Marlins Making the Biggest Offseason Splash

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The Miami Marlins have been the toast of the Winter Meetings, already landing All-Stars Jose Reyes and Heath Bell. While they’ve been the most active ball club, they’ve also done a really great job of raising the bar for other teams by upping the price for the biggest free agent on the market, Albert Pujols.

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Tim McCarver Wins Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award For Broadcasting Excellence

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Tim McCarver has won the Ford C. Frick Award, handed out annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame for “Excellence in Broadcasting.”

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Marlins Entertain SP CJ Wilson

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The Florida Miami Marlins are intent on making a splash this off season, in order to properly welcome their fans to their new stadium. They have entertained the likes of free-agents Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes, Marc Beurle, and now CJ Wilson.

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FTR Thanksgiving Special: What Athletes Should Be Thankful For

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When we sit down for Thanksgiving every year, it’s important to remember what exactly we’re thankful for. The usual things like family, good health, a job, material things, and the food on the table are common-place examples for us regular shmoes. But superstar sports figures have a lot more to be thankful for than most people. We’re here to remind them what they should be thankful for.

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[VIDEO] Mariners Outfielder Stabbed to Death in Netherlands, Brother Arrested

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Seattle Mariners outfielder, Greg Halman, was found stabbed to death early Monday morning in Rotterdam. According to ABC News, Rotterdam police believe Greg had walked downstairs to his 22 year-old brother’s apartment to complain about loud music around 5:30 AM, leading to Greg’s stab wound that paramedics could not contain. Halman’s brother, Jason, was “arrested in the street” outside of the apartment.

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Tigers’ Verlander Wins AL MVP

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Detroit’s Justin Verlander becomes the first starting pitcher since Roger Clemens in 1986 To win the MVP award, to go along with his CY Young Award that he won last week.

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Houston Astros Sale Will Move Team From NL to AL

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According to the Associated Press, a person familiar with the deal that has Houston businessman, Jim Crane, purchasing the Astros from Drayton McLane will also move the team from the N.L. Central to the A.L. West. The Astros have been in the N.L. since 1962, but by moving to the A.L., the league would have a 15/15 balance that Bud Selig has been openly promoting on Twitter.

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Phillies Sign Jim Thome to 1 Year Deal

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Sources are reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a 1 year deal that would bring Jim Thome back to Philly, and reunite him once again with manager Charlie Manuel.

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New York Mets to Make Citi Field Smaller So They Can Hit HRs

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After hitting the 4th fewest dingers in the National League, the Mets have announced that they will bring in the left and right field walls in and lower the walls to 8 feet, in all shortening home runs by a total of 12 feet in all places.

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