nydailynews.com - 11/26/2008
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Jose Reyes typically heads to the Dominican Republic on Nov. 25 to spend the rest of the winter preparing for the upcoming baseball season. This year, he’s stuck a little longer in New York as he awaits a green card, which he’s sought en route to full U.S. citizenship.
Reyes nonetheless made the best of his extra time in New York yesterday, when he visited young patients at Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, L.I.
Reyes typically begins baseball workouts in early ...
hardballtimes.com - 12/1/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
Monday, December 01, 2008 The statistical impact of
switching leagues (for hitters) Posted by Derek Carty at
2:13am December is here and the rumor mill is churning. It's getting to be that time when the moves start to come at a faster pace, and with it, we're bound to see players ...
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The statistical impact of switching leagues (for hitters)
blogs2.startribune.com - 12/1/2008
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The Twins offered arbitration to free agent reliever
Dennys Reyes today, which will assure them of a
supplemental-round pick in next June’s amateur draft if he signs with another team. Reyes qualified as a Type B free agent. He has until Sunday ...
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msn.foxsports.com - 11/20/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
Let me spell it for you: v-a-l-u-a-b-l-e, as
in Most Valuable Player. It is not a synonym
for outstanding or best. Valuable means having great use or service, in other words the Most Valuable Player is the one whose service was the greatest for his ...
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Read: Reyes on Mets
MetsBlog.com —
... up with Jose Reyes on Long Island yesterday and discussed various topics such as Luis Castillo’s leadership, the Phillies, and the closer situation.
Reyes, on playing in the World Baseball Classic:
“You get to represent your country. That’s the most important thing to me. You just try to be there and try to do whatever they ask me to do.”
Adam Rubin has more from Reyes regarding Castillo at the Daily News as well.
Jose supports Castillo
Mets Fever —
... “He’s started working out, and he said he’s going to be ready for next season,” Reyes said about Castillo. “When he’s ready, we know what he’s capable of doing in the field. I feel comfortable with him, too. There’s no doubt he helped me. I mean, how many Gold Gloves has he won? He’s great defensive-wise at second base. Last year was kind of tough for him. He had a lot of injuries. He wasn’t able to play the way he normally plays.” source Daily News ...
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