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Field of Dreams - Sold to the Highest Dreamer

This is a great article by Jacqueline Burt at CafeMom.com 'Field of Dreams' Won't Be Turned Into a Strip Mall Posted by Jacqueline Burt on October 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM   If you sell it, they will come. That's how it worked out for Don and Becky Lansing of Dyersville, Iowa, anyway. The original owners of the cornfields featured in Field of Dreams just sold the site to Mike and Denise Stillman and their company, Go the Distance Baseball LLC. (Purchase price hasn't been disclosed, bu

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Yankees GM Brian Cashman Stalker Case Seems Like It Is Missing Some Details

"There must be something missing from this Brian Cashman story, and it ain't a player to be named later. It's a tale of sex, stalking, betrayal. It has nearly everything sports talk gas bags were yakking incessantly about when Steve Phillips' made-for-tabloid affairs were revealed and dissected...
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Brian Cashman, New York Yankees
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Time Frame For Tim Wakefield's Decision: Bottom Of Ninth

"Within the next few days, Tim Wakefield [stats] will make what has to be the most difficult decision any professional athlete faces. To play, or not to play? For the last 22 years, this has been the week Wakefield packs his bags and heads to spring training. But now, six months shy of his 46th...
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Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield
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Senator Bob Casey Rips Nationals' Plan To Keep Out Phillies Fans

"The Nationals' "Take Back Our Park" initiative took an unexpected political turn today as Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.), via Twitter, stood against the Nationals' plan to limit ticket sales to only Maryland, Virginia and D.C. residents for the team's series in May against the Phillies. "I'm calling on...
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Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Washington Nationals Park
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Yanks gauge teams' interest in Burnett

"The Yankees still haven't given up on getting rid of A.J. Burnett. According to an industry source, the Yankees continue to have "conversations with several clubs" about trading the right-hander. Though the Pirates have been among the teams to show the most interest, they reportedly shot down the...
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A.J. Burnett, Garrett Jones, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pittsburgh Pirates: The Team Who Cried Wolf

Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug Everyone knows the nursery rhyme about the boy who joked about seeing a wolf so many times that, when he finally does tell the truth, none of the townspeople believe him, and his flock of sheep (and in some versions, the boy himself) is promptly devoured. One of the...
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Derek Lee, Edwin Jackson, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Oswalt
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Cespedes might leave the U.S.

"Yoenis Cespedes, who met with the Miami Marlins and toured their new ballpark on Wednesday, could head back to the Dominican Republic as early as Thursday, said his agent, Adam Katz. "Nothing is scheduled for now," Katz said when asked if he and Cespedes plan to meet with other teams before the 26...
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Miami Marlins, Yoennis Cespedes
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Source: Rangers, Cruz Close On Two-Year Deal

"SS Elvis Andrus may not be the only Ranger to get a multi-year contract this week. According to a major league source, the club is close with OF Nelson Cruz on a two-year deal that would eliminate his scheduled arbitration hearing next week. T he 2-year deal with Cruz, who is seeking $7.5 million...
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Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
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Brian Cashman's Accused Stalker, Tells Wild Tale Saying Yankees GM Misled Feds On Steroid Probe

"The woman accused of stalking and blackmailing Yankees GM Brian Cashman has injected steroids into the sordid mix. From Rikers Island, Louise Meanwell claimed Wednesday that Cashman told her he misled federal investigators over what the Bombers' brass knew of steroid use by players. Meanwell, who...
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Brian Cashman, New York Yankees
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Oswalt unlikely for Sox; Valentine content

"Less than two weeks before the start of spring training, Roy Oswalt still needs a job and the Red Sox could use another starting pitcher. Perfect match, right? Not according to one major league source, who said yesterday there has been "no sense of progress" in any conversations between the Red...
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Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Roy Oswalt
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Could Pirates land A.J.?

"Hear ye, hear ye: The Pittsburgh Pirates are one team that actually might want to trade for New York Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett. The Pirates clearly want another starting pitcher — they made one-year and three-year offers to Edwin Jackson before the free-agent right-hander signed with the...
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A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
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The End of the Four-Man Rotation

The 1980's witnessed the end of the 4-man rotation in baseball. Starting pitchers were becoming pricey and valued fragile commodities, not to mention bullpen specialist were starting to be used more frequently (thanks a lot LaRussa). Days of guys pitching 7-8 innings on 3 days rest became a...
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Beane signs extension; is new A's stadium in the cards?

"It sounds as if the framework is in place for general manager Billy Beane and team president Michael Crowley to remain with the A's through 2019. Owner Lew Wolff told Bloomberg TV that the five-year deals should be completed within 30 days, and Wolff told me in an email that the discussions are "...
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Billy Beane, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics
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McClellan is safe for now with Cardinals

"Kyle McClellan recorded the first upset of spring training last weekend: He reached south Florida still a member of the Cardinals. Actually, the drama had eased somewhat by then. Reluctant to head south for fear of being traded as soon as he arrived at Roger Dean Stadium, McClellan received...
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Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals
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Red Sox sign highly touted Australian pitcher

"The Red Sox signed highly-regarded 17-year-old pitcher Daniel McGrath Tuesday, with the left-hander making the deal official at his Melbourne home in front of significant gathering of Australian media. McGrath will travel to Fort Myers for just more than a week during spring training, but then...
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Australia, Boston Red Sox, Daniel McGrath
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Marlins set to court Cespedes

"Cuban baseball star Yoenis Cespedes arrived at Miami International Airport on Tuesday afternoon with a smile and the knowledge that he is on the cusp of being a major-leaguer. Whether his future keeps him in Miami is unknown, but he likes the prospect of possibly playing in front of a large Cuban...
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Miami Marlins, Yoennis Cespedes
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