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In a crazy market, Hawkins deal a rare bit of sanity
The LaTroy Hawkins signing makes perfect sense for the Yankees. The relief market this winter has been ridiculous, with guys like Scott Linebrink, David Riske and J.C. Romero getting between $12-19 million in free agent money. Hawkins has had his issues throughout his career, but most of his problems have come when teams have tried to make him a closer. As a seventh-inning guy, he'll do just fine, and his willingness to take a one-year deal made him a perfect fit for the Yankees.
The Yanks could still sign Ron Mahay, as they look for that elusive lefthander, but other than that, I think the bullpen is set. Mariano Rivera, Kyle Farnsworth and Hawkins are assured of spots, and I'd assume Ian Kennedy gets a spot as the long man with Mike Mussina taking the fifth starter spot — or vice versa. More>>
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Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges ... (Not so fast...)
Update: After reviewing the messages and our options (none good), we've decided not to post the messages. Here's the situation: Of the 50 messages, a few have explicit photos embedded in the message. We can't publish those photos (one shows a toddler's penis). We also have a strong ethical policy against blurring or otherwise manipulating photos.
Some of the messages are completely innocuous. The rest of the messages only refer to attachments. Those attachments are explicit, so we can't publish them.
We've also gone through each message to blur e-mail addresses for privacy reasons.
So, if we don't publish any of the explicit images, and we refuse to blur, crop or otherwise alter them, all we're left with is a bunch of forwarded messages that say things like "take a look at this!"
We decided that did not advance the story in any significant way. More>>
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Label Rep Shoots Down Avril Lavigne Pregnancy Rumors
Garth Brooks Gets 'Fired' Up For Live Benefit Concerts Garth Brooks' live concert in Los Angeles is one of five he'll give over a two-day period which will raise money for F.I.R.E. (Fire Intervention Relief Effort) in California. Watch Garth live from Staples Center on Friday, Jan. 25 on CBS.
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