are indications the Giants plan to investigate the Hope Diamond of free-agent pitchers this winter, CC Sabathia, to gauge his interest in returning to his native Bay Area.
The team does not plan to wade into the [...]
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While Brian Cashman remained mum about his future, the buzz smothering the Yankees New York Yankees universe yesterday focused on the GM telling the Steinbrenner family he wants to return.
An announcement could come as soon as tomorrow.
“Sooner than later,” Cashman said with a smile when asked about reaching a decision.
Hal Steinbrenner, who [...]
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Ben Sheets took a few steps off the back of the mound and got a pat on the backside from Prince Fielder.
The right-hander’s day, and probably his career as a Milwaukee Brewer, was finished. But the job wasn’t even close to being completed.
Sheets gave the ball to interim manager Dale Sveum [...]
In his first season as Yankees manager Joe Girardi has managed to alienate the media covering the team. This is a dangerous situation for a guy who, depending on how the Bombers start 2008, could quickly find himself on a list of endangered managers.
When media types begin to derisively refer to you as “a clown,” [...]
Andy Pettitte said it makes him feel “sick” to know the Yankees will miss the playoffs. He also stepped up to take blame for the team’s failures, but Pettitte also admitted that he has been pitching with his left shoulder bothering him and he will be shut down rather than pitch Saturday.
“It’s given me a [...]
After Jason Giambi hit .195 with three homers and six RBI through the first five weeks of the 2005 season, the Yankees asked him to go to the minors, but he refused. He went on a tear after that, finishing the season with a .271 average, 32 homers and 87 RBI, enough to earn him [...]
Things got so bad in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse during this discouraging season that one player reportedly threatened to “knock out” outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, the team’s highest profile player.
A “clubhouse insider” quoted in Thursday’s edition of The Seattle Times said, “I just can’t believe the number of guys who really dislike him. It got to [...]
