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Cubs may struggle to get the fans to care

Hey, where did the fizz go? The Cubs haven't entered the Witness Protection Program, but it has been a long time since they have had the low level of visibility they are carrying toward the 2012 season...

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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed manager Charlie Manuel to a two-year contract extension.
 
 
 

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Trevor Reckling did something last season he had never done - he failed.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins.

Justin Morneau returns from injury

Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau hit a three-run double in a spring training "B" game on Tuesday, the first time he has played since a concussion sidelined him in July.


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Gregg Zaun ends his career with a .252 batting average and a .344 on-base percentage.

Gregg Zaun retires

Former Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun is retiring after 16 major league seasons.


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Cody Ross #13 and Juan Uribe #5 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after Ross hit a solo home run in seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in Game Three of the 2010 MLB World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 30, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

Dodger Juan Uribe keeps it in family

In times of crisis, some people turn to God. Some visit therapists. Juan Uribe leaned on his late cousin. Or, as Uribe calls him, his uncle.


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They may be past their primes, but Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon will no doubt put fans in the seats in Tampa this season.

Damon likes the look of Red Sox

Johnny Damon knows the AL East like no one else. He's the only current player on the Yankees, Red Sox or Rays who can say he has worked for all three superpowers.


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Matt Thornton gets contract extension

All-star reliever Matt Thornton and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a two-year $12-million contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said Sunday.


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The Texas Rangers' MItch Moreland fouls off a ball during spring training action against the Oakland Athletics at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, Friday, March 4, 2011. The Rangers beat the A's, 6-3.

Rangers, GM Daniels agree to four-year extension

The Texas Rangers and general manager Jon Daniels agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension through the 2015 season on Friday.


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Jason Bay has 191 home runs in his eight seasons in the major leagues

Canadian outfielder motoring for Mets

Jason Bay isn't anyone's definition of a lucky guy, not after smashing his head into the wall at Dodger Stadium last year, suffering a season-ending concussion and with it, headaches so bad, so persistent, he finally asked doctors last September, "am I ever going to get better?"


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Mike Jorgensen a baseball 'lifer'

Mike Jorgensen spent 17 years as a player in Major League Baseball, including five full seasons with the Expos, beginning in 1972, after the first baseman/ outfielder was acquired in a trade with the New York Mets.


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Jose Reyes #7 of the New York Mets slides into third base in the 8th inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25, 2010 at Citi Field in New York City.

Jose Reyes could be next Met to exit

You'll never get Jose Reyes to admit this could be his last spring training with the Mets - the shortstop isn't wired for that kind of countdown.


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This Bear makes his own tracks

For the first time in 21 years, the University of Alberta Golden Bears face the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West men's hockey final this weekend, and they'll be led by a slight, skilled, would-be-pharmacist who comes from the basketball-mad city of Spokane, Wash.

 
 

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