Baseball Gives Selig Contract Through 2009
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009 Thursday as owners praised his 12-year reign, but dissension surfaced among teams in the decision to launch a World Cup tournament.
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Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agreed to a $73 million, five-year contract extension on the ace's 29th birthday Tuesday, the biggest multiyear deal the team has ever given to a pitcher.
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Joe Torreâs refusal to accept a contract offer from the Yankees came 47 years to the day after the team dismissed Casey Stengel, who also spent 12 seasons as the teamâs manager.
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The San Francisco Giants filled out their infield Monday, agreeing to an $8 million, two-year contract with first baseman Rich Aurilia and a $5.1 million, one-year deal with third baseman Pedro Feliz.
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Don&#39;t count on seeing any major league stars in the Olympics while Bud Selig is baseball commissioner. Selig, who last week received a three-year extension through 2009, said Monday that
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The Giants have addressed their need for a closer by tentatively agreeing on a three-year, $21 million contract with free agent Armando Benitez, according to published reports.
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BASEBALL Righthander Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agreed to a $73-million, five-year contract extension on the ace's 29th birthday yesterday, the biggest multiyear deal the team ever has given to a pitcher. Oswalt, the MVP of the 2005 NL championship series, passed up a chance to become a free agent after the 2007 season and is now under Houston's ...
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Confident that Major League Baseball has turned the page on the steroid era and that the game will continue to prosper, owners voted unanimously yesterday to extend commissioner Bud Selig's contract through the 2012 season. The 73-year-old Selig had been scheduled to retire after the 2009 season.
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The Washington Nationals signed a pair of left-handed-hitting utility players -- Rob Mackowiak and Willie Harris -- to one-year contracts yesterday. The club also avoided arbitration with reliever Jesus Colome , who agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday to a three-year, $21.5 million contract, a move that stabilizes the club&#39;s closer role that&#39;s been in flux since Robb Nen was injured two years ago.
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Commissioner Bud Selig's three-year contract extension, the start of a baseball television network and a World Cup tournament are likely to gain overwhelming approval from owners this week, while a decision on the future home of the Montreal Expos is put off once again.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club&#39;s closer role that&#39;s been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago.
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Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte agreed  a one-year deal with the New York Yankees on Friday, the  veteran returning to team where he started his career after  spending the last three seasons with the Houston Astros.
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Free agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009.
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Infielder Ronnie Belliard and the Washington Nationals agreed Monday to a $3.5 million, two-year contract extension through the 2009 season, a veteran building block for a club trying to improve.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that's been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club&#39;s closer role that has been in flux since Robb Nen was injured two years ago.