mlb.mlb.com - 12/19/2008
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NEW YORK -- The Mets' man behind the man is tall, broad-shouldered, almost hulking in his dark suit and white jersey -- the traditional news conference attire. He is bullish in every way that Francisco Rodriguez is slight. And he will use that frame to muscle his way through the eighth inning, ...
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nydailynews.com - 12/16/2008
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Mel Stottlemyre was J.J. Putz's pitching coach last
season in Seattle and knows enough about him to...
believe that he can thrive in New York. The one adjustment that bears watching, though, is how Putz reacts to being a setup man.
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Mel believes Putz can succeed here, but sets up concern
theropolitans.com - 12/22/2008
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theropolitans.com —
I got my Francisco Rodriguez Mets shirt the
other day at Modell's. They also had blue ones,...
but instead of "Rodriguez" on the back, they only had "K-Rod." It struck me a little weird, but that is his nickname.
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I got mine
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Odds And Ends: Cameron, Abreu, Treanor
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
Links for Thursday night...
Brian Cashman phoned Doug Melvin to explain that he hadn't called earlier because the Yanks have "a lot of things going on." The Brewers GM said he's "probably going to hang on to" Mike Cameron.
Ozzie Guillen spoke with Bobby Abreu and said "interest exists" from the White Sox perspective.
GM Dave Dombrowski was part of the reason Matt Treanor chose the Tigers.
T.R. Sullivan continues to track interest in Ben Sheets, and doesn't see the Yankees being very aggressive on that front.
Adam Dunn ...
"It happened so fast. I thought for sure I was going to be a Detroit Tiger, and then I got the...
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... J.J. Putz, reliving the whirlwind that landed him with the Mets, instead of the Tigers
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