sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/15/2009
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Notes Pitching guru Rick Peterson may have a couple options. He has interviewed with the Brewers to become their pitching coach, and his close relationship with Willie Randolph from their days together with the Mets before they got fired together makes that a natural fit. Peterson wasn't ...
weei.com - 10/12/2009
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Billy Wagner knows one of baseball s golden
rules is never letting hitters peek behind the pitcher's...
curtain, but he could never help himself when it came to Bobby Abreu. The two were teammates coming up in the Astros minor league system and later as ...
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Abreu gets better of ex
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/15/2009
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NEW YORK -- Texan John Lackey, the Angels'
ace and Game 1 starter on Friday night here,...
was spotted at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium for their inaugural game earlier this month and is known to possess a suite there as well as a strong love of his ...
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Jon Heyman: Free agency -- and maybe a return to Texas ...
bostonherald.com - 10/14/2009
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T he Red Sox [ team stats ]
hope Billy Wagner was only venting. Wagner s comments...
in yesterday s edition of the New York Post hinted at the 38-year-old strongly considering retirement after the Red Sox early dismissal from the playoffs. His agent, ...
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Billy Wagner possible hang
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Could Angels’ John Lackey return to Texas as free agent? – Jon Heyman
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Notes Pitching guru Rick Peterson may have a couple options. He has interviewed with the Brewers to become their pitching coach, and his close relationship with Willie Randolph from their days together with the Mets before they got fired together makes that a natural fit. Peterson wasn't ... MetsBlog.com found this 5 hours ago on sportsillustrated.cnn.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Jon Heyman, Texas Rangers, John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels, Billy Wagner
Buzz: John Lackey looking for a 5-year Deal
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... his stuff, but, though this serves him well most starts, because of it, he can get burned pretty easily and doesn’t seem to have the ability to adjust and work out of trouble…
…also, as i have said before, he looks a bit Peter Brady, see…
To read more from Heyman, regarding Lackey, as well as the future of Rick Peterson, Billy Wagner, Milton Bradley and Oliver Perez, who is moving to Arizona this winter, click here.
Yanks could bolster coaching, scouting with Peterson and Towers
River Avenue Blues —
... In what seems like a throwaway line in his latest column, Jon Heyman connects Rick Peterson to the Yankees. “Peterson, a New Jersey resident, also might have a chance to become a pitching coordinator for the Yankees.” This would be stupendous, especially if he’d be working with the minor league pitchers. ...
Joba a reliever in 2010?
The Yankee Universe —
From Jon Heyman (SI):
There is growing sentiment around baseball that Joba Chamberlain will be a reliever next year, especially after he looked great in that role in the Division Series.
Until there is “growing sentiment” within the Yankees’ organization that Joba Chamberlain will be a reliever in 2010, I wouldn’t worry. With regards to his role next season, 1 2/3 innings pitched in the ALDS — against the punchless Twins, nonetheless — should not be the deciding factor in the ...
Nightly Bits: A-Jax, Towers, Peterson…
The Yankee Universe —
... Towers are longtime friends and Towers could serve as a talent “evaluator” for Cashman, assisting him with pitching decisions, trade deadline ideas, etc. Olney claims that the odds are “excellent” for Towers to end up working with the Yankees, which would be a good thing for the organization. His expertise would certainly strengthen the team’s scouting system by a significant margin.
Also, while we’re addressing matters of team personnel, according to Jon Heyman, pitching aficionado Rick Peterson, who was fired by the Mets ...
Jon Heyman wants Joba in the pen
River Avenue Blues —
... So who’s the first reporter seduced by 1.2 innings of ALDS work? Why, it’s Jon Heyman of course. In his latest Daily Scoop post, Heyman drops the following tidbit: ...
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firebrandal.com 10/13/2009 — In what is the first curveball in an early off-season, relief ace and potential closer replacement, Billy Wagner, has been considering possible retirment.
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soxanddawgs.com 10/13/2009 — When the Boston Red Sox acquired Billy Wagner in a trade with the New York Mets, they knew they weren’t going to re-sign him. Sox GM Theo Epstein planned on offering Wagner arbitration so that if Wags declined and signed somewhere else, the Red Sox could get two draft picks.
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nybaseballdigest.com 10/13/2009 — Well, we’re beginning to see how the Billy Wagner Saga is playing out. Less than two months after the Mets traded Wagner to the Boston Red Sox, Wagner is now talking about retiring.
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mlb.fanhouse.com 10/13/2009 — by Tom Fornelli After coming to the Boston Red Sox this season Billy Wagner made 17 appearances out of the bullpen and posted a 1.72 ERA. It was exactly the type of performance Wagner needed to help his chances of finding a closer's job somewhere in ...
For five Yankees, ALCS a happy return —
Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Five years after their last ALCS appearance, five players from that Yankees squad remain, looking for redemption when they face the Angels on Friday. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez have a chance to take ...
For Yankees, home is where the start is —
Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The Yankees dominated in the Bronx this season, christening the new Yankee Stadium by sporting baseball's best home record. But the Angels, who tied with the Phils for the best road record, won't be intimated by Bombers' aura in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Step by step, CC ready for Angels —
Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Every split second counts against the Angels. And so CC Sabathia's slide step, a maneuver in which the ace ditches his high leg kick for a less exaggerated version, could mean the difference between winning and losing in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Unflappable Lackey poised to perform —
Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The weather does pose the potential to wreak havoc on Games 1 and 2 in the Bronx. But whether Game 1 takes place at its scheduled time on Friday or at some other point, Angels manager Mike Scioscia will confidently hand the ball to John Lackey.
