Pirates Exec Hits Teams' Spending
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Pittsburgh's Kevin McClatchy lashed out at other baseball owners Friday for a return of free-agent spending that he fears may steer some clubs close to bankruptcy.
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Red Sox owner John W. Henry has heard the speculation that pitching coach John Farrell will become manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. While appreciating the high regard for Farrell around baseball, Henry hopes he remains here.
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Peter G. Angelos could sell the Baltimore Orioles for almost $200 million more than he paid for the team 11 years ago under terms of a deal he is negotiating with Major League Baseball to compensate him for the Montreal Expos moving to Washington
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This is the Adam LaRoche the Pittsburgh Pirates expected when they traded with Atlanta to get him last winter. They can only wonder where they would be in the NL Central standings if they had this LaRoche all season.
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NEW YORK -- Joe Torre offered a simple explanation for his team's recent turnaround. "Looseness. These guys are having fun with each other," the Yankees manager said yesterday after New York's sluggers broke loose in a 13-6 victory over the Pirates.
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After signing the largest contract -- eight years, $136 million -- in baseball's wild winter spending spree , former Nationals outfielder Alfonso Soriano reports to his new team - the Chicago Cubs - with none of the drama that accompanied his arrival to the Nationals a year ago.
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The Yankees did finish first in something last year Â spending. While their streak of AL East titles ended at nine, the Yankees wound up with a record payroll of $218.3 million.
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This is the way Mets fans wanted their team to do it with Vladimir Guerrero and Alex Rodriguez. They wanted the general manager of the moment, Steve Phillips or Jim Duquette, to get in there early.
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Deloitte &amp; Touche accountant Cory Boss spent Game 3 of the World Series, collecting a couple dozen balls used in the game, four bases, a commemorative home plate and pitching rubber used for the first pitch, and both the Red Sox and Cardinals line-up cards signed by the team managers.
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PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates and  shortstop Jack Wilson agreed to terms on a two-year contract  Friday. Financial terms were not released, but reports have the  deal worth $8 million.
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If you spend, they will come. It can be done. You can turn around a franchise and head it in the right direction in a few days. The Arizona Diamondbacks were the worst team in baseball in 2004, losing 111 games.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca interviewed with the Mets on Friday, the first candidate brought in following the firing of Art Howe.
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NEW YORK -- The Yankees did finish first in something last year _ spending. While its streak of AL East titles ended at nine, New York wound up with a record payroll of $218.3 million.
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The former Torrance High star&#39;s salary is a burden for tight-fisted Pittsburgh, which would get pitching help in return. By Alan Robinson.
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When Pittsburgh came to Oakland for an interleague series last summer, Billy Beane couldn&#39;t believe Jason Kendall was the lone catcher on the Pirates&#39; roster.
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A season that began with the New York  Yankees and Boston Red Sox fighting over Alex Rodriguez and his  $250 million contract ended the same way with the Major  League's two richest teams leading a parade of big spenders  into the playoffs.
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There appear to be few, if any, limits to what the Yankees can afford, the reason they can add Randy Johnson and perhaps Carlos Beltran to their firmament of stars. Then again, money is no object when you play in a city where apartments sell for &#36;44 million, nursery schools can command &#36;24,000, and dinner for two at a top restaurant can cost &#36;1,000.